Citigroup connected Wednesday posted fourth-quarter results that topped expectations arsenic the lender reaped much involvement income and acceptable speech little wealth for troubled loans than analysts had expected.
Here's what the institution reported:
- Adjusted earnings: $1.81 per stock vs. $1.67 expected, according to LSEG
- Adjusted revenue: $21.0 cardinal vs. $20.72 cardinal expected
Citigroup said nett income fell 13% from the year-earlier play to $2.47 billion, oregon $1.19 per share, due to the fact that of a $1.1 cardinal after-tax nonaccomplishment tied its program to divest Citigroup's Russian operations.
Excluding the charge, nett was $3.6 billion, oregon $1.81 per share.
Revenue excluding the Russia-related complaint roseate 8% to $21.0 cardinal connected increases successful banking, wealthiness and organization services results.
Net involvement income, which is the quality successful what a slope earns connected loans and investments and what it pays depositors, roseate 14% to $15.67 billion, oregon astir $815 cardinal much than the StreetAccount estimate.
The bank's indebtedness nonaccomplishment proviso successful the 4th was $2.2 billion, astir $330 cardinal beneath expectations.
At Citigroup and rival firms including Bank of America, lower-than-expected indebtedness nonaccomplishment provisions whitethorn awesome optimism astir the system and the quality of borrowers to repay their debts.
"With grounds revenues and affirmative operating leverage for each of our 5 businesses, 2025 was a twelvemonth of important advancement arsenic we demonstrated that the investments we are making are driving beardown top-line growth," CEO Jane Fraser said successful the net release.
"We participate 2026 with disposable momentum crossed the firm," Fraser said.
The institution is "committed" to reaching its returns people of astatine slightest 10% for 2026 and positioning the slope for "improved returns supra that level successful the years ahead," she added.
Shares of the slope fell much than 4% successful day trading.
Under Fraser, Citigroup is successful the midst of a restructuring, selling disconnected parts of its overseas operations, portion besides benefiting from U.S. banking deregulation. Those are the reasons Wells Fargo banking expert Mike Mayo calls Citigroup his apical prime among slope stocks.
Analysts volition beryllium keen to perceive whether Fraser sees momentum from past twelvemonth carrying implicit into 2026.
On Tuesday, JPMorgan Chase posted results that exceeded expectations connected better-than-expected trading revenue. Bank of America and Wells Fargo besides released Q4 results Wednesday, portion Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are scheduled for Thursday.
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