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Truist Financial Corp

TFCNYSE

SectorFinancials

IndustryDiversified Banks

Beta (adjusted)0.92

Intrinsic Value $44.63median of 2 methodsbased on filings through 30 Jun 2026

Market Price $46.30Price as of 30 Sep 2026

Near fair valueIntrinsic value is 4% below the market price

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

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Market Cap $56.6B

Enterprise Value $60.2B

Shares Outstanding 1.2B diluted

Next Earnings Date16 Oct 2026

Last ex-dividend14 Aug 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

Truist's operating trajectory improved materially in the second quarter of 2026: diluted EPS was $1.23, revenue increased 5.5% year over year, positive operating leverage exceeded 300 basis points, and ROTCE reached 15.4%. Fee businesses and capital generation are strengths, but the outlook is balanced by a four-basis-point sequential decline in net interest margin to 2.98%, a reduction in expected 2026 net interest income growth to 1%-1.5%, and continued deposit remix into higher-cost products.

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 targets18 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$45.00

Mean target$54.92

High · most bullish analyst$61.00

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

$45.0020%

Deposit remix and compressed loan spreads keep net interest margin below the second-quarter baseline, causing net interest income growth to miss the revised range. Credit costs exceed the 0.55% outlook, revenue growth falls below 3.5%, and ROTCE fails to remain above 14%.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$54.9255%

Matches the consensus mean

Results track management's revised 2026 framework: revenue growth of 3.5%-4.0%, net interest income growth of 1%-1.5%, noninterest-income growth of approximately 10%, net charge-offs near 0.55%, and ROTCE above 14%. Capital remains sufficient for the planned repurchase program, while portfolio optimization offsets some balance-sheet growth.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$61.0025%

Fee momentum remains broad, with investment-banking, trading, and wealth-management income supporting approximately 10% full-year noninterest-income growth. Net interest margin improves from 2.98%, revenue reaches the upper end of the 3.5%-4.0% outlook, credit remains controlled, and ROTCE sustains approximately the second-quarter level.

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

Key Investment Merits

Second-quarter 2026 diluted EPS was $1.23, up 37% year over year, while ROTCE improved to 15.4%.
Revenue increased 5.5% year over year, noninterest income increased 17%, and expense discipline produced 320 basis points of positive operating leverage.
Fee-business momentum was broad: investment-banking and trading revenue increased 72%, while wealth-management income increased 8%.
The CET1 ratio reached 10.9%; Truist repurchased $1.2 billion of common stock during the quarter and continued to target approximately $5 billion for 2026.

Key Investment Risks

Net interest margin declined four basis points sequentially to 2.98%, and management reduced expected 2026 net interest income growth to 1%-1.5% from 2%-3%.
Deposit remix remains unfavorable; average total deposit cost increased to 1.56%, and management expects demand deposits to decline toward approximately 25% of deposits by year-end.
Portfolio optimization reduces near-term earning assets: production across selected lower-return consumer portfolios is expected to be approximately 40% below 2025, representing about $7-$8 billion less annual production.
Annualized net charge-offs were 0.50% in the second quarter, while the full-year outlook remains 0.55%; deterioration beyond that level would weaken the return thesis.

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

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