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Citizens Financial Group key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Citizens Financial Group had return on equity of 7.2% and a net margin of 22.2%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Citizens Financial Group: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Net margin13.1%−73.0%17.4%17.4%19.9%28.9%28.1%27.6%15.3%34.9%25.8%19.6%19.3%22.2%25.4%
Return on equity2.7%−15.8%4.5%4.3%5.3%8.3%8.4%8.3%4.7%10.1%8.8%6.7%6.2%7.2%8.8%
Return on assets—−2.8%0.7%0.6%0.7%1.1%1.1%1.1%0.6%1.2%1.0%0.7%0.7%0.8%1.0%
Effective tax rate37.2%—31.8%33.5%31.9%13.6%21.2%20.4%18.6%22.1%21.9%20.8%20.1%21.3%21.4%
Dividends ÷ net income23.3%—91.3%8.5%23.1%19.5%27.4%34.5%63.6%28.9%37.6%50.2%51.0%41.2%35.0%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Moat

67 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Citizens Financial Group's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 10 / 20

    Net income has been a median 0.9% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 17 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 25.0%; its worst year was 15.4%.

  • Discipline 17 / 20

    The diluted share count rose 0.3% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.0% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (72 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Citizens Financial Group's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Citizens Financial Group.