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Western Alliance — bank health check

WAL
RegionalAssets $98.1B3q annualized
Close · Oct 26, 202675.44P/E 8.4 · yield 2.2%
P/TBV1.21×TBVPS 62.31
Line · r 10%1.69×range 1.47–1.97×
−28% 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% · 1.47×r 9% · 1.97×now 1.21×
0.0×1.0×2.0×3.0×4.0×

At r = 10% the line gives 1.69× for a 14.8% ROTCE; the market pays 1.21×, a 28% discount to the line. Below the range even at r = 11%.

Where it has traded

quarter-end P/TBV · 20 quarters · Dec 31, 2021 → Sep 30, 2026
0.50×1.38×2.25×3.13×4.00×2021202220232024202520262021-12-31 · 3.37× (close 107.65 · TBVPS 31.92)2022-03-31 · 2.88× (close 82.82 · TBVPS 28.79)2022-06-30 · 2.42× (close 70.60 · TBVPS 29.18)2022-09-30 · 2.36× (close 65.74 · TBVPS 27.81)2022-12-31 · 2.00× (close 59.56 · TBVPS 29.82)2023-03-31 · 1.06× (close 35.54 · TBVPS 33.60)2023-06-30 · 1.06× (close 36.47 · TBVPS 34.25)2023-09-30 · 1.41× (close 45.97 · TBVPS 32.68)2023-12-31 · 1.79× (close 65.79 · TBVPS 36.71)2024-03-31 · 1.73× (close 64.19 · TBVPS 37.00)2024-06-30 · 1.62× (close 62.82 · TBVPS 38.77)2024-09-30 · 2.01× (close 86.49 · TBVPS 43.01)2024-12-31 · 1.98× (close 83.54 · TBVPS 42.25)2025-03-31 · 1.78× (close 76.83 · TBVPS 43.16)2025-06-30 · 1.67× (close 77.98 · TBVPS 46.73)2025-09-30 · 1.82× (close 86.72 · TBVPS 47.70)2025-12-31 · 1.76× (close 84.07 · TBVPS 47.71)2026-03-31 · 1.50× (close 70.85 · TBVPS 47.19)2026-06-30 · 1.66× (close 82.20 · TBVPS 49.43)2026-09-30 · 1.21× (close 75.10 · TBVPS 62.31)p75 2.00×med 1.77×p25 1.59×now 1.21×
Five-year median 1.77×, middle half 1.59–2.00×, range 1.06–3.37×. Now 1.21×: −32% below its own median, higher than 15% of those quarters.Each quarter priced at its own TBVPS · the band is the 25th–75th percentile

Where the money goes

TTM through Sep 30, 2026 · $B
012345Interest income: 4.9 $B4.9InterestincomeInterest expense: −1.8 $B−1.8InterestexpenseNII: 3.1 $B3.1NIINon-interest income: 0.9 $B0.9Non-interestincomeNet revenue: 4.0 $B4.0NetrevenueOperating expenses: −2.3 $B−2.3OperatingexpensesProvision: −0.5 $B−0.5ProvisionPre-tax: 1.2 $B1.2Pre-taxTax: −0.2 $B−0.2TaxNet income: 1.0 $B1.0Netincome
assets $98.1B ÷ TCE $6.7B = 14.6× leverage · ROA 1.01% × 14.6 = ROTCE 14.8%

Revenue mix

NII vs. non-interest income · Regional peers (10)
WAL78 / 22
Tier average76 / 24

Efficiency 56.8% vs. tier 62.4% · ROTCE 14.8% vs. 13.5% · credit cost 12.3% vs. 3.1% · AOCI/TCE −11.7% vs. −12.1%.

Quarter by quarter

8 quarters · Dec 31, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · a gap is a dropped quarter
NII, $B0.8
Provision, $B0.08
Efficiency58.7%
AOCI / TCE−11.7%