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RF
RegionalAssets $163.2B3q annualized
Close · Oct 16, 202627.45P/E 11.2 · yield 4.0%
P/TBV2.22×TBVPS 12.38
Line · r 10%2.56×range 2.24–2.98×
−13% 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% · 2.24×r 9% · 2.98×now 2.22×
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 2.22×, a 13% 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
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 2.22×
Five-year median 2.13×, middle half 2.03–2.31×, range 1.96–2.82×. Now 2.22×: +4% 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 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 62.2% · ROTCE 20.9% vs. 12.9% · credit cost 2.8% vs. 4.6% · AOCI/TCE −30.1% vs. −8.6%.

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%