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Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results

Quarterly Net Income of $28.9 Million Supported by Continued Margin Expansion to 4.10%

Achieved Quarterly Annualized ROAE of 15.6%

Financial Highlights

  • Diluted earnings per share of $2.77 for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to $0.67 for the prior linked quarter and $1.88 for the prior year period.
  • Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $85.3 million, an increase of $8.0 million, or 10.4%, compared to $77.3 million for the prior linked quarter and an increase of $18.7 million or 28.1%, compared to the prior year period.
  • The net interest margin for the fourth quarter of 2025 was 4.10%, an increase of 22 basis points compared to 3.88% for the prior linked quarter and an increase of 44 basis points compared to 3.66% for the prior year period.
  • Annualized return on average equity (“ROAE”) of 15.6% and annualized return on average tangible common equity1 (“ROATCE”) of 15.8% for the fourth quarter of 2025.
  • On January 16, 2026, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share on the Company’s common stock, an increase of $0.05 from the prior quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share.
  • Total loans at December 31, 2025 were $6.8 billion, an increase of $28.5 million, or 0.4%, from September 30, 2025 and $776.2 million, or 12.9%, from December 31, 2024.
  • Total deposits at December 31, 2025 were $7.4 billion, an increase of $304.4 million, or 4.3%, from September 30, 2025 and $1.4 billion, or 23.3%, from December 31, 2024.
  • The Company and Bank have total risk-based capital ratios of 12.3% and 11.7%, respectively, at December 31, 2025, well above regulatory minimums. The Bank is “well capitalized” under all applicable regulatory guidelines.

1 Non-GAAP financial measure. See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures on page 13.

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (the “Company”) (NYSE: MCB), the holding company for Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the “Bank”), reported net income of $28.9 million, or $2.77 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to $7.1 million, or $0.67 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2025, and $21.4 million, or $1.88 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2024.

Mark DeFazio, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented,

“We are pleased to report our financial performance for both the fourth quarter and the year. In 2025 we continued to execute on our organic growth strategy. Loan growth for the year was $776 million, or approximately 13%, funded entirely with deposit growth. In fact, for the year our deposit growth exceeded our exceptional loan growth by more than $600 million, affording us the ability to pay off all wholesale funding and close the year with a robust cash position. Our performance underscores our leading market position and our resilient business model. We continue to take the right steps to position the bank for above market growth, while balancing this with our acute focus on risk management. Displaying strong momentum in the fourth quarter we achieved a net interest margin of 4.10% and ROATCE of 15.8%.

“As we look ahead to 2026 we are committed to leveraging the success and momentum achieved in the fourth quarter. We are confident we can continue to deliver exceptional customer service and a compelling long-term value proposition to investors.”

Balance Sheet

Total loans, net of deferred fees and unamortized costs, were $6.8 billion at December 31, 2025, an increase of $28.5 million, or 0.4%, from September 30, 2025, and an increase of $776.2 million, or 12.9%, from December 31, 2024. Loan production was $510.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to $514.2 million for the prior linked quarter and $309.0 million for the prior year period. The increase in total loans from September 30, 2025, was due primarily to an increase of $131.4 million in commercial real estate (“CRE”) loans (including owner-occupied), partially offset by a decrease of $81.4 million in commercial and industrial (“C&I”) loans. The increase in total loans from December 31, 2024 was due primarily to an increase of $884.1 million in CRE loans (including owner-occupied), partially offset by a decrease of $174.5 million in C&I loans.

Total deposits were $7.4 billion at December 31, 2025, an increase of $304.4 million, or 4.3%, from September 30, 2025, and an increase of $1.4 billion, or 23.3%, from December 31, 2024. Deposit growth for the quarter and for the year was broadly distributed across the Bank’s various deposit verticals.

The Bank’s liquidity position remains robust. At December 31, 2025, cash on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and available secured funding capacity totaled $3.3 billion, which represented 176% of our estimated uninsured deposits. Total cash and cash equivalents were $393.6 million at December 31, 2025.

The Company and Bank have total risk-based capital ratios well above regulatory minimums. The Bank is “well capitalized” under all applicable regulatory guidelines. During the fourth quarter of 2025, we repurchased approximately 293,000 shares of MCB common stock at a weighted average price of $68.09, or approximately 93.7% of year-end tangible book value per share. Total non-owner-occupied CRE loans were 376.5% of total risk-based capital at December 31, 2025, compared to 373.5% and 346.1% at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The increase in the CRE concentration ratio from December 31, 2024 was affected by the Company’s common stock repurchases in 2025, which were funded by dividends paid from the Bank to the Company.

Income Statement

Financial Highlights

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

Year ended

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Dec. 31,

2025

 

Sept. 30,

2025

 

Dec. 31,

2024

 

 

Dec. 31,

2025

 

Dec. 31,

2024

 

Total revenues(1)

 

$

88,408

 

$

79,838

 

$

71,004

 

 

$

315,106

 

$

276,913

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

28,857

 

$

7,119

 

$

21,418

 

 

 

71,098

 

 

66,686

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share

 

$

2.77

 

$

0.67

 

$

1.88

 

 

 

6.62

 

 

5.93

 

Return on average assets(2)

 

 

1.38

%

 

0.35

%

 

1.16

%

 

 

0.90

%

 

0.91

%

Return on average equity(2)

 

 

15.6

%

 

3.9

%

 

11.8

%

 

 

9.7

%

 

9.6

%

Return on average tangible common equity(2), (3), (4)

 

 

15.8

%

 

3.9

%

 

12.0

%

 

 

9.8

%

 

9.7

%

 
(1) Total revenues equal net interest income plus non-interest income.
(2) For periods less than a year, ratios are annualized.
(3) Non-GAAP financial measure. See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures on page 13.
(4) Net income divided by average tangible common equity.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $85.3 million compared to $77.3 million for the prior linked quarter and $66.6 million for the prior year period. The $8.0 million increase from the prior linked quarter was due primarily to an increase in the average balance of loans, and a decrease in the cost of funds, partially offset by an increase in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits. The $18.7 million increase from the prior year period was due primarily to an increase in the average balance of loans and a decrease in the cost of funds, partially offset by an increase in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits.

Net interest income for the year 2025 was $303.2 million compared to $253.1 million for the prior year. The $50.1 million increase from the prior year was due primarily to an increase in the average balance of loans and a decrease in the cost of funds.

Net Interest Margin

Net interest margin for the fourth quarter of 2025 was 4.10% compared to 3.88% and 3.66% for the prior linked quarter and prior year period, respectively. The Bank’s ability to expand its net interest margin compared to the prior-linked quarter and prior year period was supported by rigorous loan and deposit pricing initiatives and the recent decline in short-term interest rates.

Net interest margin for the year 2025 was 3.88% compared to 3.53% for the prior year, primarily driven by the decrease in the cost of funds and loan spread discipline.

The total cost of funds for the fourth quarter of 2025 was 279 basis points compared to 305 basis points and 325 basis points for the prior linked quarter and prior year period, respectively. The decrease from the prior linked quarter and prior year primarily reflects the reduction in short-term interest rates, changes in the deposit mix and hedging activities.

The total cost of funds for the year 2025 was 302 basis points compared to 332 basis points for the prior year. The decrease primarily reflects the reduction in short-term interest rates that favorably impacted our cost of deposits.

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income was $3.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase of $556,000 from the prior linked quarter and a decrease of $1.3 million from the prior year period. The increase from the prior linked quarter was due primarily to a $674,000 gain on the sale of securities in the fourth quarter of 2025. The decrease from the prior year period was driven primarily by the absence of $2.1 million in Banking-as-a-Service revenue, a business we exited in 2024.

Non-interest income was $11.9 million for the year 2025, a decrease of $12.0 million from the prior year. The decrease from the prior year was driven primarily by the absence of $13.4 million in Banking-as-a-Service revenue.

Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense was $44.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, a decrease of $1.4 million from the prior linked quarter and an increase of $6.2 million from the prior year period. The decrease from the prior linked quarter was primarily due to a decrease of $1.3 million in compensation and benefits. The $6.2 million increase from the prior year period was due primarily to a $4.0 million increase in technology costs and a $2.7 million increase in deposit program related fees, partially offset by a $1.4 million decrease in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) assessments.

Non-interest expense was $176.0 million for the year 2025, an increase of $2.4 million from the prior year. The increase from the prior year was due primarily to a $7.2 million increase in deposit program fees, a $6.2 million increase in compensation and benefits related to the increase in the number and mix of employees, and a $6.1 million increase in technology costs related to the digital transformation initiatives, partially offset by a decrease of $9.5 million in the regulatory settlement reserve, a $6.4 million decrease in professional fees and a decrease of $2.2 million in FDIC assessments.

Income Tax Expense

The effective tax rate for the year 2025 was 30.0% compared to 31.3% for the prior year.

Asset Quality

The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans was 1.28% at December 31, 2025 and 1.20% at September 30, 2025 and 0.54% at December 31, 2024. The increase in the non-performing loan ratio from the prior linked quarter primarily reflects the non-performing classification in the fourth quarter of 2025 of two multi-family loans totaling $5.3 million. The increase in the non-performing loan ratio from the prior year period is primarily attributable to a single out-of-market CRE multi-family loan relationship that was classified as non-performing in the third quarter of 2025.

The allowance for credit losses was $97.1 million at December 31, 2025, an increase of $2.9 million from September 30, 2025 and an increase of $33.8 million from December 31, 2024. The increase from December 31, 2024 primarily reflects an $18.7 million provision in the third quarter of 2025 related to single out-of-market CRE multi-family loan relationship and loan growth.

Conference Call

The Company will conduct a conference call at 9:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, to discuss the results. To access the event by telephone, please dial 800-245-3047 (US), 203-518-9765 (INTL), and provide conference ID: MCBQ425 approximately 15 minutes prior to the start time (to allow time for registration).

The call will also be broadcast live over the Internet and accessible at MCB Quarterly Results Conference Call and in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at MCB News. To listen to the live webcast, please visit the site at least 15 minutes prior to the start time to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

For those unable to join for the live presentation, a replay of the webcast will also be available later that day accessible at MCB Quarterly Results Conference Call.

About Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (NYSE: MCB) is the parent company of Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the “Bank”), a New York City based full-service commercial bank. The Bank provides a broad range of business, commercial and personal banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, private and public middle-market corporate enterprises and institutions, municipalities, and local government entities.

Metropolitan Commercial Bank was named one of Newsweek’s Best Regional Banks in 2024 and 2025. The Independent Community Bankers of America ranked the Bank as a top ten loan producer in 2024 among commercial banks with more than $1 billion in assets. Kroll affirmed a BBB+ (investment grade) deposit rating on January 29, 2025. For the fourth time, MCB has earned a place in the Piper Sandler Bank Sm-All Stars Class of 2024.

The Bank is a New York State chartered commercial bank, a member of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and an equal housing lender. For more information, please visit the Bank’s website at MCBankNY.com.

Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer

This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Examples of forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the Company’s future financial condition and capital ratios, results of operations and the Company’s outlook, business, share repurchases under the program, and dividend payments. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts. Such statements may be identified by the use of such words as “may,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “continue” or similar terminology. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and are generally beyond our control and may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Factors which may cause our forward-looking statements to be materially inaccurate include, but are not limited to the following: the interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve and other regulatory bodies; an unexpected deterioration in the performance of our loan or securities portfolios; changes in liquidity, including the size and composition of our deposit portfolio and the percentage of uninsured deposits in the portfolio; unexpected increases in our expenses; different than anticipated growth and our ability to manage our growth; global pandemics, or localized epidemics, could adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations; potential recessionary conditions, including the related effects on our borrowers and on our financial condition and results of operations; an unanticipated loss of key personnel or existing clients, or an inability to attract key employees; increases in competitive pressures among financial institutions or from non-financial institutions which may result in unanticipated changes in our loan or deposit rates; unanticipated increases in FDIC insurance premiums or future assessments; legislative, tax or regulatory changes or actions, which may adversely affect the Company’s business; impacts related to or resulting from regional and community bank failures and stresses to regional banks; changes in deposit flows, funding sources or loan demand, which may adversely affect the Company’s business; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines may cause the Company’s financial condition or results of operation to be reported or perceived differently; general economic conditions, including unemployment rates, either nationally or locally in some or all of the areas in which the Company does business, or conditions in the securities markets or the banking industry being less favorable than currently anticipated; inflation, which may lead to higher operating costs; declines in real estate values in the Company’s market area, which may adversely affect our loan production; an unexpected adverse financial, regulatory, legal or bankruptcy event experienced by our non-bank financial service clients or critical technology service providers; system failures or cybersecurity breaches of our information technology infrastructure and/or confidential information or those of the Company’s third-party service providers; emerging issues related to the development and use of artificial intelligence that could give rise to legal or regulatory action, damage our reputation or otherwise materially harm our business or clients; failure to maintain current technologies or technological changes that may be more difficult or expensive to implement than anticipated, and failure to successfully implement future information technology enhancements; the costs, including the possible incurrence of fines, penalties, or other negative effects (including reputational harm) of any adverse judicial, administrative, or arbitral rulings or proceedings, regulatory enforcement actions, or other legal actions to which we or any of our subsidiaries are a party, and which may adversely affect our results; the current or anticipated impact of military conflict, terrorism or other geopolitical events; the successful implementation or consummation of new business initiatives, which may be more difficult or expensive than anticipated; the timely and efficient development of new products and services offered by the Company or its strategic partners, as well as risks (including reputational and litigation) attendant thereto, and the perceived overall value and acceptance of these products and services by clients; changes in consumer spending, borrowing or savings habits; the risks associated with adverse changes to credit quality; an unexpected failure to successfully manage our credit risk and the sufficiency of our allowance for credit losses; credit and other risks from borrower and depositor concentrations (e.g., by geographic area and by industry); difficulties associated with achieving or predicting expected future financial results; and the potential impact on the Company’s operations and clients resulting from natural or man-made disasters, wars, acts of terrorism, cyberattacks and pandemics, as well as those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. We do not undertake (and expressly disclaim) any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, except as may be required by law.

Consolidated Balance Sheet (unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

Dec. 31,

2025

 

Sept. 30,

2025

 

Jun. 30,

2025

 

Mar. 31,

2025

 

Dec. 31,

2024

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

12,086

 

 

$

13,109

 

 

$

13,577

 

 

$

18,572

 

 

$

13,078

 

Overnight deposits

 

 

381,501

 

 

 

372,827

 

 

 

138,876

 

 

 

177,891

 

 

 

187,190

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

 

393,587

 

 

 

385,936

 

 

 

152,453

 

 

 

196,463

 

 

 

200,268

 

Investment securities available-for-sale

 

 

578,932

 

 

 

552,441

 

 

 

551,029

 

 

 

523,542

 

 

 

482,085

 

Investment securities held-to-maturity

 

 

356,627

 

 

 

376,447

 

 

 

387,901

 

 

 

398,973

 

 

 

428,557

 

Equity investment securities, at fair value

 

 

5,609

 

 

 

5,548

 

 

 

5,276

 

 

 

5,221

 

 

 

5,109

 

Total securities

 

 

941,168

 

 

 

934,436

 

 

 

944,206

 

 

 

927,736

 

 

 

915,751

 

Other investments

 

 

20,632

 

 

 

27,330

 

 

 

27,297

 

 

 

27,062

 

 

 

30,636

 

Loans, net of deferred fees and unamortized costs

 

 

6,810,233

 

 

 

6,781,703

 

 

 

6,612,789

 

 

 

6,342,122

 

 

 

6,034,076

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(97,081

)

 

 

(94,239

)

 

 

(74,071

)

 

 

(67,803

)

 

 

(63,273

)

Net loans

 

 

6,713,152

 

 

 

6,687,464

 

 

 

6,538,718

 

 

 

6,274,319

 

 

 

5,970,803

 

Other assets

 

 

187,177

 

 

 

199,264

 

 

 

191,175

 

 

 

190,718

 

 

 

183,291

 

Total assets

 

$

8,255,716

 

 

$

8,234,430

 

 

$

7,853,849

 

 

$

7,616,298

 

 

$

7,300,749

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest-bearing demand deposits

 

$

1,479,420

 

 

$

1,382,345

 

 

$

1,427,439

 

 

$

1,384,524

 

 

$

1,334,054

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

 

5,897,758

 

 

 

5,690,414

 

 

 

5,363,867

 

 

 

5,064,768

 

 

 

4,648,919

 

Total deposits

 

 

7,377,178

 

 

 

7,072,759

 

 

 

6,791,306

 

 

 

6,449,292

 

 

 

5,982,973

 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

210,000

 

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York advances

 

 

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

160,000

 

 

 

240,000

 

Trust preferred securities

 

 

20,620

 

 

 

20,620

 

 

 

20,620

 

 

 

20,620

 

 

 

20,620

 

Secured and other borrowings

 

 

10,975

 

 

 

17,355

 

 

 

17,366

 

 

 

17,403

 

 

 

7,441

 

Other liabilities

 

 

103,831

 

 

 

116,656

 

 

 

101,589

 

 

 

106,137

 

 

 

109,888

 

Total liabilities

 

 

7,512,604

 

 

 

7,502,390

 

 

 

7,130,881

 

 

 

6,878,452

 

 

 

6,570,922

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

113

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

112

 

Additional paid in capital

 

 

405,565

 

 

 

403,708

 

 

 

401,055

 

 

 

398,823

 

 

 

400,188

 

Retained earnings

 

 

450,639

 

 

 

423,338

 

 

 

417,782

 

 

 

399,015

 

 

 

382,661

 

Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax effect

 

 

(39,739

)

 

 

(41,852

)

 

 

(45,455

)

 

 

(47,170

)

 

 

(53,134

)

Treasury stock, at cost

 

 

(73,466

)

 

 

(53,267

)

 

 

(50,527

)

 

 

(12,935

)

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

743,112

 

 

 

732,040

 

 

 

722,968

 

 

 

737,846

 

 

 

729,827

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

8,255,716

 

 

$

8,234,430

 

 

$

7,853,849

 

 

$

7,616,298

 

 

$

7,300,749

 

Consolidated Statement of Income (unaudited)

 

 

Three months ended

 

Year ended

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Dec. 31,

2025

 

Sept. 30,

2025

 

Dec. 31,

2024

 

Dec. 31,

2025

 

Dec. 31,

2024

Total interest income

 

$

137,465

 

$

132,000

 

$

119,829

 

 

$

515,278

 

$

468,379

Total interest expense

 

 

52,140

 

 

54,689

 

 

53,226

 

 

 

212,043

 

 

215,295

Net interest income

 

 

85,325

 

 

77,311

 

 

66,603

 

 

 

303,235

 

 

253,084

Provision for credit losses

 

 

2,846

 

 

23,862

 

 

1,500

 

 

 

37,592

 

 

6,257

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

 

 

82,479

 

 

53,449

 

 

65,103

 

 

 

265,643

 

 

246,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

 

2,037

 

 

2,047

 

 

2,177

 

 

 

8,388

 

 

8,269

Global Payments Group revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,100

 

 

 

 

 

13,355

Other income

 

 

1,046

 

 

480

 

 

124

 

 

 

3,483

 

 

2,205

Total non-interest income

 

 

3,083

 

 

2,527

 

 

4,401

 

 

 

11,871

 

 

23,829

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

20,361

 

 

21,674

 

 

19,615

 

 

 

84,029

 

 

77,859

Bank premises and equipment

 

 

2,682

 

 

2,664

 

 

2,520

 

 

 

10,322

 

 

9,656

Professional fees

 

 

2,857

 

 

3,506

 

 

3,687

 

 

 

14,932

 

 

21,320

Technology costs

 

 

5,965

 

 

5,297

 

 

1,989

 

 

 

17,135

 

 

11,012

Deposit related program fees

 

 

7,067

 

 

6,800

 

 

4,379

 

 

 

24,021

 

 

16,836

FDIC assessments

 

 

1,610

 

 

1,972

 

 

2,980

 

 

 

9,548

 

 

11,780

Regulatory settlement reserve

 

 

 

 

 

 

(537

)

 

 

 

 

9,463

Other expenses

 

 

3,839

 

 

3,881

 

 

3,528

 

 

 

16,018

 

 

15,649

Total non-interest expense

 

 

44,381

 

 

45,794

 

 

38,161

 

 

 

176,005

 

 

173,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income before income tax expense

 

 

41,181

 

 

10,182

 

 

31,343

 

 

 

101,509

 

 

97,081

Income tax expense

 

 

12,324

 

 

3,063

 

 

9,925

 

 

 

30,411

 

 

30,395

Net income (loss)

 

$

28,857

 

$

7,119

 

$

21,418

 

 

$

71,098

 

$

66,686

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

10,214,267

 

 

10,398,255

 

 

11,196,822

 

 

 

10,594,606

 

 

11,179,074

Diluted

 

 

10,418,492

 

 

10,587,402

 

 

11,388,163

 

 

 

10,741,670

 

 

11,255,223

Basic earnings (loss)

 

$

2.83

 

$

0.68

 

$

1.91

 

 

$

6.71

 

$

5.97

Diluted earnings (loss)

 

$

2.77

 

$

0.67

 

$

1.88

 

 

$

6.62

 

$

5.93

Loan Production, Asset Quality & Regulatory Capital

 

 

Dec. 31,

2025

 

Sept. 30,

2025

 

Jun. 30,

2025

 

Mar. 31,

2025

 

Dec. 31,

2024

 

LOAN PRODUCTION (in millions)

 

$

510.9

 

$

514.2

 

 

$

492.0

 

 

$

409.8

 

 

$

309.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSET QUALITY (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-performing loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

$

75,408

 

$

70,122

 

 

$

28,480

 

 

$

25,087

 

 

$

25,087

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

8,989

 

 

8,989

 

 

 

8,989

 

 

 

8,989

 

 

 

6,989

 

 

One- to four- family

 

 

2,450

 

 

2,451

 

 

 

2,469

 

 

 

446

 

 

 

452

 

 

Consumer

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

72

 

 

Total non-performing loans

 

$

86,884

 

$

81,562

 

 

$

39,938

 

 

$

34,544

 

 

$

32,600

 

 

Non-performing loans to total loans

 

 

1.28

%

 

1.20

 

%

 

0.60

 

%

 

0.54

 

%

 

0.54

 

%

Allowance for credit losses

 

$

97,081

 

$

94,239

 

 

$

74,071

 

 

$

67,803

 

 

$

63,273

 

 

Allowance for credit losses to total loans

 

 

1.43

%

 

1.39

 

%

 

1.12

 

%

 

1.07

 

%

 

1.05

 

%

Charge-offs

 

$

 

$

(3,858

)

 

$

(112

)

 

$

(118

)

 

$

(106

)

 

Recoveries

 

$

58

 

$

72

 

 

$

126

 

 

$

180

 

 

$

120

 

 

Net charge-offs/(recoveries) to average loans (annualized)

 

 

%

 

0.22

 

%

 

 

%

 

 

%

 

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGULATORY CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Leverage:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

 

 

9.5

%

 

9.8

 

%

 

10.0

 

%

 

10.7

 

%

 

10.8

 

%

Metropolitan Commercial Bank

 

 

9.1

%

 

9.4

 

%

 

9.8

 

%

 

10.1

 

%

 

10.6

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Equity Tier 1 Risk-Based (CET1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

 

 

10.7

%

 

10.6

 

%

 

10.8

 

%

 

11.4

 

%

 

11.9

 

%

Metropolitan Commercial Bank

 

 

10.5

%

 

10.4

 

%

 

10.9

 

%

 

11.0

 

%

 

12.0

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Risk-Based:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

 

 

11.0

%

 

10.9

 

%

 

11.1

 

%

 

11.7

 

%

 

12.3

 

%

Metropolitan Commercial Bank

 

 

10.5

%

 

10.4

 

%

 

10.9

 

%

 

11.0

 

%

 

12.0

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Risk-Based:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

 

 

12.3

%

 

12.2

 

%

 

12.2

 

%

 

12.8

 

%

 

13.3

 

%

Metropolitan Commercial Bank

 

 

11.7

%

 

11.7

 

%

 

12.0

 

%

 

12.1

 

%

 

13.0

 

%

Performance Measures

 

 

Three months ended

 

Year ended

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Dec. 31,

2025

 

Sept. 30,

2025

 

Dec. 31,

2024

 

Dec. 31,

2025

 

Dec. 31,

2024

 

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders

 

$

28,857

 

$

7,119

 

$

21,418

 

$

71,098

 

$

66,686

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss)

 

$

2.83

 

$

0.68

 

$

1.91

 

$

6.71

 

$

5.97

 

Diluted earnings (loss)

 

$

2.77

 

$

0.67

 

$

1.88

 

$

6.62

 

$

5.93

 

Common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period end

 

 

10,088,617

 

 

10,382,218

 

 

11,197,625

 

 

10,088,617

 

 

11,197,625

 

Average fully diluted

 

 

10,418,492

 

 

10,587,402

 

 

11,388,163

 

 

10,741,670

 

 

11,255,223

 

Return on:(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average total assets

 

 

1.38

%

 

0.35

%

 

1.16

%

 

0.90

%

 

0.91

%

Average equity

 

 

15.6

%

 

3.9

%

 

11.8

%

 

9.7

%

 

9.6

%

Average tangible common equity(2), (3)

 

 

15.8

%

 

3.9

%

 

12.0

%

 

9.8

%

 

9.7

%

Yield on average earning assets(1)

 

 

6.60

%

 

6.62

%

 

6.58

%

 

6.59

%

 

6.53

%

Total cost of deposits(1)

 

 

2.75

%

 

2.98

%

 

3.15

%

 

2.95

%

 

3.22

%

Net interest spread(1)

 

 

3.16

%

 

2.85

%

 

2.28

%

 

2.84

%

 

1.94

%

Net interest margin(1)

 

 

4.10

%

 

3.88

%

 

3.66

%

 

3.88

%

 

3.53

%

Net charge-offs as % of average loans(1)

 

 

%

 

0.22

%

 

%

 

0.06

%

 

%

Efficiency ratio(4)

 

 

50.2

%

 

57.4

%

 

53.7

%

 

55.9

%

 

62.7

%

 

(1) For periods less than a year, ratios are annualized.

(2) Net income divided by average tangible common equity.

(3) Non-GAAP financial measure. See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures on page 13.

(4) Total non-interest expense divided by total revenues.

Interest Margin Analysis

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

Dec. 31, 2025

 

 

Sept. 30, 2025

 

 

Dec. 31, 2024

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest

Yield /

Rate (1)

 

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest

 

Yield /

Rate (1)

 

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest

 

Yield /

Rate (1)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans (2)

 

$

6,905,105

 

 

$

127,338

 

7.32

%

 

$

6,690,695

 

 

$

123,521

 

7.32

%

 

$

6,027,313

 

 

$

111,486

 

7.36

%

Available-for-sale securities

 

 

624,952

 

 

 

4,606

 

2.92

 

 

 

626,434

 

 

 

4,224

 

2.68

 

 

 

567,548

 

 

 

3,256

 

2.28

 

Held-to-maturity securities

 

 

372,218

 

 

 

1,733

 

1.85

 

 

 

383,238

 

 

 

1,780

 

1.84

 

 

 

434,234

 

 

 

2,012

 

1.84

 

Equity investments

 

 

5,830

 

 

 

44

 

3.02

 

 

 

5,751

 

 

 

43

 

2.94

 

 

 

5,477

 

 

 

39

 

2.81

 

Overnight deposits

 

 

330,538

 

 

 

3,349

 

4.02

 

 

 

177,016

 

 

 

1,995

 

4.47

 

 

 

180,175

 

 

 

2,469

 

5.45

 

Other interest-earning assets

 

 

24,553

 

 

 

396

 

6.41

 

 

 

27,564

 

 

 

437

 

6.29

 

 

 

30,255

 

 

 

567

 

7.46

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

 

8,263,196

 

 

 

137,466

 

6.60

 

 

 

7,910,698

 

 

 

132,000

 

6.62

 

 

 

7,245,002

 

 

 

119,829

 

6.58

 

Non-interest-earning assets

 

 

152,006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

128,891

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

181,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(95,523

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(74,877

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(63,536

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

8,319,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,964,712

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,363,252

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market and savings accounts

 

$

5,727,076

 

 

 

48,925

 

3.39

 

 

$

5,340,340

 

 

 

49,856

 

3.70

 

 

$

4,459,792

 

 

 

47,581

 

4.24

 

Certificates of deposit

 

 

171,784

 

 

 

1,707

 

3.94

 

 

 

126,600

 

 

 

1,321

 

4.14

 

 

 

116,062

 

 

 

1,254

 

4.30

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

5,898,860

 

 

 

50,632

 

3.41

 

 

 

5,466,940

 

 

 

51,177

 

3.71

 

 

 

4,575,854

 

 

 

48,835

 

4.25

 

Borrowed funds

 

 

119,532

 

 

 

1,509

 

5.01

 

 

 

289,518

 

 

 

3,512

 

4.81

 

 

 

350,892

 

 

 

4,391

 

4.98

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

6,018,392

 

 

 

52,141

 

3.44

 

 

 

5,756,457

 

 

 

54,689

 

3.77

 

 

 

4,926,746

 

 

 

53,226

 

4.30

 

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest-bearing deposits

 

 

1,409,271

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,354,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,586,005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

156,294

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

122,811

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

128,995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

7,583,957

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,233,431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,641,746

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity

 

 

735,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

731,281

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

721,506

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

8,319,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,964,712

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,363,252

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

$

85,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

77,311

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

66,603

 

 

 

Net interest rate spread (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.16

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.85

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.28

%

Net interest margin (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.10

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.88

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.66

%

Total cost of deposits (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.75

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.98

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.15

%

Total cost of funds (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.79

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.05

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.25

%

 

(1) Ratios are annualized.

(2) Amount includes deferred loan fees and non-performing loans.

(3) Determined by subtracting the annualized average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities from the annualized average yield on total interest-earning assets.

(4) Determined by dividing annualized net interest income by total average interest-earning assets.

(5) Determined by dividing annualized interest expense on deposits by total average interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing deposits.

(6) Determined by dividing annualized interest expense by the sum of total average interest-bearing liabilities and total average non-interest-bearing deposits.

 

 

Year ended

 

 

 

Dec. 31, 2025

 

 

Dec. 31, 2024

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest

 

Yield /

Rate

 

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest

 

Yield /

Rate

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans (1)

 

$

6,573,447

 

 

$

480,497

 

7.31

%

 

$

5,842,570

 

 

$

429,748

 

7.36

%

Available-for-sale securities

 

 

609,162

 

 

 

16,128

 

2.65

 

 

 

576,040

 

 

 

12,917

 

2.24

 

Held-to-maturity securities

 

 

391,642

 

 

 

7,304

 

1.87

 

 

 

450,048

 

 

 

8,369

 

1.86

 

Equity investments

 

 

5,664

 

 

 

169

 

2.97

 

 

 

3,377

 

 

 

92

 

2.73

 

Overnight deposits

 

 

211,880

 

 

 

9,347

 

4.41

 

 

 

269,472

 

 

 

15,013

 

5.57

 

Other interest-earning assets

 

 

27,661

 

 

 

1,833

 

6.63

 

 

 

29,386

 

 

 

2,240

 

7.62

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

 

7,819,456

 

 

 

515,278

 

6.59

 

 

 

7,170,893

 

 

 

468,379

 

6.53

 

Non-interest-earning assets

 

 

137,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

182,936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(76,069

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(60,384

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

7,880,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,293,445

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market and savings accounts

 

$

5,238,150

 

 

$

193,079

 

3.69

 

 

$

4,298,166

 

 

$

195,695

 

4.55

 

Certificates of deposit

 

 

139,676

 

 

 

5,731

 

4.10

 

 

 

57,227

 

 

 

2,318

 

4.05

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

5,377,826

 

 

 

198,810

 

3.70

 

 

 

4,355,393

 

 

 

198,013

 

4.55

 

Borrowed funds

 

 

274,672

 

 

 

13,233

 

4.82

 

 

 

336,364

 

 

 

17,282

 

5.14

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

5,652,498

 

 

 

212,043

 

3.75

 

 

 

4,691,757

 

 

 

215,295

 

4.59

 

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest-bearing deposits

 

 

1,360,516

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,788,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

135,135

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

119,364

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

7,148,149

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,599,291

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity

 

 

732,611

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

694,154

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

7,880,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,293,445

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

$

303,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

253,084

 

 

 

Net interest rate spread (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.84

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.94

%

Net interest margin (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.88

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.53

%

Total cost of deposits (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.95

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.22

%

Total cost of funds (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.02

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.32

%

 

(1) Amount includes deferred loan fees and non-performing loans.

(2) Determined by subtracting the average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities from the average yield on total interest-earning assets.

(3) Determined by dividing annualized net interest income by total average interest-earning assets.

(4) Determined by dividing annualized interest expense on deposits by total average interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing deposits.

(5) Determined by dividing annualized interest expense by the sum of total average interest-bearing liabilities and total average non-interest-bearing deposits.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to the results presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), this earnings release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful information to investors in understanding the Company’s operating performance and trends. These non-GAAP measures have inherent limitations and are not required to be uniformly applied and are not audited. They should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of results reported under GAAP. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Reconciliations of non-GAAP/adjusted financial measures disclosed in this earnings release to the comparable GAAP measures are provided in the following tables:

 

 

Quarterly Data

 

 

Year ended

 

(dollars in thousands,

except per share data)

 

Dec. 31,

2025

 

 

Sept. 30,

2025

 

 

Jun. 30,

2025

 

 

Mar. 31,

2025

 

 

Dec. 31,

2024

 

 

Dec. 31,

2025

 

 

Dec. 31,

2024

 

Average assets

 

$

8,319,679

 

 

$

7,964,712

 

 

$

7,775,199

 

 

$

7,451,703

 

 

$

7,363,252

 

 

$

7,880,760

 

 

$

7,293,445

 

Less: average intangible assets

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

Average tangible assets (non-GAAP)

 

$

8,309,946

 

 

$

7,954,979

 

 

$

7,765,466

 

 

$

7,441,970

 

 

$

7,353,519

 

 

$

7,871,027

 

 

$

7,283,712

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average common equity

 

$

735,722

 

 

$

731,281

 

 

$

723,974

 

 

$

738,224

 

 

$

721,506

 

 

$

732,611

 

 

$

694,154

 

Less: average intangible assets

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

 

$

725,989

 

 

$

721,548

 

 

$

714,241

 

 

$

728,491

 

 

$

711,773

 

 

$

722,878

 

 

$

684,421

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

8,255,716

 

 

$

8,234,430

 

 

$

7,853,849

 

 

$

7,616,298

 

 

$

7,300,749

 

 

$

8,255,716

 

 

$

7,300,749

 

Less: intangible assets

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

Tangible assets (non-GAAP)

 

$

8,245,983

 

 

$

8,224,697

 

 

$

7,844,116

 

 

$

7,606,565

 

 

$

7,291,016

 

 

$

8,245,983

 

 

$

7,291,016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common equity

 

$

743,112

 

 

$

732,040

 

 

$

722,968

 

 

$

737,846

 

 

$

729,827

 

 

$

743,112

 

 

$

729,827

 

Less: intangible assets

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

 

 

9,733

 

Tangible common equity (book value) (non-GAAP)

 

$

733,379

 

 

$

722,307

 

 

$

713,235

 

 

$

728,113

 

 

$

720,094

 

 

$

733,379

 

 

$

720,094

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding

 

 

10,088,617

 

 

 

10,382,218

 

 

 

10,421,384

 

 

 

11,066,234

 

 

 

11,197,625

 

 

 

10,088,617

 

 

 

11,197,625

 

Book value per share (GAAP)

 

$

73.66

 

 

$

70.51

 

 

$

69.37

 

 

$

66.68

 

 

$

65.18

 

 

$

73.66

 

 

$

65.18

 

Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) (1)

 

$

72.69

 

 

$

69.57

 

 

$

68.44

 

 

$

65.80

 

 

$

64.31

 

 

$

72.69

 

 

$

64.31

 

 
(1) Tangible book value divided by common shares outstanding at period-end.

Explanatory Note

Some amounts presented within this document may not recalculate due to rounding.

Contacts

Daniel F. Dougherty

EVP & Chief Financial Officer

Metropolitan Commercial Bank

(212) 365-6721

IR@MCBankNY.com

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