# First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA) Q2 2025 Financial Results Summary
**Release Date: July 25, 2025**
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (“BancShares”) has reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2025. Below is a summary of key financial metrics, operational highlights, and other notable aspects from the report.
## Financial Highlights
– **Net Income:**
– Q2 2025: $575 million
– Linked Quarter (Q1 2025): $483 million
– **Increase**: $92 million (19.1% increase year-over-year)
– Net income attributable to common stockholders:
– Q2 2025: $561 million ($42.36 per common share)
– Linked Quarter: $468 million ($34.47 per common share)
– **Increase**: $93 million (19.8% increase year-over-year)
– **Adjusted Net Income:**
– Q2 2025: $607 million
– Linked Quarter: $528 million
– **Increase**: $79 million (15.0% increase year-over-year)
– **Net Interest Income:**
– Q2 2025: $1.70 billion
– Linked Quarter: $1.67 billion
– **Increase**: $32 million (1.9% increase from the linked quarter)
– **Net Interest Margin (NIM):**
– Q2 2025: 3.26% (consistent with Q1)
– NIM excluding Purchase Accounting Accretion (PAA):
– Q2 2025: 3.14%
– Q1 2025: 3.12%
– **Increase**: 2 basis points (bps)
– **Noninterest Income:**
– Q2 2025: $678 million
– Linked Quarter: $635 million
– **Increase**: $43 million (6.8% increase)
– **Noninterest Expense:**
– Q2 2025: $1.50 billion
– Linked Quarter: $1.49 billion
– **Increase**: $7 million (0.5% increase)
## Balance Sheet Summary
– **Loans and Leases:**
– Total: $141.27 billion
– Decrease from Q1 2025: $89 million (0.3% annualized decrease)
– **Deposits:**
– Total: $159.94 billion
– Increase from Q1 2025: $610 million (1.5% annualized growth)
– **Investment Securities:**
– Total: $43.35 billion
– Decrease from Q1 2025: $973 million
## Credit Quality
– **Provision for Credit Losses:**
– Q2 2025: $115 million
– Linked Quarter: $154 million
– **Decrease**: $39 million
– **Net Charge-Offs:**
– Q2 2025: $119 million (0.33% of average loans)
– Linked Quarter: $144 million (0.41% of average loans)
– **Decrease**: $25 million
– **Nonaccrual Loans:**
– Q2 2025: $1.32 billion (0.93% of loans)
– Q1 2025: $1.21 billion (0.85% of loans)
– **Increase**: $110 million
## Capital and Liquidity
– **Share Repurchase Plan:**
– During Q2 2025, BancShares repurchased 338,959 shares for $613 million.
– New repurchase plan approved for up to **$4.0 billion** of Class A common shares.
– **Dividend Declared:**
– **Dividend payment**: $1.95 per share on Class A and Class B common stock.
– **Liquidity Position:**
– Liquid assets: $63.62 billion (compared to $62.79 billion in Q1 2025)
## Additional Notes
– **Credit Quality Reserves:**
– The allowance for loan and lease losses totaled $1.67 billion, a decrease of $8 million from the linked quarter.
– **Capital Ratios:**
– Total risk-based capital: **14.25%**
– Tier 1 risk-based capital: **12.63%**
– Common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital: **12.12%**
– Tier 1 leverage ratio: **9.64%**
This summary captures the essential elements of First Citizens BancShares’ financial performance for the second quarter of 2025. Further details are available in the company’s formal earnings release.
| Current Quarter | Linked Quarter | |
|---|---|---|
| Interest Income | 1,700 | 1,668 |
| Interest Expense | (888) | (866) |
| Net Interest Income | 812 | 802 |
| Noninterest Income | 678 | 635 |
| Noninterest Expense | (1,500) | (1,493) |
| Income Before Income Taxes | (10) | (56) |
| Income Tax Expense | (59) | (62) |
| Net Income | 575 | 483 |
| Net Income Available to Common Stockholders | 561 | 468 |
| Earnings per Share – Basic | 42.36 | 34.47 |
| Earnings per Share – Diluted | 42.26 | 34.37 |
| June 30, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 12,123 | 11,112 |
| Loans and Leases | 141,270 | 141,361 |
| Investment Securities | 43,350 | 44,323 |
| Total Assets | 196,743 | 195,882 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Deposits | 159,941 | 159,331 |
| Short-term Borrowings | 5,590 | 4,123 |
| Long-term Borrowings | 12,507 | 12,698 |
| Total Liabilities | 178,038 | 176,152 |
| Stockholders’ Equity | ||
| Common Stock | 132 | 132 |
| Additional Paid-in Capital | 1,331 | 1,321 |
| Retained Earnings | 17,264 | 17,277 |
| Total Stockholders’ Equity | 18,824 | 18,964 |


