KeyCorp's Robust Loan Growth and Pipeline Strength in 2025
Achieved full-year plan to grow commercial loans by approximately $3 billion in 2025, with backlogs in institutional and middle market segments continuing to build.
Commercial loan growth was broad-based across industries and regions, driven by new client acquisitions.
Loan growth is expected to be supported by strong pipelines and active client engagement, with a focus on sectors like renewables, affordable housing, healthcare, and public sector.
Guidance anticipates continued C&I loan growth, with some offset from CRE and residential mortgage paydowns, and potential upside from CapEx and bonus depreciation.
G&A expenses improved significantly to $13.5 million in Q2 2025 from $20.7 million in Q2 2024, reflecting ongoing cost reduction efforts.
Same-store cash NOI was $87.1 million in Q2 2025, down from $104.1 million in Q2 2024, mainly due to lower office occupancy.
Second quarter 2025 revenue was $190 million, down from $218 million year-over-year, primarily due to asset sales and lower office occupancy.
Second quarter FFO excluding specified items was $8 million or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to $24.5 million or $0.17 per diluted share in the prior year.
Specified items in Q2 2025 totaled $19.2 million or $0.09 per diluted share, including onetime expenses related to forfeited noncash compensation, debt repayment, and cost cutting.
Studio revenue increased 3% quarter-over-quarter to $34.2 million, with studio NOI improving by $5.4 million due to cost reductions and higher occupancy.
Strategic Balance Sheet Optimization through CRE Loan Sales and Securitizations
Executed $377 million CRE loan sale in April and $481 million securitization in June, reducing CRE concentration from over 600% to 365% of regulatory capital.
Plan to complete an additional securitization before year-end, aiming to fully exit the CRE held-for-sale portfolio by 2025.
Balance sheet actions limited positive impact on net interest income but expected to improve net interest margin (NIM) to 1.8%-1.9% by end of 2025.
Focus on reducing CRE concentration to mitigate volatility and enhance earnings stability.