earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
Dime Q1 2026 EPS $0.75 (+67% YoY); NIM expands to 3.21%; hires multiple bankers
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. /NY/
2026-Q1 EPS reported
$0.75
revenue$5,730,000
- Net income available to common $32.8M, diluted EPS $0.75 vs $0.68 Q4'25 and $0.45 Q1'25.
- Net interest margin 3.21% (up 10 bps QoQ); efficiency ratio improved to 50.8% from 52.6%.
- Business loans grew $123.8M linked quarter and $575.6M YoY; core deposits up $999.3M YoY.
- Hired Meyer Eichler, Cora Licht, John Paglia, and others from Flagstar/Signature and other banks.
- Redeemed $40M subordinated debentures; maintained quarterly dividend at $0.25 per share.