PNC Maintains 2.5% Stress Capital Buffer Despite 1.5% Calculated SCB In 2025 Fed Test; CET1 Ratio At 10.6%

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:PNC) last week received the results of the Federal Reserve's 2025 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR). The Federal Reserve's CCAR disclosure included its estimate of PNC's minimum capital ratios for the period from the first quarter of 2025 through the first quarter of 2027 under the hypothetical Supervisory Severely Adverse scenario. Based on PNC's strong results, PNC's calculated Stress Capital Buffer (SCB) for the four-quarter period beginning Oct. 1, 2025 under the rules currently in effect is 1.5%, which is below the regulatory minimum SCB amount, resulting in an SCB of 2.5%. This is consistent with PNC's SCB in effect through Sept. 30, 2025. PNC's Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio of 10.6% as reported for March 31, 2025 significantly exceeds the regulatory minimum plus our SCB (7.0%), reflecting our strong capital levels. Furthermore, under the Federal Reserve's projections in the 2025 Supervisory Severely Adverse scenario, PNC's post-stress capital ratios are projected to remain well above regulatory minimums, with our minimum CET1 ratio projected to be 9.7% and our ending CET1 ratio projected to be 9.8%, compared to the regulatory minimum of 4.5%.