U.S. Bancorp reported quarterly results on Wednesday that showed elevated net interest income and better-than-expected revenue.
Net interest income, a key profitability metric for banks, was $4.27 billion, a 10% gain from the year earlier. Although it dipped 4% from the second quarter and came in the at the lower end of management’s guidance of between $4.2 billion and $4.4 billion, the metric has stayed above $4 billion for the past four quarters.