Health score, competitive moat, risk signals, and key metrics at a glance.
M&T Bank Corporation operates as a bank holding company for Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association that provides retail and commercial banking products and services in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Commercial Bank, Retail Bank, and Institutional Services and Wealth Management. It offers a range of credit products and banking services, such as commercial lending and leasing, letters of credits, deposit products, cash management services, commercial real estate loans, and credit facilities secured by various commercial real estate properties to middle-market and large commercial customers. The company also provides customers deposit products, including demand, savings and time accounts, and other services; automobile and recreational finance loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, credit cards, and other loan products, as well as residential mortgage and real estate loans; business loans, cash management, payroll, direct deposit, and merchant credit card services to consumers and small businesses through branch network, telephone banking, internet banking, and automated teller machines. In addition, it offers trustee, agency, investment management, and administrative services; personal trust, planning and advisory, fiduciary, asset management, family office, and other services; and investment products, including mutual funds and annuities, and other services for corporations and institutions, investment bankers, corporate tax, finance and legal executives, and other institutional clients. M&T Bank Corporation was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.
Competitive analysis based on 65 quarters of fundamental data
Operating margins are expanding at ~56.1%, suggesting durable pricing power and cost discipline.
ROE is positive at ~9.2% on average, adequate but below the threshold typically associated with wide moats.
7 of the last 8 quarters generated positive FCF. The company generally funds itself but has occasional cash consumption quarters.
TTM revenue has grown consistently (6 of 7 quarters up), with ~5.2% growth over the period. Strong demand durability.
Data-driven red flags and warnings across 65 quarters
Margins are stable or improving at ~58.4% — no sign of cost or pricing stress.
FCF covers net income by 1.3x on average — earnings are well-supported by cash generation.
D/E ratio is 0.4 — conservative capital structure with low financial risk.
Revenue is stable or growing over recent quarters — demand appears durable.
Free cash flow is consistently positive — the business self-funds without external capital reliance.
Shares decreased 10.6% — net buybacks are reducing shares outstanding and boosting per-share value.
as of March 2026
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