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PNC
Super regionalAssets $627.8B4-quarter TTMmerger closed Jan 5, 2026 — earlier quarters not like for like
Close · Oct 16, 2026217.39P/E 11.6 · yield 3.4%
P/TBV1.94×TBVPS 112.19
Line · r 10%2.08×range 1.82–2.43×
−7% 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% · 1.82×r 9% · 2.43×now 1.94×
0.0×1.0×2.0×3.0×4.0×

At r = 10% the line gives 2.08× for a 17.6% ROTCE; the market pays 1.94×, a 7% discount to the line.

Where it has traded

quarter-end P/TBV · 20 quarters · Dec 31, 2021 → Sep 30, 2026
1.00×1.38×1.75×2.13×2.50×2021202220232024202520262021-12-31 · 1.98× (close 200.52 · TBVPS 101.32)2022-03-31 · 2.15× (close 184.45 · TBVPS 85.85)2022-06-30 · 1.91× (close 157.77 · TBVPS 82.43)2022-09-30 · 1.89× (close 149.42 · TBVPS 79.26)2022-12-31 · 2.03× (close 157.94 · TBVPS 77.63)2023-03-31 · 1.47× (close 127.10 · TBVPS 86.48)2023-06-30 · 1.45× (close 125.95 · TBVPS 86.98)2023-09-30 · 1.43× (close 122.77 · TBVPS 86.15)2023-12-31 · 1.70× (close 154.85 · TBVPS 90.99)2024-03-31 · 1.76× (close 161.60 · TBVPS 91.61)2024-06-30 · 1.64× (close 155.48 · TBVPS 94.93)2024-09-30 · 1.79× (close 184.85 · TBVPS 103.14)2024-12-31 · 1.93× (close 192.85 · TBVPS 99.70)2025-03-31 · 1.67× (close 175.77 · TBVPS 105.30)2025-06-30 · 1.71× (close 186.42 · TBVPS 108.84)2025-09-30 · 2.06× (close 200.93 · TBVPS 97.59)2025-12-31 · 1.79× (close 208.73 · TBVPS 116.67)2026-03-31 · 1.84× (close 208.09 · TBVPS 113.17)2026-06-30 · 2.12× (close 246.22 · TBVPS 116.08)2026-09-30 · 1.98× (close 222.26 · TBVPS 112.19)p75 1.98×med 1.82×p25 1.69×now 1.94×
Five-year median 1.82×, middle half 1.69–1.98×, range 1.43–2.15×. Now 1.94×: +7% above its own median, higher than 70% 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
0510152025Interest income: 26.5 $B26.5InterestincomeInterest expense: −10.5 $B−10.5InterestexpenseNII: 16.0 $B16.0NIINon-interest income: 9.2 $B9.2Non-interestincomeNet revenue: 25.2 $B25.2NetrevenueOperating expenses: −14.8 $B−14.8OperatingexpensesProvision: −0.7 $B−0.7ProvisionPre-tax: 9.7 $B9.7Pre-taxTax: −1.8 $B−1.8TaxNet income: 7.9 $B7.9Netincome
assets $627.8B ÷ TCE $45.0B = 14.0× leverage · ROA 1.26% × 14.0 = ROTCE 17.6%

Revenue mix

NII vs. non-interest income · Super regional peers (4)
PNC63 / 37
Tier average67 / 33

Efficiency 58.6% vs. tier 62.7% · ROTCE 17.6% vs. 14.7% · credit cost 2.9% vs. 5.7% · AOCI/TCE −14.4% vs. −16.9%.

Quarter by quarter

8 quarters · Dec 31, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · a gap is a dropped quarter
NII, $B4.2
Provision, $B0.19
Efficiency57.2%
AOCI / TCE−14.4%