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Provident Financial Services Inc.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 29 October 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Reported earnings fell on one-time charges: Reported net income was $69.2 million, or $0.53 a share, down from $78.1 million in the prior quarter. Source
  • Core earnings excluding one-time items: Core net income excluding the one-time items was $84.3 million, or $0.65 per diluted share. Source
  • Core PPNR rose $10.8 million: Core pre-provision net revenue increased $10.8 million from a year earlier, with return on average assets up 9 basis points to 1.85%. Source
  • Core margin rose with repricing: Core net interest margin, excluding purchase accounting and resolved-loan recoveries, rose 7 basis points from the prior quarter and 22 from a year earlier. Source
  • Pipeline stood at $3.03 billion: The loan pipeline was $3.03 billion at a weighted average rate approaching 6.50% at quarter end. Source
  • Commercial non-accrual loans rose: Commercial non-accrual loans were 77 loans, up from 71 at June 30, with balances rising from the second quarter. Source
  • Core conversion costs in quarter: Core system conversion costs were $3.7 million in the quarter. Source

“We continued our strong performance, delivering another quarter of solid financial results including record revenues.”

Anthony J. Labozzetta, President and Chief Executive Officer

What changed from last quarter

  • New: The quarter adds a debt extinguishment loss and branch restructuring charges that the prior release did not contain. Source
  • Ended: The core system conversion, described as ongoing in the second-quarter release, was completed during the quarter. Source

Earnings and growth drivers

  • Reported earnings fell on one-time charges: Reported net income was $69.2 million, or $0.53 a share, down from $78.1 million in the prior quarter. Source
  • Core earnings excluding one-time items: Core net income excluding the one-time items was $84.3 million, or $0.65 per diluted share. Source
  • Core PPNR rose $10.8 million: Core pre-provision net revenue increased $10.8 million from a year earlier, with return on average assets up 9 basis points to 1.85%. Source
  • Returns on assets, equity and tangible equity: Reported returns were 1.07% on average assets, 9.39% on average equity and 13.80% on average tangible equity. Source
  • Nine-month net income rose: For the first nine months, net income was $226.7 million, or $1.74 a share, against $1.59 a year earlier. Source

Margin and funding costs

  • Core margin rose with repricing: Core net interest margin, excluding purchase accounting and resolved-loan recoveries, rose 7 basis points from the prior quarter and 22 from a year earlier. Source
  • New loans and repricing lifted income: Net interest income rose on new loans at current market rates and repriced adjustable-rate loans, versus the prior quarter. Source
  • Asset yield and funding cost both rose: Yield on interest-earning assets rose 7 basis points to 5.68%, and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities rose 8 basis points to 2.79%. Source
  • Year-over-year funding cost fell: Against the third quarter of 2025, asset yield was flat and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities fell 17 basis points. Source

“Building momentum in both our spread and fee-based businesses drove 10% year-over-year growth in our pre-provision net revenue, while core deposits grew nearly 6% annualized.”

Anthony J. Labozzetta, President and Chief Executive Officer

Non-interest income

  • Fee, other and insurance income fell: Fee, other and insurance agency income fell from the prior quarter, partly offset by a rise in BOLI income. Source
  • BOLI income rose on benefit claims: BOLI income rose from the prior quarter, mainly because of higher benefit claims. Source
  • Year-over-year non-interest income rose: From a year earlier, BOLI and insurance agency income rose, partly offset by a lower fee income line. Source

Loan growth and pipeline

  • Commercial loans grew 3.4% annualized: Commercial loan categories, including warehouse lines, mortgage, multi-family and construction loans, grew 3.4% annualized in the quarter. Source
  • Average loans grew on commercial portfolio: Average loans were $19.88 billion, up 6.37% from the prior quarter, mainly from growth across the commercial portfolio. Source
  • Pipeline stood at $3.03 billion: The loan pipeline was $3.03 billion at a weighted average rate approaching 6.50% at quarter end. Source
  • Loan funding rose from a year earlier: Loan funding including line advances reached $7.84 billion, up from $7.00 billion a year earlier. Source

“Our robust loan pipeline and strong asset quality leave me optimistic that we will keep driving profitable organic growth going forward.”

Anthony J. Labozzetta, President and Chief Executive Officer

Deposits and borrowings

  • Core deposits grew at 5.76% annualized: Core deposits, excluding certificates and wholesale deposits, rose $233.7 million in the quarter, to $15.42 billion. Source
  • Municipal deposits fell seasonally: Municipal deposits declined $527.3 million, mainly from seasonal outflows within interest-bearing demand deposits. Source
  • Brokered demand deposits offset outflows: Brokered demand deposits rose $432.5 million to help fund the seasonal municipal outflows. Source
  • Loan-to-deposit ratio eased: The loan-to-deposit ratio eased to 101.8% from 102.6% in the prior quarter. Source

Credit quality and provision

  • Commercial non-accrual loans rose: Commercial non-accrual loans were 77 loans, up from 71 at June 30, with balances rising from the second quarter. Source
  • Specific reserves drove loan provision: The loan provision rose on higher specific reserves for individually evaluated loans and on overall loan portfolio growth. Source
  • Allowance rose to $189.5 million: The allowance for credit losses rose $4.7 million from year-end to $189.5 million at quarter end. Source
  • Nine-month charge-offs held near 5 basis points: Net charge-offs for the nine months were $7.4 million, an annualized 5 basis points of average loans. Source

Non-interest expense and tax

  • Expense rose on debt loss and conversion: Non-interest expense increased on the debt extinguishment loss and higher core conversion costs. Source
  • Compensation rose from a year earlier: Compensation and benefits rose on salary, employee medical benefits and incentive-based pay compared with the third quarter of 2025. Source
  • Intangible amortization declined: Amortization of intangibles fell $934,000 from a year earlier as scheduled core deposit intangible amortization decreased after the Lakeland merger. Source
  • Tax expense and rate lower: Income tax expense was $23.5 million on an effective rate of 25.3%, against 26.3% in the prior quarter. Source

Capital and shareholder returns

  • Book value and TBV per share: Tangible book value per share was $16.16 and book value per share was $21.96 at quarter end. Source
  • TCE ratio and TBV both fell: The tangible common equity ratio and TBV per share both fell after an $83.0 million reduction in accumulated other comprehensive income. Source
  • Quarter buybacks covered tax withholding: Common stock repurchases were 1,464 shares at $24.44, all made to cover income taxes on stock-based compensation vesting. Source
  • Nine-month repurchases totaled 616,186 shares: Nine-month repurchases were 616,186 shares at an average cost of $21.10 per share. Source
  • Remaining repurchase authorization: About 2,198,007 shares remained eligible for repurchase under the current authorization at quarter end. Source

Conversion and commercial focus

  • Core conversion costs in quarter: Core system conversion costs were $3.7 million in the quarter. Source
  • Commercial banking investments support pipelines: Management attributed CRE and C&I pipelines above $1.0 billion for a third quarter to investments in the commercial banking group. Source
  • Adjusted CRE concentration ratio: The adjusted CRE concentration ratio, excluding purchase accounting adjustments, was 399.4% at quarter end. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Net interest margin Source3.50%
Net interest income Source$208.0 million
Loans Source$20.17 billion
Deposits Source$19.81 billion
Deposit costs Source2.02%
Provision for credit losses Source$5.2 million
Net charge-offs Source$2.4 million, 0.05% of average loans annualized
Nonperforming assets Source$141.1 million, 0.55% of total assets
CET1 ratio Source12.5% (Provident Bank)
Efficiency ratio Source49.93% core efficiency ratio

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Impaired loans and related specific reserves both rose from the prior quarter. Source
  • Financial: Borrowed funds rose to fund asset growth and to replace seasonal municipal deposit outflows. Source
  • External: Unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities partly offset the growth in investment securities. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Met: The core system conversion was completed during the quarter, as the company had previously announced. Source

Other quarters

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