FCNCAFIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/(FCNCA)Stock Analysis

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13F Pro Quality Score

54.8/100

Rank #1,190 of 2,879 stocksTOP 50%

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Revenue Growth

9.9/100

Profitability

86.0/100

Balance Sheet

43.0/100

Earnings Quality

2.9/100

Free Cash Flow

73.0/100

Institutional Flow

7.0/100

Revenue Scale

86.1/100

Dilution Risk

94.9/100

FCNCA Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

AI stock analysis and institutional research for FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/ (FCNCA), a Financials sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores FCNCA at 54.8/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #1,190 of 2,879 stocks — the top half of the AI-ranked universe. FCNCA scores in the top quartile across revenue scale (86.1), profitability (86.0). Areas of concern include earnings quality (2.9) and institutional flow (7.0), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q1 2026), FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/ reports quarterly revenue of $2.3B, net income of $534.0M, an operating margin of 30.5%. Top institutional holders of FCNCA by reported 13-F value include BlackRock,, HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P, DODGE & COX, based on the most recent SEC filings. FCNCA trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 798941. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate FCNCA daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/ directly from SEC EDGAR. FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/'s 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 28 and 63 since 2025, currently 54.8 — a declining long-term trajectory across 12 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

Fun facts about FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/

Quirks, history, and lore behind FCNCA — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

  • 1
    The Basics
    A U.S. regional bank holding company · listed on Nasdaq · headquartered in North Carolina · focused on commercial and retail banking.
  • 2
    The Numbers
    After a blockbuster acquisition, total assets swelled to roughly $220 billion, catapulting it into the ranks of the largest U.S. banks almost overnight.
  • 3
    The History
    Founded in the late 1800s in the Carolinas, it spent over a century as a quietly growing family-controlled community bank before ambition took hold.
  • 4
    The Secret
    The Holding family has controlled this bank for generations — a rare example of dynastic ownership surviving all the way into the modern mega-bank era.
  • 5
    The Lore
    In 2023, regulators came calling with a spectacular problem: a failed Silicon Valley giant needed a buyer, fast — and this Carolina bank raised its hand.
  • 6
    The Giveaway
    It swooped in to acquire the bulk of Silicon Valley Bank after its collapse, turning a regional lender into a national headline — and a much, much bigger bank.
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Revenue

Q1 2026

$2.3B

Net Income

Q1 2026

$534.0M

Free Cash Flow

Q1 2026

$31.0M

Operating Margin

Q1 2026

30.5%

ROIC

Q1 2026

1.3%

D/E Ratio

Q1 2026

1.54

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

-2.2% YoY
$9.54BFY 2025
FY19 FY21 $0.00FY24 $9.76BFY25 $9.54B

Net Income

-20.6% YoY
$2.21BFY 2025
FY19 $457.4MFY21 $547.0MFY24 $2.78BFY25 $2.21B

EPS (Diluted)

-12.8% YoY
$165.24FY 2025
FY19 FY21 $53.88FY24 $189.41FY25 $165.24

Total Assets

+2.7% YoY
$229.70BFY 2025
FY19 $39.82BFY21 $58.31BFY24 $223.72BFY25 $229.70B

Total Debt

-2.8% YoY
$36.01BFY 2025
FY19 $1.33BFY21 $1.78BFY24 $37.05BFY25 $36.01B

Op. Cash Flow

-2.2% YoY
$2.92BFY 2025
FY19 $578.2MFY21 $-284.0MFY24 $2.99BFY25 $2.92B

AI Insight: FCNCA Financial Trends

Debt reduction accelerates in Q4 2025–Q1 2026, but net income has not recovered to mid-2024 levels, pressuring the earnings outlook.

Total debt fell sharply from $38,675M in Q3 2025 to $33,962M in Q1 2026, a $4.7B reduction in two quarters.

Revenue held relatively steady, rising from $2,298M in Q1 2025 to $2,437M in Q4 2025, before dipping to $2,313M in Q1 2026.

Net income in Q1 2026 of $534M remains well below the $707M posted in Q2 2024, reflecting a sustained earnings step-down.

Operating cash flow is highly volatile — swinging from $98M in Q1 2025 to $1,050M in Q4 2025 and back to $172M in Q1 2026.

Equity has edged down from $22,828M in Q3 2024 to $22,048M in Q1 2026 — modest but consistent balance-sheet erosion.

Whether debt reduction below $34B in Q1 2026 is sustained, or reverses as it did from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.

Q1 operating cash flow consistently weak ($98M in Q1 2025, $172M in Q1 2026) — seasonal pattern or structural concern worth monitoring.

AI Insight: FCNCA Ratio Trends

FCNCA's profitability has stabilized well above the Q1 2025 trough, but Q1 2026 shows a sequential softening in nearly every margin metric.

Operating margin recovered from 28.3% in Q1 2025 to a peak of 33.3% in Q4 2025, before dipping to 30.5% in Q1 2026.

ROE rebounded from a low of 8.7% in Q1 2025 to 10.4% in Q4 2025, but eased back to 9.7% in Q1 2026.

Leverage improved materially: D/E fell from 1.76 in Q3 2025 to 1.54 in Q1 2026, the lowest level in the dataset.

ROIC contracted from 6.5% in Q2 2024 to 5.0% in Q1 2026, signaling sustained capital-return pressure over the trailing year.

ROA slipped to 0.9% in Q1 2026 from 1.0% the prior three quarters — a small but consistent step-down to monitor.

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