Is ING Groep (ENXTAM:INGA) Cheap As Fresh Earnings And Payout Plans Reset Valuation?

ING Groep (ENXTAM:INGA) has put fresh numbers on the table, reporting third quarter 2026 net income of €1,850 million and nine month profit of €5,353 million, giving investors new detail to assess.

ING Groep’s latest quarterly profit update lands after a busy spell that included the completion of a €1.0b share buyback programme and the announcement of a further €1.9b shareholder distribution. The stock’s 20.26% year to date share price return, alongside a 5 year total shareholder return of 212.32%, points to strong long run momentum, even as the 30 day share price return of 7.64% indicates some recent cooling as investors digest the new payout plans and regulatory capital signals.

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ING Groep trades at a sizeable discount to both analyst targets and intrinsic value estimates after a strong run and fresh capital returns. Is that a simple mispricing or a fair warning sign from a cautious market?

Most Popular Narrative: 8.1% Undervalued

At a last close of €29.45 against a narrative fair value of €32.03, ING Groep is framed as modestly undervalued, with the argument hinging less on a quick win and more on how its income mix and risk assumptions are treated.

ING, of course, is a bank, and banks do not like falling interest rates, right? For the dominant stream of income is their core business model, i.e. borrowing short term and lending long term, reaping the difference in interest rates in the process. This is known as the net interest income (NII), a key performance indicator for banks and other financial operators.

See why 37 investors see ING Groep as 8% undervalued.

Result: Fair Value of €32.03 (UNDERVALUED)

Still, the ING Groep narrative leans on a 52.15% intrinsic discount and a 14.0% gap to analyst targets that could narrow quickly if fee income progress stalls or credit risks rise.

Find out about the key risks to this ING Groep narrative.

Next Steps

Mixed messages on valuation and risk around ING Groep can pull you in opposite directions, so move quickly, review the underlying datapoints, and weigh the 4 key rewards and 2 important warning signs.

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