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KEY
RegionalAssets $191.3B4-quarter TTM
Close · Oct 16, 202619.99P/E 11.6 · yield 4.1%
P/TBV1.47×TBVPS 13.58
Line · r 10%1.57×range 1.37–1.83×
−6% discountP/TBV ÷ line − 1
Fed funds · last FOMC3.75–4.00%Sep 16, 2026 · +25bp
UST 3m · 2y · 10y · Oct 16, 20264.26 · 4.74 · 5.0910y−2y +0.35 · 10y−3m +0.83
KBE · YTD+4.8%1D +0.1% · 1Y +15.5% · 5Y +15%
KRE · YTD+7.7%1D +0.1% · 1Y +20.1% · 5Y −1%
SPY · YTD+11.9%1D −1.1% · 1Y +15.5% · 5Y +71%
Prices as ofOct 16, 2026Financials TTM through Sep 30, 2026

Valuation range

the line at three costs of equity
r 11% · 1.37×r 9% · 1.83×now 1.47×
0.0×1.0×2.0×3.0×4.0×

At r = 10% the line gives 1.57× for a 14.0% ROTCE; the market pays 1.47×, a 6% discount to the line.

Where it has traded

quarter-end P/TBV · 20 quarters · Sep 30, 2021 → Jun 30, 2026
0.50×1.00×1.50×2.00×2.50×2021202220232024202520262021-09-30 · 1.61× (close 21.62 · TBVPS 13.43)2021-12-31 · 1.70× (close 23.13 · TBVPS 13.59)2022-03-31 · 1.97× (close 22.38 · TBVPS 11.35)2022-06-30 · 1.66× (close 17.23 · TBVPS 10.36)2022-09-30 · 1.88× (close 16.02 · TBVPS 8.51)2022-12-31 · 2.01× (close 17.42 · TBVPS 8.68)2023-03-31 · 1.30× (close 12.52 · TBVPS 9.62)2023-06-30 · 1.01× (close 9.24 · TBVPS 9.15)2023-09-30 · 1.25× (close 10.76 · TBVPS 8.63)2023-12-31 · 1.44× (close 14.40 · TBVPS 9.99)2024-03-31 · 1.60× (close 15.81 · TBVPS 9.87)2024-06-30 · 1.40× (close 14.21 · TBVPS 10.12)2024-09-30 · 1.37× (close 16.75 · TBVPS 12.19)2024-12-31 · 1.31× (close 17.14 · TBVPS 13.07)2025-03-31 · 1.29× (close 15.99 · TBVPS 12.41)2025-06-30 · 1.35× (close 17.42 · TBVPS 12.92)2025-09-30 · 1.39× (close 18.69 · TBVPS 13.48)2025-12-31 · 1.49× (close 20.64 · TBVPS 13.81)2026-03-31 · 1.48× (close 20.05 · TBVPS 13.59)2026-06-30 · 1.70× (close 23.05 · TBVPS 13.58)p75 1.67×med 1.46×p25 1.34×now 1.47×
Five-year median 1.46×, middle half 1.34–1.67×, range 1.01–2.01×. Now 1.47×: +1% above its own median, higher than 50% 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: 8.3 $B8.3InterestincomeInterest expense: −3.4 $B−3.4InterestexpenseNII: 4.9 $B4.9NIINon-interest income: 2.2 $B2.2Non-interestincomeNet revenue: 7.1 $B7.1NetrevenueOperating expenses: −4.9 $B−4.9OperatingexpensesProvision: −0.3 $B−0.3ProvisionOther items: 0.7 $B0.7OtheritemsPre-tax: 2.6 $B2.6Pre-taxTax: −0.5 $B−0.5TaxNet income: 2.0 $B2.0Netincome
assets $191.3B ÷ TCE $14.5B = 13.2× leverage · ROA 1.06% × 13.2 = ROTCE 14.0%

Revenue mix

NII vs. non-interest income · Regional peers (10)
KEY69 / 31
Tier average77 / 23

Efficiency 68.7% vs. tier 61.1% · ROTCE 14.0% vs. 13.8% · credit cost 4.5% vs. 4.4% · AOCI/TCE −16.2% vs. −10.3%.

Quarter by quarter

8 quarters · Sep 30, 2024 → Jun 30, 2026 · a gap is a dropped quarter
NII, $B1.3
Provision, $B0.00
Efficiency104.7%
AOCI / TCE−16.2%