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RF
RegionalAssets $163.2B3q annualized
Close · Oct 26, 202628.61P/E 11.7 · yield 3.8%
P/TBV2.31×TBVPS 12.38
Line · r 10%2.56×range 2.24–2.98×
−10% discountP/TBV ÷ line − 1
Fed funds · last FOMC3.75–4.00%Sep 16, 2026 · +25bp
UST 3m · 2y · 10y · Oct 26, 20264.22 · 4.68 · 5.0010y−2y +0.32 · 10y−3m +0.78
KBE · YTD+8.9%1D +0.4% · 1Y +14.4% · 5Y +17%
KRE · YTD+12.2%1D +0.4% · 1Y +18.8% · 5Y +0%
SPY · YTD+12.3%1D +0.8% · 1Y +13.1% · 5Y +68%
Prices as ofOct 26, 2026Financials TTM through Sep 30, 2026

Valuation range

the line at three costs of equity
r 11% · 2.24×r 9% · 2.98×now 2.31×
0.0×1.0×2.0×3.0×4.0×

At r = 10% the line gives 2.56× for a 20.9% ROTCE; the market pays 2.31×, a 10% discount to the line.

Where it has traded

quarter-end P/TBV · 20 quarters · Dec 31, 2021 → Sep 30, 2026
1.50×2.00×2.50×3.00×3.50×2021202220232024202520262021-12-31 · 2.05× (close 21.80 · TBVPS 10.65)2022-03-31 · 2.41× (close 22.26 · TBVPS 9.23)2022-06-30 · 2.19× (close 18.75 · TBVPS 8.56)2022-09-30 · 2.82× (close 20.07 · TBVPS 7.13)2022-12-31 · 2.71× (close 21.56 · TBVPS 7.96)2023-03-31 · 2.07× (close 18.56 · TBVPS 8.98)2023-06-30 · 2.04× (close 17.82 · TBVPS 8.75)2023-09-30 · 2.14× (close 17.20 · TBVPS 8.04)2023-12-31 · 2.02× (close 19.38 · TBVPS 9.59)2024-03-31 · 2.30× (close 21.04 · TBVPS 9.13)2024-06-30 · 2.15× (close 20.04 · TBVPS 9.34)2024-09-30 · 2.12× (close 23.33 · TBVPS 10.98)2024-12-31 · 2.33× (close 23.52 · TBVPS 10.11)2025-03-31 · 1.99× (close 21.73 · TBVPS 10.93)2025-06-30 · 2.03× (close 23.52 · TBVPS 11.58)2025-09-30 · 2.00× (close 26.37 · TBVPS 13.20)2025-12-31 · 2.02× (close 27.10 · TBVPS 13.41)2026-03-31 · 1.96× (close 26.12 · TBVPS 13.30)2026-06-30 · 2.43× (close 30.20 · TBVPS 12.43)2026-09-30 · 2.17× (close 26.88 · TBVPS 12.39)p75 2.31×med 2.13×p25 2.03×now 2.31×
Five-year median 2.13×, middle half 2.03–2.31×, range 1.96–2.82×. Now 2.31×: +8% above its own median, higher than 75% of those quarters.Each quarter priced at its own TBVPS · the band is the 25th–75th percentile

Where the money goes

TTM through Jun 30, 2026 · $B
02468Interest income: 7.0 $B7.0InterestincomeInterest expense: −1.9 $B−1.9InterestexpenseNII: 5.1 $B5.1NIINon-interest income: 2.5 $B2.5Non-interestincomeNet revenue: 7.6 $B7.6NetrevenueOperating expenses: −4.5 $B−4.5OperatingexpensesProvision: −0.2 $B−0.2ProvisionPre-tax: 2.9 $B2.9Pre-taxTax: −0.6 $B−0.6TaxNet income: 2.2 $B2.2Netincome
assets $163.2B ÷ TCE $10.6B = 15.4× leverage · ROA 1.36% × 15.4 = ROTCE 20.9%

Revenue mix

NII vs. non-interest income · Regional peers (10)
RF67 / 33
Tier average77 / 23

Efficiency 59.7% vs. tier 62.0% · ROTCE 20.9% vs. 12.7% · credit cost 2.8% vs. 4.3% · AOCI/TCE −30.1% vs. −9.5%.

Quarter by quarter

8 quarters · Dec 31, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · a gap is a dropped quarter
NII, $B1.3
Provision, $B0.07
Efficiency58.8%
AOCI / TCE−18.0%