QM · rank #12 · 2026-07-24
PKO
GPW · PLN · $35.83B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Momentum 12-1 Return from 12 months ago to 1 month ago. | +52.47% |
|---|---|
| ROE TTM Return on equity, trailing 12 months. | +18.6% |
| Profit margin Net profit margin, trailing 12 months. | +36.8% |
| Market cap (USD) Size filter: > $300M required (USD-equivalent). | $35.83B |
| Anchor (recent) Close on 2026-06-24 | $103.36 |
| Anchor (far) Close on 2025-06-24 | $67.79 |
The AI research card
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Summary
PKO Bank Polski is Poland's largest universal lender by assets (~PLN 594bn), combining a dominant retail deposit franchise with growing fee-based and digital businesses.
Rationale
Strong 12-month price momentum (+52%) is directly reinforced by fundamental quality — Q1 2026 ROE of 17.3%, profit margin of 36.8%, record 2025 full-year profit of PLN 10.7bn, and above-consensus EPS — making the quality-momentum pairing coherent rather than sentiment-only.
Material risks
- 1Recurring FX mortgage legal risk costs (PLN 388mn in Q1 2026 alone) represent an open-ended provisioning liability that could materially erode the high-quality earnings profile the strategy is pricing in.
- 2PKO's own research unit has cut its 2026 Polish GDP forecast and raised CPI, signaling a softer domestic macro backdrop that could compress loan growth and credit quality precisely as the stock trades near peak momentum.
AI verdict council
Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 2 of 3 voted to proceed.