ZIONS BANCORPORATION, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION /UT/ (ZION)

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This quarterly report contains “forward-looking statements” as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect management’s current expectations and assumptions regarding future events and outcomes. However, they are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results, performance, achievements, industry developments, or regulatory outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Forward-looking statements may include, among others:

•Statements concerning the beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, targets, commitments, designs, guidelines, expectations, anticipations, and future financial condition, operating results, and performance of Zions Bancorporation, National Association, and its subsidiaries (collectively “Zions Bancorporation, N.A.,” “the Bank,” “we,” “our,” “us”); and

•Statements preceded or followed by, or that include, terminology such as “may,” “might,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “expect,” “intend,” “target,” “commit,” “design,” “plan,” “project,” “will,” or similar words and expressions, including their negative forms.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees and should not be relied upon as representing management’s views as of any subsequent date. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from those presented. Although the following list is not comprehensive, key factors that may cause material differences include:

•The quality and composition of our loan portfolio, investment securities, and deposits;

•Changes in general industry, political, and economic conditions, including increases in the national debt, elevated or persistent inflation, economic slowdowns or recessions, and other macroeconomic challenges; changes in interest rates or reference rates, which could negatively impact our revenues and expenses, the valuation and performance of our assets and liabilities, and the availability and cost of capital and liquidity;

•Political developments, including government shutdowns and other significant disruptions and changes in the funding, size, scope, and effectiveness of the government and its agencies and services;

•The effects of newly enacted and proposed regulations affecting us and the banking industry, as well as changes and uncertainties in the interpretation, enforcement, and applicability of laws and fiscal, monetary, regulatory, trade, and tax policies;

•Actions taken by governments, agencies, central banks, and similar organizations, including those that result in decreases in revenue, increases in regulatory bank fees, insurance assessments, and capital standards; and other regulatory requirements;

•Evolving trade policies and disputes, including proposed and implemented tariffs, and the resulting economic uncertainty that may adversely affect supply chains, operating costs, and revenues for both us and our customers;

•Judicial, regulatory, and administrative inquiries, investigations, examinations or proceedings and the outcomes thereof that create uncertainty for, or are adverse to, us or the banking industry;

•Changes in our credit ratings;

•The growing presence of credit unions, financial technology companies (“fintechs”), and other emerging competitors within the financial services industry, including in the markets in which we operate;

•Our ability to innovate and address competitive pressures and other factors that may affect aspects of our business, such as pricing, the relevance of and demand for our products and services, and our ability to recruit and retain talent;

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•The potential for both positive and disruptive impacts of emerging technologies, including stablecoins and other digital currencies, tokenized deposits, blockchain, artificial intelligence (“AI”), quantum computing, and related innovations affecting both us and the banking industry;

•Our ability to complete projects and initiatives and execute our strategic plans, manage our risks, control compensation and other expenses, and achieve our business objectives;

•Our ability to develop and maintain technology and information security systems, along with effective controls designed to guard against fraud, cybersecurity, and privacy risks and related incidents, particularly given the accelerating pace at which threat actors are developing and deploying increasingly sophisticated and targeted tactics against the financial services industry;

•The occurrence of fraud, theft, or other forms of misconduct perpetrated by external parties, including customers and business partners, or by our own employees;

•Our ability to provide adequate oversight of our suppliers to help us prevent or mitigate effects upon us and our customers of inadequate performance, systems failures, or cyber and other incidents by, or affecting, third parties upon whom we rely for the delivery of various products and services;

•The effects of wars, geopolitical conflicts, and other local, national, or international disasters, crises, or conflicts that may occur in the future;

•Natural disasters, pandemics, wildfires, catastrophic events, and other emergencies and incidents, and their impact on our operations, our customers’ business, and the communities we serve, including the increasing difficulty and expense of obtaining property, auto, business, and other insurance products;

•Diverging and evolving policy, legal, regulatory, and political developments—combined with differing stakeholder perspectives related to governance, environmental, and social matters—may subject us to conflicting requirements and expectations;

•Volatility in securities and capital markets behavior, including changes in market liquidity and our ability to access funding or raise capital on favorable terms;

•The possibility that our recorded goodwill could become impaired, which may have an adverse impact on our earnings and shareholders’ equity;

•The impact of bank closures or adverse developments at other banks on general investor sentiment regarding the stability and liquidity of banks;

•Adverse news and other expressions of negative public opinion—whether directed at us, other financial institutions, the banking industry, or the broader market—that may adversely affect our reputation and the industry more broadly.

Factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements are described in our 2025 Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), available at www.zionsbancorporation.com and www.sec.gov.

We caution against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as they reflect our views only as of the date they are issued. Except as required by law, we expressly disclaim any obligation to update any factors or publicly announce revisions to forward-looking statements to reflect future events or developments.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Comparisons noted below are calculated for the current quarter versus the same prior year period, unless otherwise specified. Growth rates of 100% or more are considered not meaningful (“NM”) as they typically reflect a low starting point.

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First Quarter 2026 Financial Performance

1 For information on non-GAAP financial measures, see page 37.

Executive Summary

Our financial performance in the first quarter of 2026 demonstrated strong year-over-year growth in net earnings applicable to common shareholders, diluted earnings per share (“EPS”), and adjusted pre-provision net revenue (“PPNR”). Diluted EPS increased to $1.56 from $1.13 in the first quarter of 2025, driven by higher net interest income and noninterest income, along with a lower provision for credit losses. These favorable factors were partially offset by higher noninterest expense. The efficiency ratio improved to 65.0% from 66.6% in the prior year quarter, reflecting positive operating leverage. The efficiency ratio was 62.3% in the prior quarter, primarily due to higher seasonal compensation costs.

•Net interest income increased $38 million, or 6%, compared with the prior year period, largely reflecting lower funding costs. This increase was further supported by an improved mix of average interest-earning assets, driven by growth in higher-yielding loans and a reduction in lower-yielding investment securities and money market investments. As a result, the net interest margin increased to 3.27%, up from 3.10%. The net interest margin declined from 3.31% in the prior quarter, mainly due to lower earning asset yields and a decrease in average demand deposits.

◦Average interest-earning assets increased $399 million, or less than 1%, primarily due to an increase in average loans and leases. This increase was partially offset by declines in average investment securities and average money market investments.

◦Average interest-bearing liabilities declined $2.7 billion, or 5%, largely due to decreases in average interest-bearing deposits and average borrowed funds, partially offset by an increase in average long-term debt, driven by recent issuances of senior notes.

•The provision for credit losses was negative $7 million, compared with positive $18 million in the prior year period, primarily due to lower reserves associated with commercial real estate (“CRE”) portfolio-specific risks.

•Customer-related noninterest income increased $14 million, or 9%, reflecting broad-based growth across multiple revenue streams, primarily driven by higher loan-related fees and income, as well as growth in retail and business banking fees and commercial account fees.

•Noncustomer-related noninterest income increased $2 million, or 15%, mainly due to valuation adjustments on servicing rights and gains on the sale of fixed assets, partially offset by lower securities gains.

•Noninterest expense increased $24 million, or 4%, primarily due to higher incentive compensation accruals reflecting improved profitability, as well as increased base salaries and employee benefits costs. Additional

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increases in professional and legal services and in technology, telecom, and information processing expenses were partially offset by a decline in deposit insurance and regulatory expense.

•Total loans and leases increased $1.4 billion, or 2%, primarily driven by growth in the commercial and industrial loan portfolio and the consumer home equity credit line (“HECL”) portfolio.

◦Net loan and lease charge-offs totaled $4 million, or 0.03% of average loans and leases annualized, compared with $16 million, or 0.11%, in the prior year quarter.

◦Nonperforming assets totaled $292 million, or 0.48% of total loans and leases and other real estate owned, compared with $307 million, or 0.51%. The decrease was primarily attributable to improvement in the commercial and industrial loan portfolio. Classified loans totaled $2.3 billion, or 3.80% of total loans and leases, compared with $2.9 billion, or 4.82%, in the prior year quarter.

•Total deposits increased $1.2 billion, or 2%. Noninterest-bearing demand deposits increased primarily reflecting the migration of a consumer interest-bearing product into a new noninterest-bearing offering. This increase was partially offset by a decline in interest-bearing deposits, largely driven by a reduction in brokered deposits. Customer deposits, excluding

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Key Corporate Objectives

Our strategic objective is to achieve balanced growth in customers, pre‑tax net income, and shareholder returns. We provide a wide range of business products and related services to a broad customer base, which helps create balance, diversify risks, and support the communities we serve. While all business lines play an important role in generating long‑term value, our strategy is centered on five key growth areas: commercial banking, small business banking, capital markets, wealth management, and consumer banking.

These growth areas are supported by six strategic enablers that guide effective execution across the organization:

1.People and Empowerment — We prioritize employee development by investing in training programs and providing our teams with the tools and resources necessary to enhance their capabilities.

2.Technology — We invest in innovative technologies to improve operational efficiency and enable us to remain competitive.

3.Marketing — We implement targeted marketing strategies to strengthen our local brands, attract new clients, deepen existing relationships, and enhance overall customer engagement.

4.Operational Excellence — We invest in and support ongoing improvements to safely and securely deliver value to our customers.

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5.Risk Management — We apply disciplined risk management practices to promote prudent decision-making and maintain appropriate oversight.

6.Data and Analytics — We invest in relevant enterprise data and analytic tools to enable informed decision-making and support localized execution.

We allocate resources to achieve our growth and profitability objectives by delivering high‑quality products and services and by strengthening our customer relationships. Serving as a trusted advisor and supporting customers’ operational needs contributes to relatively stable deposits and ongoing relationship growth.

Key strategic initiatives focus on supporting commercial customer growth, expanding small business lending, enhancing capital markets capabilities, broadening access to wealth management services, and strengthening consumer deposit relationships. Collectively, these initiatives are critical to sustaining long-term growth and stability.

As previously described, we operate through seven separately managed affiliate banks supported by an enterprise‑level “Other” segment. This organizational model is central to achieving our strategic objectives by enabling local decision‑making and strong customer focus at the affiliate level, while maintaining disciplined governance, risk management, capital allocation, and shared technology and operations at the enterprise level.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Our Financial Performance

This section, along with other sections of this report, presents information regarding our 2025 financial performance, compared with the prior year. For more information about our 2024 results compared with 2023, see the relevant sections of MD&A included in our 2024 Form 10-K. Growth rates equal to or exceeding 100% are designated as not meaningful (“NM”), as they typically result from a low base period.

1 For information on non-GAAP financial measures, see page 84.

Our financial performance in 2025 reflected solid growth compared with the prior year, with notable increases in net earnings applicable to common shareholders, diluted earnings per share (“EPS”), and adjusted pre-provision net revenue (“PPNR”). Diluted EPS increased to $6.01, up 21% from $4.95 in 2024, driven by higher net interest income and noninterest income, partially offset by increased noninterest expense. The efficiency ratio improved to 62.6%, compared with 64.2% in the prior year, reflecting positive operating leverage as adjusted taxable-equivalent revenue outpaced adjusted noninterest expense.

•Net interest income increased $197 million, or 8%, compared with the prior year period. This growth was primarily driven by lower funding costs and favorable shifts in the composition of average interest-earning assets. As a result, the net interest margin (“NIM”) improved to 3.21%, compared with 3.00%.

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◦Average interest-earning assets increased $689 million, or 1%, primarily due to an increase in average loans and leases. This growth was partially offset by declines in average securities and average money market investments.

◦Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $178 million, or less than 1%, due to an increase in both average borrowed funds and average interest-bearing deposits.

•The provision for credit losses remained flat at $72 million in both 2025 and 2024.

•Customer-related noninterest income increased $23 million, or 4%, primarily driven by higher retail and business banking fees, capital markets fees and income, and loan-related fees and income. Excluding the impact of net credit valuation adjustment (“CVA”), customer-related noninterest income increased $32 million, or 5%, benefiting from increased capital markets customer swap fee revenue and investment banking advisory fees.

•Noncustomer-related noninterest income increased $35 million, or 57%, mainly due to an increase in net securities gains, largely resulting from valuation adjustments within our Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”) investment portfolio.

•Noninterest expense increased $92 million, or 4%. primarily due to higher salaries and employee benefits, along with increases in other noninterest expenses, marketing and business development costs, and technology, telecom, and information processing expenses. The increase in marketing and business development expense was largely due to a $15 million contribution to our charitable foundation, which will fund donations over the next three years that otherwise would have been nondeductible under recent tax law changes effective January 1, 2026. These increases were partially offset by lower deposit insurance and regulatory expenses.

•Total loans and leases increased $1.5 billion, or 3%, primarily due to growth in the commercial and industrial, term CRE, and consumer 1-4 family residential loan portfolios.

◦Net loan and lease charge-offs totaled $89 million, or 0.15% of average loans and leases, compared with $60 million, or 0.10%, in 2024. The increase was primarily driven by a $50 million loss associated with two related commercial loans during the third quarter of 2025.

◦Nonperforming assets totaled $320 million, or 0.52% of total loans and leases and other real estate owned (“OREO”), compared with $298 million, or 0.50% in 2024. Nonperforming assets remained primarily concentrated in the commercial and industrial, term CRE, and consumer 1-4 family residential loan portfolios. Classified loans totaled $2.4 billion, or 3.91% of total loans and leases, compared with $2.9 billion, or 4.83% in the prior year.

•Total deposits decreased $579 million, or 1%. Interest-bearing deposits declined primarily due to a reduction in brokered deposits. This decline was partially offset by an increase in noninterest-bearing demand deposits, largely resulting from the migration of a consumer interest-bearing product into a new noninterest-bearing offering. Customer deposits, excluding brokered deposits, totaled $71.8 billion, compared with $71.2 billion in the prior year.

•Total borrowed funds decreased $206 million, or 4%, compared with the prior year. This decline was primarily driven by a reduction in short-term advances from the FHLB, partially offset by the issuance of $500 million in 4.70% Fixed-to-Floating Senior Notes during the third quarter of 2025.

The following schedule presents additional selected financial highlights:

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SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

1 See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” on page 84 for more information.

2 The common dividend payout ratio is calculated by dividing the total common dividends paid by the net earnings applicable to common shareholders.

3 This ratio is calculated by adding common dividends paid and share repurchases for the year, then dividing the total by net earnings applicable to common shareholders.

4 Excluding the $15 million charitable contribution, the efficiency ratio for 2025 would have been 62.2%.

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Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income, which is the difference between interest earned on interest-earning assets and interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities, accounted for 78% of our net revenue (the sum of net interest income and noninterest income) in both 2025 and 2024. The NIM is calculated as net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.

NET INTEREST INCOME AND NET INTEREST MARGIN

1 Includes interest income recoveries of $10 million, $6 million, and $4 million for the respective years presented.

2 Taxable-equivalent rates used where applicable.

Net interest income increased $197 million, or 8%, relative to the same prior year period, primarily due to lower funding costs. The increase was further supported by a favorable shift in the composition of average interest-earning assets, reflecting growth in higher-yielding loans and a decline in lower-yielding securities and money market investments. As a result, the net interest margin improved to 3.21% in 2025, compared with 3.00% in 2024.

The following chart presents the changes in yields on average interest-earning assets:

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The yield on average interest-earning assets, net of hedging activity, declined 17 basis points (“bps”) in 2025, compared with the prior year, reflecting lower interest rates. The net yield on average loans and leases decreased 22 bps, while the net yield on average securities declined 11 bps. Additionally, the yield on average money market investments decreased 96 bps, as the short-term nature of these assets resulted in quicker repricing in the declining interest rate environment.

The following chart presents the changes in rates paid on average interest-bearing liabilities:

The total cost of deposits decreased 39 bps, and the rate paid on total deposits and interest-bearing liabilities decreased 36 bps in 2025, compared with the prior year, reflecting the lower interest rate environment. The rates paid on interest-bearing deposits and total borrowed funds decreased 59 bps and 34 bps, respectively.

Average interest-earning assets increased $689 million, or 1%, from the prior year, as an increase in average loans and leases was partially offset by decreases in average securities and average money market investments.

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Average loans and leases increased $1.9 billion, or 3%, to $60.4 billion, primarily due to growth in average consumer and commercial loans. Average securities decreased $1.2 billion, or 7%, to $18.4 billion, largely due to principal reductions, net of reinvestments. The continued paydown of lower-yielding securities—consistent with the portfolio runoff that began in 2023—has improved the overall asset mix and contributed to a higher net interest margin.

Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $178 million, or less than 1%, from the prior year. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in average borrowed funds, reflecting an increase in long-term debt, partially offset by declines in short-term borrowings and security repurchase agreements.

Average deposits increased $113 million, or less than 1%, to $74.9 billion. Average interest-bearing deposits increased $52 million, while average noninterest-bearing deposits increased $61 million, representing 34% of total deposits in both 2025 and 2024.

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Average borrowed funds, primarily composed of secured borrowings, increased $126 million, or 2%, to $6.5 billion. This growth was driven by an increase in long-term debt, partially offset by declines in short-term advances from the FRB and security repurchase agreements. The increase in long-term debt reflects the issuance of $500 million in 4.70% Fixed-to-Floating Senior Notes in August 2025.

For more information on our investment securities portfolio and borrowed funds, and how we manage liquidity risk, refer to the “Investment Securities Portfolio” section on page 50 and the “Liquidity Risk Management” section on page 75. For further discussion of the effects of market rates on net interest income and how we manage interest rate risk, refer to the “Interest Rate and Market Risk Management” section on page 72.

The following schedule summarizes the average balances, the amount of interest earned or paid, and the applicable yields for interest-earning assets, as well as the cost of interest-bearing liabilities:

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CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS, YIELDS, AND RATES

1 Taxable-equivalent rates used where applicable.

2 Net of unamortized purchase premiums, discounts, and deferred loan fees and costs.

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The following schedule summarizes year-over-year changes in net interest income on a fully taxable-equivalent basis for the periods presented. For yield calculations, average loan balances include the principal amounts of nonaccrual and restructured loans. Interest payments received on nonaccrual loans are not recognized as interest income; instead, they are applied as reductions to the outstanding principal. Additionally, interest on modified loans is generally accrued at the modified rates.

In analyzing changes in taxable-equivalent net interest income attributable to volume and rate, variances are primarily allocated to volume, with the following exceptions: (1) when both volume and rate increase, the variance is allocated proportionately between the two factors, and (2) when the rate increases and volume decreases, the variance is allocated to rate.

ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT NET INTEREST INCOME

1 Taxable-equivalent rates used where applicable.

2 Net of unearned income and fees, net of related costs. Loans include nonaccrual and modified loans.

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The Allowance and Provision for Credit Losses

The allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) comprises both the allowance for loan and lease losses (“ALLL”) and the reserve for unfunded lending commitments (“RULC”). The ALLL represents the estimated current expected credit losses related to the loan and lease portfolio as of the balance sheet date. The RULC represents the estimated reserve for current expected credit losses associated with off-balance sheet commitments. Changes in the ALLL and RULC, net of charge-offs and recoveries, are recognized as the provision for loan and lease losses and the provision for unfunded lending commitments, respectively, on the consolidated statement of income. The ACL for debt securities is estimated separately from loans and is included in “Investment securities” on the consolidated balance sheet.

The ACL was $724 million at December 31, 2025, compared with $741 million at December 31, 2024. The decrease in the ACL primarily reflects lower reserves associated with CRE portfolio-specific risks, partially offset by more adverse economic scenarios and increased growth in loans and commitments. The ratio of ACL to total loans and leases was 1.19% at December 31, 2025, compared with 1.25% at December 31, 2024. The following schedule illustrates the primary drivers of changes in the ACL compared with the prior year.

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Our ACL estimate is derived using econometric loss models that incorporate multiple economic scenarios, including optimistic, baseline, and stressed conditions. These scenarios are weighted to determine the overall credit loss estimate, and management may adjust the weightings based on its assessment of current economic conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The schedule above summarizes the key drivers of the year-over-year change in the ACL, reflecting the combined effect of economic forecasts, credit quality trends and portfolio-specific risks, and portfolio composition.

The second bar reflects the impact of changes in economic forecasts and current economic conditions, incorporating management’s judgment in determining the scenario weightings for the current period. These changes resulted in a $58 million increase in the ACL compared with the prior year, primarily driven by the increased weighting assigned to more adverse economic scenarios.

The third bar captures changes in credit quality factors, including risk grade migration, portfolio-specific risks, and specific reserves on loans. Collectively, these factors contributed to a $78 million decrease in the ACL, largely driven by reduced CRE portfolio-specific risks.

The fourth bar represents the effect of changes in the composition of the loan portfolio, including shifts in loan balances and mix, the aging of the portfolio, and other qualitative risk factors. These changes resulted in a $3 million increase in the ACL, primarily driven by $1.5 billion in period-end loan growth, partially offset by changes in the loan portfolio mix.

The provision for credit losses, which includes both the provision for loan and lease losses and the provision for unfunded lending commitments, was $72 million in both 2025 and 2024. The provision for securities losses was less than $1 million during each of those years.

For more information regarding the methodology used to determine the appropriate levels of the ALLL and RULC, see Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income is comprised of revenue generated from products and services that typically do not bear an associated interest rate or yield. It is categorized as either customer-related or noncustomer-related. Customer-related noninterest income excludes items such as securities gains and losses, dividends, and insurance-related income.

Noninterest income accounted for 22% of total net revenue (the sum of net interest income and noninterest income) in both 2025 and 2024. In 2025, noninterest income increased $58 million, or 8%, relative to the prior year. The following schedule presents a comparison of the major components of noninterest income:

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NONINTEREST INCOME

1 Effective the first quarter of 2025, capital markets fees and income include the net CVA, which was previously disclosed under noncustomer-related noninterest income as fair value and nonhedge derivative income.

2 Net of CVA. For information on non-GAAP financial measures, see page 84.

Customer-related Noninterest Income

Consistent with our key corporate objectives, we prioritize strengthening and expanding both new and existing relationships by delivering high-quality products and services to commercial, small business, and consumer customers, thereby benefiting noninterest income through enhanced service offerings.

Customer-related noninterest income increased $23 million, or 4%, in 2025, compared with the prior year. Key drivers of this growth included:

•Retail and business banking fees increased $8 million, or 12%, mainly due to an increase in overdraft and deposit service fees.

•Capital markets fees increased $6 million, or 5%. Excluding the impact of net CVA, capital markets fees and income increased $15 million, or 14%, benefiting from higher customer swap fee revenue and increased investment banking advisory fees.

•Loan-related fees and income increased $5 million, or 7%, primarily due to increased loan sales activity.

•Commercial account fees increased $3 million or 2%, largely due to an increase in account analysis fees, partially offset by a decrease in merchant fees.

Noncustomer-related Noninterest Income

Noncustomer-related noninterest income increased $35 million, or 57%, in 2025, relative to the prior year. Net securities gains increased $33 million, largely attributable to valuation adjustments within our SBIC investment portfolio.

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Noninterest Expense

The following schedule presents a comparison of the major components of noninterest expense:

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Noninterest expense increased $92 million, or 4%, in 2025. Salaries and benefits expense accounted for approximately 63% of total noninterest expense in both 2025 and 2024. The following schedule presents the major components of salaries and employee benefits expense:

SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Salaries and employee benefits expense increased $63 million, or 5%, primarily due to increased incentive compensation accruals reflecting improved profitability, along with higher base salaries and severance costs. At December 31, 2025, we had 9,195 full-time equivalent employees, representing a decrease of approximately 2% compared with the prior year.

Other drivers impacting total noninterest expense included:

•Other noninterest expense increased $20 million, primarily due to higher subscription costs, success fee accrual adjustments related to SBIC investments, impairment of certain long-lived assets, and legal settlement reserves.

•Marketing and business development expense increased $19 million, largely attributable to a $15 million donation to our charitable foundation, which will be used over the next three years to make charitable donations that otherwise would have been nondeductible as a result of recent tax law changes that became effective on January 1, 2026.

•Technology, telecom, and information processing expense increased $16 million, primarily driven by higher costs associated with application software, licensing, and maintenance.

These increases were partially offset by a $27 million reduction in deposit insurance and regulatory expense, primarily due to updated FDIC special assessment estimates.

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Adjusted noninterest expense increased $97 million, or 5%, primarily due to the same factors noted above. The efficiency ratio improved to 62.6%, compared with 64.2%, reflecting positive operating leverage as adjusted taxable-equivalent revenue outpaced adjusted noninterest expense. Excluding the $15 million charitable contribution, adjusted noninterest expense for 2025 would have been $2.11 billion, resulting in an efficiency ratio of 62.2%. For information on non-GAAP financial measures, see page 84.

Technology Spend

We invest in technology initiatives designed to improve our products and services, increase our operational efficiency, and enable us to remain competitive. We report these investments as technology spend, which includes the following:

•Technology, telecom, and information processing expense — includes current period expenses presented on the consolidated statement of income related to application software licensing and maintenance, telecommunications, and data processing, less related amortization and depreciation of capitalized technology investments;

•Other technology-related expense — includes related noncapitalized salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment, and professional and legal services; and

•Technology investments — includes capitalized technology infrastructure equipment, hardware, and software (both purchased and internally developed).

The following schedule presents the composition of our technology spend:

TECHNOLOGY SPEND

Total technology spend increased $44 million, or 9%, compared with the prior year. This increase was driven by higher capitalized technology investments associated with lending and customer-focused technology initiatives. In addition, technology, telecom, and information processing expense increased, largely reflecting the previously noted increases in application software, licensing, and maintenance costs.

Income Taxes

The following schedule summarizes the income tax expense and effective tax rates for the periods presented:

INCOME TAXES

The effective tax rate was 23.5%, 22.5%, and 23.3%, for the years ended 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. For more information about the factors affecting our effective tax rate, the significant components of our DTAs and DTLs, and unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions, see Note 20 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Preferred Stock Dividends

Preferred stock dividends totaled $4 million in 2025, $41 million in 2024, and $32 million in 2023. The decrease from the prior year was due to the redemption of the outstanding shares of our Series G, I, and J preferred stock during the fourth quarter of 2024. For further details, see Note 14 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Operating Segment Results

As described under Item 1. Business on page 5, we manage our operations through seven affiliate banks—Zions Bank, CB&T, Amegy, NBAZ, NSB, Vectra, and TCBW—which constitute our primary operating segments. Each affiliate operates in distinct geographic markets under its own local brand and management team. The affiliate banks are supported by an enterprise‑level “Other” segment, which provides governance and risk oversight, capital allocation, strategic objectives, centralized technology infrastructure, back‑office operations, and certain business lines that are not managed through the affiliate structure.

Centrally provided services are allocated to the operating segments based on estimated or actual usage of those services. Capital is allocated according to the risk-weighted assets held by each segment. We utilize an internal funds transfer pricing process to measure segment performance. This methodology is subject to ongoing refinement. For more information regarding operating segment performance, see Note 22 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Selected financial information for each operating segment is presented below. Ratios are calculated using amounts in thousands. All references to domestic deposits by state are based on FDIC deposit market share data for full-service institutions with at least three branches as of June 30, 2025.

Zions Bank

Zions Bank, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, operated 92 branches in Utah, 25 branches in Idaho, and one branch in Wyoming at December 31, 2025. Based on domestic deposit market share in these states, Zions Bank ranked as the second largest full-service commercial bank in Utah and the fifth largest in Idaho. FDIC deposit market share data for Wyoming at June 30, 2025 was not considered meaningful.

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California Bank & Trust

California Bank & Trust, headquartered in San Diego, California, operated 77 branches across California at December 31, 2025. Based on domestic deposit market share in the state, CB&T ranked as the 13th largest full-service commercial bank in California.

In January 2025, Southern California experienced devastating wildfires. Our credit losses were insignificant, primarily due to adequate insurance coverage and our limited residential credit exposure in the affected areas.

In late March 2025, we purchased four FirstBank Coachella Valley, California branches and their associated deposit and loan accounts. In addition to the four branches, the purchase included approximately $630 million in deposits and $420 million in consumer and commercial loans.

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Amegy Bank

Amegy Bank, headquartered in Houston, Texas, operated 76 branches across Texas at December 31, 2025. Based on domestic deposit market share in the state, Amegy ranked as the eighth largest full-service commercial bank in Texas.

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National Bank of Arizona

National Bank of Arizona, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, operated 56 branches across Arizona at December 31, 2025. Based on domestic deposit market share in the state, NBAZ ranked as the fifth largest full-service commercial bank in Arizona.

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Nevada State Bank

Nevada State Bank, headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, operated 43 branches across Nevada at December 31, 2025. Based on domestic deposit market share in the state, NSB ranked as the fifth largest full-service commercial bank in Nevada.

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