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Societe Generale France

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

Cost-to-income
63.6%
Operating efficiency
Effective tax rate
20.1%
Applied to RAROC numerator
Avg corporate PD
3.21%
Probability of default
Avg LGD unsecured
34.8%
Loss given default

How Societe Generale prices corporate credit

Societe Generale is a France-based bank with approximately EUR 176bn of corporate credit exposure (EAD) under the Mixed approach to credit risk capital. The numbers below come directly from Societe Generale'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 ratio63.6%Operating cost share of net revenue
Effective tax rate20.1%Applied to RAROC numerator after EL and funding
Average corporate PD3.21%EAD-weighted probability of default
Avg LGD (unsecured)34.8%Loss share if borrower defaults, no collateral
Avg LGD (secured)20.9%Loss share with eligible collateral
Funding spread20bpBank's wholesale funding cost above risk-free
Corporate EADEUR 176bnTotal 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, Societe Generale would generate an estimated RAROC of 7.31% against a typical 12% bank hurdle rate. To hit that hurdle on this exact deal, the bank would need a minimum spread of 246bp. 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)7.31%
Min spread to hit 12% RAROC246bp

How Societe Generale compares to peers

Out of 59 banks in the OpenRAROC dataset, Societe Generale ranks #30 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
29Sumitomo Mitsui Financial GroupJapan7.35%256bp
30Societe GeneraleFrance7.31%246bp
31Danske BankDenmark7.31%252bp
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Data source

Pillar 3 31.12.2025 CR6 (AIRB+FIRB Corp-Other); URD 2026 FY2025 p.34 (C/I, tax)

Mixed A-IRB+F-IRB. A-IRB Corp-Other: EAD 76.6bn PD 5.34% LGD 28.78%. F-IRB Corp-Other: EAD 99.3bn PD 1.56% LGD 39.43%. EAD-wtd: 175.9bn PD 3.21% LGD 34.79%. C/I 63.6%, ETR 20.1% FY2025.

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