
BMABanco Macro S.A.
Industry LatAm banks Updated 28 Sep 2026 Price 23 Oct 2026
If management hits its targets, one share in 12 months
ARS 10,870 → ARS 11,296
Promises vs. what happened
11 claims · 8 decksEvery target management put in a slide deck, and whether they hit it, missed it, or quietly dropped it.
| Promise | Made in | What happened | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grow by acquisition | Q1 '19 | Itaú Argentina bought in 2023 | Held |
| Cards up from ~7% share | Q4 '21 | ~9% by Dec '24 | Held |
| Liquidity ready to lend | Q4 '23 | loans/deposits 54% to 69% by 4Q24 | Held |
| 2024 recession, then recovery | Q2 '24 | -2.5%, milder than the -3.7% forecast | Held |
| Fiscal deficit to zero | Q4 '23 | -6% to 0% | Held |
| Agent to four provinces | Q4 '23 | held; Salta's deal runs to 2026 | Held |
| FX controls removed | Q4 '23 | for individuals only | Late |
| Dollar loans keep growing | Q4 '24 | +1% in Q2 '26; dollar deposits -11% | Late |
| Biometrics in every branch, 2024 | Q4 '23 | slide cut; never reported | Dropped |
| Keep expanding the branches | Q1 '19 | 463 in 2019, 402 by Q2 '26 | Missed |
| Personal loans keep growing | Q1 '19 | rank #1 to #3, share 14% to 11% | Missed |
What they’re pitching
the headline page, deck by deckThe headline from each quarterly results deck over two years, so you can see what they want you to focus on, and when it changes.
'19Q2
'19Q1
'21Q3
'21Q4
'21Q4
'23Q2
'24Q4
'24
Bank profileOff page one Q4 '23
MacroPage one since Q4 '23
ProvincesFirst seen Q1 '19
PeersFirst seen Q1 '19
LiquidityFirst seen Q1 '19
Buenos AiresFirst seen Q1 '19
DigitalFirst seen Q4 '23
on the headline page further in the deck not in the deck▲ onto page one▼ off page one● first mentionTap a mark for the quote.
Macro in a nutshell: leading private bank, fast-growing segments, returns, prudent risk, capital
“MACRO IN A NUTSHELL 5 01 A Leading Private Sector Bank in Argentina”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, May 2019 (1Q19 data) · p. 5 ·
Macro in a nutshell: leading private bank, fast-growing segments, returns, prudent risk, capital
“MACRO IN A NUTSHELL 5 01 A Leading Private Sector Bank in Argentina”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, September 2019 (2Q19 data) · p. 5 ·
Macro in a nutshell: leading private bank, fast-growing segments, returns, prudent risk, capital
“MACRO IN A NUTSHELL 5 01 A Leading Private Sector Bank in Argentina”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, June 2021 (1Q21 data) · p. 5 ·
Macro in a nutshell: leading private bank, fast-growing segments, returns, prudent risk, capital
“MACRO IN A NUTSHELL 5 01 A Leading Private Sector Bank in Argentina”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, December 2021 (3Q21 data) · p. 5 ·
Macro in a nutshell: leading private bank, fast-growing segments, returns, prudent risk, capital
“MACRO IN A NUTSHELL 5 01 A Leading Private Sector Bank in Argentina 02 Presence in Fast Growing Segments 03 Strong Profitability & Returns 04 Diversified Loan Portfolio & Prudent Risk Management 05 Robust Liquidity & Capital Ratios 5”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, March 2022 (4Q21 data) · p. 5 ·
Macro in a nutshell: leading private bank, fast-growing segments, returns, prudent risk, capital
“A LeadingPrivate Sector Bank in Argentina 02”
Deck Banco Macro 4Q23 Investor Presentation, May 2024 · p. 18 ·
Macro in a nutshell: leading private bank, fast-growing segments, returns, prudent risk, capital
“A LeadingPrivate Sector Bank in Argentina 02”
Deck BMA 2Q24 Investor Presentation, October 2024 · p. 18 ·
Macro in a nutshell: leading private bank, fast-growing segments, returns, prudent risk, capital
“A LeadingPrivate Sector Bank in Argentina 02”
Deck 4Q24 Corporate Presentation (London / New York), May 2025 · p. 22 ·
Argentina's macro under Milei
“Milei received a troubled and imbalanced economy, with a lot of challenges”
Deck Banco Macro 4Q23 Investor Presentation, May 2024 · p. 5 ·
Argentina's macro under Milei
“Milei received a troubled and imbalanced economy, with a lot of challenges”
Deck BMA 2Q24 Investor Presentation, October 2024 · p. 5 ·
Argentina's macro under Milei
“Major Improvements, but big challenges ahead”
Deck 4Q24 Corporate Presentation (London / New York), May 2025 · p. 6 ·
Provincial financial-agency franchise
“Largest private sector branch network in Argentina and exclusive financial agent in 4 provinces”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, May 2019 (1Q19 data) · p. 9 ·
Provincial financial-agency franchise
“Largest private sector branch network in Argentina and exclusive financial agent in 4 provinces”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, September 2019 (2Q19 data) · p. 9 ·
Provincial financial-agency franchise
“Largest private sector branch network in Argentina and exclusive financial agent in 4 provinces”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, June 2021 (1Q21 data) · p. 9 ·
Provincial financial-agency franchise
“Largest private sector branch network in Argentina and exclusive financial agent in 4 provinces”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, December 2021 (3Q21 data) · p. 9 ·
Provincial financial-agency franchise
“Largest private sector branch network in Argentina and exclusive financial agent in 4 provinces 466 161 487 271 123 348 285 193 183 640”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, March 2022 (4Q21 data) · p. 9 ·
Provincial financial-agency franchise
“Largest private sector branch network in Argentina and exclusive Financial agente in 4 provinces”
Deck Banco Macro 4Q23 Investor Presentation, May 2024 · p. 22 ·
Provincial financial-agency franchise
“Largest private sector branch network in Argentina and exclusive Financial agente in 4 provinces”
Deck BMA 2Q24 Investor Presentation, October 2024 · p. 22 ·
Provincial financial-agency franchise
“Largest private sector branch network in Argentina and exclusive Financial agente in 4 provinces”
Deck 4Q24 Corporate Presentation (London / New York), May 2025 · p. 26 ·
Performance against peers
“SUPERIOR AND CONSISTENT”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, May 2019 (1Q19 data) · p. 15 ·
Performance against peers
“SUPERIOR AND CONSISTENT”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, September 2019 (2Q19 data) · p. 15 ·
Performance against peers
“SUPERIOR AND CONSISTENT”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, June 2021 (1Q21 data) · p. 15 ·
Performance against peers
“SUPERIOR AND CONSISTENT”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, December 2021 (3Q21 data) · p. 15 ·
Performance against peers
“SUPERIOR AND CONSISTENT”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, March 2022 (4Q21 data) · p. 15 ·
Performance against peers
“Superior and consistent performance relative to peers (FY2023)”
Deck Banco Macro 4Q23 Investor Presentation, May 2024 · p. 28 ·
Performance against peers
“Superior and consistent performance relative to peers (2Q2024)”
Deck BMA 2Q24 Investor Presentation, October 2024 · p. 28 ·
Performance against peers
“Consistent performance relative to peers (FY2024)”
Deck 4Q24 Corporate Presentation (London / New York), May 2025 · p. 32 ·
Liquidity ready for credit expansion
“Appropriate liquidity available to take advantage of expected credit expansion”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, May 2019 (1Q19 data) · p. 23 ·
Liquidity ready for credit expansion
“Appropriate liquidity available to take advantage of expected credit expansion”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, September 2019 (2Q19 data) · p. 23 ·
Liquidity ready for credit expansion
“Appropriate liquidity available to take advantage of expected credit expansion”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, June 2021 (1Q21 data) · p. 23 ·
Liquidity ready for credit expansion
“Appropriate liquidity available to take advantage of expected credit expansion”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, December 2021 (3Q21 data) · p. 23 ·
Liquidity ready for credit expansion
“Appropriate liquidity available to take advantage of expected credit expansion”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, March 2022 (4Q21 data) · p. 23 ·
Liquidity ready for credit expansion
“Appropriate liquidity available to take advantage of expected credit expansion”
Deck Banco Macro 4Q23 Investor Presentation, May 2024 · p. 36 ·
Liquidity ready for credit expansion
“Appropriate liquidity available to take advantage of expected credit expansion”
Deck BMA 2Q24 Investor Presentation, October 2024 · p. 36 ·
Liquidity ready for credit expansion
“Appropriate liquidity available to take advantage of expected credit expansion”
Deck 4Q24 Corporate Presentation (London / New York), May 2025 · p. 41 ·
Growth in Buenos Aires
“Keep increasing our market share in Buenos Aires”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, May 2019 (1Q19 data) · p. 10 ·
Growth in Buenos Aires
“Keep increasing our market share in Buenos Aires”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, September 2019 (2Q19 data) · p. 10 ·
Growth in Buenos Aires
“Keep increasing our market share in Buenos Aires”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, June 2021 (1Q21 data) · p. 10 ·
Growth in Buenos Aires
“Keep increasing our market share in Buenos Aires”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, December 2021 (3Q21 data) · p. 10 ·
Growth in Buenos Aires
“Keep increasing our market share in Buenos Aires”
Deck Investor Relations corporate presentation, March 2022 (4Q21 data) · p. 10 ·
Growth in Buenos Aires
“Keep increasing our market share in Buenos Aires”
Deck Banco Macro 4Q23 Investor Presentation, May 2024 · p. 23 ·
Growth in Buenos Aires
“Keep increasing our market share in Buenos Aires”
Deck BMA 2Q24 Investor Presentation, October 2024 · p. 23 ·
Growth in Buenos Aires
“Keep increasing our market share in Buenos Aires”
Deck 4Q24 Corporate Presentation (London / New York), May 2025 · p. 27 ·
Digital transformation
“Banco Macro’s long term strategic vision seeks to change the way we do Banking in Argentina”
Deck Banco Macro 4Q23 Investor Presentation, May 2024 · p. 49 ·
Digital transformation
“Banco Macro’s long term strategic vision seeks to change the way we do Banking in Argentina”
Deck BMA 2Q24 Investor Presentation, October 2024 · p. 49 ·
Digital transformation
“Digitally-Focused platform promoting an efficient operation 39 39”
Deck 4Q24 Corporate Presentation (London / New York), May 2025 · p. 39 ·
What they keep talking about · 9
The themes that show up deck after deck, and the ones that disappear.
- Bank profile
- The first content slide in the 2019 and 2022 decks; from 4Q23 it moves behind the Argentina section.
- Macro
- Added in 4Q23 as Section I, ahead of anything about the bank, and grown to 17 slides by 4Q24: Milei's economy is the pitch.
- Provinces
- Exclusive agent to Salta, Misiones, Jujuy and Tucumán in every deck, with population and share figures unchanged from 2019 to 2025. Salta's agreement is shown expiring in 2026.
- Peers
- 'Superior and consistent' in four decks; 'Superior' is dropped in 4Q24, when ROAE was 7.5% against a 22.6% peer average.
- Liquidity
- The same line in all eight decks; it came true only after 4Q23, when loans/deposits rose from 54% to 69%.
- Buenos Aires
- 'Keep increasing our market share' in every deck; the branch-ranking table behind it repeated 2019's figures in 2022, then gave way to pie charts.
- Digital
- An 11-slide section in 4Q23 repeated unchanged in 2Q24, then a single image slide in 4Q24.
- New
- 4Q24 (May '25): 'USD loans are expected to continue growing' after the tax amnesty, and the 2025 recovery forecast at 5%.
- Quiet
- The Buenos Aires branch ranking, the digitalisation metrics and the credit-card growth rate (40%, 38%, 30%, then none) stopped. The last deck showed NPLs at 1.3%; the 2Q26 release shows 6.25%.
Every quarterly report we’ve saved · 9
The press releases and shareholder letters behind this page.
- Q2 2026 release · 6-K 19 Aug 2026
- Q1 2026 release · 6-K 27 May 2026
- Q4 2025 release · 6-K 25 Feb 2026
- Q3 2025 release · 6-K 26 Nov 2025
- Q2 2025 release · 6-K 27 Aug 2025
- Q1 2025 release · 6-K 29 May 2025
- Q4 2024 release · 6-K 27 Feb 2025
- Q3 2024 release · 6-K 27 Nov 2024
- ? release · filed copy
Archived as text; the links open the copies filed on EDGAR or the investor-relations site.
What analysts asked them
8 calls · Q3 24 – Q2 26The last eight earnings calls: what analysts kept asking about, which questions got dodged, and how much the CEO did the talking.
Share of questions by topic, call by call. A topic that suddenly dominates is usually the problem. The last row is how much of the answering the CEO did, rather than the CFO or others.
| Share of questions about… | Q3 24 | Q4 24 | Q1 25 | Q2 25 | Q3 25 | Q4 25 | Q1 26 | Q2 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demand & customers | 10% | · | · | · | · | · | 8% | 27% |
| Growth & sales | 20% | 36% | 67% | 30% | 50% | 30% | 16% | 36% |
| Pricing & margins | 40% | 14% | · | 20% | 25% | 30% | 24% | 27% |
| Guidance & outlook | 40% | · | 100% | 40% | 62% | 30% | 16% | 82% |
| Capacity & supply | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 9% |
| Capital & financing | 30% | 36% | 67% | 10% | 25% | 10% | 8% | 18% |
| Competition | 30% | 7% | · | 20% | · | · | 4% | 9% |
| Products & technology | · | · | · | · | · | 10% | 4% | 9% |
| Macro & regulation | 10% | 36% | 67% | 20% | 12% | 20% | 20% | 9% |
| Other | 40% | 29% | · | 30% | · | 20% | 44% | · |
| Questions | 10 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 11 |
| How much the CEO talked | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 79% | 36% | 86% |
Who’s in charge, who’s selling
read from the filings · 5 Oct 2026Shareholder votes against the board and pay, plus which executives have been selling their own shares.
Tier 2 · stable
Three blocks own two-thirds, one of them the state
ANSES-FGS 29.8%, the Carballo family 19.3% and the founder's heirs' trust 17.3%: 66.3% of capital and 68.3% of the votes with the five-vote Class A shares. Three Brito siblings and a Carballo cousin are directors, one Brito is chairman, and the state fund nominates three more. The board is staggered by thirds. The 20-F's own risk factor: significant shareholders 'have the ability to direct our business, and their interests could conflict with yours'.
Tier 2 · stable
The board was paid more than management, and splits its own pay
Directors, alternates and syndics were paid Ps.15,070.3m for 2025; the ten senior managers Ps.8,771.6m. The meeting approved board pay of Ps.12,119m, 4.97% of computable profit, just under the 5% legal limit, and left the split between directors to the board; a third of the votes cast abstained on that. No per-person figure is disclosed.
Tier 2 · worsening
The reserve is now below the bad loans, the line the SEC asked about
Non-performing loans went from 2.1% of financing at Q2 '25 to 6.3% at Q2 '26, consumer loans to 8.42%, while allowance cover fell from 140.4% to 95.4% and Q2's provision fell 24%. The SEC's 2025-26 letters asked how the expected-credit-loss roll-forward moves; the bank agreed to expand the disclosure and the review closed in February 2026.
Tier 3 · stable
The independent syndics share their names with the bank's tax adviser
The statutory supervisory committee (Almarza, Carlos Piazza, Bozzano; Della Rocca, Francisco Piazza and Stenghele as alternates) must be independent. The same 20-F names 'Estudio Della Roca-Piazza-Almarza' as the bank's tax adviser, and Almarza also sits on the supervisory committee of Genneia, which the chairman chairs.
Tier 3 · live
Insider reports arrive late
Marcos Brito's purchase of 1,500 ADS ($102,399), dated 2026-03-19, was reported on 2026-09-16; a Form 4 is due in two business days. Iribarne's Form 3 came five months after his election. The 20-F lists Palla as a shareholder; his Form 3 reports nothing.
Where shareholders voted no
At each annual meeting shareholders vote on who sits on the board, what the executives are paid and whether the company may create more shares. These are the votes that drew the most "no"s at the last two meetings: the shares voted against (or withheld) each year, then what share of all votes cast that was. Under each one, what the vote was about and what a no means.
| 2025 | 2026 | Share 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Giovanelli (vice chairman)A board seat. Shareholders vote to keep this person on the board, the group that hires, pays and can fire the CEO. A no, or a withheld vote, says they want this director out, often because of the committee they sit on or a decision they signed off. | 36.6M against | not up | 6.2% in 2025 |
| Elect J. P. Brito (chairman)A board seat. | 25.9M against | not up | 4.4% in 2025 |
| Elect Marcos BritoA board seat. | not up | 27.0M against | 4.5% |
| Elect D. F. CarballoA board seat. | not up | 27.0M against | 4.5% |
| Elect Iribarne (ANSES-FGS)A board seat. | not up | 24.5M against | 4.2% |
| Appoint the auditorThe auditor. Keeping the outside accounting firm that checks the company's books. This almost always passes; a sizeable no means shareholders doubt the audit or think the firm has been in place too long. | 1.0M against | 4.6M against | 0.8% |
| Board remunerationBoard pay. How much the directors themselves are paid for sitting on the board. | 0.5M against | 0.2M against | 0.0% |
Insiders who sold the most stock
Reported sales by executives and directors, biggest first.
| Forms 4, Mar-Sep 2026 | Sold | Note |
|---|---|---|
| All insiders | nothing | no sale reported since Section 16 reporting began on 18 Mar '26 |
| Marcos Brito, director | bought $102K | 1,500 ADS on 19 Mar, reported on 16 Sep |
| Directors and syndics together | hold <1% | 6,086,825 shares at 31 Dec '25 |