Central Bancompany, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Results


First


Quarter


2026


Financial Highlights

  • GAAP net income of $111.1 million, or $0.46 per fully diluted share, compared to $107.6 million and $0.47 in the prior quarter and $94.8 million, or $0.43 per fully diluted share in the prior year quarter
  • GAAP net interest income of $208.6 million, reflecting a GAAP net interest margin (“NIM”) of 4.32% compared to 4.38% in the prior quarter and 4.19% in the prior year quarter
  • Average total loans held for investment of $11.5 billion, quarterly increase of $0.1 billion, or 1.2% growth from the prior quarter
  • Average total deposits of $15.5 billion, seasonally higher from last quarter and an increase of $0.8 billion or 5.2% from prior year quarter
  • Repurchased over 1.3 million shares at an average price of $24.03
  • Return on average assets (“ROAA”) of 2.20%
  • Efficiency ratio of 46.3% and efficiency ratio (FTE)1 of 45.7%

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Central Bancompany, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBC) (“Central Bancompany”, “the Company”, or “CBC”), the bank holding company for The Central Trust Bank (the “Bank”), today announced preliminary financial results for the first quarter 2026.

John “JR” Ross, President and Chief Executive Officer of Central Bancompany, commented “We are pleased to announce solid financial results for the first quarter of 2026. First quarter net income was $111.1 million, or $0.46 per fully diluted share, reflecting a 2.20% ROA and a 46.3% efficiency ratio. We’ve grown net income by $16.3 million, or 17%, from the first quarter of 2025. We were encouraged by loan growth in the quarter, with ending loans excluding other consumer up nearly 6% annualized quarter-over-quarter. Our teams grew average deposits by $0.8 billion, or 5%, including growth of over $400 million in average noninterest-bearing demand balances from the prior year quarter’s balances.”

“We reaffirmed our commitment to capital deployment during the quarter by increasing our ordinary quarterly dividend by 118% to $0.12 per share and repurchasing $32 million of our outstanding shares to take advantage of attractive prices and expanded market liquidity,” Ross continued. “We were humbled to again be included as one of America’s Best Banks by Forbes, as well as being named the best performing U.S. public bank with more than $10 billion in assets by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Recognition from such leading organizations is a direct result of legendary service that our employees provide their customers and our communities, and I would like to thank them for driving a successful start to 2026.”

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

The Company reported net interest income of $208.6 million in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting a GAAP net interest margin of 4.32% (4.36% on an FTE basis1). Net interest income increased $19.3 million from the first quarter of 2025, driven by solid underlying average earning asset growth of $1.3 billion, or 7%, resulting from growing deposits, earnings retention and our IPO. These funds have largely been invested in securities and short-term earning assets. From the end of 2025, average earning assets have grown by nearly $1.0 billion. Notably, in the first quarter of 2026, loans grew at an annualized rate of 6% excluding the reduction in other consumer loans. Compared with the first quarter of 2025, the net interest margin grew to 4.32% from 4.19% in the prior year quarter.

Average earning assets for the quarter totaled $19.6 billion, an increase of $1.3 billion, or 7% from the first quarter of 2025, and $0.9 billion or 5% from prior quarter.

Average total loans held for investment were $11.5 billion for the first quarter of 2026, declining slightly by $0.1 billion, or less than 1% from the prior year quarter. During that period of time, indirect consumer lending has been reduced and the consumer leasing portfolio was sold. Excluding other consumer loans, which included both indirect consumer loans and consumer leases, average total loans held for investment increased $0.4 billion or 3% from loan growth spread across a number of categories and markets. Total loans ended the quarter at $11.5 billion, $63 million above the average for the quarter, reflecting continued loan growth momentum.

Average total deposits were $15.5 billion for the first quarter of 2026, an increase of $0.8 billion, or 5% from prior year quarter. The increase from the prior year quarter was driven by higher noninterest bearing deposits, which rose $0.4 billion, or 9%, and non-maturity interest bearing deposits, which were up $0.4 billion or 5%. All significant customer segments reported deposit growth, with commercial deposits up 9% over the prior year quarter.

The 13 basis point increase in the net interest margin from the prior year quarter reflected actions taken to invest short-term earning assets into the securities portfolio and actions taken to reduce the overall cost of deposits commensurate with lower short-term market rates. On a linked quarter basis, the decline in the net interest margin to 4.32% from 4.38% reflected higher levels of deposit funding being invested in short-term earning assets and the securities portfolio, resulting in additional net interest income albeit at a temporarily lower net interest margin on these incremental funds.

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This is a non-GAAP financial measure management believes is helpful to understanding trends in our business that may not be fully apparent based only on the most comparable GAAP financial measure. Further information on this financial measure and a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP financial measure is provided at the end of this release.

Provision for credit losses

The provision for credit losses was $3.1 million for the first quarter of 2026, an increase of 4.3% from the prior quarter driven primarily by loan growth and net charge-offs of $2.9 million. The allowance for credit losses ended the quarter at $149.9 million, representing 1.30% of loans held for investment and remaining largely consistent with the prior quarter, reflecting stable credit quality trends.

Noninterest income

Total noninterest income was $65.1 million for the first quarter of 2026, an increase of $6.3 million or 10.7% from the prior year quarter, reflecting higher wealth management revenues and a $1.7 million gain, recognized in other income, from the final liquidation of the consumer lease portfolio. Other categories of noninterest income experienced solid growth from the prior year quarter, reflecting healthy underlying customer activity and continued momentum across core fee‑based revenue streams, underscoring the durability of these businesses.

Noninterest
expense

Noninterest expense totaled $126.6 million for the first quarter of 2026, an increase of $4.4 million from the first quarter 2025. Salaries and benefits expenses increased $4.8 million, or 7%, primarily reflecting higher performance based compensation and regular merit increases. Full-time equivalents were flat to the prior year quarter. Legal and professional fees also rose $1.2 million from the prior year quarter reflecting an increase in technology improvement initiatives and additional costs associated with being a public company.

Other expenses decreased $2.2 million from the prior year quarter across several expense categories. As a result of disciplined expense management and consistent growth in total revenue, our efficiency ratio (FTE)1 improved to 45.7% for the quarter, compared to 47.0% in the prior quarter and 48.7% in the first quarter of the prior year, underscoring continued operating leverage.

Provision for income taxes

The first quarter 2026 provision for income taxes was $32.9 million, $0.7 million higher than the prior quarter primarily driven by the increase in book income quarter over quarter. The current quarter’s effective tax rate of 22.8% is consistent with the effective tax rate for the full-year 2025.

Asset quality

Asset quality remained strong. Nonperforming loans at March 31, 2026 were $52.1 million, or 45 basis points of loans held for investment, up from 43 basis points at the end of the prior year quarter. Net charge-offs were $2.9 million for the quarter, 10 basis points (annualized) of average total loans. Credit costs remained in line with prior quarters.

Delinquent loans at March 31, 2026 were $45.0 million, or 39 basis points of loans held for investment, as compared to 34 basis points at the end of the prior year quarter.

Capital

Capital levels at March 31, 2026 remained very strong. Our CET1 ratio was 28.6% and represented $1.9 billion of excess capital when compared to our long-term CET1 target of 13.5%. The Bank’s CET1 ratio was 12.9% at March 31, 2026. The difference in the consolidated capital ratio and the capital ratio at the Bank represents capital that is readily available to be deployed.

Our book value per share at March 31, 2026 was $15.84 per share, whereas our tangible book value was $14.38 per share1, of which $6.58 per share represents core tangible book value, with the remaining $7.80 per share attributable to excess capital.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 9:00 a.m. CT on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. The call may include discussion of Company developments, forward-looking statements and other material information about business and financial matters. This press release and a related slide presentation will be accessible on the Company’s investor relations website https://investor.centralbank.net. The call can be accessed via this same website or by using the following link: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/jwuqmnmy. A recorded replay of the conference call will be available on the website after the call’s completion.

About Central Bancompany, Inc.

Central Bancompany, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri, with approximately $20.5 billion in assets as of March 31, 2026. Its banking subsidiary, The Central Trust Bank, has been serving businesses and customers since 1902. The bank is built on a strong foundation of people, community service, and technology. The Central Trust Bank is a Missouri state-chartered trust company with banking powers and a Federal Reserve state member bank, serving consumers and businesses in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Florida. Divisions of The Central Trust Bank include Central Trust Company and Central Investment Advisors.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

In this release, we provide information about certain non-GAAP financial measures. This information supplements the results that are reported according to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) and should not be viewed in isolation from, or as a substitute for, GAAP results. The differences between the non-GAAP financial measures and the nearest comparable GAAP financial measures are reconciled later in this release. We are presenting these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe, when taken collectively, they may be helpful to investors because they provide consistency and comparability with past financial performance by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of our business, results of operations or outlook. The non-GAAP measures as defined by the Company may not be comparable to similar non-GAAP measures presented by other companies.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of, and intended to be covered by, the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they are subject to numerous uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Forward-looking statements include information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business strategy. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology and expressions. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. We have based the forward-looking statements contained herein on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors described in Part I Item 1A – “Risk Factors” and Part II Item 7 – “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. Our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions which are difficult to predict with regard to timing, extent, likelihood and degree of occurrence. Therefore, actual results and outcomes may materially differ from what is expected, implied or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and you are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this press release to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

Media Contact:   Investor Relations Contact:
     
Dan Westhues   Charlie Martin
SEVP, Chief Customer Officer   Corporate Development Officer
Central Bancompany, Inc.   Central Bancompany, Inc.
[email protected]   [email protected]
(573) 634-1281   (314) 686-7007
     
     

Current quarter, prior quarter and prior year quarter information is provided on pages 4-7 below.

Central Bancompany, Inc. and Subsidiaries              
Quarterly Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)              
                   
  Q1 Q4 Q1   Q vs PQ   Q vs PYQ
  FY26 FY25 FY25   $VAR %VAR   $VAR %VAR
  (dollars in thousands, except per common share data)
Assets                  
Cash and due from banks $ 190,868   $ 258,588   $ 319,668     $ (67,720 ) (26.2 ) %   $ (128,800 ) (40.3 ) %
Short-term earning assets   1,187,368     1,806,594     1,230,602       (619,226 ) (34.3 ) %     (43,234 ) (3.5 ) %
Investment securities   6,791,275     6,422,352     5,802,740       368,923   5.7   %     988,535   17.0   %
Loans held for investment:                  
Construction and development   512,681     570,749     489,243       (58,068 ) (10.2 ) %     23,438   4.8   %
Commercial, financial & agricultural   1,740,689     1,761,287     1,767,642       (20,598 ) (1.2 ) %     (26,953 ) (1.5 ) %
Non-owner-occupied commercial real estate 1   3,267,008     3,150,269     3,278,281       116,739   3.7   %     (11,273 ) (0.3 ) %
Owner-occupied commercial real estate   1,583,461     1,580,260     1,608,046       3,201   0.2   %     (24,585 ) (1.5 ) %
Commercial real estate   4,850,469     4,730,529     4,886,327       119,940   2.5   %     (35,858 ) (0.7 ) %
Total commercial loans   7,103,839     7,062,565     7,143,212       41,274   0.6   %     (39,373 ) (0.6 ) %
Residential mortgage loans 2   3,423,146     3,321,101     3,112,039       102,045   3.1   %     311,107   10.0   %
Home equity lines of credit   422,737     410,845     357,655       11,892   2.9   %     65,082   18.2   %
Consumer credit card   93,171     98,310     87,669       (5,139 ) (5.2 ) %     5,502   6.3   %
Other consumer loans   499,019     551,395     835,039       (52,376 ) (9.5 ) %     (336,020 ) (40.2 ) %
Total residential and consumer loans   4,438,073     4,381,651     4,392,402       56,422   1.3   %     45,671   1.0   %
Total unpaid principal balance   11,541,912     11,444,216     11,535,614       97,696   0.9   %     6,298   0.1   %
Add: Unearned income   (9,342 )   (9,611 )   (23,677 )     269   (2.8 ) %     14,335   (60.5 ) %
Loans held for investment   11,532,570     11,434,605     11,511,937       97,965   0.9   %     20,633   0.2   %
Less: Allowance for credit losses   (149,889 )   (149,674 )   (153,738 )     (215 ) 0.1   %     3,849   (2.5 ) %
Net loans   11,382,681     11,284,931     11,358,199       97,750   0.9   %     24,482   0.2   %
Loans held for sale   29,457     54,119     19,856       (24,662 ) (45.6 ) %     9,601   48.4   %
Land, buildings, and equipment, net   221,577     215,931     214,602       5,646   2.6   %     6,975   3.3   %
Goodwill and intangibles   350,859     351,664     354,084       (805 ) (0.2 %     (3,225 ) (0.9 ) %
Other assets   302,286     357,799     284,709       (55,513 ) (15.5 ) %     17,577   6.2   %
Total assets $ 20,456,371   $ 20,751,978   $ 19,584,460     $ (295,607 ) (1.4 ) %   $ 871,911   4.5   %
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                  
Deposits:                  
Noninterest-bearing demand $ 5,563,373   $ 5,615,652   $ 5,335,974     $ (52,279 ) (0.9 ) %   $ 227,399   4.3   %
Savings and interest-bearing demand   8,284,962     8,611,895     8,054,662       (326,933 ) (3.8 ) %     230,300   2.9   %
Time   1,617,106     1,635,078     1,682,101       (17,972 ) (1.1 ) %     (64,995 ) (3.9 ) %
Total deposits   15,465,441     15,862,625     15,072,737       (397,184 ) (2.5 ) %     392,704   2.6   %
Federal funds purchased and customer repurchase agreements   1,066,923     1,011,851     1,097,440       55,072   5.4   %     (30,517 ) (2.8 ) %
Total customer funds   16,532,364     16,874,476     16,170,177       (342,112 ) (2.0 ) %     362,187   2.2   %
Other liabilities   125,681     93,525     170,656       32,156   34.4   %     (44,975 ) (26.4 ) %
Total liabilities   16,658,045     16,968,001     16,340,833       (309,956 ) (1.8 ) %     317,212   1.9   %
Stockholders’ equity:                  
Common equity   3,983,174     3,900,011     3,433,445       83,163   2.1   %     549,729   16.0   %
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)   (54,051 )   (16,872 )   (90,865 )     (37,179 ) 220.4   %     36,814   (40.5 ) %
Less: Treasury stock   (130,797 )   (99,162 )   (98,953 )     (31,635 ) 31.9   %     (31,844 ) 32.2   %
Total stockholders’ equity   3,798,326     3,783,977     3,243,627       14,349   0.4   %     554,699   17.1   %
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 20,456,371   $ 20,751,978   $ 19,584,460     $ (295,607 ) (1.4 ) %   $ 871,911   4.5   %
1 Non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans updated presentation to include multi-family loans
2 Residential mortgage loans updated presentation to include residential construction and development

Central Bancompany, Inc. and Subsidiaries


Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)
                             
  Q1


Q4


Q1


  Q vs PQ   Q vs PYQ
  FY26


FY25


FY25


  $VAR %VAR   $VAR %VAR
  (dollars in thousands, except per common share data)
Interest income:                            
Loans $ 176,076   $ 178,961   $ 176,274     $ (2,885 ) (1.6 ) %   $ (198 ) (0.1 ) %
Investment securities   67,983     64,582     53,405       3,401   5.3   %     14,578   27.3   %
Short-term earning assets   13,995     11,741     10,530       2,254   19.2   %     3,465   32.9   %
Total interest income   258,054     255,284     240,209       2,770   1.1   %     17,845   7.4   %
Interest expense:                            
Deposits   43,425     43,133     43,730       292   0.7   %     (305 ) (0.7 ) %
Federal funds purchased and customer repurchase agreements   6,012     5,688     7,206       324   5.7   %     (1,194 ) (16.6 ) %
Total interest expense   49,437     48,821     50,936       616   1.3   %     (1,499 ) (2.9 ) %
Net interest income   208,617     206,463     189,273       2,154   1.0   %     19,344   10.2   %
Provision for credit losses   3,146     3,016     2,920       130   4.3   %     226   7.7   %
Noninterest income:                            
Service charges and commissions   14,413     14,553     13,944       (140 ) (1.0 ) %     469   3.4   %
Payment services revenue   16,370     17,063     15,976       (693 ) (4.1 ) %     394   2.5   %
Brokerage services   7,936     7,701     6,714       235   3.1   %     1,222   18.2   %
Fees for fiduciary services   14,307     14,214     12,463       93   0.7   %     1,844   14.8   %
Mortgage banking revenues, net   9,536     9,408     8,727       128   1.4   %     809   9.3   %
Investment securities gains, net           109           %     (109 ) (100.0 ) %
Other income   2,526     2,832     855       (306 ) (10.8 ) %     1,671   195.4   %
Total noninterest income   65,088     65,771     58,788       (683 ) (1.0 ) %     6,300   10.7   %
Less: Investment securities gains, net           109           %     (109 ) (100.0 ) %
Total adjusted noninterest income

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  65,088     65,771     58,679       (683 ) (1.0 ) %     6,409   10.9   %
Noninterest expenses:                            
Salaries and employee benefits   76,039     76,799     71,247       (760 ) (1.0 ) %     4,792   6.7   %
Net occupancy and equipment   12,166     12,731     11,847       (565 ) (4.4 ) %     319   2.7   %
Computer software and maintenance   5,977     5,241     6,056       736   14.0   %     (79 ) (1.3 ) %
Marketing and business development   4,556     5,476     4,959       (920 ) (16.8 ) %     (403 ) (8.1 ) %
Legal and professional fees   6,065     5,923     4,878       142   2.4   %     1,187   24.3   %
Bankcard processing, rewards and related cost   7,753     7,595     7,022       158   2.1   %     731   10.4   %
Other expenses   14,060     15,749     16,252       (1,689 ) (10.7 ) %     (2,192 ) (13.5 ) %
Total noninterest expenses   126,616     129,514     122,261       (2,898 ) (2.2 ) %     4,355   3.6   %
Income before income taxes   143,943     139,704     122,880       4,239   3.0   %     21,063   17.1   %
Income taxes   32,855     32,113     28,082       742   2.3   %     4,773   17.0   %
Net income $ 111,088   $ 107,591   $ 94,798     $ 3,497   3.3   %   $ 16,290   17.2   %
Less: Investment securities gains, net of taxes           83           %     (83 ) (100.0 ) %
Adjusted net income

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$ 111,088   $ 107,591   $ 94,715     $ 3,497   3.3   %   $ 16,373   17.3   %
                             
End of period shares   239,787     241,106     220,735       (1,319 ) (0.5 ) %     19,052   8.6   %
Weighted average fully diluted shares   240,637     229,267     219,951       11,370   5.0   %     20,690   9.4   %
Net income per common share – diluted $ 0.46   $ 0.47   $ 0.43     $ (0.01 ) (1.5 ) %   $ 0.03   7.2   %
Adjusted net income 1 per common share – diluted $ 0.46   $ 0.47   $ 0.43     $ (0.01 ) (1.5 ) %   $ 0.03   7.3   %
Dividends / share $ 0.120   $ 0.155   $ 0.055     $ (0.035 ) (22.6 ) %   $ 0.065   118.2   %
1 These are non-GAAP financial measures management believes are helpful to understanding trends in our business that may not be fully apparent based only on the most comparable GAAP financial measures. Further information on these financial measures and reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP financial measures are provided at the end of this release.    

Central Bancompany, Inc. and Subsidiaries                  
Quarterly Summary of Financial Results (unaudited)                  
                       
  Q1 Q4 Q1   Q vs PQ   Q vs PYQ
  FY26 FY25 FY25   $VAR %VAR   $VAR %VAR
  (dollars in thousands, except per common share data and other information)

Financial Ratios (GAAP)
                     
Net interest margin   4.32   %   4.38   %   4.19   %   (0.06 ) % (1.37 ) %   0.13   % 3.00   %
Return on average total assets   2.20   %   2.17   %   2.00   %   0.03   % 1.19   %   0.19   % 9.54   %
Return on average common equity   11.8   %   12.1   %   12.1   %   (0.4 ) % (2.9 ) %   (0.3 ) % (2.6 ) %
Fee income ratio   23.8   %   24.2   %   23.7   %   (0.4 ) % (1.6 ) %   0.1   % 0.3   %
Efficiency ratio   46.3   %   47.6   %   49.3   %   (1.3 ) % (2.8 ) %   (3.0 ) % (6.1 ) %
Effective tax rate   22.8   %   23.0   %   22.9   %   (0.2 ) % (0.7 ) %     % (0.1 ) %

Financial Ratios (Non-GAAP)


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Net interest margin (FTE) 2   4.36   %   4.41   %   4.23   %   (0.06 ) % (1.31 ) %    0.13   % 3.03   %
Adjusted return on average total assets   2.20   %   2.17   %   2.00   %   0.03   % 1.19   %   0.19   % 9.63   %
Adjusted return on average common equity   11.8   %   12.1   %   12.1   %   (0.4 ) % (2.9 ) %   (0.3 ) % (2.6 ) %
Return on average tangible common equity   13.0   %   13.5   %   13.7   %   (0.5 ) % (3.8 ) %   (0.7 ) % (4.8 ) %
Adjusted return on average tangible common equity   13.0   %   13.5   %   13.7   %   (0.5 ) % (3.8 ) %   (0.7 ) % (4.8 ) %
Adjusted fee income ratio   23.8   %   24.2   %   23.7   %   (0.4 ) % (1.6 ) %   0.1   % 0.5   %
Efficiency ratio (FTE) 2   45.7   %   47.0   %   48.7   %   (1.3 ) % (2.8 ) %   (3.0 ) % (6.2 ) %

Net Interest Margin & Yields
                     
Interest-earning cash yield 2   3.86   %   4.11   %   4.65   %   (0.25 ) % (6.0 ) %   (0.79 ) % (17.1 ) %
Investment securities yield 2   4.23   %   4.19   %   3.79   %   0.04   % 0.9   %   0.44   % 11.7   %
Loan yield 2   6.24   %   6.27   %   6.20   %   (0.03 ) % (0.5 ) %   0.04   % 0.7   %
Cost of deposits   1.13   %   1.14   %   1.20   %   (0.01 ) % (0.5 ) %   (0.07 ) % (5.6 ) %
Cost of funds   1.21   %   1.21   %   1.30   %     % (0.1 ) %   (0.10 ) % (7.3 ) %
Loan to deposit ratio   74.8   %   72.4   %   76.5   %   2.3   % 3.2   %   (1.7 ) % (2.3 ) %
Interest-free funds ratio   43.4   %   43.1   %   41.1   %   0.3   % 0.7   %   2.3   % 5.5   %
Interest-earning asset yield 2   5.38   %   5.45   %   5.36   %   (0.07 ) % (1.3 ) %    0.02   % 0.4   %
Cost of total interest-bearing liabilities   1.81   %   1.82   %   1.92   %   (0.01 ) % (0.7 ) %   (0.11 ) % (5.7 ) %
Net interest spread   3.57   %   3.63   %   3.44   %   (0.06 ) % (1.6 ) %    0.13   % 3.8   %
Benefit of interest-free funds   0.79   %   0.79   %   0.79   %     %   %    —   % (0.4 ) %
Net interest margin (FTE)1, 2   4.36   %   4.41   %   4.23   %   (0.06 ) % (1.3 ) %   0.13   % 3.0   %

Other Information
                     
Number of full service offices   156       155       153       1     0.6   %   3     2.0   %
Full-time equivalent employees   2,918       2,905       2,918       13     0.4   %         %

Consolidated Capital Ratios
                     
Tier 1 capital ratio   28.6   %   28.1   %   24.4   %   0.6   % 2.0   %   4.2    % 17.3   %
Total risk-based capital ratio   29.9   %   29.3   %   25.7   %   0.6   % 1.9   %   4.2    % 16.3   %
Tier 1 leverage ratio   17.4   %   17.9   %   15.8   %   (0.5 ) % (2.8 ) %   1.6    % 10.0   %
Common equity tier 1 ratio   28.6   %   28.1   %   24.4   %   0.6   % 2.0   %   4.2    % 17.3   %
Total stockholders’ equity to total assets   18.6   %   18.2   %   16.6   %   0.3   % 1.8   %   2.0    % 12.1   %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)1   17.1   %   16.8   %   15.0   %   0.3   % 1.9   %   2.1    % 14.1   %
Risk-weighted assets $ 12,343     $ 12,403     $ 12,340       $ (60 )   (0.5 ) %   $ 3       %
Book value per share $ 15.84     $ 15.69     $ 14.69       $ 0.15     0.9   %   $ 1.15     7.8   %
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)1 $ 14.38     $ 14.24     $ 13.09       $ 0.14     1.0   %   $ 1.29     9.8   %

Bank-Level Ratios
                     
Tier 1 capital ratio   12.9   %   12.9   %   13.3   %     % 0.3   %   (0.4 ) % (3.1 ) %
Total risk-based capital ratio   14.1   %   14.1   %   14.6   %     % 0.3   %   (0.4 ) % (3.0 ) %
Tier 1 leverage ratio   7.9   %   8.2   %   8.6   %   (0.3 ) % (3.9 ) %   (0.7 ) % (8.5 ) %
Common equity Tier 1 ratio   12.9   %   12.9   %   13.3   %     % 0.3   %   (0.4 ) % (3.1 ) %
1These are non-GAAP financial measures management believes are helpful to understanding trends in our business that may not be fully apparent based only on the most comparable GAAP financial measures. Further information on these financial measures and reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP financial measures are provided at the end of this release.    
2Fully-tax equivalent basis.    

Asset Quality
                     
Allowance for credit losses / loans held for investment   1.30   %   1.31   %   1.34   %   (0.01 ) % (0.7 ) %   (0.04 ) % (2.7 ) %
Allowance for credit losses $ 149,889     $ 149,674     $ 153,738       $ 215     0.1   %   $ (3,849 )   (2.5 ) %
Allowance for unfunded loan commitments $ 369     $ 349     $ 490       $ 20     5.7   %   $ (121 )   (24.7 ) %
Allowance for investment securities $ 10     $ 10     $ 22       $       %   $ (12 )   (54.5 ) %
Nonperforming loans / loans held for investment   0.45   %   0.40   %   0.43   %     0.05   % 12.2   %     0.02   % 5.2   %
Nonperforming loans $ 52,075     $ 46,006     $ 49,391       $ 6,069     13.2   %   $ 2,684     5.4   %
Nonperforming commercial loans $ 23,071     $ 17,245     $ 19,729       $ 5,826     33.8   %   $ 3,342     16.9   %
Nonperforming consumer loans $ 29,004     $ 28,761     $ 29,662       $ 243     0.8   %   $ (658 )   (2.2 ) %
Nonperforming assets / total assets   0.27   %   0.25   %   0.28   %     0.02   % 7.0   %   (0.02 ) % (5.5 ) %
Nonperforming assets $ 54,823     $ 51,960     $ 55,520       $ 2,863     5.5   %   $ (697 )   (1.3 ) %
Net charge-offs / average loans   0.10   %   0.10   %   0.12   %       % 3.6   %   (0.02 ) % (15.1 ) %
Net charge-offs $ 2,910     $ 2,841     $ 3,453       $ 69     2.4   %   $ (543 )   (15.7 ) %
Commercial net charge-offs $ 317     $ 770     $ 1,169       $ (453 )   (58.8 ) %   $ (852 )   (72.9 ) %
Consumer net charge-offs $ 2,593     $ 2,071     $ 2,284       $ 522     25.2   %   $ 309     13.5   %

Central Bancompany, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Quarterly Average Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)                  
                       
  Q1 Q4 Q1   Q vs PQ   Q vs PYQ
  FY26 FY25 FY25   $VAR %VAR   $VAR %VAR
  (dollars in thousands)    
Average Assets                      
Cash and due from banks $ 185,128   $ 187,628   $ 188,038     $ (2,500 ) (1.3 ) %   $ (2,910 ) (1.5 ) %
Short-term earning assets   1,531,094     1,180,781     955,427       350,313   29.7   %     575,667   60.3   %
Investment securities   6,564,377     6,154,552     5,765,263       409,825   6.7   %     799,114   13.9   %
Loans held for investment   11,469,527     11,335,992     11,565,417       133,535   1.2   %     (95,890 ) (0.8 ) %
Less allowance for credit losses   (149,545 )   (149,126 )   (153,760 )     (419 ) 0.3   %     4,215   (2.7 ) %
Net loans   11,319,982     11,186,866     11,411,657       133,116   1.2   %     (91,675 ) (0.8 ) %
Loans held for sale   22,274     33,068     17,569       (10,794 ) (32.6 ) %     4,705   26.8   %
Land, buildings, and equipment, net   217,629     216,211     215,867       1,418   0.7   %     1,762   0.8   %
Goodwill and intangibles   351,380     352,186     354,612       (806 ) (0.2 ) %     (3,232 ) (0.9 ) %
Other assets   321,631     354,945     266,704       (33,314 ) (9.4 ) %     54,927   20.6   %
Total assets $ 20,513,495   $ 19,666,237   $ 19,175,137     $ 847,258   4.3   %   $ 1,338,358   7.0   %
Average Liabilities                      
Noninterest-bearing demand $ 5,512,732   $ 5,375,187   $ 5,074,272     $ 137,545   2.6   %   $ 438,460   8.6   %
Savings and interest-bearing demand   8,381,593     7,962,083     8,004,524       419,510   5.3   %     377,069   4.7   %
Time   1,631,224     1,671,731     1,685,989       (40,507 ) (2.4 ) %     (54,765 ) (3.2 ) %
Total deposits   15,525,549     15,009,001     14,764,785       516,548   3.4   %     760,764   5.2   %
Federal funds purchased and customer repurchase agreements   1,072,669     1,004,520     1,084,995       68,149   6.8   %     (12,326 ) (1.1 ) %
Total customer funds   16,598,218     16,013,521     15,849,780       584,697   3.7   %     748,438   4.7   %
Other liabilities   85,692     129,327     143,694       (43,635 ) (33.7 ) %     (58,002 ) (40.4 ) %
Total liabilities   16,683,910     16,142,848     15,993,474       541,062   3.4   %     690,436   4.3   %
Average Stockholders’ Equity                      
Common equity   3,957,717     3,650,132     3,405,171       307,585   8.4   %     552,546   16.2   %
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (24,857 )   (27,585 )   (124,265 )     2,728   (9.9 ) %     99,408   (80.0 ) %
Treasury stock   (103,275 )   (99,158 )   (99,243 )     (4,117 ) 4.2   %     (4,032 ) 4.1   %
Total stockholders’ equity   3,829,585     3,523,389     3,181,663       306,196   8.7   %     647,922   20.4   %
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 20,513,495   $ 19,666,237   $ 19,175,137     $ 847,258   4.3   %   $ 1,338,358   7.0   %
                       
Average interest-earning assets $ 19,587,272   $ 18,704,393   $ 18,303,676     $ 882,879   4.7   %   $ 1,283,596   7.0   %
Average interest-bearing liabilities   11,085,486     10,638,334     10,775,508       447,152   4.2   %     309,978   2.9   %
Average interest-free funds   8,501,786     8,066,059     7,528,168       435,727   5.4   %     973,618   12.9   %
                                               

Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliations

In this release, we provide information about certain non-GAAP financial measures. This information supplements the results that are reported according to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) and should not be viewed in isolation from, or as a substitute for, GAAP results. We are presenting these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe, when taken collectively, they may be helpful to investors because they provide consistency and comparability with past financial performance by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of our business, results of operations or outlook. The non-GAAP measures as defined by the Company may not be comparable to similar non-GAAP measures presented by other companies.

We disclose net interest income and related ratios and analysis on a fully taxable-equivalent (“FTE”) basis, which may be considered non-GAAP financial measures. We believe this presentation to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income as it provides a relevant comparison of net interest income arising from taxable and tax-exempt sources. In addition, certain performance measures, including the efficiency ratio and net interest margin utilize net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis.

We evaluate our profitability and performance based on adjusted net income, adjusted total revenue, adjusted noninterest income, adjusted fee income and adjusted return on average total assets. We adjust each of these measures to exclude the loss on the expected sale of the consumer loan portfolio in one of our markets and adjustments that resulted from certain investment portfolio repositioning activities during the periods presented that we consider to be outside of the ordinary course of business. We believe this allows investors to assess our net income, total revenue and noninterest income exclusive of the impact of changes outside the ordinary course of business. Similarly, we evaluate our operational efficiency based on tangible noninterest expense and our adjusted efficiency ratio, which excludes the effect of amortization of intangibles (a non-cash expense item) as well as the exclusions mentioned previously in this paragraph, and includes the tax benefit associated with our tax-advantaged loans.

We evaluate our financial condition based on the ratios of our tangible common equity to our tangible assets, tangible book value per share, return and adjusted return on average common equity, and return and adjusted return on average tangible common equity. Our calculation of these ratios allows readers to assess our stockholders’ equity, exclusive of the effect of our goodwill and other intangible assets.

Reconciliations for each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the closest GAAP financial measures are included in the tables below. Each of the non-GAAP financial measures presented should be considered in context with our GAAP financial results included in this release.

Central Bancompany, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Quarterly Reconciliation of non-GAAP Measures (unaudited)
                       
    Q1 Q4 Q1   Q vs PQ Q vs PYQ
    FY26 FY25 FY25   $VAR %VAR $VAR %VAR
    (dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Interest income (FTE), net interest income (FTE) and net interest margin (FTE)                    
Interest income   $ 258,054     $ 255,284     $ 240,209       $ 2,770     1.1   % $ 17,845     7.4   %
Add: Tax-equivalent adjustment ¹     1,804       1,658       1,581         146     8.8   %   223     14.1   %
Interest income (FTE) (non-GAAP)   $ 259,858     $ 256,942     $ 241,790       $ 2,916     1.1   % $ 18,068     7.5   %
Net interest income {a} $ 208,617     $ 206,463     $ 189,273       $ 2,154     1.0   % $ 19,344     10.2   %
Add: Tax-equivalent adjustment ¹     1,804       1,658       1,581         146     8.8   %   223     14.1   %
Net interest income (FTE) (non-GAAP) {b} $ 210,421     $ 208,121     $ 190,854       $ 2,300     1.1   % $ 19,567     10.3   %
Average interest-earning assets {c} $ 19,587,272     $ 18,704,393     $ 18,303,676       $ 882,879     4.7   % $ 1,283,596     7.0   %
Net interest margin ²
{a ÷ c}
  4.32   %   4.38   %   4.19   %   (0.06
) % (1.4 ) %   0.13   % 3.0   %
Net interest margin (FTE) (non-GAAP) ²
{b ÷ c}
  4.36   %   4.41   %   4.23   %   (0.06
) % (1.3 ) %   0.13   % 3.0   %
¹ Effective marginal tax rate of 23.84% used for all periods.    
² Ratios for the quarters are presented on an annualized basis.    
Adjusted noninterest income, adjusted total revenue and adjusted fee income ratio                    
Noninterest income {a} $ 65,088     $ 65,771     $ 58,788       $ (683 )   (1.0 ) % $ 6,300     10.7   %
Less: Investment securities gains, net                 109               %   (109 )   (100.0 ) %
Adjusted noninterest income (non-GAAP) {b} $ 65,088     $ 65,771     $ 58,679         (683 )   (1.0 ) %   6,409     10.9   %
Net interest income   $ 208,617     $ 206,463     $ 189,273         2,154     1.0   %   19,344     10.2   %
Noninterest income     65,088       65,771       58,788         (683 )   (1.0 ) %   6,300     10.7   %
Total revenue {c}   273,705       272,234       248,061         1,471     0.5   %   25,644     10.3   %
Less: Investment securities gains, net                 109               %   (109 )   (100.0 ) %
Adjusted total revenue (non-GAAP) {d} $ 273,705     $ 272,234     $ 247,952       $ 1,471     0.5   % $ 25,753     10.4   %
Fee income ratio
{a ÷ c}
  23.8   %   24.2   %   23.7   %   (0.4
) % (1.6 ) %   0.1   % 0.3   %
Adjusted fee income ratio (non-GAAP)
{b ÷ d}
  23.8   %   24.2   %   23.7   %   (0.4
) % (1.6 ) %   0.1   % 0.5   %
                       
Tangible noninterest expense, adjusted total revenue (FTE) and efficiency ratio (FTE)                    
Net interest income   $ 208,617     $ 206,463     $ 189,273       $ 2,154     1.0   % $ 19,344     10.2   %
Noninterest income     65,088       65,771       58,788         (683 )   (1.0 ) %   6,300     10.7   %
Total revenue {a}   273,705       272,234       248,061         1,471     0.5   %   25,644     10.3   %
Less: Investment securities gains, net                 109               %   (109 )     %
Add: Tax equivalent adjustment ¹     1,804       1,658       1,581         146     8.8   %   223     14.1   %
Adjusted total revenue (FTE) (non-GAAP) {b} $ 275,509     $ 273,892     $ 249,533       $ 1,617     0.6   % $ 25,976     10.4   %
Noninterest expense {c} $ 126,616     $ 129,514     $ 122,261       $ (2,898 )   (2.2 ) % $ 4,355     3.6   %
Less: Amortization of intangible assets     804       807       807         (3 )   (0.4 ) %   (3 )   (0.4 ) %
Tangible noninterest expense (non-GAAP) {d} $ 125,812     $ 128,707     $ 121,454       $ (2,895 )   (2.2 ) % $ 4,358     3.6   %
Efficiency ratio
{c ÷ a}
  46.3   %   47.6   %   49.3   %   (1.3
) % (2.8 ) % (3.0
) % (6.1 ) %
Efficiency ratio (FTE) (non-GAAP)
{d ÷ b}
  45.7   %   47.0   %   48.7   %   (1.3
) % (2.8 ) % (3.0
) % (6.2 ) %
¹ Effective marginal tax rate of 23.84% used for all periods.    
                       
Adjusted net income and adjusted return on average total assets                    
Net income {a} $ 111,088     $ 107,591     $ 94,798       $ 3,497     3.3   % $ 16,290     17.2   %
Add: Investment securities (gains), net of taxes ¹                 (83 )             %   83     (100.0 ) %
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP) {b} $ 111,088     $ 107,591     $ 94,715       $ 3,497     3.3   % $ 16,373     17.3   %
Average total assets {c} $ 20,513,495     $ 19,666,237     $ 19,175,137       $ 847,258     4.3   % $ 1,338,358     7.0   %
Return on average total assets

2

{a ÷ c}
  2.20   %   2.17   %   2.00   %     0.03   % 1.2   %   0.19   % 9.5   %
Adjusted return on average total assets (non-GAAP)

2

{b ÷ c}
  2.20   %   2.17   %   2.00   %     0.03   % 1.2   %   0.19   % 9.6   %
¹ Effective marginal tax rate of 23.84% used for all periods.    
2Ratios for the quarters are presented on an annualized basis.    
                       
Tangible common equity, tangible book value per share and tangible common equity to tangible assets                    
Total stockholders’ equity {a} $ 3,798,326     $ 3,783,977     $ 3,243,627       $ 14,349     0.4   % $ 554,699     17.1   %
Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets     350,859       351,664       354,084         (805 )   (0.2 ) %   (3,225 )   (0.9 ) %
Tangible common equity (non-GAAP) {b} $ 3,447,467     $ 3,432,313     $ 2,889,543       $ 15,154     0.4   % $ 557,924     19.3   %
Total shares of Class A common stock outstanding {c}   239,787       241,106       220,735         (1,319 )   (0.5 ) %   19,052     8.6   %
Book value per share
{a ÷ c}
$ 15.84     $ 15.69     $ 14.69       $ 0.15     0.9   % $ 1.15     7.8   %
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)
{b ÷ c}
$ 14.38     $ 14.24     $ 13.09       $ 0.14     1.0   % $ 1.29     9.8   %
                       
Total assets {d} $ 20,456,371     $ 20,751,978     $ 19,584,460       $ (295,607 )   (1.4 ) % $ 871,911     4.5   %
Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets     350,859       351,664       354,084         (805 )   (0.2 ) %   (3,225 )   (0.9 ) %
Tangible assets (non-GAAP) {e} $ 20,105,512     $ 20,400,314     $ 19,230,376       $ (294,802 )   (1.4 ) % $ 875,136     4.6   %
Total stockholders’ equity to total assets
{a ÷ d}
  18.6   %   18.2   %   16.6   %     0.3   % 1.8   %   2.0   % 12.1   %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)
{b ÷ e}
  17.1   %   16.8   %   15.0   %     0.3   % 1.9   %   2.1   % 14.1   %
                       
Tangible net income, adjusted tangible net income, average tangible common equity, adjusted return on average common equity, return on average tangible common equity and adjusted return on average tangible common equity                    
Net income {a} $ 111,088     $ 107,591     $ 94,798       $ 3,497     3.3   % $ 16,290     17.2   %
Add: Amortization of intangible assets, net of taxes ¹     612       615       615         (2 )   (0.4 ) %   (2 )   (0.4 ) %
Tangible net income (non-GAAP)     111,700       108,206       95,413         3,495     3.2   %   16,288     17.1   %
Add: Investment securities (gains), net of taxes ¹                 (83 )             %   83     (100.0 ) %
Adjusted tangible net income (non-GAAP) {b} $ 111,700     $ 108,206     $ 95,330       $ 3,495     3.2   % $ 16,371     17.2   %
Average common equity {c} $ 3,829,585     $ 3,523,389     $ 3,181,663       $ 306,196     8.7   % $ 647,922     20.4   %
Less: Average goodwill and other intangible assets     351,380       352,186       354,612         (806 )   (0.2 ) %   (3,232 )   (0.9 ) %
Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP) {d} $ 3,478,205     $ 3,171,203     $ 2,827,051       $ 307,002     9.7   % $ 651,154     23.0   %
Return on average common equity

2

{a ÷ c}
  11.8   %   12.1   %   12.1   %   (0.4
) % (2.9 ) % (0.3
) % (2.6 ) %
Adjusted return on average common equity (non-GAAP)

2

{b ÷ c}
  11.8   %   12.1   %   12.1   %   (0.4
) % (2.9 ) % (0.3
) % (2.6 ) %
Return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

2

{a ÷ d}
  13.0   %   13.5   %   13.7   %   (0.5
) % (3.8 ) % (0.7
) % (4.8 ) %
Adjusted return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

2

{b ÷ d}
  13.0   %   13.5   %   13.7   %   (0.5
) % (3.8 ) % (0.7
) % (4.8 ) %
¹ Effective marginal tax rate of 23.84% used for all periods.    
2 Ratios for the quarters are presented on an annualized basis.