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FNB Corp.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 17 October 2025: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Diluted EPS rose to $0.41: Net income available to common shareholders was $149.5 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, against $110.1 million, or $0.30, a year earlier and $130.7 million, or $0.36, in the second quarter. Source
  • Operating EPS excludes FDIC item: Operating EPS was also $0.41, excluding a $2.3 million pre-tax favorable FDIC special assessment reduction. Operating EPS a year earlier was $0.34. Source
  • Pre-provision net revenue up 11%: Pre-provision net revenue was $213.9 million, up 11.4% from the second quarter. Management cited non-interest income, net interest income growth and non-interest expense management as drivers. Source
  • Consumer loans led average growth: Consumer loan growth of $994.7 million was the main driver of year-over-year growth in average loans. Average residential mortgages rose $1.1 billion, tied to key markets and the purchase market. Source
  • Non-interest income rose from prior quarter: Non-interest income rose $7.2 million from the second quarter, with capital markets income helped by debt capital markets activity, international banking and swap activity. Source
  • Margin rose six basis points: Net interest margin rose 6 basis points linked-quarter, with total yield on earning assets up 3 basis points and total cost of funds down 3 basis points. Source
  • Tangible book value per share up 11%: Tangible book value per common share was $11.48, up $1.15 from a year earlier and $0.34 from the prior quarter. Source

“F.N.B. Corporation reported record earnings per diluted common share of $0.41, a 37% increase from the year-ago quarter and 14% increase from the prior quarter”

Vincent J. Delie, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Results and growth drivers

  • Diluted EPS rose to $0.41: Net income available to common shareholders was $149.5 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, against $110.1 million, or $0.30, a year earlier and $130.7 million, or $0.36, in the second quarter. Source
  • Operating EPS excludes FDIC item: Operating EPS was also $0.41, excluding a $2.3 million pre-tax favorable FDIC special assessment reduction. Operating EPS a year earlier was $0.34. Source
  • Pre-provision net revenue up 11%: Pre-provision net revenue was $213.9 million, up 11.4% from the second quarter. Management cited non-interest income, net interest income growth and non-interest expense management as drivers. Source
  • Revenue growth from three sources: Management said revenue of $457 million was principally driven by growth in net interest income, margin expansion and non-interest income. Source

Loan balances by category

  • Consumer loans led average growth: Consumer loan growth of $994.7 million was the main driver of year-over-year growth in average loans. Average residential mortgages rose $1.1 billion, tied to key markets and the purchase market. Source
  • Commercial real estate balances fell: Average commercial real estate fell $100.9 million, or 0.8%, while commercial and industrial rose $4.5 million. Growth in North Carolina and Cleveland was offset by higher secondary-market attrition. Source
  • Commercial leases grew 14.7%: Average commercial leases rose $100.9 million, or 14.7%, on deeper customer relationships and more manufacturing activity. Average indirect auto loans fell $222.3 million after a prior-year sale. Source

“Our growing profitability further strengthened capital levels to all-time highs with a CET1 regulatory capital ratio of 11% (estimated),”

Vincent J. Delie, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Deposits and funding mix

  • Interest-bearing demand deposits drove growth: Growth came mainly from interest-bearing demand deposits, up $2.1 billion, and time deposits, up $261.3 million. Average savings deposits fell $155.9 million. Source
  • Loan-to-deposit ratio at 91%: The ratio was 91% at September 30, 2025, compared with 92% at June 30, 2025 and at September 30, 2024. Non-interest-bearing demand deposits were 26% of total deposits. Source
  • Linked-quarter balances grew annualized: On a linked-quarter basis, average loans rose at an annualized rate faster than the prior quarter, and average deposits rose at an annualized rate of 8.2%. Source

Non-interest income by line

  • Non-interest income rose from prior quarter: Non-interest income rose $7.2 million from the second quarter, with capital markets income helped by debt capital markets activity, international banking and swap activity. Source
  • Mortgage banking income rose sharply: Mortgage banking income rose 65.8% year over year on higher sold loan volumes and pipeline hedging fair value gains, against a year-ago $2.8 million MSR impairment. Source
  • Other income boosted by recovery: Other non-interest income rose $5.3 million, or 135.6%, year over year, mainly from a $5.4 million recovery on an asset written off as part of a 2017 acquisition. Source

“Our investments in digital capabilities, data analytics and Artificial Intelligence enable us to broaden household penetration and increasingly serve as the primary bank for new and existing consumer and commercial clients.”

Vincent J. Delie, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Costs and efficiency

  • Non-interest expense fell year over year: Reported expense fell 2.4% year over year, helped by the $2.3 million FDIC reduction. On an operating basis, expense rose 5.0%, and reported expense fell $2.7 million from the second quarter. Source
  • Salaries rose on hiring and risk spending: Salaries and benefits rose 4.4% year over year, reflecting strategic hiring, risk management investment and higher production-related pay. Source
  • Community Uplift raised other expense: Other non-interest expense rose 17.4% on an operating basis, reflecting Community Uplift, a mortgage down payment program that is part of a Department of Justice settlement. Source

Margin and pricing

  • Margin rose six basis points: Net interest margin rose 6 basis points linked-quarter, with total yield on earning assets up 3 basis points and total cost of funds down 3 basis points. Source
  • Borrowings fell after note matured: Average borrowings fell $423.7 million, and borrowing costs declined 6 basis points to 4.65%. The total cost of funds was 2.23%. Source
  • Earning-asset yields fell year over year: Year over year, loan yields fell 24 basis points to 5.79%, partly offset by a 41 basis point rise in investment securities yields to 3.58%. Source

Asset quality and credit

  • Delinquency edged up: Total delinquency rose 3 basis points from the prior quarter. The ratio of non-performing loans and OREO also rose 3 basis points over the same period. Source
  • Allowance rose with loan growth: The allowance for credit losses rose $17.1 million year over year to $437.3 million, reflecting loan growth, with the ratio to total loans unchanged. Source
  • Management cites proactive credit management: Management said asset quality metrics stayed at the same levels as the prior quarter, reflecting continued proactive management of the loan portfolio. Source

Capital and shareholder returns

  • Tangible book value per share up 11%: Tangible book value per common share was $11.48, up $1.15 from a year earlier and $0.34 from the prior quarter. Source
  • AOCI reduced book value less: AOCI reduced tangible book value by $0.22 per share, against $0.43 a year earlier and $0.26 last quarter, mainly from unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities. Source
  • Tangible equity ratio at 8.7%: Tangible common equity to tangible assets was 8.7%, up from 8.2% a year earlier and 8.5% in the prior quarter. Source
  • Shares repurchased during quarter: The company repurchased $12 million, or 0.8 million shares, at a weighted average price of $15.50, while keeping capital above stated operating levels. Source

Strategy and technology investment

  • Technology aims at primary-bank role: Management said investments in digital capabilities, data analytics and AI are intended to broaden household penetration and make FNB the primary bank for clients. Source
  • Credit results tied to underwriting: Management attributed credit results for the quarter to consistent underwriting standards and proactive credit risk management actions. Source

In management's words

“FNB's performance is supported by our consistent underwriting standards and proactive credit risk management actions, which led to continued solid credit results for the quarter”

Vincent J. Delie, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Net interest margin Source3.25%
Net interest income Source$359.3 million
Loans and loan growth Source$34.8 billion average, up 3.0%
Deposits Source$37.9 billion average, up 6.4%
Deposit costs Source2.66% on interest-bearing deposits
Provision for credit losses Source$24.0 million
Net charge-offs Source$19.7 million, 0.22% annualized
Nonperforming assets Source0.37% of loans and OREO
CET1 ratio Source11.0% (estimated)
Efficiency ratio Source52.4%

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: Commercial real estate and commercial and industrial average balances fell, which management linked to elevated loan attrition in secondary markets. Source
  • Operational: Outside services expense rose 6.8% year over year, due to higher volume-related technology and third-party costs. Source
  • Financial: Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities reduced tangible book value through accumulated other comprehensive loss during the quarter. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The company said it repurchased shares while maintaining capital above stated operating levels and supporting loan growth. Source
  • Not stated: Community Uplift expense reflects commitments under a previously announced settlement agreement with the Department of Justice. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.