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CVB Financial Corp.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 22 January 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Q4 net income rose to $55.0M: Net income was $55.0 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, against $52.6 million and $0.38 in the third quarter. Return on average assets was 1.40%. Source
  • Net interest margin widened to 3.49%: Margin rose 16 basis points from 3.33%. The release attributes this to an 11 basis point higher earning-asset yield and a four basis point lower cost of funds. Source
  • Loans rose $228.3 million in quarter: Gross loans reached $8.70 billion. Dairy, livestock and agribusiness loans rose $138.6 million and commercial real estate rose $39.1 million in the quarter. Source
  • Noninterest-bearing deposits fell $444M: Noninterest-bearing deposits were 56.33% of total deposits, against 59.76% in September. Savings and money market deposits rose to $4.19 billion. Source
  • Efficiency ratio 44.4% excluding certain items: The reported efficiency ratio was 46.3%. Excluding acquisition related expenses and the unfunded commitment provision increase, it was 44.4%. Excluding those items, expense rose 2.3%. Source
  • Credit provision was a $2.5M recapture: The company recorded a $2.5 million recapture of credit losses, against a $1.0 million provision in the third quarter. Net recoveries were $325,000 in the quarter. Source
  • Nonperforming assets fell to $4.8M: Nonperforming assets totaled $4.8 million, or 0.03% of total assets, against $28.5 million in September. The decline mainly reflects a $19.6 million commercial real estate payoff. Source
  • CET1 ratio at 15.9%: The CET1 capital ratio was 15.9%, against 16.3% at September 30 and 16.2% a year earlier. The total risk-based capital ratio was 16.7%. Source

“Citizens Business Bank’s performance in the fourth quarter demonstrates our continued financial strength and focus on our vision of serving the comprehensive financial needs of small to medium sized businesses and their owners.”

David Brager, President and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Business Bank

What changed from last quarter

  • New: A pending merger with Heritage Commerce Corp appears in this release. The previous release does not mention it. Source

Results and earnings drivers

  • Q4 net income rose to $55.0M: Net income was $55.0 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, against $52.6 million and $0.38 in the third quarter. Return on average assets was 1.40%. Source
  • Full-year net income rose 4.3%: For 2025, net income was $209.3 million and diluted EPS $1.52, against $200.7 million and $1.44 in 2024. Return on average assets was 1.36%, against 1.24%. Source
  • Pre-provision income and operating leverage: Pre-provision pretax income rose to $71.9 million from $70.0 million in the third quarter. The release reports positive operating leverage of 2% against the prior quarter and 6% against Q4 2024. Source

Net interest income and margin

  • Net interest margin widened to 3.49%: Margin rose 16 basis points from 3.33%. The release attributes this to an 11 basis point higher earning-asset yield and a four basis point lower cost of funds. Source
  • Net interest income rose 6.1%: Net interest income was $122.7 million, up $7.1 million from the third quarter. Average earning assets rose $152.5 million, mainly loans, and interest income rose $5.9 million. Source
  • Loan yield included payoff interest: The release states that the loan yield included $3.2 million of interest collected on a nonperforming loan paid off in full during the quarter. Source
  • Cost of deposits fell to 0.82%: Cost of funds eased to 1.01% from 1.05%. Cost of customer repurchase agreements fell to 1.76% from 2.00% in the third quarter. Source

“Our consistent financial performance is highlighted by our 195 consecutive quarters, or more than 48 years, of profitability, and our 145 consecutive quarters of paying cash dividends.”

David Brager, President and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Business Bank

Loans, deposits and funding

  • Loans rose $228.3 million in quarter: Gross loans reached $8.70 billion. Dairy, livestock and agribusiness loans rose $138.6 million and commercial real estate rose $39.1 million in the quarter. Source
  • Loans up 1.9% over the year: Year over year, loans rose $162.8 million, with commercial real estate up $66.9 million and commercial and industrial up $48.5 million. Source
  • Noninterest-bearing deposits fell $444M: Noninterest-bearing deposits were 56.33% of total deposits, against 59.76% in September. Savings and money market deposits rose to $4.19 billion. Source
  • Total deposits and repos little changed: Deposits and customer repurchase agreements total $12.56 billion, a net decrease of $12.9 million from September 30. Repurchase agreements rose to $490.6 million. Source

Noninterest income and expenses

  • Noninterest income declined from third quarter: Noninterest income was $11.2 million, against $13.0 million in the third quarter. The quarter included a $2.8 million loss on sale of available-for-sale investments and BOLI income down $1.1 million. Source
  • Expense rose with acquisition costs: Noninterest expense was $62.0 million, up $3.4 million from the third quarter. The rise included $1.6 million of acquisition related expenses and a $500,000 increase in the unfunded commitment provision. Source
  • Efficiency ratio 44.4% excluding certain items: The reported efficiency ratio was 46.3%. Excluding acquisition related expenses and the unfunded commitment provision increase, it was 44.4%. Excluding those items, expense rose 2.3%. Source
  • Full-year expense up 1.6% reported: Full-year noninterest expense was $237.3 million, 1.58% above 2024. Excluding acquisition and unfunded commitment items, 2025 expense was $1.1 million below 2024. Source

“Our capital ratios under the revised capital framework referred to as Basel III remain well above regulatory standards.”

CVB Financial Corp., press release

Asset quality and credit provisions

  • Credit provision was a $2.5M recapture: The company recorded a $2.5 million recapture of credit losses, against a $1.0 million provision in the third quarter. Net recoveries were $325,000 in the quarter. Source
  • Nonperforming assets fell to $4.8M: Nonperforming assets totaled $4.8 million, or 0.03% of total assets, against $28.5 million in September. The decline mainly reflects a $19.6 million commercial real estate payoff. Source
  • Classified loans down $25.5M: Classified loans fell to $52.7 million from $78.2 million, mainly from three commercial real estate loans paid off totaling $25.6 million. Source
  • Allowance coverage declined to 0.89%: The allowance for credit losses was 0.89% of gross loans, against 0.94% at September 30. The allowance totaled $77.2 million. Source

Capital and shareholder returns

  • CET1 ratio at 15.9%: The CET1 capital ratio was 15.9%, against 16.3% at September 30 and 16.2% a year earlier. The total risk-based capital ratio was 16.7%. Source
  • Tangible book value rose to $11.24: Tangible book value per share was $11.24, against $10.98 at September 30. Source
  • Buybacks of 4.3 million shares in 2025: The company repurchased 4,321,777 shares in 2025 at an average $18.60, totaling $80.4 million, under its stock repurchase plan. Source
  • Cash dividends held at $0.20 quarterly: Cash dividends were $0.20 per share in each 2025 quarter. Dividends totaled $110.3 million for the year. Source

Trust and tax items

  • CitizensTrust assets under management: CitizensTrust had $5.11 billion of assets under management and administration, including $3.75 billion under management at year end. Source
  • Trust revenue rose to $15.0M: CitizensTrust revenue was $4.0 million in the fourth quarter and $15.0 million for 2025, against $3.5 million and $13.7 million a year earlier. Source
  • Q4 effective tax rate 25.98%: The effective tax rate was 25.98% for the quarter, against 23.80% in the third quarter and 25.25% in the fourth quarter of 2024. Source

Coming up, as management said on 22 January 2026

  • $300M FHLB advance matures May 2026: Borrowings are $500 million of FHLB advances. The $300 million at 4.73% matures in May 2026, and the $200 million at 4.27% in May 2027. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Net interest margin Source3.49%
Net interest income Source$122.7 million
Loans Source$8.70 billion
Deposits Source$12.07 billion
Cost of deposits Source0.82%
Provision for credit losses Source$2.5 million recapture
Net charge-offs Sourcenet recoveries of $325,000
Nonperforming assets Source$4.8 million
CET1 ratio Source15.9%
Efficiency ratio Source46.3%

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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.