Strong Earnings per Share Growth
Adjusted EPS of $1.11, up 90% year over year, reflecting improved profitability and operating leverage.
Material Improvement in Return on Tangible Common Equity
Core ROTCE of 11.1%, up 440 basis points versus 2025, indicating structurally higher returns.
Net Interest Margin and NII Momentum
Net interest margin (excluding OID) of 3.52% with net financing revenue (excluding OID) of $1.6 billion, up 8% year over year (15% ex-credit card sale). Company reiterates medium-term NIM guidance of 3.60%–3.70%.
Top-Line and Revenue Diversification
Adjusted net revenue of $2.2 billion, up 6% year over year (12% when adjusting for sale of credit card). Adjusted other revenue of $572 million was flat YoY despite an approximate $25 million headwind from the card sale.
Record Application and Origination Flow in Auto
Record 4.4 million applications; consumer originations of $11.5 billion, up 13% year over year despite industry headwinds.
Insurance and Pass-Through Programs Contribution
Written premiums reached a first-quarter record of $389 million; Core pretax income in Insurance was $87 million, up $70 million year over year.
Corporate Finance Outperformance
Corporate Finance delivered core pretax income of $94 million and a 26% ROE; portfolio grew to roughly $13.7–$14 billion (about 6% quarter over quarter).
Improving Credit Metrics and Asset Quality
Consolidated net charge-offs of 121 basis points, down 29 basis points year over year and 13 basis points sequentially; retail auto NCOs of 197 basis points, down 15 basis points year over year and 17 basis points quarter over quarter. 30+-day all-in delinquencies improved to 4.6%, down 17 basis points year over year.
Deposit Franchise Strength and Customer Growth
Ally Bank retail deposit balances of $146 billion; retail deposits represent nearly 90% of total funding with 92% FDIC insured. Added 74,000 net new customers in the quarter and achieved 6% customer growth year over year.
Capital Position and Shareholder Returns
CET1 of 10.1%, up ~60 basis points year over year; adjusted tangible book value per share at an all-time high of $41, up nearly 14% year over year. Declared quarterly dividend of $0.30 and repurchased $147 million of stock in the quarter.
Expense Discipline
Adjusted noninterest expense of $1.2 billion, down $85 million year over year, demonstrating ongoing cost control (benefits also from sale of card and prior-year weather-related comps).
Constructive Regulatory Capital Developments
Management views recent Basel III proposal as constructive. Under the revised standardized approach (RSA) the firm would produce CET1 just above 9% when fully phasing in AOCI—nearly 100 basis points higher than the 2023 proposal outcome—and management remains optimistic about capacity for accretive growth and buybacks.