Company: CFG-PE
Filing Date: 2025-11-03
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000759944-25-000153
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Company: CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC/RI
Filing Date: 2025-11-03
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 2
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, compared to 9.45% and 9.63% for the same periods in 2024.

•Tangible book value per common share of $36.73 increased 14% from December 31, 2024, driven by a decrease in common shares outstanding of nine million and a net increase in tangible common equity of $1.6 billion. The increase in tangible common equity is primarily attributable to increases in AOCI of $1.3 billion and retained earnings of $644 million, including net income of $1.3 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2025.

See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information regarding the ROTCE and tangible book value per common share non-GAAP financial measures presented herein.

Sale of Education Loans

During the first quarter of 2025, we entered into an agreement to sell $1.9 billion of Non-Core education loans and subsequently reclassified these loans to LHFS. Upon reclassification to LHFS, a charge-off of $25 million was recognized, which was covered by existing reserves. This transaction will settle ratably each quarter throughout 2025, of which approximately $1.4 billion has settled to date, with the remaining $500 million scheduled to settle during the fourth quarter of 2025. 

Share Repurchases

On June 13, 2025, we announced that our Board of Directors increased the capacity of our common share repurchase program to $1.5 billion, an increase of $1.2 billion above the $300 million of capacity remaining under the prior June 2024 authorization. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Parent Company repurchased $75 million and $475 million, respectively, of its outstanding common stock. See Note 10 and Item 2 for additional information on share repurchase activity.

Preferred Stock 

On July 31, 2025, we issued $400 million, or 400,000 shares, of 6.500% fixed-rate reset non-cumulative perpetual Series I Preferred Stock, par value of $25 per share with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. Holders of Series I Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive dividend payments only when, as, and if declared by our Board of Directors. Any such dividends will be payable quarterly in arrears on January 6, April 6, July 6, and October 6 of each year, beginning on January 6,