Business Line Fee Growth and Scale
Adjusted noninterest income of $921 million; wealth fees $233 million with AUM $119 billion (up $10 billion or 15% YoY); commercial payments fees $218 million with Newline revenue up 30% YoY and related deposits $5.5 billion (up $2.7 billion YoY); Direct Express contributed ~$14 million in fees and ~$3.7 billion in March average deposits.
Credit Performance
Net charge-offs at 37 basis points (lowest in 2 years); commercial NCOs 26 bps (2-year low); NPA ratio improved to 57 bps from 65 bps last quarter; ACL as % of loans 1.79% (ACL as % of NPAs 316%).
Operational and Strategic Wins in Consumer and Commercial
Legacy Fifth Third: 3% household growth and 4% DDA balance growth; legacy Fifth Third commercial C&I loan balances grew 6% YoY; #1 HELOC origination market share in legacy footprint; early Comerica marketing in Texas produced strong response and a 6 million household campaign expected to generate ~$1 billion in deposits (included in guide).
Liquidity and Funding Discipline
Maintained Category 1 LCR compliance at 109%; loan-to-core deposit ratio 76%; average wholesale funding declined 3% YoY despite larger balance sheet; total deposit costs 158 bps and interest-bearing deposit costs 215 bps (down 27 bps YoY).
Strong Top-Line Growth
Revenue of $2.9 billion, up 33% year-over-year; adjusted net income of $734 million, up 38% year-over-year.
Net Interest Income and Margin Expansion
Net interest income of $1.94 billion; net interest margin expanded 17 basis points to 330 basis points in Q1; guidance updated to full-year NII of $8.7–$8.8 billion and expectation that NIM will expand another 3–5 bps in Q2 and approach ~340 bps by year-end.
Acquisition and Integration Progress (Comerica)
Comerica acquisition closed February 1 (largest in company history) and closed without tangible book value dilution; integration on schedule with system conversion planned for Labor Day; targeting $360 million of net cost savings in 2026 and an $850 million annual run rate by Q4.
Capital and Tangible Book Value Growth
Tangible common equity ratio rose to 7.3%; tangible book value per share grew 1% sequentially and 15% year-over-year; CET1 ended at 10% (estimated fully phased-in pro forma under proposed rule ~9.6%).
Loan and Deposit Franchise Momentum
End-of-period loans $178 billion (up 2% sequentially from pro forma combined YE); average total loans $158 billion (reflecting Feb 1 close); end-of-period core deposits $231 billion; noninterest-bearing deposits made up 28% of core deposits (vs. 25% a year ago).