---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000798941-26-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FCNCA"
cik: "0000798941"
company_name: "FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/"
filed_at: "2026-07-23T10:32:01+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-23T10:35:13.594758+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Citizens Q2 earnings beat expectations; $600M buybacks, $2.5B debt prepay

## Summary
- CEO says return metrics surpassed expectations and Q1; $600M returned via share repurchases in Q2.
- Prepaid $2.5B of Purchase Money Note to optimize balance sheet.
- BMO branch acquisition expected to close in Q3 2026; assumes ~$5.3B deposits, ~$700M loans.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000798941-26-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FCNCA
- cik: 0000798941
- company_name: FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/
- filed_at: 2026-07-23T10:32:01+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/798941/000079894126000027/0000798941-26-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/798941/000079894126000027/fcnca-20260723.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000798941-26-000027
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000798941-26-000027.txt

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