Marc Antoine Autheman
Lieve Mostrey
Values of securities held
(in € trillion)1
2017 28.6
2016 27.7
2015 27.5
2014 26.0
2013 24.2
Turnover
(in € trillion)1
2017 732.8
2016 655.4
2015 669.5
2014 623.3
2013 572.8
Number of netted transactions
(in millions)
2017 214.8
2016 195.9
2015 190.7
2014 181.6
2013 170.4
Collateral Highway
(in € billion)2
2017 1,150.0
2016 1,072.5
2015 1,067.7
2014 886.9
2013 787.3
Business income margin
(in %)
2017 28.4
2016 34.4
2015 37.9
2014 37.9
2013 34.2
Adjusted return on equity
(in %)
2017 7.5
2016 7.7
2015 8.7
2014 8.7
2013 8.3
Adjusted net earnings per share
(in €)
2017 84.6
2016 83.7
2015 87.0
2014 78.6
2013 69.3
Operating income
(in € million)
2017 1,222.6
2016 1,161.9
2015 1,130.2
2014 1,039.6
2013 1,016.0
Operating profit before impairment and taxation
(in € million)
2017 403.0
2016 411.0
2015 400.6
2014 359.2
2013 352.7
Shareholders' equity
(in € million)
2017 3,671.0
2016 3,560.0
2015 3,476.0
2014 3,244.5
2013 3,212.5
Dividend per share
(in €)
2017 39.0
2016 37.0
2015 36.3
2014 31.5
2013 29.6
Turnover Values of securities held Number of netted transactions
2017 €498.2 trillion €12.8 trillion 95.4 million
change from 2016 +10.3% +1.1% +13.3%
Turnover Values of securities held Number of netted transactions
2017 €135.4 trillion €6.0 trillion 61.9 million
change from 2016 +10.3% +2.8% +3.4%
Turnover Values of securities held Number of netted transactions
2017 €0.9 trillion €0.2 trillion 2.5 million
change from 2016 -1.8% +1.1% +5.1%
Turnover Values of securities held Number of netted transactions
2017 €78.4 trillion €6.7 trillion 26.9 million
change from 2016 +24.6% +6.6% +16.0%
Turnover Values of securities held Number of netted transactions
2017 €5.1 trillion €1.1 trillion 6.3 million
change from 2016 +8.1% +6.1% +5.2%
Turnover Values of securities held Number of netted transactions
2017 €0.6 trillion €0.4 trillion 7.6 million
change from 2016 +9.0% +7.2% +7.0%
Turnover Values of securities held Number of netted transactions
2017 €14.2 trillion €1.4 trillion 14.3 million
change from 2016 +21.0% +4.5% +7.9%
  1. We are dedicated to reducing risk and providing liquidity to make global markets safer...
  2. ...by operating financial market infrastructure and related services that are open to all...
  3. ...supporting the efficiency and development of capital markets worldwide...
  4. with relevant, robust products and services that meets clients' evolving needs...
  5. enabled by the expertise of our people and our technology platforms...
  6. ...to generate sustainable financial performance to continuously invest...
  7. ...and nurture trusted relationships and long-term value for all our stakeholders.

Our goal is to derive sustainable levels of profitability, return on equity and earnings per share from our income after investments in the costs to provide our products and services.

Stakeholders benefit from the investments that are enabled by our profitability, including those in new products and services, training and development opportunities, strong levels of regulatory capital and returns to our shareholders.

Senior Management and the Board regularly monitor the group’s performance through both operational metrics and against financial key performance indicators.