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PNC Financial Services Group Inc

PNCNYSE

SectorFinancials

IndustryRegional Banks

Beta (adjusted)0.94

Intrinsic Value $180.19median of 2 methodsbased on filings through 30 Jun 2026

Market Price $220.75Price as of 1 Oct 2026

OvervaluedIntrinsic value is 18% below the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

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Market Cap $88.1B

Enterprise Value $145B

Shares Outstanding 402M diluted

Next Earnings Date15 Oct 2026

Last ex-dividend20 Jul 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

PNC entered the second half of 2026 with strong operating momentum: second-quarter revenue reached $6.875 billion, net interest income and fee income increased sequentially, positive operating leverage was 3%, and return on average tangible common equity was 17.88%. FirstBank customer conversion was completed, while credit indicators remained manageable. Offsetting considerations include a CET1 ratio that declined to an estimated 9.9%, materially higher average borrowed funds, remaining acquisition-integration execution risk and several unusual second-quarter items.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets20 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$251.00

Mean target$277.73

High · most bullish analyst$305.00

Street targets sit above today's price; our intrinsic value sits below it. Different horizons, different questions.

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$251.0019%

Funding pressure, weaker commercial activity or adverse credit migration compress net interest margin and increase charge-offs while FirstBank integration costs or customer attrition exceed expectations. A further decline in CET1 constrains capital distributions and reduces strategic flexibility.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$277.7358%

Matches the consensus mean

Growth moderates after the FirstBank conversion, but average deposits remain broadly stable, net interest margin stays near its second-quarter level and credit costs remain manageable. Integration spending and unusual items recede, while CET1 stabilizes around current levels.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$305.0023%

FirstBank integration produces durable revenue and customer-retention benefits, commercial loan production remains strong, deposit costs continue to ease, fee momentum persists and credit quality remains benign. Under this outcome, PNC sustains positive operating leverage and rebuilds capital while continuing dividends and repurchases.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Second-quarter 2026 revenue increased 12% sequentially, with net interest income up 4% and fee income up 10%.
PNC completed conversion of approximately 780,000 FirstBank customers, more than 1,620 employees and 95 branches across Colorado and Arizona.
Credit indicators remained manageable at June 30, 2026, including annualized net charge-offs of 0.25% and nonperforming loans equal to 0.55% of total loans.

Key Investment Risks

The estimated CET1 ratio declined to 9.9% from 10.1% in the preceding quarter, reducing the capital cushion as the balance sheet expands.
Average borrowed funds increased 25% sequentially to $78.9 billion and represented 14% of average liabilities.
Second-quarter results contained acquisition-integration costs and significant items, while acquisition synergies and customer retention remain subject to execution risk.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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