Deutsche Bank Posts Highest Annual Profit Since 2007 and Launches Buyback as Police Search Offices

Deutsche Bank AG DBreported its largest annual profit since 2007, recording a net profit attributable to shareholders of €6.12 billion for 2025. This result, which represents the bank's sixth consecutive year in the black, was announced alongside a new €1 billion share buyback authorization. However, the financial milestone was accompanied by news that German federal police searched the bank's offices in Germany DEon Wednesday and Thursday in connection with an investigation into suspected money laundering.