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ZION
RegionalAssets $89.0B4-quarter TTM
Close · Oct 16, 202663.37P/E 8.1 · yield 2.9%
P/TBV1.42×TBVPS 44.65
Line · r 10%2.13×range 1.87–2.49×
−33% 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% · 2.49×now 1.42×
0.0×1.0×2.0×3.0×4.0×

At r = 10% the line gives 2.13× for a 17.9% ROTCE; the market pays 1.42×, a 33% 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
0.50×1.13×1.75×2.38×3.00×2021202220232024202520262021-09-30 · 1.57× (close 61.89 · TBVPS 39.38)2021-12-31 · 1.62× (close 63.16 · TBVPS 39.11)2022-03-31 · 2.06× (close 65.56 · TBVPS 31.90)2022-06-30 · 1.84× (close 50.90 · TBVPS 27.69)2022-09-30 · 2.36× (close 50.86 · TBVPS 21.51)2022-12-31 · 2.16× (close 49.16 · TBVPS 22.76)2023-03-31 · 1.20× (close 29.93 · TBVPS 24.87)2023-06-30 · 1.05× (close 26.86 · TBVPS 25.60)2023-09-30 · 1.35× (close 34.89 · TBVPS 25.84)2023-12-31 · 1.55× (close 43.87 · TBVPS 28.39)2024-03-31 · 1.48× (close 43.40 · TBVPS 29.40)2024-06-30 · 1.41× (close 43.37 · TBVPS 30.79)2024-09-30 · 1.42× (close 47.22 · TBVPS 33.24)2024-12-31 · 1.60× (close 54.25 · TBVPS 33.98)2025-03-31 · 1.42× (close 49.86 · TBVPS 34.99)2025-06-30 · 1.41× (close 51.94 · TBVPS 36.95)2025-09-30 · 1.46× (close 56.58 · TBVPS 38.78)2025-12-31 · 1.43× (close 58.54 · TBVPS 40.94)2026-03-31 · 1.38× (close 57.62 · TBVPS 41.76)2026-06-30 · 1.55× (close 69.19 · TBVPS 44.65)p75 1.60×med 1.47×p25 1.41×now 1.42×
Five-year median 1.47×, middle half 1.41–1.60×, range 1.05–2.36×. Now 1.42×: −3% below its own median, higher than 30% 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
01234Interest income: 4.1 $B4.1InterestincomeInterest expense: −1.4 $B−1.4InterestexpenseNII: 2.7 $B2.7NIINon-interest income: 1.0 $B1.0Non-interestincomeNet revenue: 3.7 $B3.7NetrevenueOperating expenses: −2.2 $B−2.2OperatingexpensesProvision: −0.1 $B−0.1ProvisionPre-tax: 1.5 $B1.5Pre-taxTax: −0.3 $B−0.3TaxNet income: 1.2 $B1.2Netincome
assets $89.0B ÷ TCE $6.5B = 13.6× leverage · ROA 1.32% × 13.6 = ROTCE 17.9%

Revenue mix

NII vs. non-interest income · Regional peers (10)
ZION72 / 28
Tier average76 / 24

Efficiency 58.5% vs. tier 62.4% · ROTCE 17.9% vs. 13.3% · credit cost 1.4% vs. 4.8% · AOCI/TCE −28.6% vs. −8.8%.

Quarter by quarter

8 quarters · Sep 30, 2024 → Jun 30, 2026 · a gap is a dropped quarter
NII, $B0.7
Provision, $B0.00
Efficiency48.5%
AOCI / TCE−28.6%