earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
Columbia Banking Q2 2026 EPS $0.73, operating EPS $0.76; NIM 3.93%; $199M stock buyback
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC.
- Net income $208M ($0.73 diluted EPS); operating net income $217M ($0.76 operating diluted EPS).
- Net interest margin 3.93%, down 3 bps from prior quarter; net interest income $589M, down $5M.
- Non-interest expense $375M, down $19M QoQ; cost savings from Pacific Premier acquisition achieved.
- Repurchased 6.6M shares for $199M at avg $29.93; quarterly dividend $0.37 per share.
- Total assets $65.4B, loans $47.2B, deposits $52.1B; credit stable with net charge-offs 0.25% annualized.