Website in archive mode. Questions? Email [email protected]

  U.S. Bancorp ( USB ) |
1999 - 2021 (23 years)

Net Revenue (Sales) is 
$23.0B (1Y -0.08% )

USB Stock Price & Net Revenue (Sales)

Net Revenue (Sales) for USB competitors.
GSBC BAC WFC C NBHC
Note: Stonk = Stock. Both words are used interchangeably. 🙂

Historical (All-Time) Stats for Net Revenue (Sales)

chevron_right 2021 $5.7B +4.6x
( +7.8% / year avg)
chevron_left 1999 $1.0B
vertical_align_top Peak $23.0B +21.5x
vertical_align_bottom Bottom $1.0B
arrow_drop_up # Up Years 19 19 of 23
years up.
arrow_drop_down # Down Years 4
Up Years = Positive (0%+) YoY change
Down Years = Zero or Negative (0% or less) YoY change

Key Points (Stonk Price Comparison)

  • USB's stock price has rallied +37,869,898% from $0.0 in 1999 , or +82325x faster than it's net revenue (sales) over the same period.
  • If USB grows it's stock at the same rate as it's net revenue (sales) (+7.8%/year) , it's stock price will grow +211% and hit $80.26 over the next 10 years.
  • USB's stock price has gone up 0 of the 19 years (0%) it's net revenue (sales) were also up.
5-Year Change 🚀
+12.2%$22.9BNet Revenue (Sales)
-1,063.9%-$13.5BInterest Expense/Income, Net
-22.9%$364.0MDepreciation & Amortization (D&A)
-14.3%$6.0BShares Outstanding
-14.7%$6.0BShares Outstanding (Diluted)
  • Line Item (in $M) FY 2020 FY 2019 FY 2018 FY 2017 FY 2016 FY 2015 FY 2014 FY 2013 FY 2012 FY 2011 FY 2010 FY 2009 FY 2008 FY 2007 FY 2006 FY 2005 FY 2004 FY 2003 FY 2002 FY 2001 FY 2000 FY 1999 FY 1998
    1 Revenue 5717000000 22883000000 22521000000 21852000000 21105000000 20093000000 19939000000 19378000000 20064000000 18918000000 16458000000 15186000000 14543000000 13861000000 13587000000 13100000000 12630500000 12502300000 12708300000 11768200000 6729700000 4045700000 2272900000
    2 Cost of Revenue 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    3 Gross Profit (Income) 5717000000.00 5641000000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    4 R&D 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    5 SG&A 0.00 8996000000.00 8695000000.00 8232000000.00 7597000000.00 7163000000.00 6755000000.00 6669000000.00 6390000000.00 5189000000.00 4774000000.00 3997000000.00 3554000000.00 3134000000.00 2994000000.00 2814000000.00 2641600000.00 2505200000.00 2776900000.00 2713300000.00 1956000000.00 999700000.00 638000000.00
    6 Other Expenses 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 35000000.00 -1481000000.00 -1284000000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    7 Operating Expenses 0.00 18731000000.00 17097000000.00 16146000000.00 14319000000.00 13464000000.00 13397000000.00 13295000000.00 14476000000.00 14770000000.00 16318000000.00 16858000000.00 15130000000.00 14146000000.00 12119000000.00 10025000000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    8 Interest Expense -3364000000 4442000000 3254000000 2144000000 1639000000 1401000000 1453000000 1681000000 2138000000 2516000000 2579000000 3020000000 4686000000 6447000000 5522000000 3496000000 2075200000 2068700000 2714000000 4674800000 3235800000 2378600000 1228700000
    9 D&A 351000000 168000000 161000000 175000000 179000000 174000000 199000000 223000000 274000000 299000000 367000000 387000000 573000000 619000000 588000000 689000000 794500000 957600000 838300000 813500000 387300000 292300000 194700000
    10 EBITDA 351000000.00 502000000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    11 Operating Income 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    12 Other Income Expenses (Net) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    13 Pre-Income Tax 0.00 8594000000.00 8678000000.00 7517000000.00 8105000000.00 8030000000.00 7995000000.00 7764000000.00 7726000000.00 6629000000.00 4200000000.00 2632000000.00 4033000000.00 6207000000.00 6863000000.00 6571000000.00 6176400000.00 5651400000.00 5102700000.00 2634200000.00 2461300000.00 1412500000.00 638100000.00
    14 Income Tax Expense 0.00 1648000000.00 1554000000.00 1264000000.00 2161000000.00 2097000000.00 2087000000.00 2032000000.00 2236000000.00 1841000000.00 935000000.00 395000000.00 1087000000.00 1883000000.00 2112000000.00 2082000000.00 2009600000.00 1941300000.00 1776300000.00 927700000.00 869300000.00 537200000.00 208000000.00
    15 Net Income 0.00 6914000000.00 7096000000.00 6218000000.00 5888000000.00 5879000000.00 5851000000.00 5836000000.00 5647000000.00 4872000000.00 3317000000.00 2205000000.00 2946000000.00 4324000000.00 4751000000.00 4489000000.00 4166800000.00 3732600000.00 3289200000.00 1706500000.00 1592000000.00 875300000.00 430100000.00
    16 EPS 0.00 4.37 4.15 3.53 3.25 3.18 3.10 3.02 2.85 2.47 1.74 1.19 1.62 2.46 2.64 2.45 2.21 1.94 1.72 0.89 2.14 2.07 1.81
    17 EPS Diluted 0.00 4.37 4.14 3.51 3.24 3.16 3.08 3.00 2.84 2.46 1.73 1.19 1.61 2.43 2.61 2.42 2.18 1.93 1.71 0.88 2.13 2.06 1.78
    18 Shares Outstanding 1506000000 1506000000 1634000000 1677000000 1718000000 1764000000 1803000000 1839000000 1887000000 1914000000 1912000000 1851000000 1742000000 1735000000 1778000000 1831000000 1887100000 1923700000 1916000000 1927900000 743925234 753330212 2177285154
    19 Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 1507000000 1507000000 1638000000 1683000000 1724000000 1772000000 1813000000 1849000000 1896000000 1923000000 1921000000 1859000000 1757000000 1758000000 1804000000 1857000000 1912900000 1936200000 1926100000 1939500000 747417840 753330212 2177285154
  • Line Item (in $M) Q4 2020 FY 2019 FY 2018 FY 2017 FY 2016 FY 2015 FY 2014 FY 2013 FY 2012 FY 2011 FY 2010 FY 2009 FY 2008 FY 2007 FY 2006 FY 2005 FY 2004 FY 2003 FY 2002 FY 2001 FY 2000 FY 1999 FY 1998
    1 Cash & Cash Equivalents 62580000000 22405000000 21453000000 19505000000 15705000000 11147000000 10654000000 8477000000 8252000000 13962000000 14487000000 6206000000 6859000000 8884000000 8639000000 8004000000 6336000000 8630000000 11192000000 9745000000 4142000000 3288300000 2425100000
    2 Short Term Investments 0.00 122613000000.00 66115000000.00 68137000000.00 66284000000.00 61997000000.00 56069000000.00 40935000000.00 40139000000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    3 Cash & S-T Investments 62580000000.00 145018000000.00 87568000000.00 87642000000.00 81989000000.00 73144000000.00 66723000000.00 49412000000.00 48391000000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    4 Accounts Receivables 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 525000000.00 0.00 0.00
    5 Inventory 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    6 Other Current Assets 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    7 Total Current Assets 62580000000.00 145018000000.00 87568000000.00 87642000000.00 81989000000.00 73144000000.00 66723000000.00 49412000000.00 48391000000.00 349578000000.00 317499000000.00 291315000000.00 254507000000.00 226925000000.00 208467000000.00 199586000000.00 192411000000.00 186856000000.00 171381000000.00 162237000000.00 83183000000.00 0.00 0.00
    8 PP&E 0.00 3702000000.00 2457000000.00 2432000000.00 2443000000.00 2513000000.00 2618000000.00 2606000000.00 2670000000.00 2657000000.00 2487000000.00 2263000000.00 1790000000.00 1779000000.00 1835000000.00 1841000000.00 1890000000.00 1957000000.00 1697000000.00 1741000000.00 857000000.00 1002900000.00 629500000.00
    9 Goodwill -9014000000.00 9655000000.00 9369000000.00 9434000000.00 9344000000.00 9361000000.00 9389000000.00 9205000000.00 9143000000.00 8927000000.00 8954000000.00 9011000000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    10 Intangible Assets -654000000.00 3223000000.00 3392000000.00 3228000000.00 3303000000.00 3350000000.00 3162000000.00 3529000000.00 2706000000.00 2736000000.00 3213000000.00 3406000000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    11 Goodwill & Intangible Assets -9668000000.00 12878000000.00 12761000000.00 12662000000.00 12647000000.00 12711000000.00 12551000000.00 12734000000.00 11849000000.00 11663000000.00 12167000000.00 12417000000.00 11405000000.00 10690000000.00 10765000000.00 9879000000.00 8628000000.00 8149000000.00 8646000000.00 7412000000.00 3296000000.00 0.00 0.00
    12 L-T Investments 0.00 122613000000.00 112165000000.00 112499000000.00 109275000000.00 105587000000.00 101043000000.00 79855000000.00 74528000000.00 70814000000.00 52978000000.00 44768000000.00 39521000000.00 43116000000.00 40117000000.00 39768000000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    13 Tax Assets 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    14 Other Non-Current Assets 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    15 Total Non-Current Assets -9668000000.00 350408000000.00 379806000000.00 374398000000.00 363975000000.00 348709000000.00 335806000000.00 314609000000.00 305464000000.00 -9456000000.00 -9713000000.00 -10139000000.00 11405000000.00 10690000000.00 10765000000.00 9879000000.00 2693000000.00 2430000000.00 8646000000.00 9153000000.00 4153000000.00 0.00 0.00
    16 Other Assets 500993000000 145018000000 87568000000 87642000000 81989000000 73144000000 66723000000 49412000000 48391000000 349578000000 317499000000 291315000000 254507000000 226925000000 208467000000 199586000000 192411000000 186856000000 171381000000 162237000000 83183000000 72787800000 38475800000
    17 Total Assets 553905000000 495426000000 467374000000 462040000000 445964000000 421853000000 402529000000 364021000000 353855000000 340122000000 307786000000 281176000000 265912000000 237615000000 219232000000 209465000000 195104000000 189286000000 180027000000 171390000000 87336000000 72787800000 38475800000
    18 Accounts Payables 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    19 S-T Debt 11766000000 21730000000 11099000000 15596000000 12715000000 26138000000 28059000000 24957000000 21964000000 30468000000 32557000000 21117000000 22121000000 19012000000 14616000000 20200000000 13084000000 10850000000 7806000000 14670000000 866000000 8302000000 3643300000
    20 Income Tax Payables 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    21 Deferred Revenue 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    22 Other Current Liabilities 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    23 Total Current Liabilities 11766000000 404822000000 375005000000 380741000000 365343000000 343644000000 326790000000 302859000000 289341000000 274191000000 246730000000 222633000000 201253000000 173129000000 160433000000 152310000000 140826000000 136228000000 130344000000 126387000000 126477000000 117944000000 55737000000
    24 L-T Debt 41297000000 40167000000 41340000000 32259000000 33323000000 31119000000 31463000000 19319000000 20673000000 31953000000 31537000000 32580000000 38359000000 69093000000 37602000000 37069000000 34739000000 33816000000 28588000000 25716000000 19516000000 5038400000 1708900000
  • Line Item (in $M) FY 2020 FY 2019 FY 2018 FY 2017 FY 2016 FY 2015 FY 2014 FY 2013 FY 2012 FY 2011 FY 2010 FY 2009 FY 2008 FY 2007 FY 2006 FY 2005 FY 2004 FY 2003 FY 2002 FY 2001 FY 2000 FY 1999 FY 1998
    1 Net Income (Earnings) 4959000000 6914000000 7096000000 6218000000 5888000000 5879000000 5851000000 5836000000 5647000000 4872000000 3317000000 2205000000 2946000000 4324000000 4751000000 4489000000 4166800000 3732600000 3289200000 1706500000 1592000000 875300000 430100000
    2 D&A 351000000 502000000 467000000 468000000 470000000 481000000 501000000 520000000 561000000 565000000 596000000 607000000 573000000 619000000 588000000 689000000 794500000 957600000 838300000 813500000 387300000 292300000 194700000
    3 Deferred Income Tax 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -69000000.00 49000000.00 748000000.00 -370000000.00 0.00 -1045000000.00 -97000000.00 -3000000.00 -301000000.00 281300000.00 272700000.00 357900000.00 -184000000.00 44600000.00 197200000.00 72300000.00
    4 Stock-Based Compensation (SBC) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    5 Change in Working Capital 310618000000 27633000000 5662000000 -9745000000 -12854000000 -10433000000 -6620000000 -12497000000 -316337000000 4618000000 2087000000 15428000000 -542000000 5762000000 758000000 -4309000000 957000000 9591000000 5187000000 79144000000 74650000000 -62207000000 -1179000000
    6 Accounts Receivables 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    7 Inventory 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    8 Accounts Payables 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    9 Other Working Capital 50814000000 -259804000000 -287437000000 -293099000000 -283354000000 -270500000000 -260067000000 -253447000000 -240950000000 75387000000 70769000000 68682000000 53254000000 53796000000 48034000000 47276000000 51585000000 50628000000 41037000000 35850000000 -43294000000 -117944000000 -55737000000
    10 Other Non-Cash Items 0.00 -2800000000.00 2526000000.00 -330000000.00 -775000000.00 2686000000.00 -853000000.00 4937000000.00 2950000000.00 449000000.00 1495000000.00 1607000000.00 3760000000.00 332000000.00 864000000.00 -1149000000.00 86200000.00 1333700000.00 -369800000.00 511600000.00 390600000.00 1093500000.00 -1051000000.00
    11 Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 3716000000 4889000000 10564000000 6472000000 5336000000 8782000000 5332000000 11446000000 7958000000 9820000000 5241000000 7600000000 5307000000 2602000000 5429000000 3412000000 5224800000 8682200000 3786300000 2181900000 2583100000 2647400000 -418500000
    12 Investments in PP&E 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    13 Acquisitions (Net) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3436000000.00 -58000000.00 94000000.00 636000000.00 923000000.00 3074000000.00 1483000000.00 -111000000.00 -600000000.00 -1008000000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    14 Purchase of Investments -68662000000 -40515000000 -19870000000 -27572000000 -38855000000 -29736000000 -37349000000 -26364000000 -26852000000 -31729000000 -25035000000 -15124000000 -6075000000 -9816000000 -7080000000 -13148000000 -19623900000 -51127300000 -26469800000 -32278600000 -350200000 -7362800000 -1424900000
    15 Sales/Maturities of Investments 40639000000 31843000000 19430000000 24432000000 34235000000 24652000000 17166000000 19681000000 23770000000 15135000000 17447000000 13102000000 7856000000 6346000000 6453000000 15303000000 20477000000 35523200000 25633400000 23812400000 1315000000 9706100000 2018500000
    16 Other Investing Activities 0.00 -1295000000.00 -471000000.00 -350000000.00 322000000.00 -1526000000.00 506000000.00 -303000000.00 -1261000000.00 -1070000000.00 -936000000.00 -74000000.00 -19583000000.00 -11425000000.00 -7622000000.00 -12920000000.00 -8854600000.00 -3151300000.00 -2046700000.00 5856300000.00 -4950000000.00 -3139700000.00 -146800000.00
    17 Net Cash used for Investing Activities -15440000000 -21560000000 -8977000000 -12126000000 -17958000000 -21150000000 -29812000000 -21024000000 -20253000000 -32704000000 -16372000000 -719000000 -16319000000 -15006000000 -8849000000 -11773000000 -8515600000 -19425500000 -1944100000 -3650500000 -4502200000 -1068400000 292100000
    18 Debt Repayment -14476000000.00 -11119000000.00 -2928000000.00 -10517000000.00 -9495000000.00 -5311000000.00 -4128000000.00 -2883000000.00 -11415000000.00 -3300000000.00 -8394000000.00 -16188000000.00 -16546000000.00 -16836000000.00 -13120000000.00 -12848000000.00 13704300000.00 -8967900000.00 -8367500000.00 -10539600000.00 -3815500000.00 -2653300000.00 -789200000.00
    19 Common Stock Issued 15000000.00 88000000.00 86000000.00 159000000.00 355000000.00 295000000.00 453000000.00 524000000.00 395000000.00 180000000.00 119000000.00 2703000000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    20 Common Stock Repurchased -1672000000.00 -4525000000.00 -2822000000.00 -3716000000.00 -2556000000.00 -2190000000.00 -2200000000.00 -2782000000.00 -1856000000.00 -514000000.00 0.00 -6599000000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
    21 Dividends Paid -300000000 -2745000000 -2366000000 -2212000000 -2077000000 -2019000000 -1969000000 -1830000000 -1551000000 -935000000 -472000000 -1300000000 -3027000000 -2845000000 -2392000000 -2245000000 -1820500000 -1556800000 -1480700000 -1235100000 -644700000 -456600000 -222800000
    22 Other Financing Activities 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -40000000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -4000000.00 -139000000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 112700000.00 100000.00 1200000.00
    23 Net Cash Used Provided by Financing Activities 51899000000 17623000000 361000000 9454000000 17180000000 12861000000 26657000000 9803000000 6585000000 22359000000 19412000000 -7534000000 8987000000 12784000000 4023000000 10026000000 1045100000 8333400000 -395400000 2082300000 1420300000 -1999300000 322500000
    24 Net Change in Cash 40175000000.00 952000000.00 1948000000.00 3800000000.00 4558000000.00 493000000.00 2177000000.00 225000000.00 -5710000000.00 -525000000.00 8281000000.00 -653000000.00 -2025000000.00 380000000.00 603000000.00 1665000000.00 -2245700000.00 -2409900000.00 1446800000.00 613700000.00 -498800000.00 -420300000.00 0.00
  • About
    Industry: Banks Regional
    Sector: Financial Services
    Country: US
    IPO Date: 5/7/1984
    Stonk Exchange: NYSE
    • U
    • S
    • Bancorp operates as a bank holding company.
    • The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and currently employs 73,333 full-time employees.
    • The firm provides a full range of financial services, including lending and depository services, cash management, capital markets, and trust and investment management services.
    • The company also engages in credit card services, merchant and automated teller machine (ATM) processing, mortgage banking, insurance, brokerage and leasing.
    • The firm's banking subsidiary, U.
    • S
    • Bank National Association, is engaged in the general banking business, principally in domestic markets.
    • U
    • S
    • Bank National Association provides a range of products and services to individuals, businesses, institutional organizations, governmental entities and other financial institutions.
    • As of December 31, 2016, the Company's loan portfolio was $273.
    • 2 billion
    • As of December 31, 2016, its investment securities amounted to $109.
    • 3 billion
    • As of December 31, 2016, the Company's deposits amounted to $334,590 billion.



Looking for a specific stock? Please use our search ("TSLA, AAPL, SPY...") at the top. Otherwise, you can refer to the lists below.
List of all stocks by first letter/number.