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FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/ (FCNCA)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/

First Citizens BancShares Inc operates as a bank holding company with its primary banking subsidiary, First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company. It provides a range of financial services including deposit products, loans, wealth management, private banking, and commercial lending to individuals, businesses, and professionals across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Western United States. The company also offers investment products and services through its subsidiaries and operates a nationwide digital banking platform.

Snapshot

Revenue
$9.54B
Revenue growth (YoY)
-2.2%
Net income
$2.21B
Diluted EPS
$165.24
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
23.1%
FCF margin
23.2%
ROE
9.9%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
11.5×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$24.59B
Long-term debt / equity
1.61×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at First Citizens Bancshares Inc /de/

  • Revenue fell 2.2% to $9.5B in FY2025, after a 48.1% decline the year before.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $2.4B, up 2.5% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $2.2B in FY2025, 23.2% of revenue.
  • Net income fell 20.6% to $2.2B in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where First Citizens Bancshares Inc /de/’s fundamentals sit among the 76 banks. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Net margin23.1%
25th percentile of 76
FCF margin23.2%
26th percentile of 58
Revenue growth (YoY)-2.2%
3rd percentile of 76
ROE9.9%
51st percentile of 76
P/E11.5×
30th percentile of 75
Long-term debt / equity1.61×
Highest of 38
Short interest8.60d
89th percentile of 75

First Citizens Bancshares Inc /de/’s long-term debt to equity of 1.61 is the highest of the 38 banks reporting it. First Citizens Bancshares Inc /de/’s revenue growth of -2.2% ranks in the 3rd percentile of the 76 banks reporting it.

38 reported insider purchases (code P) totaling $2.0M in the last 90 days. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among industry peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 5 of the superinvestors we track (plus 6 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
5
+6 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
5
0 new, 5 added
Reduced / exited
4
4 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$3.41B
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Harris Associates (Oakmark)Q2 2026$1.91B919.3KReduced
Dodge & CoxQ2 2026$841.1M404.2KAdded
Coatue ManagementQ2 2026$290.3M139.5KHeld
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$155.3M74.6KAdded
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$119.3M57.3KAdded
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$48.0M23.1KAdded
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$13.0M6.2KReduced
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$11.9M5.7KReduced
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$11.2M5.4KAdded
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$10.3M5.0KReduced
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$374,542180Held

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4. Multiple insiders have bought recently (a cluster buy).

Buys (90d)
38
2 insiders
Bought (90d)
$2.0M
code P value
Sells (90d)
0
Reported activity
Cluster buy
≥2 insiders buying
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-08-19
filed 2026-08-20
Morais Diane E.DirectorBuy46$2168.13$100K
2026-08-19
filed 2026-08-20
Morais Diane E.DirectorBuy4$2167.80$9K
2026-06-05
filed 2026-06-08
HOLDING FRANK B JRChairman and CEOBuy150$1840.00$276K
2026-06-05
filed 2026-06-08
HOLDING FRANK B JRChairman and CEOBuy111$1898.00$211K
2026-06-05
filed 2026-06-08
HOLDING FRANK B JRChairman and CEOBuy96$1800.00$173K
2026-06-05
filed 2026-06-08
HOLDING FRANK B JRChairman and CEOBuy60$1860.00$112K
2026-06-05
filed 2026-06-08
HOLDING FRANK B JRChairman and CEOBuy61$1798.99$110K
2026-06-05
filed 2026-06-08
HOLDING FRANK B JRChairman and CEOBuy47$2050.00$96K
2026-06-05
filed 2026-06-08
HOLDING FRANK B JRChairman and CEOBuy50$1836.13$92K
2026-06-05
filed 2026-06-08
HOLDING FRANK B JRChairman and CEOBuy50$1743.80$87K
2026-06-05
filed 2026-06-08
HOLDING FRANK B JRChairman and CEOBuy43$1970.00$85K
2026-06-05
filed 2026-06-08
HOLDING FRANK B JRChairman and CEOBuy41$1853.92$76K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
419.9K
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-7.1%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
8.60
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
48.8K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-14419.9K-7.1%8.60
2026-07-31452.0K-11.7%5.30
2026-07-15511.8K-1.0%6.28
2026-06-30516.9K-12.1%5.11
2026-06-15588.0K+0.2%7.55
2026-05-29586.7K+8.0%8.67
2026-05-15543.4K-1.2%10.39
2026-04-30549.9K-3.6%7.43

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Bank fundamentals

Regulatory detail for First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (Raleigh, NC), the insured-bank subsidiary, from its FDIC Call Report as of Q1 2026. This is what actually moves bank stocks: deposit franchise, capital, and credit quality that a standard income statement can’t show.

Total deposits
$171.4B
FDIC insured-bank
Uninsured deposits
38.2%
share of deposits
CET1 ratio
12.59%
regulatory capital
Net interest margin
3.12%
trailing
Efficiency ratio
65.1%
lower is better
Noncurrent loans
1.12%
of gross loans

Source: FDIC BankFind (Call Report). Bank-subsidiary figures, filed quarterly ~30 days after quarter-end.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$9.54B$9.76B$18.79B$5.08B$1.90B
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income$2.21B$2.78B$11.47B$1.10B$547.0M
Diluted EPS$165.24$189.41$784.51$67.40$53.88

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$801.0M$814.0M$908.0M$518.0M$338.0M
Current assets
Total assets$229.70B$223.72B$213.76B$109.30B$58.31B
Current liabilities
Long-term debt$35.78B$36.68B$37.17B$4.46B$1.20B
Total liabilities$207.46B$201.49B$192.50B$99.64B$53.57B
Total equity$22.24B$22.23B$21.25B$9.66B$4.74B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$2.92B$2.99B$2.66B$2.79B$-284.0M
Capital expenditure$710.0M$429.0M$405.0M$155.0M$107.0M
Free cash flow$2.21B$2.56B$2.25B$2.64B$-391.0M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$2.43B2.5%$672.0M$55.52
Q1 FY2026$2.31B0.7%$534.0M$42.63
Q4 FY2025$2.44B1.2%$580.0M$46.91
Q3 FY2025$2.43B-0.5%$568.0M$43.08
Q2 FY2025$2.37B-3.5%$575.0M$42.36
Q1 FY2025$2.30B-6.0%$483.0M$34.47
Q4 FY2024$2.41B-1.9%$700.0M$50.25
Q3 FY2024$2.45B-6.1%$639.0M$43.42

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorFinancials
SIC industryState Commercial Banks
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2011
SEC CIK798941

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-02-24
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10-K2025-02-21
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10-Q2026-08-07
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10-Q2026-05-08
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10-Q2025-11-07
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10-Q2025-08-08
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8-K2026-07-23
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8-K2026-05-07
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.