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USB
Super regionalAssets $703.0B4-quarter TTM
Close · Oct 16, 202658.73P/E 11.4 · yield 3.6%
P/TBV2.23×TBVPS 26.35
Line · r 10%2.48×range 2.17–2.90×
−10% 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% · 2.17×r 9% · 2.90×now 2.23×
0.0×1.0×2.0×3.0×4.0×

At r = 10% the line gives 2.48× for a 20.4% ROTCE; the market pays 2.23×, a 10% discount to the line.

Where it has traded

quarter-end P/TBV · 20 quarters · Dec 31, 2021 → Sep 30, 2026
1.50×1.88×2.25×2.63×3.00×2021202220232024202520262021-12-31 · 2.41× (close 56.17 · TBVPS 23.28)2022-03-31 · 2.64× (close 53.15 · TBVPS 20.15)2022-06-30 · 2.52× (close 46.02 · TBVPS 18.26)2022-09-30 · 2.31× (close 40.32 · TBVPS 17.48)2022-12-31 · 2.68× (close 43.61 · TBVPS 16.28)2023-03-31 · 2.07× (close 36.05 · TBVPS 17.45)2023-06-30 · 1.87× (close 33.04 · TBVPS 17.67)2023-09-30 · 1.87× (close 33.06 · TBVPS 17.69)2023-12-31 · 2.25× (close 43.28 · TBVPS 19.21)2024-03-31 · 2.30× (close 44.70 · TBVPS 19.40)2024-06-30 · 1.97× (close 39.70 · TBVPS 20.10)2024-09-30 · 2.10× (close 45.73 · TBVPS 21.77)2024-12-31 · 2.21× (close 47.83 · TBVPS 21.59)2025-03-31 · 1.86× (close 42.22 · TBVPS 22.66)2025-06-30 · 1.92× (close 45.25 · TBVPS 23.55)2025-09-30 · 1.94× (close 48.33 · TBVPS 24.89)2025-12-31 · 2.03× (close 53.36 · TBVPS 26.25)2026-03-31 · 1.95× (close 52.01 · TBVPS 26.72)2026-06-30 · 2.22× (close 60.40 · TBVPS 27.26)2026-09-30 · 2.19× (close 57.76 · TBVPS 26.35)p75 2.30×med 2.15×p25 1.95×now 2.23×
Five-year median 2.15×, middle half 1.95–2.30×, range 1.86–2.68×. Now 2.23×: +4% above its own median, higher than 65% 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
0102030Interest income: 31.1 $B31.1InterestincomeInterest expense: −13.8 $B−13.8InterestexpenseNII: 17.4 $B17.4NIINon-interest income: 12.9 $B12.9Non-interestincomeNet revenue: 30.2 $B30.2NetrevenueOperating expenses: −17.7 $B−17.7OperatingexpensesProvision: −1.8 $B−1.8ProvisionOther items: −0.3 $B−0.3OtheritemsPre-tax: 10.5 $B10.5Pre-taxTax: −2.1 $B−2.1TaxNet income: 8.4 $B8.4Netincome
assets $703.0B ÷ TCE $41.1B = 17.1× leverage · ROA 1.19% × 17.1 = ROTCE 20.4%

Revenue mix

NII vs. non-interest income · Super regional peers (4)
USB57 / 43
Tier average68 / 32

Efficiency 58.6% vs. tier 62.7% · ROTCE 20.4% vs. 14.0% · credit cost 5.8% vs. 4.9% · AOCI/TCE −23.0% vs. −14.7%.

Quarter by quarter

8 quarters · Dec 31, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · a gap is a dropped quarter
NII, $B4.5
Provision, $B0.65
Efficiency56.5%
AOCI / TCE−23.0%