What is M&T's 2025 earnings outlook for net interest income and fees?

The presentation guides 2025 taxable-equivalent net interest income to $7.05 billion to $7.15 billion, with NIM in the mid to high 3.60s. Fee income is guided to $2.5 billion to $2.6 billion, trending toward the high end, with continued strength in trust and mortgage.

How is M&T's credit quality trending?

First-quarter 2025 net charge-offs were 0.34% of loans, and the allowance for credit losses was 1.63% of loans. The company expects 2025 net charge-offs of about 40 basis points of average loans, reflecting continued normalization in consumer and year-over-year improvement in commercial. Criticized C&I and CRE loans decreased $516 million from the prior quarter.

What is M&T's capital position and buyback outlook?

The CET1 capital ratio was 11.50% at 1Q25, and the company expects it to reach about 11% in 2025. Share repurchase flexibility depends on RWA trends. Including AOCI would add 6 basis points to the CET1 ratio at March 31, 2025.

What is the status of M&T's securities and unrealized losses?

The securities portfolio was $35.1 billion, or 17% of total assets, with agency MBS, CMBS, and U.S. Treasurys representing about 91%. Total pre-tax unrealized losses on debt securities were $1,054 million, with HTM securities at $1,046 million and AFS at $8 million.

How does M&T compare with peers on profitability?

The presentation states that M&T maintained an 18 to 30 basis point ROTA advantage over the peer median across the 5-, 10-, and 20-year periods. Its 1Q25 net operating ROTA was 1.21%, compared with a peer median of 1.10% over the trailing measurement, and its NIM of 3.66% and efficiency ratio of 60.5% are shown against peers.

M&T Bank 8-K: Regulation FD

01—Abstract

Summary

Summary of the 8-K filed May 6, 2025. Cited figures are marked; the original filing is the authoritative source.

M&T Bank Corporation furnished an investor update presentation dated May 6, 2025 under Item 7.01 (Regulation FD Disclosure) of this Form 8-K, attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The company states that management may use the presentation in conversations with investors and analysts, and that the materials are furnished rather than filed for Section 18 purposes. The presentation centers on first-quarter 2025 results and the company's positioning as a community-focused bank. It reports first-quarter 2025 net interest margin of 3.66%, an efficiency ratio of 60.5%, PPNR of $891 million^a, a net operating return on tangible common equity of 12.53%, and net charge-offs of 0.34% of loans.

Total assets were $210 billion^b, total deposits $165 billion, and total loans and leases $135 billion. For 2025, the outlook calls for taxable-equivalent net interest income of $7.05 billion to $7.15 billion, fee income of $2.5 billion to $2.6 billion, GAAP expenses of $5.4 billion to $5.5 billion, and net charge-offs of about 40 basis points of average loans. The company targets a CET1 capital ratio of about 11% in 2025, with share repurchase flexibility depending on risk-weighted asset trends.

02—Key points

Key Highlights

Outlook: 2025 taxable-equivalent net interest income guided to $7.05 billion to $7.15 billion with NIM in the mid to high 3.60s; fee income guided to $2.5 billion to $2.6 billion, trending toward the high end.
1Q25 profitability: net interest margin of 3.66%, efficiency ratio of 60.5%, and net operating return on tangible common equity of 12.53%, versus 14.54% for full-year 2024.
Credit: 1Q25 net charge-offs of 0.34% of loans and allowance for credit losses at 1.63% of loans; criticized C&I and CRE loans fell $516 million quarter over quarter, driven by a $667 million decline in CRE.
Capital: CET1 capital ratio of 11.50% at 1Q25, with a target of about 11% in 2025 and share repurchase flexibility tied to RWA trends; the company opted into the 2025 stress test.
Securities: portfolio of $35.1 billion, 17% of total assets, with pre-tax unrealized losses of $1,054 million on debt securities and a 6 basis point positive impact of AOCI on the CET1 ratio.
Deposits and funding: average deposits of $161 billion in 1Q25, with noninterest-bearing deposits at 28% of average total deposits and a total cost of deposits of 0.77% versus a 0.93% peer median.
Strategic priorities: building the New England and Long Island markets, simplifying the organization, making systems resilient and scalable, and developing risk-management capability.

03—Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What is M&T's 2025 earnings outlook for net interest income and fees?
The presentation guides 2025 taxable-equivalent net interest income to $7.05 billion to $7.15 billion, with NIM in the mid to high 3.60s. Fee income is guided to $2.5 billion to $2.6 billion, trending toward the high end, with continued strength in trust and mortgage.
How is M&T's credit quality trending?
First-quarter 2025 net charge-offs were 0.34% of loans, and the allowance for credit losses was 1.63% of loans. The company expects 2025 net charge-offs of about 40 basis points of average loans, reflecting continued normalization in consumer and year-over-year improvement in commercial. Criticized C&I and CRE loans decreased $516 million from the prior quarter.
What is M&T's capital position and buyback outlook?
The CET1 capital ratio was 11.50% at 1Q25, and the company expects it to reach about 11% in 2025. Share repurchase flexibility depends on RWA trends. Including AOCI would add 6 basis points to the CET1 ratio at March 31, 2025.
What is the status of M&T's securities and unrealized losses?
The securities portfolio was $35.1 billion, or 17% of total assets, with agency MBS, CMBS, and U.S. Treasurys representing about 91%. Total pre-tax unrealized losses on debt securities were $1,054 million, with HTM securities at $1,046 million and AFS at $8 million.
How does M&T compare with peers on profitability?
The presentation states that M&T maintained an 18 to 30 basis point ROTA advantage over the peer median across the 5-, 10-, and 20-year periods. Its 1Q25 net operating ROTA was 1.21%, compared with a peer median of 1.10% over the trailing measurement, and its NIM of 3.66% and efficiency ratio of 60.5% are shown against peers.

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