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Rabobank Netherlands

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

Cost-to-income
54.5%
Operating efficiency
Effective tax rate
26.2%
Applied to RAROC numerator
Avg corporate PD
4.07%
Probability of default
Avg LGD unsecured
34.2%
Loss given default

How Rabobank prices corporate credit

Rabobank is a Netherlands-based bank with approximately EUR 148bn of corporate credit exposure (EAD) under the Mixed approach to credit risk capital. The numbers below come directly from Rabobank'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 ratio54.5%Operating cost share of net revenue
Effective tax rate26.2%Applied to RAROC numerator after EL and funding
Average corporate PD4.07%EAD-weighted probability of default
Avg LGD (unsecured)34.2%Loss share if borrower defaults, no collateral
Avg LGD (secured)20.5%Loss share with eligible collateral
Funding spread12bpBank's wholesale funding cost above risk-free
Corporate EADEUR 148bnTotal 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, Rabobank would generate an estimated RAROC of 7.45% against a typical 12% bank hurdle rate. To hit that hurdle on this exact deal, the bank would need a minimum spread of 251bp. 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)7.45%
Min spread to hit 12% RAROC251bp

How Rabobank compares to peers

Out of 59 banks in the OpenRAROC dataset, Rabobank ranks #22 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
21HSBCUnited Kingdom7.53%244bp
22RabobankNetherlands7.45%251bp
23CitibankUnited States7.40%249bp
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Data source

Rabobank Pillar 3 Year Report 2024 CR6 (AIRB+FIRB Corp-Other); FY2025 Annual Report

F-IRB Corp-Other: EAD 109bn, PD 1.96%, LGD 38.42%. A-IRB Corp-Other: EAD 39bn, PD 9.98%, LGD 22.20%. EAD-wtd: 148bn, PD 4.07%, LGD 34.16%. C/I=54.5%, ETR=26.2% (FY2025). CR6 from 2024 (FY2025 Pillar 3 not yet accessible; website down).

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