Frost Bank
San Antonio, Texas · $53.95B in assets · beside the 11 other Texas banks over $10B
The filing
Frost Bank is the largest of the 12 Texas banks nearest its size over $10B, with $53.95B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 52.6% of deposits, 3rd of 12 against a median of 81.6%, and equity is 8.6% of assets, 9th of 12. Loans grew +8.1% in the year, 4th of 11, and deposits grew 3.5%; the cohort's median loan growth is +4.3%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.55% of the book, 4th of 11 against a median of 0.77%; 0.66% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 2.2 times. Net charge-offs are 0.13% of loans, 5th of 11. Commercial real estate is 27.7% of loans, 6th of 11 against a median of 27.7%, and 123% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 53% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.30%, 7th of 12 against a median of 1.33%, on an efficiency ratio of 62.5%, 9th of 12. Five years ago it was 1.06%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Frost Bank is the 15th largest 7(a) lender into Texas of 706, with $590M across 1,310 loans, 1.4% of everything approved in the state (Live Oak Banking Company leads with $2.53B). 23 of its 64 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris, TX | $173M | 12th of 314 | 2.1% | -1.2 pts |
| Tarrant, TX | $63M | 17th of 281 | 1.7% | -0.8 pts |
| Travis, TX | $60M | 9th of 239 | 2.4% | -3.7 pts |
| Bexar, TX | $57M | 8th of 237 | 2.7% | -1.9 pts |
| Dallas, TX | $45M | 35th of 314 | 0.8% | -0.2 pts |
| Fort Bend, TX | $23M | 20th of 180 | 1.5% | +1.2 pts |
| Collin, TX | $23M | 28th of 261 | 0.8% | -1.7 pts |
| Williamson, TX | $18M | 12th of 181 | 1.5% | +1.9 pts |
| Denton, TX | $15M | 36th of 224 | 0.8% | -0.5 pts |
| Montgomery, TX | $14M | 21st of 165 | 1.1% | +1.6 pts |
| Galveston, TX | $8M | 15th of 113 | 1.8% | -1.5 pts |
| Ector, TX | $7M | 9th of 71 | 2.6% | thin |
| Hays, TX | $7M | 11th of 123 | 1.7% | +0.7 pts |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & food services | 206 | $104M | 17.3% | 0.14% | 137th of 2,596 |
| Health care & social assistance | 183 | $74M | 12.3% | 0.16% | 97th of 2,172 |
| Other services | 146 | $68M | 11.4% | 0.20% | 89th of 2,248 |
| Professional & technical services | 149 | $59M | 9.9% | 0.18% | 77th of 1,955 |
| Retail trade | 139 | $56M | 9.3% | 0.09% | 167th of 2,589 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Frost Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 123% | 7th of 12 | 120% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 53% | 7th of 12 | 39% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 11.9% | 7th of 11 | 10.6% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 14.7% | 7th of 11 | 10.2% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 27.7% | 6th of 11 | 27.7% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +4.4% | 5th of 10 | +6.5% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $53.95B | 1.3% | 62.5% | 0.55% | 0.13% | 1.2% | 52.6% | 8.6% | |
| $43.88B | 1.4% | 51.1% | 0.48% | 0.35% | 1.5% | 76.0% | 18.5% | |
| $33.62B | 1.0% | 59.3% | 0.50% | 0.27% | 1.1% | 84.9% | 10.1% | |
| $26.58B | 1.5% | 14.9% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.9% | |
| $15.65B | 0.2% | 75.2% | 1.63% | 0.90% | 1.5% | 86.9% | 12.3% | |
| $15.23B | 1.7% | 44.9% | 0.77% | -0.01% | 1.3% | 62.9% | 11.8% | |
| $14.16B | 1.1% | 50.8% | 1.47% | 0.06% | 0.4% | 84.5% | 8.4% | |
| $12.68B | 1.1% | 75.1% | 1.03% | 0.16% | 0.9% | 87.0% | 10.7% | |
| $10.51B | 2.0% | 25.4% | no record | no record | no record | 0.0% | 7.7% | |
| $10.40B | -0.6% | 96.3% | 0.69% | 0.14% | 1.1% | 86.0% | 15.2% | |
| $10.38B | 1.7% | 49.2% | 1.54% | 0.75% | 1.3% | 78.7% | 10.8% | |
| $10.19B | 2.7% | 36.5% | 2.21% | 0.03% | 1.6% | 109.0% | 20.3% |
| Frost Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $16.60B | $22.98B | +38% | $5.53B | $8.82B | +59% |
| Deposits | $39.20B | $43.67B | +11% | $10.30B | $12.17B | +18% |
| NPA / loans | 0.53% | 0.55% | +0.02 pts | 0.54% | 0.77% | +0.23 pts |
| Efficiency | 61.5% | 62.5% | +1.0 pts | 52.6% | 51.0% | -1.6 pts |
| ROA | 1.06% | 1.30% | +0.24 pts | 1.26% | 1.33% | +0.06 pts |
This read was prepared for Frost Bank's board and management from the public record, and is one slice of what Lynx builds for any bank from its own filing: the peer cohort, the capital, liquidity and rate models with the assumptions the institution sets, and a summary report of twenty sections for the board.
The full pack on Frost Bank is prepared on request, and thirty days on the institution's own numbers are open to anyone at the bank.
Ask for the packPrepared 7 September 2026
Filing 30 June 2026
Cohort TX banks over $10B
Institution www.frostbank.com
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