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NEW YORK - On Friday, Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE:TFC) reported second quarter 2025 earnings that fell short of analyst expectations, with adjusted earnings per share of $0.91 missing estimates by $0.01.
The company’s stock fell 1.42%in pre-market trading following the release as investors reacted to the earnings miss.
The regional bank reported net income available to common shareholders of $1.18 billion, or $0.90 per diluted share, compared to $0.62 per share in the same quarter last year. Revenue rose to $4.99 billion from a negative $1.68 billion a year ago, when the company took a significant loss on securities sales.
Net interest income increased 2.3% from the previous quarter to $3.64 billion on a taxable-equivalent basis, with net interest margin rising slightly to 3.02%. Average loans grew $6.2 billion, or 2.0% from the first quarter, driven by increases in commercial and industrial, residential mortgage, and consumer loan portfolios.
Noninterest income was up marginally by 0.6% to $1.40 billion compared to the first quarter, while noninterest expense increased 2.8% to $2.99 billion, primarily due to higher personnel costs.
Asset quality remained solid with the net charge-off ratio improving to 0.51% from 0.60% in the previous quarter. The allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of loans held for investment was 1.54%, down from 1.58% in the first quarter.
During the quarter, Truist repurchased $750 million in common shares, resulting in a dividend payout ratio of 57% and a total payout ratio of 121%. The bank’s Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio was 11.0%, down from 11.3% in the previous quarter but still well above regulatory requirements.
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