USB
U.S. Bancorp
USB's fundamentals are mixed: its operating margin rose 2 points to 35%, while earnings per share grew 17%. At 12x earnings, it's trading right at its usual valuation. Analysts expect earnings growth.
USB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
USB's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like USB.
USB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 10x | $51.43 | -15% |
| Forward | 11x | $60.47 | — |
| Fair | 12x | $60.09 | -0.6% |
| Current | 12x | $60.47 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $71.44 | +18% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
USB's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
USB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for USB, with profitability improving.
USB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.70 | +11% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.13 | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.01 | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.77 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.62 | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.37 | +34% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.18 | +33% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.04 | +34% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.79 | +16% |
USB's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $5.13 over the past year, up 17% from the year before, and higher year over year for eight quarters in a row.
USB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.9B | +8.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.7B | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.3B | +4.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.3B | +5.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.3B | +6.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $7B | +2% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.9B | +3.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $7B | +3.7% |
USB's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $7.9B last quarter, up 8.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 35% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 35% | +2.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 33% | +2.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | +4.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 35% | +4.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 33% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 31% | +6.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 30% | +15 points |
USB's operating margin was 35% last quarter, up 0.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
USB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.8B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.8B | +137% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.3B | +$1.6B |
| Q4 2025 | $2.8B | -40% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.4B | +249% |
| Q2 2025 | $2B | -29% |
| Q1 2025 | -$285M | -111% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.8B | +1046% |
USB's free cash flow was $12.8B over the past year, up 29% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like USB.
USB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +4M shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +2M shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +10M shares |
| 5 years | +5.1% | +75M shares |
| Available history | -1.5% | -24M shares |
USB has 1.6B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1M |
| Q2 2026 | $201M |
| Q1 2026 | $276M |
| Q4 2025 | $122M |
| Q3 2025 | $101M |
| Q2 2025 | $106M |
| Q1 2025 | $160M |
| Q4 2024 | $122M |
USB spent $600M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 23% from the year before.
USB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -5.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -4.6x | Net Cash |
USB has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like USB.
USB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 39.8 | Neutral |
USB's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 40 (neutral).
USB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | USB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 9.4% below |
| PE % | 51 | 63 | 12 pts below |
USB is trading at 12x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
USB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $59.0 | 2.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $61.3 | 1.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $57.6 | 4.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $51.7 | 17% above |
| 200 week MA | $46.1 | 31% above |
USB's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 31% above its 200-week average.
USB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $59.7 | $46.5 | -22% |
| 2021 | $46.5 | $56.3 | +21% |
| 2022 | $56.3 | $43.2 | -23% |
| 2023 | $43.2 | $43.3 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | $43.3 | $48.5 | +12% |
| 2025 | $48.5 | $55.0 | +13% |
| 2026 YTD | $55.0 | $60.5 | +10% |
USB has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 10% so far in 2026.