BBVA
Banking & financial services · Spain
BBVA is a Spanish bank with about 81 million active customers that earns most of its income outside Spain, led by Mexico, Turkey and South America, and increasingly sells through digital channels.
What makes it different
It owns Turkey's largest bank by market value.
86%Stake in Garanti BBVA31 Dec 2025
BBVA took control of Garanti BBVA in 2022, raising its stake to 85.97% and adding Turkey as a major earnings market.
How big it is
How big is BBVA?
€36.9BGross incomeFY2025
€502.5BCustomer deposits2025
127,174Employees2025
How it makes money FY2025
Mexico brings in the most.
- Mexico40%€15.2B
- Spain27%€10.0B
- South America14%€5.4B
- Turkey14%€5.2B
- Rest of Business5%€1.8B
How the business works
Anchor in Spain. Grow in emerging markets.
- 1Spanish home market
- 2Mexico, Turkey, South America
- 3Digital-first retail offers
Most income is earned outside Spain, so emerging-market growth and currencies drive results.
Who owns it
- BlackRock, Inc.7.2%
- Capital Research and Management Company3.1%
CEO: Onur Genç
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1857Banco de Bilbao is created
- 1988Banco de Bilbao and Banco de Vizcaya merge into BBV
- 2000BBV and Argentaria merge to form BBVA
- 2004Takeover bid for Bancomer in Mexico
- 2010Enters Turkey through Garanti
Sources
Every number on this page comes from BBVA's own reports.
Full profile
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What BBVA tracks23 metrics
Active customers
Branches
Loans and advances to customers
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from5 regions
Mexico
Spain
South America
The full timeline16 moments
2019
2020
2025
BBVA vs Santanderside by side
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