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Western Alliance — bank health check

WAL
RegionalAssets $98.7B3q annualized
Close · Oct 16, 202674.51P/E 8.5 · yield 2.3%
P/TBV1.51×TBVPS 49.43
Line · r 10%2.14×range 1.87–2.50×
−30% 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% · 1.87×r 9% · 2.50×now 1.51×
0.0×1.0×2.0×3.0×4.0×

At r = 10% the line gives 2.14× for a 18.0% ROTCE; the market pays 1.51×, a 30% discount to the line. Below the range even at r = 11%.

Where it has traded

quarter-end P/TBV · 20 quarters · Sep 30, 2021 → Jun 30, 2026
0.50×1.50×2.50×3.50×4.50×2021202220232024202520262021-09-30 · 3.76× (close 108.82 · TBVPS 28.93)2021-12-31 · 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)p75 2.10×med 1.79×p25 1.65×now 1.51×
Five-year median 1.79×, middle half 1.65–2.10×, range 1.06–3.76×. Now 1.51×: −16% below its own median, higher than 20% of those quarters.Each quarter priced at its own TBVPS · the band is the 25th–75th percentile

Where the money goes

TTM through Mar 31, 2026 · $B
012345Interest income: 4.8 $B4.8InterestincomeInterest expense: −1.8 $B−1.8InterestexpenseNII: 3.0 $B3.0NIINon-interest income: 0.8 $B0.8Non-interestincomeNet revenue: 3.9 $B3.9NetrevenueOperating expenses: −2.2 $B−2.2OperatingexpensesProvision: −0.5 $B−0.5ProvisionPre-tax: 1.2 $B1.2Pre-taxTax: −0.2 $B−0.2TaxNet income: 1.0 $B1.0Netincome
assets $98.7B ÷ TCE $5.4B = 18.3× leverage · ROA 0.98% × 18.3 = ROTCE 18.0%

Revenue mix

NII vs. non-interest income · Regional peers (10)
WAL79 / 21
Tier average76 / 24

Efficiency 56.3% vs. tier 62.7% · ROTCE 18.0% vs. 13.3% · credit cost 12.6% vs. 3.4% · AOCI/TCE −8.3% vs. −11.3%.

Quarter by quarter

8 quarters · Sep 30, 2024 → Jun 30, 2026 · a gap is a dropped quarter
NII, $B0.8
Provision, $B0.21
Efficiency56.4%
AOCI / TCE−8.8%