earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Columbia Financial Q1 net income $13.1M ($0.13/share), up 47% YoY; net interest margin expands to 2.42%
Columbia Financial, Inc.
2026-Q1 EPS
reported $0.13
vs consensus $0.16
▼ miss
(-17.8%)
- Net income of $13.1M ($0.13 per share) for Q1 2026, up 47.2% from $8.9M ($0.09) in Q1 2025.
- Net interest margin improved 31 bps YoY to 2.42%, driven by higher loan yields and lower deposit costs.
- Provision for credit losses decreased 67.4% to $1.0M; net recoveries of $604K vs net charge-offs of $857K last year.
- Non-interest expense rose 8.3% to $47.5M, including $1.8M in merger-related costs and higher compensation.