Deutsche Bank - statistics & facts
The bank has struggled with stability in the past, marked by significant fluctuations in both net income and net profit. This volatility has drawn attention and raised concerns about the bank's overall financial health and performance.
Deutsche bank’s turbulent decade
Not only the total assets of Deutsche bank dropped during the last decades. 2008 was also the year when the bank reported net losses for the first time in five decades. The share price of one share on Frankfurt Stock Exchange also dropped, down to around one tenth of the price in 2006, where the most significant price drop occurred in 2008. The price in 2019 was the lowest price investors had to pay since 1990. For the first time in 2018, the bank did not pay any dividends to its shareholders, after a gradual decline since 2008. After 2019, and especially in 2021, the bank saw improvements in most of its key performance indicators but did not reach its pre-crisis figures.What does Deutsche Bank do?
The bank operates within several divisions: investment banking, private banking, corporate banking, and asset management. The largest segments are investment and private banking, as these generate most of the net revenue. The investment banking division is Deutsche Bank’s largest division, and it accounts for the highest amount of net revenues. The bank’s investment banking activities places them as one of the key players in the global investment banking industry, competing with mainly U.S.-based but also other European investment banks, such as Credit Suisse and Barclays.Deutsche Bank remains a key player in global investment banking despite recent fluctuations in net income and profit, highlighting concerns about financial stability. Looking ahead, while improvements are evident, achieving pre-crisis performance levels remains a challenge for the bank.