UBS reported third-quarter net profit of US$2.690 billion on 28 October, up 8.4% from a year earlier. Global Wealth Management attracted US$55.1 billion in net new assets, while the bank raised its expected cumulative integration savings.
Higher earnings, on two different bases
For the quarter ended 30 September 2026, reported revenue increased 5% to US$13.350 billion. Reported profit before tax rose 27% to US$3.587 billion, compared with underlying pre-tax profit of US$4.077 billion, up 14%.
Underlying results exclude items that management considers unrepresentative of ongoing performance. This non-GAAP alternative performance measure should be read alongside the reported figures, not substituted for them. The different growth rates show why a reported-profit comparison must not be mixed with an underlying one.
| Measure | Q3 2026 | Basis | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | US$13.350bn; +5% YoY | Reported | UBS results |
| Net profit attributable to shareholders | US$2.690bn; +8.4% YoY | Reported; US$2.481bn a year earlier | UBS results |
| Profit before tax | US$3.587bn; +27% YoY | Reported | UBS results |
| Underlying profit before tax | US$4.077bn; +14% YoY | Non-GAAP alternative performance measure | UBS results |
| Wealth-management net new assets | US$55.1bn | Client-asset flow, not UBS revenue | UBS results |
Client inflows are not bank revenue
Net new assets describe money clients add, less withdrawals, to the wealth-management business. They are not the bank’s sales or earnings. The US$55.1 billion flow therefore measures a different part of UBS’s quarter from its US$13.350 billion in revenue.
Savings target rises; year-end work remains
UBS said cumulative gross cost savings had reached US$13.2 billion, including US$0.6 billion added in Q3. It now expects approximately US$13.7 billion by the end of 2026, against its previous ambition of about US$13.5 billion. The higher target is not an additional US$13.7 billion of quarterly profit.
The integration timetable and remaining savings are still forward-looking. UBS expects more typical seasonal moderation in transaction volumes in Q4. Readers should watch delivery against those expectations rather than extrapolating this quarter’s figures.
Official evidence: UBS’s 28 October 2026 results announcement and its third-quarter 2026 Group report. Observed 28 October at 14:37 IST (2026-10-28T09:07:03Z). Both records come from UBS; they are not independent corroboration. Figures cover UBS Group AG on a consolidated basis. No analyst-consensus comparison or share-price reaction was verified.
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