UBS
Banking & financial services · Switzerland
UBS is a Swiss bank that manages money for wealthy clients around the world and also serves households and companies in Switzerland, earning most of its income from fees and trading rather than interest.
What makes it different
It swallowed Credit Suisse and is still cutting costs.
$10.7BGross cost savings so farFY2025
Since buying its biggest Swiss rival in 2023, UBS has taken billions out of the combined cost base while moving clients onto one platform.
How big it is
How big is UBS?
$49.6BRevenueFY2025
$7.0TClient assetsFY2025
103,177EmployeesFY2025
How it makes money FY2025
Half of it comes from wealth management.
- Global Wealth Management51%$26.0B
- Investment Bank24%$12.3B
- Personal & Corporate Banking18%$9.2B
- Asset Management6%$3.2B
How the business works
Hold the world's wealth. Charge to manage it.
- 1Wealthy clients' assets
- 2Fees on managed money
- 3Against those same assets
Most revenue is fees and trading, so markets and client assets drive earnings more than interest margins.
Who owns it
- BlackRock Inc.5.01%
CEO: Sergio P. Ermotti
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1862The Bank in Winterthur is founded
- 1964Starts building in Asia Pacific
- 1998Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank Corporation merge into UBS
- 2000Acquires PaineWebber
- 2008Significant losses in the financial crisis
Sources
Every number on this page comes from UBS's own reports.
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What UBS tracks28 metrics
Swiss branches
Loans and advances to customers
Customer deposits
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from4 regions
Americas
Switzerland
EMEA (excl. Switzerland)
The full timeline17 moments
2024
2025
2026
UBS vs HSBCside by side
Revenue
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