Deutsche Bank AG vs U.S. Bancorp

Deutsche Bank AG (DB) is slightly undervalued and U.S. Bancorp (USB) is fairly valued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, DB trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +14%, against -5% for USB.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Deutsche Bank AG (DB)

Book value at 0.98x, the multiple a 9.8% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $43.54; the price of $37.56 is 14% below that value.

Leak Score 22/100 on 3 of 12 signals

U.S. Bancorp (USB)

Book value at 1.36x, the multiple a 12.6% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $56.61; the price of $59.44 is 5% above that value.

Leak Score 43/100 on 9 of 12 signals

MetricDBUSB
VerdictSlightly undervaluedFairly valued
Price$37.56$59.44
Intrinsic value$43.54$56.61
Margin of safety+14%-5%
Leak Score22/100 (3/12)43/100 (9/12)
Market cap$70.6B$92.6B
Revenue growth, 5 years13.7%13.2%
Operating margin16.5%24.8%
Net margin10.7%17.9%
Return on equity9.8%12.6%
Debt to equity2.221.42
P/E9.8x11.9x
Forward P/E8.4x10.2x
P/B0.9x1.5x
Dividend yield3.5%3.6%

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