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Glacier Bancorp, Inc.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 16 October 2025: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net income rose 29 percent sequentially: Net income was $67.9 million, up $15.1 million from the prior quarter and up $16.8 million from the prior year third quarter. Source
  • Margin up 18 basis points: Net interest margin was 3.39 percent, up from 3.21 percent in the prior quarter and 2.83 percent a year earlier. Net interest income was $225 million. Source
  • Loans grew $258 million in quarter: Loans reached $18.791 billion, up 6 percent annualized in the quarter. The loan yield in the quarter was 5.97 percent. Source
  • Non-performing assets rose 12 percent: Non-performing assets were $54.3 million, or 0.19 percent of subsidiary assets, up from 0.17 percent in the prior quarter. Source
  • Non-interest expense up 8 percent: Non-interest expense was $167.8 million, up $12.7 million from the prior quarter, mainly from costs of the acquisitions. Source
  • Guaranty acquisition closed October 1: Guaranty, with $3.111 billion of total assets at September 30, 2025, closed on October 1, expanding the company into Texas for the first time. Source

“We are pleased with the continuation of very favorable trends across the Company”

Randy Chesler, President and Chief Executive Officer

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Guaranty Bancshares closed on October 1, 2025, adding a Texas presence. The pending acquisition described in the prior release is now complete. Source
  • New: The core system conversion of Bank of Idaho Holding Co. was completed in the quarter. The prior release described the conversion as a future step. Source
  • New: The company now describes its footprint as nine states. The prior release described an eight state Western U.S. footprint. Source

Results and earnings growth

  • Net income rose 29 percent sequentially: Net income was $67.9 million, up $15.1 million from the prior quarter and up $16.8 million from the prior year third quarter. Source
  • Diluted EPS rose to $0.57: Diluted EPS was $0.57, up $0.12 from both the prior quarter and the prior year third quarter, which each showed $0.45. Source
  • Nine-month net income up 36 percent: Net income for the first nine months was $175 million, up $46.9 million from the prior year period. Diluted EPS for the nine months was $1.51. Source

Net interest margin and funding costs

  • Margin up 18 basis points: Net interest margin was 3.39 percent, up from 3.21 percent in the prior quarter and 2.83 percent a year earlier. Net interest income was $225 million. Source
  • Securities cash flow moved into loans: The CFO attributed the margin increase to securities cash flow moving into higher yield loans and to lower deposit and wholesale funding costs. Source
  • Deposit cost eased to 1.23 percent: Deposit cost, including non-interest bearing deposits, was 1.23 percent, down from 1.25 percent in the prior quarter and 1.37 percent a year earlier. Source
  • Core margin excludes discount accretion: Excluding 4 basis points of discount accretion, the core net interest margin was 3.35 percent, against 3.18 percent in the prior quarter. Source

“The continued remix of lower yield securities cash flow into higher yield loans combined with the continued reduction in the cost of deposits and wholesale funding”

Ron Copher, Chief Financial Officer

Loans and deposits

  • Loans grew $258 million in quarter: Loans reached $18.791 billion, up 6 percent annualized in the quarter. The loan yield in the quarter was 5.97 percent. Source
  • Other commercial loans led the increase: Other commercial loans had the largest dollar increase in the quarter, up $147 million or 4 percent from the prior quarter. Source
  • Organic loan growth 3 percent: Excluding the BOID acquisition, loans grew $535 million, or 3 percent, since the prior year third quarter. Source
  • Deposits rose $242 million: Total deposits were $21.871 billion, up $242 million, or 4 percent annualized, in the quarter. Source
  • Non-interest bearing share at 31 percent: Non-interest bearing deposits were $6.674 billion, up $80.7 million in the quarter, and made up 31 percent of total deposits. Source

Credit quality and provision

  • Non-performing assets rose 12 percent: Non-performing assets were $54.3 million, or 0.19 percent of subsidiary assets, up from 0.17 percent in the prior quarter. Source
  • Early delinquencies fell: Accruing loans 30-89 days past due were $39.5 million, or 0.21 percent of loans, compared with 0.29 percent in the prior quarter. Source
  • Acquisition added to provision: The quarterly provision was $7.7 million, including $5.2 million on loans and $2.5 million on unfunded commitments from the acquisition. Source
  • Net charge-offs rose to $2.9 million: Net charge-offs were $2.9 million, up from $1.6 million in the prior quarter and $2.8 million a year earlier. Source
  • Overdraft charge-offs were a large part: Net charge-offs included $1.8 million of deposit overdraft net charge-offs and $1.1 million of net loan charge-offs. Source
  • Loan allowance held at 1.22 percent: The allowance on loans was 1.22 percent of total loans, against 1.19 percent a year earlier. Management said the level depends on portfolio growth, credit quality and economic forecasts. Source

Expenses, fees and efficiency

  • Non-interest expense up 8 percent: Non-interest expense was $167.8 million, up $12.7 million from the prior quarter, mainly from costs of the acquisitions. Source
  • Acquisition costs rose to $7.0 million: Acquisition-related expense was $7.0 million, against $3.2 million in the prior quarter and $1.9 million a year earlier. Source
  • Compensation rose with staffing: Compensation and benefits were $96.5 million, up $2.1 million from the prior quarter. The release cites annual salary increases and acquisition staffing. Source
  • Non-interest income up 7 percent: Non-interest income was $35.4 million, up $2.4 million from the prior quarter. Source
  • Efficiency ratio near 62 percent: The efficiency ratio was 62.05 percent, against 62.08 percent in the prior quarter and 64.92 percent a year earlier. Source
  • Effective tax rate rose to 20.4 percent: The effective tax rate was 20.4 percent, against 19.0 percent in the prior quarter and 17.9 percent a year earlier. Tax expense was $17.4 million. Source

Balance sheet, securities and cash

  • Debt securities fell 2 percent: Total debt securities were $7.072 billion, down $159 million in the quarter and $713 million from a year earlier. Source
  • Securities share of assets falls: Debt securities were 24 percent of total assets, versus 25 percent in the prior quarter and 28 percent a year earlier. Source
  • FHLB advances reduced $360 million: FHLB advances were $895 million after a decline of $360 million, or 29 percent, in the quarter. Source
  • Cash position at $854 million: Cash and cash equivalents were $854 million, down $61 million from the prior quarter and $134 million from a year earlier. Source

Capital and shareholder returns

  • Tangible book value rose to $20.46: Tangible book value per share was $20.46, up $0.67, or 3 percent, in the quarter and $1.60 from a year earlier. Source
  • Tangible equity up on lower OCI loss: Tangible equity rose $79.8 million, or 3 percent, in the quarter, mainly from a smaller other comprehensive loss and earnings retention. Source
  • Quarterly dividend held at $0.33: The board declared a $0.33 quarterly dividend, the 162nd consecutive regular dividend, and the dividend has been increased 49 times. Source
  • Nine-month dividends $0.99 per share: Dividends declared in the first nine months of 2025 totaled $0.99 per share. Source

Acquisitions and footprint

  • Guaranty acquisition closed October 1: Guaranty, with $3.111 billion of total assets at September 30, 2025, closed on October 1, expanding the company into Texas for the first time. Source
  • BOID paid partly in company stock: $205 million of company stock was issued for BOID, which had $1.365 billion of total assets at April 30, 2025. Source
  • BOID operations moved into three divisions: After the conversion, eastern Idaho operations joined Citizens Community Bank, Boise joined Mountain West Bank, and eastern Washington joined Wheatland Bank. Source

Coming up, as management said on 16 October 2025

  • Dividend payable October 16: The $0.33 quarterly dividend is payable October 16, 2025 to holders of record on October 7, 2025. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Net interest margin Source3.39 percent
Net interest income Source$225 million
Loans Source$18.791 billion; up 6 percent annualized
Deposits Source$21.871 billion
Deposit cost Source1.23 percent
Provision for credit losses Source$7.7 million
Net charge-offs Source$2.9 million
Nonperforming assets Source$54.3 million
Efficiency ratio Source62.05 percent

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The earlier release expected completion in the fourth quarter of 2025. The current release reports the closing on October 1, 2025.

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.