The European financial sector made a notable recovery in the third quarter of 2012.
The BBVA share price rose 8.6% in the quarter to €6.11 per share and the dividend yield now stands at 6.9%.
| Share performance ratios | |
|---|---|
| P/E (Price/earnings ratio; times) | 8,9 | 
| Dividend yield (Dividend/price; %) | 7,5 | 
| The BBVA share | |
|---|---|
| Number of shareholders: | 1.007.410 | 
| Market capitalization (million euros): | 32.901 | 
BBVA paid a dividend of €0.10 per share using the "dividend option" formula in October.
During the first nine months of the year, BBVA's earnings amounted to €1,656 million. Operating income, which is critical to covering loan-loss provisions, came to €9,000m, 16.1% higher than in the same period of 2011.
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												 Capital: 
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EBA ratio  >9%  | 
											BIS II 10,8%  | 
											BIS III (e) 2013 10,8%  | 
										
Liquidity:  | 
											Issues:  6.7 billion euros  | 
										
Risks:  | 
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NPL ratio  4,8%  | 
											Coverage ratio  69%  | 
										
Efficiency:  | 
											Efficiency ratio 47,4%  | 
										
Income statement by business area.
								
BBVA wins the Stevie award for Best Investor Relations Site at the International Business Awards.
								
							
BBVA Bancomer is joining the Momentum Project, a global initiative of the BBVA Group, which helps entrepreneurs develop business initiatives.
BBVA Sustainability Indices.