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First Citizens Bancshares

NSQ:FCNCA · US31946M1036
BanksSmall

360

3
Profit price42
Cash yield17
Price/Sales78
EV / Gross Profit80
Price/Book53
Returns on capital6
Profit margins
Cash Conversion91
Accruals74
Owner Earnings Margin4
Sales growth6
Profit Growth86
Long-Term EPS Growth42
Owner Earnings Growth4
Reinvestment66
Price momentum18
Debt load24
Debt serviceability50
Liquidity25
Analyst ratings28
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside35
Market mood87
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

First Citizens Bancshares clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Based on 3/5 components.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryBanks
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1986
ISINUS31946M1036
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026

Description

First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (BancShares) operates as the bank holding company for First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (FCB) that provides a broad range of financial services to individuals, businesses, and professionals. BancShares provides fina…

Analysis

Weak and unloved

First Citizens BancShares, Inc. is weak and unloved: below-average business metrics and a price that reflects that disappointment.

The price is expensive. You pay 28.2× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 11% yearly growth; analysts expect 7%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is weak and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
27
2023202420252026

All-time high

96

Jan 2023

All-time low

4

Oct 2025

Average rank

50

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
78
44
85
61
Price/Earnings
22
38
97
57
Price/Book
53
24
62
8
Dividend Yield
17
10
4
3
Value (overall)
34
62
44
65

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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