Truist Q1 2026 EPS rises 25% to $1.09 as net income reaches $1.4 billion
Truist reported first quarter 2026 net income available to common shareholders of $1.4 billion, or $1.09 per diluted share, up 25% from $0.87 a year earlier. Total revenue was $5.15 billion, down 1.9% from the fourth quarter of 2025 but up from $4.90 billion a year earlier, and the company returned $1.8 billion to shareholders through dividends and buybacks.
Key points
- Diluted EPS of $1.09, versus $1.00 in 4Q25 and $0.87 in 1Q25
- Total revenue of $5.15 billion, down 1.9% from 4Q25; noninterest expense fell 5.9% to $2.98 billion
- Repurchased $1.1 billion of common shares; CET1 ratio was 10.8% (preliminary)
- CEO Bill Rogers set a long-term ROTCE target of 16% to 18%
The filing
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