The majority of banks in a five-country sample increased their leverage ratios between the end of 2016 and the middle of 2017, according to data from the European Banking Authority's 2017 transparency exercise compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Of the 49 banks in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Belgium that reported figures for both periods, 28 showed an increase over the first half, while 19 posted a decline and two were unchanged.
The leverage ratio measures Tier 1 capital as a share of total leverage, i.e., on- and off-balance-sheet exposures. It is distinct from the CET1 ratio, which measures common equity Tier 1 capital — the highest-quality form — as a share of assets weighted for riskiness.
Click here for data on leverage in the eurozone periphery, and for data on CET1 ratios in the core and the periphery.

Click here to view capital ratios, asset quality, leverage and profitability across 132 European banks that participated in the EBA 2017 transparency exercise. |

