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Intesa Sanpaolo Italy

RAROC profile and corporate credit pricing model derived from Pillar 3 disclosures.

Cost-to-income
42.2%
Operating efficiency
Effective tax rate
28.0%
Applied to RAROC numerator
Avg corporate PD
4.13%
Probability of default
Avg LGD unsecured
39.3%
Loss given default

How Intesa Sanpaolo prices corporate credit

Intesa Sanpaolo is a Italy-based bank with approximately EUR 138bn of corporate credit exposure (EAD) under the Mixed approach to credit risk capital. The numbers below come directly from Intesa Sanpaolo's most recent Pillar 3 CR6 regulatory filings and are used to model how this bank prices corporate credit facilities.

ParameterValueWhat it means
IRB approachMixedHow the bank computes risk-weighted assets
Cost-to-income ratio42.2%Operating cost share of net revenue
Effective tax rate28.0%Applied to RAROC numerator after EL and funding
Average corporate PD4.13%EAD-weighted probability of default
Avg LGD (unsecured)39.3%Loss share if borrower defaults, no collateral
Avg LGD (secured)23.6%Loss share with eligible collateral
Funding spread18bpBank's wholesale funding cost above risk-free
Corporate EADEUR 138bnTotal exposure at default to corporates

Sample RAROC calculation

On a representative BBB+ rated, 5-year term loan of EUR 25M at 150bp spread with a 20bp commitment fee, Intesa Sanpaolo would generate an estimated RAROC of 6.76% against a typical 12% bank hurdle rate. To hit that hurdle on this exact deal, the bank would need a minimum spread of 269bp. This deal is significantly below target — the bank would either reprice it or decline.

ComponentValue
Annual revenue (spread + fees)EUR 385,000
Operating costEUR 154,000
Expected loss (PD × LGD × EAD)EUR 28,750
Capital required (FPE)EUR 2,451,320
RAROC (after tax)6.76%
Min spread to hit 12% RAROC269bp

How Intesa Sanpaolo compares to peers

Out of 59 banks in the OpenRAROC dataset, Intesa Sanpaolo ranks #50 by RAROC on this sample deal.

RankBankCountryRAROCMin spread
1Qatar National BankQatar9.00%203bp
2DBS GroupSingapore8.18%224bp
3JP MorganUnited States8.12%231bp
4ICBCChina8.06%233bp
5China Construction BankChina8.06%233bp
49KB Financial GroupSouth Korea6.79%269bp
50Intesa SanpaoloItaly6.76%269bp
51SantanderSpain6.76%269bp
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Data source

Intesa Pillar 3 31 Dec 2025 CR6 (AIRB+FIRB); FY25 Results

Corp-Other AIRB: EAD 47.4bn, PD 9.22%, LGD 39.08%. Corp-Other FIRB: EAD 90.2bn, PD 1.46%, LGD 39.43%. EAD-wtd: 137.6bn, PD 4.13%, LGD 39.31%. C/I 42.2%.

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