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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001617242-26-000029"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KRNY"
cik: "0001617242"
company_name: "Kearny Financial Corp."
filed_at: "2026-10-22T12:37:10+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-22T12:40:09.555037+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kearny Financial Q1 FY2027 net income $10.0M, EPS $0.16; declares $0.11 dividend

## Summary
- Net income $10.0M, or $0.16 diluted EPS, up 40.0% from $7.2M/$0.11 in the quarter ended June 30, 2026; PPNR non-GAAP $13.5M/$0.21, up 14.0%.
- Net interest margin 2.23%, down 3 bps sequentially; net interest income $40.1M, down $294K, hurt by repricing of the final COVID-era wholesale funding position.
- Loans receivable $5.98B, up $105.1M or 1.8% (7.2% annualized); deposits $5.83B, up $123.9M or 2.2% (8.7% annualized).
- Non-interest expense fell 6.1% to $31.8M; salary/benefits $19.4M reflected a prior-period $745K severance charge and current-period $193K stock-comp decrease.
- Board declared $0.11/share quarterly dividend payable Nov. 18, 2026 to stockholders of record Nov. 4, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001617242-26-000029
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KRNY
- cik: 0001617242
- company_name: Kearny Financial Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-10-22T12:37:10+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617242/000161724226000029/0001617242-26-000029-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617242/000161724226000029/krny-20261022.htm

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