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TFC
Super regionalAssets $554.2B3q annualized
Close · Oct 26, 202648.91P/E 11.0 · yield 4.3%
P/TBV1.60×TBVPS 30.56
Line · r 10%1.78×range 1.56–2.07×
−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% · 1.56×r 9% · 2.07×now 1.60×
0.0×1.0×2.0×3.0×4.0×

At r = 10% the line gives 1.78× for a 15.4% ROTCE; the market pays 1.60×, a 10% discount to the line.

Where it has traded

quarter-end P/TBV · 20 quarters · Dec 31, 2021 → Sep 30, 2026
1.00×1.63×2.25×2.88×3.50×2021202220232024202520262021-12-31 · 2.58× (close 58.55 · TBVPS 22.68)2022-03-31 · 3.00× (close 56.70 · TBVPS 18.90)2022-06-30 · 2.76× (close 47.43 · TBVPS 17.18)2022-09-30 · 2.94× (close 43.54 · TBVPS 14.80)2022-12-31 · 2.97× (close 43.03 · TBVPS 14.50)2023-03-31 · 2.09× (close 34.10 · TBVPS 16.31)2023-06-30 · 1.77× (close 30.35 · TBVPS 17.15)2023-09-30 · 1.80× (close 28.61 · TBVPS 15.93)2023-12-31 · 1.64× (close 36.92 · TBVPS 22.48)2024-03-31 · 1.76× (close 38.98 · TBVPS 22.09)2024-06-30 · 1.49× (close 38.85 · TBVPS 26.05)2024-09-30 · 1.57× (close 42.77 · TBVPS 27.25)2024-12-31 · 1.63× (close 43.38 · TBVPS 26.53)2025-03-31 · 1.49× (close 41.15 · TBVPS 27.56)2025-06-30 · 1.52× (close 42.99 · TBVPS 28.20)2025-09-30 · 1.59× (close 45.72 · TBVPS 28.74)2025-12-31 · 1.51× (close 49.21 · TBVPS 32.60)2026-03-31 · 1.58× (close 45.97 · TBVPS 29.11)2026-06-30 · 1.53× (close 49.82 · TBVPS 32.63)2026-09-30 · 1.50× (close 46.30 · TBVPS 30.88)p75 2.21×med 1.64×p25 1.53×now 1.60×
Five-year median 1.64×, middle half 1.53–2.21×, range 1.49–3.00×. Now 1.60×: −2% below its own median, higher than 45% 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
0510152025Interest income: 23.9 $B23.9InterestincomeInterest expense: −9.4 $B−9.4InterestexpenseNII: 14.6 $B14.6NIINon-interest income: 6.3 $B6.3Non-interestincomeNet revenue: 20.9 $B20.9NetrevenueOperating expenses: −13.0 $B−13.0OperatingexpensesProvision: −1.2 $B−1.2ProvisionPre-tax: 6.8 $B6.8Pre-taxTax: −0.9 $B−0.9TaxNet income: 5.9 $B5.9Netincome
assets $554.2B ÷ TCE $37.9B = 14.6× leverage · ROA 1.06% × 14.6 = ROTCE 15.4%

Revenue mix

NII vs. non-interest income · Super regional peers (4)
TFC70 / 30
Tier average66 / 34

Efficiency 62.1% vs. tier 62.6% · ROTCE 15.4% vs. 16.1% · credit cost 5.6% vs. 4.5% · AOCI/TCE −21.8% vs. −19.6%.

Quarter by quarter

8 quarters · Dec 31, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · a gap is a dropped quarter
NII, $B3.6
Provision, $B0.40
Efficiency58.0%
AOCI / TCE−16.6%