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Data source: CET1 ratio sourced from FDIC Call Reports (bank-subsidiary level). Published figures from investor relations may differ by 1–2pp as those reflect the bank holding company level. For precise regulatory CET1 figures, refer to each bank's quarterly earnings release.

First Citizens BancShares

FCNCA
US · USRegulated by FDICLatest: 2026-Q1
35LOW

CET1 Ratio

12.59%+0.04pp QoQ

Common Equity Tier 1 / RWA

Risk-Weighted Assets

$183.1B

+0.82% QoQ growth

Total Loan Book

$148.3B

+6.0% YoY growth

Leverage Ratio

9.93%

Tier 1 / Average assets

CET1 Ratio Trend

8 quarters · regulatory minimum 8% · scoring threshold 12%

RWA Growth

Bars = total ($B) · Line = QoQ growth %

Loan Book Composition

Latest quarter · 2026-Q1

Comm. Real Estate15.8%
Consumer1.5%
SME / C&I24.2%
Other58.5%

Metric History

49 quarters · FDIC Call Reports

QuarterCET1 %Leverage %RWALoan BookLoans YoYRWA QoQCRE %Consumer %SME %SRT Score
2026-Q1latest12.59%9.93%$183.1B$148.3B+6.0%+0.82%15.8%1.5%24.2%32
2025-Q412.55%9.79%$181.6B$147.2B+6.1%+2.51%16.0%1.7%24.2%29
2025-Q312.35%9.51%$177.2B$143.2B+4.4%+2.13%16.3%1.7%25.3%42
2025-Q212.85%9.81%$173.5B$139.8B+1.4%+5.29%16.8%1.8%25.6%49
2025-Q113.16%9.63%$164.8B$139.9B+4.6%+0.56%16.8%1.8%26.0%27
2024-Q413.34%9.78%$163.8B$138.7B+5.3%+0.54%16.7%1.8%26.0%25
2024-Q313.26%9.80%$163.0B$137.1B+4.2%+0.19%16.7%2.1%27.1%37
2024-Q213.67%10.15%$162.7B$137.8B+4.7%+4.12%15.9%2.1%27.2%41
2024-Q113.91%10.06%$156.2B$133.8B-2.2%+2.84%16.0%2.1%28.1%29
2023-Q413.97%9.88%$151.9B$131.7B+1.74%15.8%2.0%28.5%21
2023-Q313.85%9.75%$149.3B$131.6B+5.09%15.0%2.0%28.6%17
2023-Q214.18%9.62%$142.1B$131.5B-2.96%14.6%2.0%27.9%21
2023-Q113.32%16.97%$146.4B$136.8B13.3%2.0%27.0%
2022-Q411.38%9.25%$89.5B$70.0B+116.4%+1.14%21.7%3.0%28.1%
2022-Q311.67%9.56%$88.5B$68.9B+112.1%+3.31%21.5%2.9%28.6%
2022-Q212.73%10.14%$85.6B$67.0B+104.9%+2.33%21.3%2.9%28.3%
2022-Q112.71%9.81%$83.7B$64.8B+95.5%+138.61%21.7%2.9%28.0%
2021-Q413.26%8.07%$35.1B$32.3B-1.2%+1.54%19.4%5.8%15.3%
2021-Q313.26%8.27%$34.5B$32.5B-1.0%+1.27%19.7%6.1%16.2%
2021-Q213.10%8.29%$34.1B$32.7B+0.8%+2.74%19.2%5.8%17.6%
2021-Q113.24%8.64%$33.2B$33.1B+13.5%+0.29%16.8%5.5%19.9%
2020-Q412.92%8.72%$33.1B$32.7B+13.7%+1.98%16.8%5.5%19.0%
2020-Q312.83%8.73%$32.5B$32.8B+21.1%+1.67%16.7%5.4%20.8%
2020-Q212.58%8.93%$31.9B$32.4B+21.8%+1.58%16.5%5.4%20.8%
2020-Q112.42%9.72%$31.4B$29.2B+15.5%+2.06%18.0%6.1%12.8%
2019-Q411.54%9.38%$30.8B$28.8B+13.6%+6.28%17.9%6.2%12.2%
2019-Q312.09%9.42%$29.0B$27.1B+9.7%+1.66%16.9%6.5%12.1%
2019-Q212.15%9.46%$28.5B$26.6B+9.2%+4.54%16.6%6.6%11.8%
2019-Q112.36%9.56%$27.3B$25.3B+7.9%+0.11%15.9%6.9%11.7%
2018-Q412.17%9.39%$27.2B$25.3B+8.2%+2.81%15.8%6.8%11.3%
2018-Q312.91%9.89%$26.5B$24.7B+7.5%+0.68%15.8%6.6%10.9%
2018-Q212.71%9.72%$26.3B$24.4B+6.9%+3.24%16.1%6.4%11.1%
2018-Q113.00%9.74%$25.5B$23.4B+7.8%+0.22%15.2%6.6%10.0%
2017-Q412.54%9.22%$25.4B$23.4B+8.5%+1.76%15.2%6.7%9.8%
2017-Q312.82%9.34%$25.0B$23.0B+8.5%+0.09%14.9%6.6%9.7%
2017-Q212.55%9.23%$25.0B$22.8B+10.6%+3.16%15.1%6.5%9.7%
2017-Q112.41%9.04%$24.2B$21.7B+7.2%+0.78%15.5%6.6%10.1%
2016-Q412.25%8.94%$24.0B$21.6B+7.5%+2.50%14.9%6.7%10.0%
2016-Q312.35%8.96%$23.4B$21.2B+7.4%+2.31%15.0%6.6%10.1%
2016-Q212.44%8.96%$22.9B$20.6B+6.3%+1.88%14.2%6.2%10.1%
2016-Q112.35%8.84%$22.5B$20.3B+7.0%+0.70%14.1%6.1%10.1%
2015-Q412.64%8.95%$22.3B$20.1B+43.9%+2.36%14.0%6.1%9.8%
2015-Q312.73%8.95%$21.8B$19.7B+44.5%+1.13%13.5%6.1%9.4%
2015-Q212.61%8.90%$21.6B$19.4B+45.1%+3.87%13.8%6.0%9.6%
2015-Q112.87%8.88%$20.8B$19.0B+42.5%+34.32%13.3%6.0%9.3%
2014-Q49.27%$15.5B$14.0B+7.9%+3.06%14.4%2.8%9.5%
2014-Q39.23%$15.0B$13.6B+6.0%+3.34%14.5%2.8%9.0%
2014-Q29.25%$14.5B$13.4B+3.6%+0.73%14.9%2.8%8.8%
2014-Q19.18%$14.4B$13.3B+2.8%+2.37%15.6%2.8%8.3%

Latest Earnings Signals

From 2026-07-23 SEC 8-K earnings release · composite 0/4

Neutral
CET1 pressure
RWA growth
Provisions rising
Capital optimisation
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Score Breakdown

35/100 —LOW

First-time candidate · scored on fundamentals (0–54 band)

Capital Pressure4/40
CET1 12.59% — below active SRT zone
+4
-0.59pp headroom above 8% regulatory floor
+0
CET1 stable or improving (12.55% → 12.59%)
+0
Leverage ratio 9.93% — adequate headroom
+0
Loan Book Growth6/30
Loan book grew 6.0% YoY
+3
RWA grew 0.8% QoQ
+2
CRE: 15.818229647966653%, Lev.Loans: 0%, max(Consumer/SME): 24.24908770817454%
+1
Historical SRT0/25
No prior SRT deals on record
+0
Macro Context9/10
Live macro signal: FAVORABLE (sentiment +14/20) — 9/10 pts
+9
Mid-Size Bank

$50B–$500B total assets — sweet spot: capital pressure + sourcing alpha

+10
Macro environment · FAVORABLE+6

Sentiment +14/20 · global +6 pts

Overall SRT likelihood35/100