FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/
Business
FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/ operates as a bank holding company providing a broad range of financial services to individuals, businesses and institutional clients. It offers deposit products, consumer and commercial loans, mortgage banking, wealth management, brokerage and investment advisory services, factoring, leasing, and equipment financing, as well as underwriting and private placement services through broker‑dealer subsidiaries. Reportable business segments include General Bank, Commercial Bank, SVB Commercial, Rail and Corporate, each focused on distinct client types and product sets. BancShares distributes services through an extensive domestic branch network and a nationwide digital banking platform, alongside specialized subsidiaries and advisory channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-21
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loans and leases | 9,096 | 9,528 | 8,187 | 2,953 | 1,295 | |
| Investment securities | 1,690 | 1,347 | 648 | 354 | 145 | |
| Deposits at banks | 992 | 1,478 | 1,556 | 106 | 11 | |
| Total interest income | 11,778 | 12,353 | 10,391 | 3,413 | 1,451 | |
| Deposits | 3,559 | 3,864 | 2,497 | 335 | 33 | |
| Borrowings | 1,405 | 1,346 | 1,182 | 132 | 28 | |
| Total interest expense | 4,964 | 5,210 | 3,679 | 467 | — | |
| Net interest income | 6,814 | 7,143 | 6,712 | 2,946 | 1,390 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 514 | 431 | 1,375 | 645 | −37 | |
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 6,300 | 6,712 | 5,337 | 2,301 | 1,427 | |
| Rental income on operating lease equipment | 1,096 | 1,048 | 971 | 864 | 0 | |
| Realized gain (loss) on sale of investment securities, net | 3 | 6 | −26 | 0 | — | |
| Fair value adjustment on marketable equity securities, net | 22 | 13 | −11 | −3 | 34 | |
| Gain on sale of leasing equipment, net | 30 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 0 | |
| Gain on acquisition | 0 | 0 | 9,808 | 431 | 0 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | −9 | −2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Other noninterest income | 160 | 148 | 136 | 139 | 36 | |
| Total noninterest income | 2,727 | 2,615 | 12,075 | 2,136 | 508 | |
| Depreciation on operating lease equipment | 398 | 394 | 371 | 345 | 0 | |
| Maintenance and other operating lease expenses | 244 | 219 | 222 | 189 | 0 | |
| Personnel cost | 3,294 | 3,078 | 2,636 | 1,408 | 759 | |
| Net occupancy expense | 238 | 242 | 244 | 191 | 117 | |
| Equipment expense | 555 | 504 | 422 | 216 | 119 | |
| Professional fees | 115 | 121 | 71 | 45 | 20 | |
| Third-party processing fees | 268 | 230 | 205 | 103 | 60 | |
| FDIC insurance expense | 141 | 138 | 158 | 31 | 14 | |
| Marketing expense | 142 | 76 | 102 | 53 | 10 | |
| Acquisition-related expenses | 141 | 210 | 470 | 231 | 29 | |
| Intangible asset amortization | 54 | 63 | 57 | 23 | 12 | |
| Other noninterest expense | 466 | 460 | 377 | 240 | 94 | |
| Total noninterest expense | 6,056 | 5,735 | 5,335 | 3,075 | 1,234 | |
| Income before income taxes | 2,971 | 3,592 | 12,077 | 1,362 | 701 | |
| Income tax expense | 765 | 815 | 611 | 264 | 154 | |
| Net income | 2,206 | 2,777 | 11,466 | 1,098 | 547 | |
| Preferred stock dividends | 57 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 18 | |
| Net income available to common stockholders, basic | 2,149 | 2,716 | 11,407 | 1,048 | 529 | |
| Net income available to common shareholders, diluted | 2,149 | 2,716 | 11,407 | 1,048 | 529 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 165.24 | 189.42 | 785.14 | 67.47 | 53.88 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 165.24 | 189.41 | 784.51 | 67.4 | 53.88 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 10 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and due from banks | 801 | 814 | 908 | 518 | 338 | |
| Interest-earning deposits at banks | 19,801 | 21,364 | 33,609 | 5,025 | 9,115 | |
| Securities purchased under agreements to resell | 232 | 158 | 473 | 0 | — | |
| Investment in marketable equity securities (cost of $83 at December 31, 2025 and $79 at December 31, 2024) | 127 | 101 | 84 | 95 | 98 | |
| Investment securities available for sale (cost of $31,952 at December 31, 2025 and $34,512 at December 31, 2024) | 31,790 | 33,750 | 19,936 | 8,995 | 9,203 | |
| Investment securities held to maturity (fair value of $8,491 at December 31, 2025 and $8,702 at December 31, 2024) | 9,647 | 10,239 | 9,979 | 10,279 | 3,809 | |
| Assets held for sale | 804 | 85 | — | — | — | |
| Loans and leases | 147,930 | 140,221 | 133,302 | 70,781 | 32,372 | |
| Allowance for loan and lease losses | −1,566 | −1,676 | −1,747 | −922 | −178 | |
| Loans and leases, net of allowance for loan and lease losses | 146,364 | 138,545 | 131,555 | 69,859 | 32,194 | |
| Operating lease equipment, net | 9,621 | 9,323 | 8,746 | 8,156 | 0 | |
| Premises and equipment, net | 2,447 | 2,006 | 1,877 | — | — | |
| Goodwill | 346 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 346 | |
| Other intangible assets, net | 195 | 249 | 312 | 140 | 19 | |
| Other assets | 7,523 | 6,740 | 5,857 | 4,369 | 1,855 | |
| Total assets | 229,698 | 223,720 | 213,758 | 109,298 | 58,309 | |
| Noninterest-bearing | 40,653 | 38,633 | 39,799 | 24,922 | 21,405 | |
| Interest-bearing | 120,925 | 116,596 | 106,055 | 64,486 | 30,001 | |
| Total deposits | 161,578 | 155,229 | 145,854 | 89,408 | 51,406 | |
| Credit balances of factoring clients | 1,148 | 1,016 | 1,089 | 995 | 0 | |
| Short-term borrowings | 224 | 367 | 485 | 2,186 | 589 | |
| Long-term borrowings | 35,784 | 36,684 | 37,169 | 4,459 | 1,195 | |
| Total borrowings | 36,008 | 37,051 | 37,654 | 6,645 | 1,784 | |
| Other liabilities | 8,726 | 8,196 | 7,906 | 2,588 | 381 | |
| Total liabilities | 207,460 | 201,492 | 192,503 | 99,636 | 53,571 | |
| Preferred stock - $0.01 par value (20,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024) | 1,375 | 881 | 881 | 881 | 340 | |
| Additional paid in capital | 0 | 2,417 | 4,108 | 4,109 | 0 | |
| Retained earnings | 20,768 | 19,361 | 16,742 | 5,392 | 4,378 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 83 | −445 | −491 | −735 | 10 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 22,238 | 22,228 | 21,255 | 9,662 | 4,738 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 229,698 | 223,720 | 213,758 | 109,298 | 58,309 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provision for credit losses | 514 | 431 | 1,375 | 645 | −37 | |
| Deferred tax (benefit) expense | −111 | 6 | −165 | 206 | −8 | |
| Depreciation, amortization, and accretion, net | 405 | 130 | −57 | 533 | 143 | |
| Stock based compensation expense | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | |
| (Gain) loss on sale of loans, net | −21 | −7 | 2 | −22 | −33 | |
| Gain on sale of operating lease equipment, net | −30 | −30 | −20 | −15 | 0 | |
| Gain on other real estate owned, net | −2 | −7 | −4 | −14 | −1 | |
| Origination of loans held for sale | −1,401 | −1,078 | −740 | −499 | −1,123 | |
| Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale | 1,553 | 1,289 | 693 | 562 | 1,036 | |
| Impairment of premises and equipment and other assets | 6 | 22 | 70 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net change in other assets | −282 | −495 | 206 | 484 | −733 | |
| Net change in other liabilities | 170 | −34 | −379 | 260 | 5 | |
| Other operating activities | −68 | 1 | −21 | −36 | −13 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 2,923 | 2,988 | 2,660 | 2,791 | −284 | |
| Net decrease in interest-earning deposits at banks | 1,563 | 12,245 | 5,416 | 6,965 | −4,767 | |
| Purchases of marketable equity securities | −5 | −6 | 0 | 0 | −2 | |
| Proceeds from sales of investments in marketable equity securities | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Purchases of investment securities available for sale | −13,969 | −22,490 | −12,839 | −1,985 | −6,375 | |
| Proceeds from maturities of investment securities available for sale | 12,989 | 7,445 | 2,084 | 1,237 | 2,455 | |
| Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale | 3,817 | 1,493 | 495 | 2 | 1,367 | |
| Purchases of investment securities held to maturity | −389 | −792 | −213 | −755 | −1,401 | |
| Proceeds from maturities of investment securities held to maturity | 1,010 | 562 | 545 | 835 | 809 | |
| Net (increase) decrease in securities purchased under agreements to resell | −74 | 315 | −473 | 0 | — | |
| Net (increase) decrease in loans | −9,111 | −7,484 | 6,057 | −5,344 | 423 | |
| Proceeds from sales of loans | 399 | 354 | 317 | 245 | 0 | |
| Net decrease (increase) in credit balances of factoring clients | 212 | −73 | 94 | −538 | 0 | |
| Purchases of operating lease equipment | −852 | −1,106 | −1,023 | −771 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from sales of operating lease equipment | 285 | 250 | 243 | 95 | 0 | |
| Purchases of premises and equipment | −710 | −429 | −405 | −155 | −107 | |
| Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned | 29 | 19 | 19 | 48 | 41 | |
| Cash acquired, net of cash paid as consideration for acquisition | 0 | 0 | 810 | 134 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from surrender of bank-owned life insurance policies | 0 | 0 | 1,094 | 157 | 0 | |
| Other investing activities | −806 | −473 | 208 | −108 | −42 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | −5,611 | −10,155 | 2,429 | 75 | −7,568 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in time deposits | −2,015 | −3,169 | 5,634 | 568 | −406 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in demand and other interest-bearing deposits | 8,539 | 12,630 | −5,369 | −2,259 | 8,382 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in securities sold under agreements to repurchase | −143 | −118 | 39 | −153 | −52 | |
| Repayment of short-term borrowings | 0 | 0 | −2,250 | −1,355 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of short-term borrowings | 0 | 0 | 500 | 3,105 | 0 | |
| Repayment of long-term borrowings | −2,850 | −450 | −13,120 | −5,099 | −54 | |
| Net proceeds from issuance of long-term borrowings | 1,838 | 0 | 9,991 | 3,854 | 0 | |
| Net proceeds from issuance of preferred stock | 494 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repurchase of Class A common stock | −3,027 | −1,648 | 0 | −1,240 | 0 | |
| Cash dividends paid | −161 | −158 | −117 | −83 | −42 | |
| Other financing activities | 0 | −14 | −7 | −24 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 2,675 | 7,073 | −4,699 | −2,686 | 7,828 | |
| Change in cash and due from banks | −13 | −94 | 390 | 180 | −24 | |
| Interest | 4,810 | 5,079 | 3,686 | 525 | 62 | |
| Income taxes | 315 | 763 | 514 | −551 | 870 | |
| Transfers of loans to other real estate | 86 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | |
| Net settlement with FDIC for Purchase Money Note | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Transfer of assets from held for investment to held for sale | 1,296 | 606 | 336 | 188 | 88 | |
| Transfer of assets from held for sale to held for investment | 31 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| Commitments extended during the period on affordable housing investment credits | 648 | 710 | 224 | 110 | 15 | |
| Purchase Money Note as consideration for SVBB Acquisition | 0 | 0 | 35,808 | 0 | 0 |