Debt-to-Equity Ratio

Itaú Unibanco’s current Debt-to-Equity Ratio of 2.66x means the company uses 2.66 dollars of debt for every dollar of shareholder equity, indicating how much leverage it employs to finance operations.

This is substantially higher than the sector median of 0.71x for Financial Services, placing Itaú in the 86th percentile among its peers—meaning most competitors operate with lower leverage. The year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter changes are both listed as N/A, so no trend data is available to assess whether leverage is rising or falling. The combination of a high debt level with no observable trend suggests elevated financial risk, as the company carries more debt relative to equity than 86% of its sector, yet without direction to gauge future changes. This elevated leverage supports caution but does not necessarily contradict the overall NEUTRAL verdict, as a high debt-to-equity ratio alone may be typical for certain large banks. However, it reinforces the neutral stance by highlighting a potential risk that balances against any positive factors not captured by this metric.

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