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Central Pacific Financial Corp.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 28 January 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 raised, 1 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Quarterly net income reached $22.9 million: Net income was $22.9 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, compared with $18.6 million, or $0.69, in the prior quarter and $11.3 million, or $0.42, a year earlier. Source
  • Net interest income rose on lower deposit rates: Net interest income rose from the prior quarter mainly because rates paid on interest-bearing deposits fell 12 bps, outpacing the decline in asset yields. Source
  • Other income rose on a death benefit: Other operating income was $14.2 million, up from $13.5 million, mainly on a bank-owned life insurance increase tied to a death benefit. Source
  • Prior quarter had one-time consolidation expense: Other operating expense was $45.7 million, down from $47.0 million, as the prior quarter included a one-time $1.5 million operations center consolidation expense. Source
  • Provision fell on lower loans and forecast: Provision for credit losses decreased from the prior quarter, mainly due to lower loan balances and a better macro-economic forecast in the allowance estimate. Source
  • Core deposits grew $78.2 million quarterly: Core deposits reached $6.06 billion at year-end, up $78.2 million on the quarter and $19.3 million on the year. Source
  • Fourth-quarter buybacks of 529,613 shares: The company repurchased 529,613 shares for $16.3 million in the fourth quarter, at an average price of $30.82 per share. Source

“Central Pacific Financial achieved strong fourth-quarter and 2025 year-end results thanks to strong balance sheet management and meaningful progress on our strategic and business priorities,”

Arnold Martines, Chairman, President and CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Quarterly cash dividend SourceQuarter payable March 16, 2026$0.29 per shareRaised from $0.28 per share
Share repurchases Source2026up to $55 millionNew

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Quarterly dividend increased by 3.6%, from $0.28 to $0.29 per share. Source
  • New: Prior repurchase program superseded by a new 2026 plan. Source
  • Ended: Subordinated notes redeemed in full at par on the November 1, 2025 call date. Source

Earnings and profitability

  • Quarterly net income reached $22.9 million: Net income was $22.9 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, compared with $18.6 million, or $0.69, in the prior quarter and $11.3 million, or $0.42, a year earlier. Source
  • Full-year net income and EPS increased: Net income for 2025 was $77.5 million, or $2.86 per diluted share, against $53.4 million, or $1.97, in 2024. Source
  • Adjusted full-year earnings excluded one-time items: Adjusted full-year net income (non-GAAP) was $78.6 million, or $2.91 per diluted share, after excluding one-time items from 2025 and 2024. Source
  • Return on assets and equity reported: Return on average assets was 1.25% for the quarter and 1.06% for the year. Source

Net interest income and margin

  • Net interest income rose on lower deposit rates: Net interest income rose from the prior quarter mainly because rates paid on interest-bearing deposits fell 12 bps, outpacing the decline in asset yields. Source
  • Full-year net interest income increased: Full-year net interest income was $240.9 million, up from $211.7 million in 2024. Source
  • Average loan yield fell slightly: Average loan yield was 4.99%, compared with 5.01% in the prior quarter and 4.91% a year earlier. Source

“In the fourth-quarter, our profitability strengthened further, underscoring the success of our disciplined approach.”

Arnold Martines, Chairman, President and CEO

Other income and tax

  • Other income rose on a death benefit: Other operating income was $14.2 million, up from $13.5 million, mainly on a bank-owned life insurance increase tied to a death benefit. Source
  • Effective tax rate fell to 18.9%: The effective tax rate was 18.9%, down from 21.4% in the prior quarter, mainly on added tax credits and more tax-exempt income. Source
  • Year-ago repositioning loss affects comparison: Year-over-year comparisons of other income include a $9.9 million pre-tax loss from a fourth-quarter 2024 investment portfolio repositioning. Source

Operating expenses and efficiency

  • Prior quarter had one-time consolidation expense: Other operating expense was $45.7 million, down from $47.0 million, as the prior quarter included a one-time $1.5 million operations center consolidation expense. Source
  • Salaries and benefits rose year over year: Compared with a year earlier, expense rose on salaries and benefits, partly offset by an intangible asset impairment recorded in the 2024 quarter. Source
  • Adjusted efficiency ratio improved on revenue: Management attributed the improvement in the adjusted efficiency ratio to higher net interest income and other operating income, combined with lower other expense. Source

“Looking ahead, we remain focused on supporting our customers and the communities we serve, while continuing to create long-term value for our shareholders.”

Arnold Martines, Chairman, President and CEO

Asset quality and credit provision

  • Provision fell on lower loans and forecast: Provision for credit losses decreased from the prior quarter, mainly due to lower loan balances and a better macro-economic forecast in the allowance estimate. Source
  • Net charge-offs improved on both comparisons: Annualized net charge-offs to average loans improved from both the prior quarter and the same quarter a year earlier. Source
  • Allowance held at 1.13% of loans: The allowance for credit losses on loans was 1.13% of total loans at December 31, 2025, unchanged from September 30 and above 1.11% a year earlier. Source
  • Nonperforming assets level with prior quarter: Nonperforming assets were level with September 30, 2025 and higher than a year earlier, as a share of total assets. Source

Loans and deposits

  • Core deposits grew $78.2 million quarterly: Core deposits reached $6.06 billion at year-end, up $78.2 million on the quarter and $19.3 million on the year. Source
  • Loans lower than a year earlier: Total loans were also lower than a year earlier, down 0.8% from December 31, 2024. Source
  • Total deposits lower than year-end 2024: Total deposits were also lower than at December 31, 2024, down 0.5% on the year. Source

Capital and shareholder returns

  • Shareholders' equity rose to $592.6 million: Shareholders' equity rose to $592.6 million, from $588.1 million in September and $538.4 million a year earlier. Source
  • Fourth-quarter buybacks of 529,613 shares: The company repurchased 529,613 shares for $16.3 million in the fourth quarter, at an average price of $30.82 per share. Source
  • $52.7 million returned to shareholders: Dividends and share repurchases together returned $52.7 million to shareholders in 2025. Source
  • Tangible common equity ratio at 8.00%: The tangible common equity ratio was 8.00% at December 31, 2025, up from 7.92% at September 30, 2025. Source

Coming up, as management said on 28 January 2026

  • Dividend payable March 16, 2026: The dividend is payable March 16, 2026, to holders of record as of February 27, 2026. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Net interest margin Source3.56%
Net interest income Source$62.1 million
Loans Source$5.29 billion, down 1.5% from September 30, 2025
Deposits Source$6.61 billion
Deposit costs Source0.94% average rate paid on total deposits
Provision for credit losses Source$2.4 million
Net charge-offs Source$2.5 million
Nonperforming assets Source$14.4 million, 0.19% of total assets
CET1 ratio Source12.7%
Efficiency ratio Source59.88%

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Met: The prior release said these steps would occur in the fourth quarter; the fourth-quarter release reports the notes redeemed in full and the dividend increased.

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.