Citigroup Inc. · C · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026
Citi pairs strong Q1 growth with maintained full-year targets
Citi’s Q1 results support a constructive operating trajectory: broad-based revenue growth, strong Services and Markets performance, positive operating leverage, and capital returns. The principal counterweights are regulatory requirements, consumer and corporate credit exposure, and execution on the final stage of transformation.
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What changed
The quarter showed stronger operating momentum across the core businesses, including a 17% increase in Services revenue and a 19% increase in Markets revenue. Management also highlighted a $4 trillion BlackRock ETF servicing win and said 90% of transformation programs were at or near target state, while full-year guidance was maintained.
Guidance delta
Management maintained its outlook for 5–6% net interest income growth excluding Markets and year-end ROTCE of 10–11%.
Key takeaways
- Revenue increased 14% to $24.6 billion, with EPS of $3.06 and ROTCE of 13.1%.
- Services revenue grew 17% and Markets revenue grew 19%, while management highlighted strong client demand and M&A activity.
- Citi returned $6.3 billion through buybacks and reported a 12.7% CET1 ratio.
Management priorities
- Continue organic growth across the five core businesses.
- Complete the remaining transformation work while maintaining a 60% full-year efficiency-ratio target.
- Advance AI, tokenization, capital-return planning, and the planned Banamex exit.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 25, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 15, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 15, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 7, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 8, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 29, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 18, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jul 15, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 8, 2024 |
| HSBC | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 28, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Odeon Capital | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 18, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 17, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 12, 2022 |
| Atlantic Equities | Neutral | Overweight | Downgrade | Mar 3, 2022 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 22, 2012 |
| JMP Securities | Underperform | Market Perform | Downgrade | May 21, 2012 |
| Meredith Whitney Advisory Group | Hold | Underperform | Upgrade | Apr 18, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $132.1. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $142 | $132.44 | +7.5% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $154 | $133.74 | +16.6% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $150 | $133.7 | +13.6% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Glenn Schorr | $143 | $142.62 | +8.3% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Manan Gosalia | $164 | $142.57 | +24.1% | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $158 | $142.41 | +19.6% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $143.85 | +24.9% | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $130.16 | +9.8% | May 8, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | John McDonald | $147 | $129.49 | +11.3% | May 1, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $162 | $128.53 | +22.6% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $139 | $130.79 | +5.2% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy | $139 | $129.65 | +5.2% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | John McDonald | $139 | $129.65 | +5.2% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Manan Gosalia | $144 | $129.65 | +9.0% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $129.65 | +9.8% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Richard Ramsden | $151 | $129.65 | +14.3% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $160 | $129.65 | +21.1% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Barclays | Jason Goldberg | $154 | $129.65 | +16.6% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $133 | $112.41 | +0.7% | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Manan Gosalia | $152 | $113.92 | +15.1% | Feb 17, 2026 |
| UBS | Erika Najarian | $132 | $116.96 | -0.1% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Betsy Graseck | $135 | $116.44 | +2.2% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski | $144 | $112.41 | +9.0% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $112.41 | +2.2% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $141 | $121.45 | +6.7% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $87 | $121.02 | -34.1% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $129 | $123.31 | -2.3% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $127 | $123.31 | -3.9% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Mike Mayo | $150 | $122.7 | +13.6% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Barclays | Jason Goldberg | $146 | $118.69 | +10.5% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | John McDonald | $123 | $113.62 | -6.9% | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Steven Chubak | $121 | $111.28 | -8.4% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $118 | $109.43 | -10.7% | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $120 | $109.43 | -9.2% | Dec 10, 2025 |
| UBS | Erika Najarian | $108 | $99.63 | -18.2% | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Cowen & Co. | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $99.36 | -16.7% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Betsy Graseck | $134 | $101.62 | +1.4% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $99.84 | -16.7% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $99.84 | -12.9% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Richard Ramsden | $118 | $99.84 | -10.7% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $129 | $103.42 | -2.3% | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Mike Mayo | $125 | $99.54 | -5.4% | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | John McDonald | $105 | $93.82 | -20.5% | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski | $123 | $89.03 | -6.9% | Jul 16, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Betsy Graseck | $103 | $88.78 | -22.0% | Jul 7, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy | $78 | $62.1 | -41.0% | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $84 | $58.13 | -36.4% | Apr 4, 2025 |
| Bank of America Securities | Ebrahim Poonawala | $78 | $62.64 | -41.0% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski | $91 | $62.64 | -31.1% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Betsy Graseck | $82 | $62.64 | -37.9% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Glenn Schorr | $64 | $62.64 | -51.6% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| CFRA | Kenneth Leon | $73 | $62.64 | -44.7% | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Richard Ramsden | $71 | $57.95 | -46.3% | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Scott Siefers | $73 | $61.06 | -44.7% | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Betsy Graseck | $79 | $64.3 | -40.2% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Richard Ramsden | $72 | $65.5 | -45.5% | Jul 15, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski | $85 | $61.55 | -35.7% | Jun 28, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy | $66 | $59.67 | -50.0% | Jun 17, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Mike Mayo | $85 | $60.01 | -35.7% | Jun 13, 2024 |
| CFRA | Kenneth Leon | $71 | $63.02 | -46.3% | May 23, 2024 |
| UBS | Erika Najarian | $64 | $58.56 | -51.6% | Apr 15, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | James Fotheringham | $63 | $59.68 | -52.3% | Apr 15, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Richard Ramsden | $69 | $59.12 | -47.8% | Apr 12, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Ken Usdin | $65 | $61.96 | -50.8% | Apr 8, 2024 |
| UBS | Erika Najarian | $66 | $62.29 | -50.0% | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Seaport Global | Jim Mitchell | $75 | $61.69 | -43.2% | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Glenn Schorr | $60 | $61.69 | -54.6% | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Richard Ramsden | $68 | $57.09 | -48.5% | Mar 14, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Piper Sandler's | $63 | $53.9 | -52.3% | Feb 14, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Betsy Graseck | $65 | $54.11 | -50.8% | Jan 30, 2024 |
| HSBC | Saul Martinez | $61 | $53.48 | -53.8% | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski | $88 | $46.29 | -33.4% | Jul 17, 2023 |
| Roth Capital | Susan Roth Katzke | $50 | $45.75 | -62.1% | Jul 17, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Betsy Graseck | $41 | $48.71 | -69.0% | Jan 12, 2023 |
| Barclays | Jason Goldberg | $64 | $49.98 | -51.6% | Jul 17, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Betsy Graseck | $57 | $46.87 | -56.9% | Jul 2, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Jeffery Harte | $62 | $46.87 | -53.1% | Jul 2, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy | $60 | $46.87 | -54.6% | Jul 2, 2022 |
| Barclays | Jason Goldberg | $67 | $50.55 | -49.3% | Apr 11, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Jeffery Harte | $70 | $50.88 | -47.0% | Apr 8, 2022 |
| KBW | David Konrad | $64 | $57.62 | -51.6% | Mar 3, 2022 |
| Atlantic Equities | John Heagerty | $70 | $57.62 | -47.0% | Mar 3, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Erika Najarian | $90 | $57.62 | -31.9% | Mar 3, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Matt O'Connor | $66 | $59.56 | -50.0% | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Mike Mayo | $80 | $64.14 | -39.4% | Feb 20, 2022 |
| Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski | $107 | $63.65 | -19.0% | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Glenn Schorr | $70 | $64.79 | -47.0% | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Societe Generale | Andrew T Lim | $72 | $64.4 | -45.5% | Jan 6, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Steven Chubak | $71 | $63.09 | -46.3% | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Odeon Capital Group LLC | Richard Bove | $69.25 | $59.77 | -47.6% | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Stephen Biggar | $87 | $70.35 | -34.1% | Apr 16, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationCitigroup, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of financial products and services. It operates through the following segments: Services, Markets, Banking, Wealth, U.S. Personal Banking (USPB), and All Other. The Services segment includes Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) which provides an integrated suite of tailored cash management, trade, and working capital solutions to multinational corporations, financial institutions and public sector organizations, and Securities Services, which offers cross-border support for clients, providing on-the-ground local market expertise, post-trade technologies, customized data solutions, and a wide range of securities services solutions that can be tailored to meet client needs.…
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