Grupo Aval held its ordinary shareholders' assembly on Friday, highlighting 69.6% profit growth at the end of 2025 to $1.72 trillion. President María Lorena Gutiérrez warned of macroeconomic challenges, including projected inflation of 6.5% by year-end and interest rates reaching 11%. Shareholders approved $755 billion in dividends.
Grupo Aval's ordinary shareholders' assembly took place on the morning of Friday, March 27, where the company reported 69.6% profit growth for 2025, reaching $1.72 trillion amid a challenging macroeconomic landscape.
President María Lorena Gutiérrez highlighted intense competition and rapid digitalization. "The environment we operate in demands more than good results today. Competition is fiercer, digitalization advances at great speed, and customers compare more, demand more, and tolerate less friction," she stated. The conglomerate remains strong in financial services, infrastructure, energy, tourism, and entertainment, distributing $40.01 trillion in economic value, including $3.37 trillion in taxes and $13.09 trillion in client interest.
On digital fronts, Tag Aval hit 9.1 million keys, holding 46.4% of commerce keys market share, vital for the Banco de la República's Bre-B instant payments system. Dale! ended with 4.36 million customers.
Gutiérrez warned of fiscal fragility, a 23.7% minimum wage hike, and Middle East war impacts, forecasting 6.5% inflation for 2026 and rates rising to 11% after the March 31 meeting. She expects GDP slowdown to 2.3%, current account deficit at 2.4% of GDP, and private investment contracting to 16% of GDP, the lowest in decades.
Shareholders approved $755 billion in dividends, equating to $2.65 per share monthly in April 2026 and March 2027.
