Professional fees
Truist Financial Professional fees decreased by 7.1% to $313.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 14.0%, from $364.00M to $313.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Professional fees shows relatively stable performance with a -0.4% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
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Detailed definition
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Peer comparison
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is_professional_feesHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $341.00M | $372.00M | $379.00M | $363.00M | $349.00M | $352.00M | $347.00M | $314.00M | $352.00M | $317.00M | $358.00M | $278.00M | $308.00M | $336.00M | $415.00M | $364.00M | $373.00M | $346.00M | $337.00M | $313.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +9.1% | +1.9% | -4.2% | -3.9% | +0.9% | -1.4% | -9.5% | +12.1% | -9.9% | +12.9% | -22.3% | +10.8% | +9.1% | +23.5% | -12.3% | +2.5% | -7.2% | -2.6% | -7.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +2.3% | -5.4% | -8.4% | -13.5% | +0.9% | -9.9% | +3.2% | -11.5% | -12.5% | +6.0% | +15.9% | +30.9% | +21.1% | +3.0% | -18.8% | -14.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Truist Financial's professional fees?
- Truist Financial (TFC) reported professional fees of $313.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Truist Financial's professional fees changed year-over-year?
- Truist Financial's professional fees decreased by 14.0% year-over-year, from $364.00M to $313.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Truist Financial's professional fees?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Truist Financial's professional fees has grown at a -0.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.44B to $1.42B.
- What does professional fees mean?
- The total expenditure on external legal, consulting, and professional advisory services.