KEYCORP REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2025 NET INCOME OF $454 MILLION, OR $.41 PER DILUTED COMMON SHARE

Revenue of $1.9 billion, up 17% year-over-year adjusted for last year's securities portfolio repositioning^(a); Positive operating leverage on both a total and adjusted fee^(a) basis year-over-year

Net interest income increased 4% quarter-over-quarter, and net interest margin of 2.75% increased 9 bps

Average deposits increased 2% quarter-over-quarter, while total deposit costs declined by 2 bps to 1.97%

Nonperforming assets decreased 6% sequentially; Net charge-offs remained stable at 42 bps

CLEVELAND, Oct. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) today announced net income from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders of $454 million, or $.41 per diluted common share, or adjusted net income of $450 million, or $.41 per diluted common share^(a), for the third quarter of 2025. The third quarter of 2025 included a $4 million after-tax benefit related to the updated FDIC special assessment^(b). For the second quarter of 2025, net income from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders was $387 million, or $.35 per diluted common share. For the third quarter of 2024, KeyCorp reported a net loss from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders of $(447) million, or $(.47) per diluted common share, or adjusted net income of $285 million, or $.30 per diluted common share^(a). Included in the third quarter of 2024 are after-tax charges of $(737) million, or $(.77) per diluted common share, related to the loss on the sale of securities^(b) and a $5 million after-tax benefit related to the updated FDIC special assessment^(b).

Comments from Chairman and CEO, Chris Gorman

"Our third quarter results demonstrate continued strong momentum. Adjusted revenue^(a) was up 17% year-over-year, and we generated more than 1,000 basis points of operating leverage again this quarter. Revenue growth was driven by our clearly defined net interest income tailwinds and adjusted noninterest income^(a) growth of 8%, which continues to grow faster than expenses. At the same time, we continue to make meaningful investments in front line bankers and technology that will drive future growth. Tangible book value per share grew 4% sequentially and 14% year-over-year.

We continue to deliver best-in-class services to our clients while concurrently managing risk. Credit quality continues to trend in a positive direction as both nonperforming assets and criticized loans declined, and net charge-offs remained within our full year guidance range of 40 to 45 basis points. 

Business momentum with clients and prospects continues to build. Client deposits grew 2% quarter-over-quarter, and relationship households continue to grow at an annualized rate of 2%. Assets under management reached a record $68 billion, up 11% year-over-year. Investment banking and debt placement fees recorded the second best year-to-date performance in our history. Investment banking pipelines grew from already elevated levels, including M&A pipelines which are up materially. We raised a robust $50 billion of capital on behalf of our clients during the third quarter while retaining only 15% on our balance sheet. 

We are on track to deliver record revenue in 2025. As I look ahead, I remain confident that we will continue to deliver outsized EPS growth. We will do so through continued active management of both our business and our balance sheet. As a result, I am highly confident we will reach a 15% or better return on tangible common equity within the next few years."

 

 

Taxable-equivalent net interest income was $1.19 billion for the third quarter of 2025 and the net interest margin was 2.75%. Compared to the third quarter of 2024, net interest income increased by $229 million, and the net interest margin increased by 58 basis points. These increases primarily reflect lower deposit costs, the reinvestment of proceeds from maturing low-yielding investment securities, fixed-rate loans and swaps repricing into higher-yielding investments, and the repositioning of the available-for-sale portfolio during the third and fourth quarters of 2024. Additionally, the balance sheet composition shifted to reflect a more favorable mix of higher-yielding commercial and industrial loans, and an improved funding mix as lower-cost deposits increased while wholesale borrowings declined. These benefits were partially offset by the impact of lower interest rates on variable-rate earning assets.

Compared to the second quarter of 2025, taxable-equivalent net interest income increased by $43 million, and the net interest margin increased by 9 basis points. These increases were driven by an improved funding mix as low-cost core deposits increased while wholesale borrowings declined, the redeployment of maturing low-yielding investments and swaps into higher-yielding investments, and growth in commercial and industrial loans. Net interest income also benefited from one additional day in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the second quarter of 2025.

Compared to the third quarter of 2024, noninterest income increased by $971 million. The increase was primarily driven by the impact of a $918 million loss on the sale of securities as part of the strategic repositioning of the portfolio in the third quarter of 2024. Additional drivers include a $13 million increase in investment banking and debt placement fees reflecting higher debt and equity issuance activity, and a $10 million increase in trust and investment services income. The increase was partly offset by a $5 million decrease in operating lease income and other leasing gains.

Compared to the second quarter of 2025, noninterest income increased by $12 million. The increase was driven by continued momentum across our priority fee based businesses which included a $6 million increase in investment banking and debt placement fees, a $4 million increase in trust and investment services income, and a $3 million increase in commercial mortgage servicing fees. The increase was partly offset by a $4 million decrease in corporate services income and a $3 million decrease in operating lease income.

Compared to the third quarter of 2024, noninterest expense increased by $83 million. The increase was predominantly driven by a $72 million increase in personnel expense primarily related to incentive compensation associated with noninterest income growth, and continued investments in people. Business services and professional fees, as well as computer processing expenses increased primarily due to technology-related investments. These were partially offset by a $5 million decrease in operating lease expense.

Compared to the second quarter of 2025, noninterest expense increased by $23 million. The increase was primarily driven by a $37 million increase in personnel expense primarily related to incentive compensation associated with noninterest income growth, and continued investments in people. This was partially offset by a $14 million decrease in non-personnel expenses primarily due to lower net occupancy and business services and professional fees, as well as a $5 million benefit associated with the updated FDIC special assessment.

Average loans were $106.2 billion for the third quarter of 2025, a decrease of $17 million compared to the third quarter of 2024. Average commercial loans increased by $2.3 billion, primarily driven by an increase in commercial and industrial loans. Average consumer loans declined by $2.4 billion, reflective of broad-based declines across consumer loan categories.

Compared to the second quarter of 2025, average loans increased by $512 million. Average commercial loans increased $1.1 billion, primarily driven by an increase in commercial and industrial loans. Average consumer loans declined by $573 million, reflective of the intentional run-off of low-yielding loans.

Average deposits totaled $150.4 billion for the third quarter of 2025, an increase of $2.6 billion compared to the year-ago quarter, reflecting growth in consumer deposits.

Compared to the second quarter of 2025, average deposits increased by $2.9 billion, driven by higher commercial client balances. The rate paid on interest-bearing deposits declined by 1 basis point, and the overall cost of deposits declined by 2 basis points to 1.97%.

Key's provision for credit losses for the third quarter of 2025 was $107 million, compared to $95 million in the third quarter of 2024 and $138 million in the second quarter of 2025. A reserve release of $7 million during the third quarter of 2025 reflected a relatively stable macroeconomic outlook and consistent loan portfolio performance.

Net loan charge-offs for the third quarter of 2025 totaled $113.54856356 million, or 0.42% of average total loans. These results compare to $154 million, or 0.58%, for the third quarter of 2024 and $102 million, or 0.39%, for the second quarter of 2025. Key's allowance for credit losses was $1.7 billion, or 1.64% of total period-end loans at September 30, 2025, compared to 1.68% at September 30, 2024, and 1.64% at June 30, 2025.

At September 30, 2025, Key's nonperforming loans totaled $658 million, which represented 0.62% of period-end portfolio loans. These results compare to 0.69% at September 30, 2024, and 0.65% at June 30, 2025. Nonperforming assets at September 30, 2025, totaled $668 million, and represented 0.63% of period-end portfolio loans and OREO and other nonperforming assets. These results compare to 0.70% at September 30, 2024, and 0.66% at June 30, 2025.

CAPITAL

Key's estimated risk-based capital ratios, included in the following table, continued to exceed all "well-capitalized" regulatory benchmarks at September 30, 2025.

Key's regulatory capital position remained strong in the third quarter of 2025. As shown in the preceding table, at September 30, 2025, Key's estimated Common Equity Tier 1 and Tier 1 risk-based capital ratios stood at 11.8% and 13.5%, respectively.

Key declared a dividend on July 15, 2025 of $.205 per common share, payable in the third quarter of 2025.

LINE OF BUSINESS RESULTS 

The following table shows the contribution made by each major business segment to Key's taxable-equivalent revenue from continuing operations and income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key for the periods presented. For more detailed financial information pertaining to each business segment, see the tables at the end of this release.

 

 

Consumer Bank Summary of Operations (3Q25 vs. 3Q24)

• Key's Consumer Bank recorded net income attributable to Key of $152 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $75 million for the year-ago quarter
• Taxable-equivalent net interest income increased by $122 million, or 21.4%, compared to the third quarter of 2024
• Average loans and leases decreased $3.0 billion, or 7.7%, from the third quarter of 2024, driven by broad-based declines across consumer loan categories
• Average deposits increased $1.3 billion, or 1.5%, from the third quarter of 2024, primarily driven by growth in money market deposits
• Provision for credit losses decreased $12 million compared to the third quarter of 2024, primarily driven by changes in reserve levels due to lower loan balances as well as lower net loan charge-offs
• Noninterest income increased $13 million from the year-ago quarter, primarily driven by an increase in trust and investment services income
• Noninterest expense increased $46 million from the year-ago quarter, primarily driven by higher support and overhead expense

 

 

Commercial Bank Summary of Operations (3Q25 vs. 3Q24)

• Key's Commercial Bank recorded net income attributable to Key of $367 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $299 million for the year-ago quarter
• Taxable-equivalent net interest income increased by $127 million, or 27.6%, compared to the third quarter of 2024
• Average loan and lease balances increased $2.9 billion, or 4.3%, compared to the third quarter of 2024, driven by an increase in commercial and industrial loans
• Average deposit balances decreased $213 million compared to the third quarter of 2024, driven by a reduction in higher-cost client balances
• Provision for credit losses increased $27 million compared to the third quarter of 2024, driven by stable reserve levels relative to the third quarter of 2024, partly offset by lower net loan charge-offs
• Noninterest income increased $21 million compared to the third quarter of 2024, primarily driven by an increase in investment banking and debt placement fees and corporate services income
• Noninterest expense increased $38 million compared to the third quarter of 2024, primarily driven by higher support and overhead expense, as well as higher personnel expense related to incentive compensation associated with noninterest income growth, and continued investments in people

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KeyCorp's roots trace back 200 years to Albany, New York. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Key is one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $187 billion at September 30, 2025.

Key provides deposit, lending, cash management, and investment services to individuals and businesses in 15 states under the name KeyBank National Association through a network of approximately 1,000 branches and approximately 1,200 ATMs. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For more information, visit https://www.key.com/. KeyBank is Member FDIC.

A live Internet broadcast of KeyCorp's conference call to discuss quarterly results and currently anticipated earnings trends and to answer analysts' questions can be accessed through the Investor Relations section at https://www.key.com/ir at 10:00 a.m. ET, on October 16, 2025. A replay of the call will be available on our website through October 16, 2026.

For up-to-date company information, media contacts, and facts and figures about Key's lines of business, visit our Media Newsroom at https://www.key.com/newsroom.

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KeyCorp

Third Quarter 2025

Financial Supplement

Basis of Presentation

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This document contains GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP financial measures where management believes it to be helpful in understanding Key's results of operations or financial position. Where non-GAAP financial measures are used, the comparable GAAP financial measure, as well as the reconciliation to the comparable GAAP financial measure, can be found in this document, the financial supplement, or conference call slides related to this document, all of which can be found on Key's website (www.key.com/ir).

Forward-Looking Non-GAAP Financial Measures 

From time to time Key may discuss forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures. Key is unable to provide a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures because Key is unable to provide, without unreasonable effort, a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of amounts that would be necessary for the reconciliation due to the complexity and inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying future amounts or when they may occur. Such unavailable information could be significant for future results.

Annualized Data

Certain returns, yields, performance ratios, or quarterly growth rates are presented on an "annualized" basis. This is done for analytical and decision-making purposes to better discern underlying performance trends when compared to full-year or year-over-year amounts.

Taxable Equivalent

The interest income earned on certain earning assets is completely or partially exempt from federal income tax. As such, these tax-exempt instruments typically yield lower returns than taxable investments. Income from tax-exempt earning assets is increased by an amount equivalent to the taxes that would have been paid if this income had been taxable at the federal statutory rate. This adjustment puts all earning assets, most notably tax-exempt loans, and certain lease assets, on a common basis that facilitates comparison of results to peers.

Earnings Per Share Equivalent 

Certain income or expense items may be expressed on a per common share basis. This is done for analytical and decision-making purposes to better discern underlying trends in total consolidated earnings per share performance excluding the impact of such items. When the impact of certain income or expense items is disclosed separately, the after-tax amount is computed using the marginal tax rate, unless otherwise specified, with this then being the amount used to calculate the earnings per share equivalent.

 

 

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations

(Dollars in millions)

The table below presents certain non-GAAP financial measures related to "tangible common equity," "return on average tangible common equity," "adjusted return on average tangible common equity," "pre-provision net revenue," "adjusted pre-provision net revenue," "cash efficiency ratio," "adjusted taxable-equivalent revenue," "adjusted noninterest expense," "adjusted income (loss) available from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders," and "diluted earnings per share - adjusted."

The tangible common equity ratio and the return on average tangible common equity ratio have been a focus for some investors, and management believes these ratios may assist investors in analyzing Key's capital position without regard to the effects of intangible assets and preferred stock. Adjusted return on average tangible common equity excludes significant or unusual items that management does not consider indicative of ongoing financial performance. Management believes this measure provides a greater understanding of ongoing operations and enhances comparability of results with prior periods.

The table also shows the computation for pre-provision net revenue and adjusted pre-provision net revenue, which are not formally defined by GAAP. Management believes that eliminating the effects of the provision for credit losses makes it easier to analyze the results by presenting them on a more comparable basis. Further, management believes that adjusting pre-provision net revenue for significant or unusual items that management does not consider indicative of ongoing financial performance provides a greater understanding of ongoing operations and enhances comparability of results with prior periods.

The cash efficiency ratio is a ratio of two non-GAAP performance measures. As such, there is no directly comparable GAAP performance measure. The cash efficiency ratio performance measure removes the impact of Key's intangible asset amortization from the calculation. Management believes this ratio provides greater consistency and comparability between Key's results and those of its peer banks. Additionally, this ratio is used by analysts and investors as they develop earnings forecasts and peer bank analysis. The adjusted cash efficiency ratio excludes significant or unusual items that management does not consider indicative of ongoing financial performance

Adjusted taxable-equivalent revenue is a non-GAAP measure in that it adjusts revenue for certain tax-exempt instruments and selected items. The interest income earned on certain earning assets is completely or partially exempt from federal income tax. As such, these tax-exempt instruments typically yield lower returns than taxable investments. To provide more meaningful comparisons of net interest income, we use interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis by increasing the interest income earned on tax-exempt assets to make it fully equivalent to interest income earned on taxable instruments. Additionally, management believes adjusting for the selected items provide investors with useful information to gain a better understanding of ongoing operations and enhance comparability of results with prior periods, as well as demonstrate the effects of the financial impacts related to those selected items.

Adjusted noninterest expense is a non-GAAP measure in that it excludes significant or unusual items that management does not consider indicative of ongoing financial performance. Management believes this measure provides a greater understanding of ongoing operations and enhances comparability of results with prior periods.

Adjusted income (loss) available from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders (or "adjusted net income") and diluted earnings per share - adjusted (or "adjusted earnings per share") are non-GAAP in that these measures exclude significant or unusual items, net of tax, that management does not consider indicative of ongoing financial performance . Management believes these measures provide investors with useful information to gain a better understanding of ongoing operations and enhance comparability of results with prior periods.

Non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations, are not required to be uniformly applied, and are not audited. Although these non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by investors to evaluate a company, they have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analyses of results as reported under GAAP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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