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FNB Corp.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 21 January 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net income available to common rose: Net income available to common shareholders was $168.7 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, compared with $0.41 in the third quarter of 2025 and $0.30 a year earlier. Source
  • Operating EPS excluded $16.6 million of items: Operating diluted EPS was $0.50 after excluding $16.6 million pre-tax of significant items. Operating net income available to common shareholders was $181.8 million. Source
  • Net interest income rose on earning assets: Net interest income increased $6.2 million, or 1.7%, linked-quarter, from earning asset growth and a lower cost of funds, partly offset by lower earning asset yields. Source
  • Loan-to-deposit ratio improved: The loan-to-deposit ratio was 89.7% at year-end, down from 91.5% a year earlier and 90.9% at September 30, 2025. Source
  • Allowance for credit losses increased: The allowance for credit losses rose $16.7 million to $439.5 million, and its ratio to total loans and leases rose 1 basis point to 1.26%. Source
  • Tangible book value rose 13 percent: Tangible book value per common share was $11.87, up $1.38, or 13.2%, from a year earlier. AOCI reduced it by $0.18 at year-end. Source

“F.N.B. Corporation delivered an exceptional fourth quarter with operating earnings per diluted common share (non-GAAP) of $0.50 and a return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP) of 16%,”

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

What changed from last quarter

  • New: A renewable energy project financing transaction produced investment tax credits of $37.2 million, recognized as a benefit to income taxes in the fourth quarter. Source
  • New: In December 2025 the company moved approximately $200 million of performing residential mortgage loans to held-for-sale as part of balance sheet management actions. Source
  • New: The company made a $20.0 million contribution to the FNB Foundation in December 2025, which the release lists as a significant item. Source

Results and earnings

  • Net income available to common rose: Net income available to common shareholders was $168.7 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, compared with $0.41 in the third quarter of 2025 and $0.30 a year earlier. Source
  • Operating EPS excluded $16.6 million of items: Operating diluted EPS was $0.50 after excluding $16.6 million pre-tax of significant items. Operating net income available to common shareholders was $181.8 million. Source
  • Full-year EPS rose 23 percent: Full-year 2025 diluted EPS was $1.56, up 23% on a reported basis and 14% on an operating basis, where operating EPS was $1.59. Source
  • Total assets passed $50 billion: The release headline reports total assets above $50 billion and full-year 2025 total revenue of $1.8 billion, with multiple full-year records. Source

Net interest income and margin

  • Net interest income rose on earning assets: Net interest income increased $6.2 million, or 1.7%, linked-quarter, from earning asset growth and a lower cost of funds, partly offset by lower earning asset yields. Source
  • Borrowings fell after senior note matured: Average borrowings declined $0.6 billion linked-quarter. Total borrowing costs declined 30 basis points to 4.35%, and cost of funds fell 14 basis points. Source
  • Earning asset yield eased: The total yield on earning assets fell 11 basis points linked-quarter. The margin still rose 3 basis points because the cost of funds declined more than yields. Source

“Throughout 2025, we remained focused on positioning the balance sheet for continued future success including managing loan concentrations and improving the loan-to-deposit ratio to 89.7%.”

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

Loans and deposits

  • Residential mortgages drove loan growth: Average residential mortgages rose $1.0 billion year over year. Average commercial real estate loans fell $263.9 million, or 2.1%, and Growth in North Carolina was offset by secondary-market attrition. Source
  • Loan-to-deposit ratio improved: The loan-to-deposit ratio was 89.7% at year-end, down from 91.5% a year earlier and 90.9% at September 30, 2025. Source
  • Interest-bearing demand deposits led growth: Non-interest-bearing demand deposit growth more than offset declines in time deposits of $113.1 million and savings deposits of $93.5 million on a year-over-year average basis. Source
  • Deposit mix held steady: Non-interest-bearing demand deposits were 26% of total deposits at both December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Source

Non-interest income and fee businesses

  • Wealth management fees rose 15 percent: Wealth Management revenues rose $2.8 million, or 15.0%, year over year, with securities commissions and fees up 30.5% and trust services income up 5.7%. Source
  • Mortgage banking income fell year over year: Mortgage banking operations income fell $1.3 million, or 19.2%, as servicing rights amortization from payoffs outweighed higher gain-on-sale and hedging results. Source
  • Other income rose on SBA premiums: Other non-interest income rose $2.4 million, or 69.6%, on higher Small Business Administration sold loan premiums and miscellaneous gains. Source
  • Linked-quarter fee income declined: Non-interest income fell $5.8 million, or 5.9%, from the prior quarter, which had included a $5.4 million recovery on a previously written-off asset. Source

Non-interest expense and efficiency

  • Compensation drove expense growth: Salaries and employee benefits rose $5.8 million, or 4.5%, year over year, reflecting strategic hiring and higher performance and production-related pay. Source
  • Operating expense rose modestly: Operating non-interest expense rose $8.3 million, or 3.4%, year over year after excluding significant items from the fourth quarter of 2025. Source
  • Technology spending lifted occupancy costs: Net occupancy and equipment rose $3.2 million, or 7.3%, mainly from technology-related investments and higher occupancy costs. Source

Credit quality and reserves

  • Allowance for credit losses increased: The allowance for credit losses rose $16.7 million to $439.5 million, and its ratio to total loans and leases rose 1 basis point to 1.26%. Source
  • Total delinquency rose linked-quarter: Total delinquency increased 6 basis points from the prior quarter, and the release describes the rise as part of ongoing portfolio management. Source
  • Management cites proactive loan management: Management said asset quality metrics remain at solid levels, reflecting continued proactive management of the loan portfolio. Source

Capital, tax and shareholder returns

  • Tangible book value rose 13 percent: Tangible book value per common share was $11.87, up $1.38, or 13.2%, from a year earlier. AOCI reduced it by $0.18 at year-end. Source
  • Fourth-quarter share repurchases: The company repurchased $18 million of stock, or 1.1 million shares, while maintaining capital above stated operating levels and supporting loan growth. Source
  • Tax rate negative on tax credits: The effective tax rate was (1.8)%, compared with (7.0)% a year earlier, reflecting investment tax credits recognized in both quarters. Source
  • Tangible equity to tangible assets rose: Tangible common equity to tangible assets was 8.9% at year-end, up from 8.2% a year earlier. The leverage ratio was 9.11%. Source

Strategy, technology and balance sheet

  • Technology and AI investment: Management said investments in technology, AI and data analytics drive automation and efficiency, and provide flexibility to invest in revenue-generating businesses. Source
  • Primary-bank role through digital channels: Management ties strengthening the company's role as clients' primary bank to continued eStore and digital innovation. Source
  • Balance sheet focus for 2025: Management said 2025 focus included positioning the balance sheet for future success and managing loan concentrations. Source

Coming up, as management said on 21 January 2026

  • Mortgage loan sale expected to close: The company expects the sale of the held-for-sale residential mortgage loans to close in the first quarter of 2026. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Net interest margin Source3.28% (FTE, non-GAAP), up 24 basis points year over year
Net interest income Source$365.4 million
Loans Source$35.0 billion average loans and leases, up 3.4%
Deposits Source$38.6 billion average deposits, up 4.5%
Deposit costs Source2.53% cost of interest-bearing deposits
Provision for credit losses Source$18.9 million
Net charge-offs Source$16.4 million, 0.19% annualized of total average loans
Nonperforming assets Source0.31% of total loans and leases and OREO
CET1 ratio Source11.4% (estimated)
Efficiency ratio Source53.8% (non-GAAP)

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: Loan balance attrition from secondary-market activity offset growth in North Carolina during the quarter. Source
  • Financial: A $4.4 million non-credit valuation impairment on a renewable energy financing receivable was recorded in other non-interest expense. Source
  • External: The Federal Open Market Committee lowered the federal funds target rate by 175 basis points since August 2024, which lowered earning asset yields. Source
  • Operational: Outside services expense rose on technology-related and third-party costs. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management describes the renewable energy project financing transaction as a core element of the Equipment Finance business strategy. Source
  • Not stated: Management said it remained focused on positioning the balance sheet for continued future success during 2025. 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.