2025

Sfil 2025 Interim results: Strong financial performance supported by a thriving activity

Very solid results driven by higher recurring income

  • Higher recurring net banking income at €113m (+10% vs 1H24) primarily due a very sustained activity level since 2023 despite the higher refinancing costs
  • Excellent quality of asset portfolio reflected by a reversal in cost of risk and a non-performing exposures rate at 0.4%
  • Increase in recurring net result (+10% vs 1H24) despite the one-off tax contribution charged to large companies in France (€7m impact in 1H25).
  • Robust financial structure:  CET1 ratio at 43.5% (vs 8.56% minimal requirement)

Excellent financing capacity despite high volatility

  • €5.9bn issued with an 8.4-year average maturity
  • 5 public transactions for €5.25bn from a large and diversified investor base
  • Financing conditions comparable to the French sovereign
  • 70% of 2025 financing programme achieved in 1H25

Strong export credit activity supporting sovereignty imperatives

  • 2 transactions for a total amount of €2.1bn (vs €1.7bn in 1H24)
  • 35 operations financed for a total of €20.6bn including €9.8bn to defence activities since 2015

Dynamic lending to French local public sector as social loans increase

  • €2bn granted to the French local public sector – 3rd best interim performance since 2013
  • Very strong activity on local authorities with €1.9bn granted – 2nd best interim performance after 1H24
  • Confirmed success of used-of-proceeds loans reaching 45% of financing granted to local authorities
  • Loans to public hospitals lowered to €0.16bn
  • €2.7bn loans acquisition, stable from 1H24

Continued ESG realisations

  • €2.2bn of green loans and €2.0bn of social loans in favour of French local public sector since  the beginning of 2024
  • Launch of a study related to measures implemented by French local authorities in relation with climate change adaptation
  • Approval of 2025-2026 ESG roadmap in June 2025
  • Adhesion to the Poseidon Principles in April 2025 to promote a low-carbon future for the global maritime sector

Very positive outlook

  • Finalization of the funding programme in 2H25 pursuing the strategy of long-term bond issuance considering market conditions that remain uncertain and volatile
  • Export credit activity: solid business outlook representing over €69bn
  • French public local sector: strong activity expected in 2H25 as the end of the French electoral cycle

Press release – Sfil 2025 Interim results

09/09/2025 10:44
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