Core Viewpoint - U.S. Bancorp reported quarterly earnings of 1.07pershare,exceedingtheZacksConsensusEstimateof1.06 per share, and showing an increase from 0.99pershareayearago,indicatingapositiveearningssurpriseof0.946.98 billion for the quarter ended December 2024, which was 0.56% below the Zacks Consensus Estimate, but up from 6.73billionyear−over−year[2]−Overthelastfourquarters,U.S.BancorphassurpassedconsensusEPSestimatesfourtimes,buthasonlytoppedconsensusrevenueestimatesonce[2]StockPerformance−U.S.Bancorpshareshaveincreasedapproximately6.40.98 for the coming quarter and 4.32forthecurrentfiscalyear,alongsiderevenuesof6.96 billion and $28.62 billion respectively [7] - The estimate revisions trend for U.S. Bancorp is currently favorable, resulting in a Zacks Rank 2 (Buy), suggesting that the shares are expected to outperform the market in the near future [6] Industry Context - The Banks - Major Regional industry, to which U.S. Bancorp belongs, is currently ranked in the top 28% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a strong industry performance potential [8]