Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results

Quarterly Net Interest Income Increased 22.8% Year Over Year

Continued Strong Capital, Liquidity and Loan Growth Position the Company for Solid Long-Term Financial Performance

Financial Highlights

  • Diluted earnings per share was $1.54 for the second quarter of 2026, compared to $2.92 for the prior linked quarter and $1.76 for the prior year period. Results reflected continued earnings strength, partially offset by a $13.3 million provision for credit losses driven primarily by a single commercial and industrial (“C&I”) loan in a non-core portfolio segment, as well as $3.3 million of isolated non-interest expense items.

  • Net interest income for the second quarter of 2026 was $90.4 million, an increase of $4.5 million, or 5.3%, compared to the prior linked quarter and an increase of $16.8 million, or 22.8%, compared to the prior year period.

  • The net interest margin for the second quarter of 2026 was 4.08%, which was the same as the prior linked quarter and an increase of 25 basis points compared to the prior year period.

  • The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans improved to 0.91% at June 30, 2026, a decrease of 10.0% from the prior linked quarter reflecting the resolution and charge-off of a previously reserved out-of-market commercial real estate (“CRE”) loan relationship.

  • In support of the Company’s focus on delivering strong shareholder returns, the board of directors approved a new $50.0 million common stock repurchase program on June 19, 2026 and on July 20, 2026, the board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per share on the Company’s common stock, an increase of $0.10 from the prior quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share.

  • Total loans at June 30, 2026 were $7.3 billion, an increase of $282.4 million, or 4.0%, from March 31, 2026 and an increase of $518.7 million, or 7.6%, from December 31, 2025.

  • Total deposits at June 30, 2026 were $7.7 billion, essentially stable from March 31, 2026 and an increase of $354.3 million, or 4.8% from December 31, 2025.

  • The Company and Bank maintained strong total risk-based capital ratios of 14.0% and 13.7%, respectively, at June 30, 2026, well above regulatory minimums. The Bank remains “well capitalized” under all applicable regulatory guidelines.

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (the “Company”) (NYSE: MCB), the holding company for Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the “Bank”), reported net income of $19.2 million, or $1.54 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2026 compared to $31.4 million, or $2.92 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2026 and $18.8 million, or $1.76 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2025.

Mark DeFazio, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented,

“I am pleased with the continued progress we are making across the franchise. Balance sheet growth remains consistent with our prior guidance, our lending pipeline remains robust, and loan yields continue to hold. On the funding side, our deposit forecast remains in line with guidance, and we continue to expect the momentum in our core operating trends to persist. This quarter’s earnings were noticeably affected by isolated items. However, we made significant progress in the resolution of legacy asset quality matters.”

Balance Sheet

Total loans, net of deferred fees and unamortized costs, were $7.3 billion at June 30, 2026, an increase of $282.4 million, or 4.0%, from March 31, 2026, and an increase of $716.1 million, or 10.8%, from June 30, 2025. Loan production was $718.9 million for the second quarter of 2026 compared to $428.3 million for the prior linked quarter and $492.0 million for the prior year period. The increase in total loans from March 31, 2026 was due primarily to an increase of $330.3 million in CRE loans (including owner-occupied), partially offset by a decrease of $69.8 million in C&I loans. The increase in total loans from June 30, 2025 was due primarily to an increase of $918.1 million in CRE loans (including owner-occupied), partially offset by a decrease of $184.9 million in commercial and industrial loans.

Total deposits were $7.7 billion at June 30, 2026, a decrease of $8.2 million, or 0.1%, from March 31, 2026, and an increase of $940.2 million, or 13.8%, from June 30, 2025. The small decline in deposits from March 31, 2026 was driven by seasonal outflows of certain municipal deposits, as well as the Bank’s planned termination of a $100.0 million high cost treasury deposit. The increase in total deposits from June 30, 2025 was broadly distributed across the Bank’s various deposit verticals.

The Bank’s liquidity position remains robust. At June 30, 2026, cash on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and available secured funding capacity totaled $3.1 billion, which represented 156% of our estimated uninsured deposits. Total cash and cash equivalents were $239.3 million at June 30, 2026.

The Company and Bank have total risk-based capital ratios well above regulatory minimums. The Bank is “well capitalized” under all applicable regulatory guidelines. Total non-owner-occupied CRE loans were 304.1% of total risk-based capital at June 30, 2026, compared to 299.5% and 371.9% at March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2025, respectively. The CRE loan concentration ratio declined from June 30, 2025 primarily owing to the increase in the Bank’s total capital as a result of the completion of the Company’s follow-on public equity offering of common stock in the first quarter of 2026.

Income Statement

Financial Highlights

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

Jun. 30,

 

Mar. 31,

 

Jun. 30,

 

 

Jun. 30,

 

Jun. 30,

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

2026

 

2026

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

2025

 

Total revenues(1)

 

$

93,010

 

$

88,490

 

$

76,270

 

 

$

181,500

 

$

146,860

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

19,223

 

$

31,426

 

$

18,767

 

 

 

50,649

 

 

35,121

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share

 

$

1.54

 

$

2.92

 

$

1.76

 

 

 

4.40

 

 

3.20

 

Return on average assets(2)

 

 

0.86

%

 

1.49

%

 

0.97

%

 

 

1.16

%

 

0.93

%

Return on average equity(2)

 

 

8.0

%

 

15.4

%

 

10.4

%

 

 

11.4

%

 

9.7

%

Return on average tangible common equity(2), (3)

 

 

8.1

%

 

15.6

%

 

10.5

%

 

 

11.5

%

 

9.8

%

_______________

(1)

 

Total revenues equal net interest income plus non-interest income.

(2)

 

Ratios are annualized.

(3)

 

Determined by dividing net income by average tangible common equity. Return on average tangible common equity is a Non-GAAP financial measure. See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures on page 13.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the second quarter of 2026 was $90.4 million compared to $85.9 million for the prior linked quarter and $73.6 million for the prior year period. The $4.5 million increase from the prior linked quarter was primarily due to an increase in the average balance of loans, securities, and overnight deposits and a decrease in the total cost of funds, partially offset by an increase in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits. The $16.8 million increase from the prior year period was primarily due to an increase in the average balance of loans and overnight deposits and a decrease in the cost of funds, partially offset by an increase in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits.

Net Interest Margin

Net interest margin for the second quarter of 2026 was 4.08% compared to 4.08% and 3.83% for the prior linked quarter and prior year period, respectively. The total cost of funds for the second quarter of 2026 was 257 basis points compared to 261 basis points and 310 basis points for the prior linked quarter and prior year period, respectively. The decrease from the prior linked quarter primarily reflects changes in deposit mix. The decrease from the prior year period primarily reflects the decline in short-term interest rates.

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income was $2.6 million for the second quarter of 2026, a decrease of $19,000 from the prior linked quarter and a decrease of $61,000 from the prior year period. The decrease from the prior linked quarter was primarily due to a decrease in service charges on deposit accounts, partially offset by an increase in loan production fees. The decrease from the prior year period was driven primarily by a decrease in loan production fees, partially offset by an increase in service charges on deposit accounts.

Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense was $51.8 million for the second quarter of 2026, an increase of $5.4 million from the prior linked quarter and an increase of $8.7 million from the prior year period. The $5.4 million increase from the prior linked quarter was primarily due to a $1.8 million one-time legal accrual, $1.4 million increase in professional fees, and $1.2 million increase in compensation and benefits, partially offset by a $560,000 decrease in the FDIC assessment.

The $8.7 million increase from the prior year period was due primarily to a $5.1 million increase in compensation and benefits, a $1.8 million one-time legal accrual, and $1.1 million increase in technology costs, partially offset by a $1.7 million decrease in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) assessment.

Income Tax Expense

The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2026 was 31.1% compared to 29.2% for the prior linked quarter and 29.9% for the prior year period.

Asset Quality

The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans was 0.91% at June 30, 2026, 1.01% at March 31, 2026 and 0.60% at June 30, 2025. The decrease in the non-performing loan ratio from the prior linked quarter primarily reflects the charge-off of the aforementioned CRE out-of-market loan relationship. The increase in the non-performing loan ratio from the prior year period is primarily attributable to the impact of the aforementioned CRE out-of-market and C&I non-core loan relationships.

The allowance for credit losses was $62.0 million at June 30, 2026, a decrease of $20.1 million from March 31, 2026, and a decrease of $12.1 million from June 30, 2025. The decrease from March 31, 2026, primarily reflects the charge-off related to the aforementioned CRE out-of-market loan relationship. The decrease from June 30, 2025, was primarily due to enhancements made to the Bank’s allowance for credit loss estimation process implemented in the first quarter of 2026, as well as the charge-off related to the aforementioned CRE out-of-market loan relationship, partially offset by loan growth.

Conference Call

The Company will conduct a conference call at 9:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, to discuss the results. To access the event by telephone, please dial 800-245-3047 (US), 203-518-9765 (INTL), and provide conference ID: MCBQ226 approximately 15 minutes prior to the start time (to allow time for registration).

The call will also be broadcast live over the Internet and accessible at MCB Quarterly Results Conference Call and in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at MCB News. To listen to the live webcast, please visit the site at least 15 minutes prior to the start time to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

For those unable to join for the live presentation, a replay of the webcast will also be available later that day accessible at MCB Quarterly Results Conference Call.

About Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

Metropolitan Commercial Bank (“MCB”) is a New York City–based, full-service commercial bank serving businesses, institutions, and individuals who value expertise, responsiveness, and long-term partnerships. Since 1999, MCB has built enduring client relationships, many spanning generations, by delivering consistent, relationship-driven banking.

The Bank provides a full suite of commercial, business, and personal banking solutions, with deep expertise in sectors including real estate, property management, legal services, healthcare, government, and global investors utilizing EB-5 financial solutions. MCB combines specialized capabilities with a highly personalized approach, offering integrated solutions such as title and escrow services, 1031 exchanges, and merchant acquiring.

MCB has received national recognition for its performance and innovation, including being named one of Newsweek’s Best Regional Banks in 2024 and 2025 and earning industry recognition for its lending performance and specialized commercial banking capabilities.

MCB operates full-service banking centers in Manhattan and Boro Park, Brooklyn, within New York City; Great Neck on Long Island; Lakewood, New Jersey; and in South Florida, including Miami, and West Palm Beach.

Metropolitan Commercial Bank is a New York State–chartered commercial bank, a member of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and an equal housing lender. The Bank’s parent company is Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (NYSE: MCB).

For more information, please visit the Bank’s website at MCBankNY.com.

Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer

This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Examples of forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the Company’s future financial condition and capital ratios, results of operations and the Company’s outlook, business, share repurchases under the share repurchase program, dividend payments and statements related to the completion of the public offering of common stock and the anticipated use of proceeds from the public offering of common stock. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts. Such statements may be identified by the use of such words as “may,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “continue” or similar terminology. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and are generally beyond our control and may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Factors which may cause our forward-looking statements to be materially inaccurate include, but are not limited to the following: the interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve and other regulatory bodies; an unexpected deterioration in the performance of our loan or securities portfolios; changes in liquidity, including the size and composition of our deposit portfolio and the percentage of uninsured deposits in the portfolio; unexpected increases in our expenses; different than anticipated growth and our ability to manage our growth; global pandemics, or localized epidemics, could adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations; potential recessionary conditions, including the related effects on our borrowers and on our financial condition and results of operations; an unanticipated loss of key personnel or existing clients, or an inability to attract key employees; increases in competitive pressures among financial institutions or from non-financial institutions which may result in unanticipated changes in our loan or deposit rates; unanticipated increases in FDIC insurance premiums or future assessments; legislative, tax or regulatory changes or actions, which may adversely affect the Company’s business; impacts related to or resulting from regional and community bank failures and stresses to regional banks; changes in deposit flows, funding sources or loan demand, which may adversely affect the Company’s business; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines may cause the Company’s financial condition or results of operation to be reported or perceived differently; general economic conditions, including unemployment rates, either nationally or locally in some or all of the areas in which the Company does business, or conditions in the securities markets or the banking industry being less favorable than currently anticipated; inflation, which may lead to higher operating costs; declines in real estate values in the Company’s market area, which may adversely affect our loan production; an unexpected adverse financial, regulatory, legal or bankruptcy event experienced by our non-bank financial service clients or critical technology service providers; system failures or cybersecurity breaches of our information technology infrastructure and/or confidential information or those of the Company’s third-party service providers; emerging issues related to the development and use of artificial intelligence that could give rise to legal or regulatory action, damage our reputation or otherwise materially harm our business or clients; failure to maintain current technologies or technological changes that may be more difficult or expensive to implement than anticipated, and failure to successfully implement future information technology enhancements; the costs, including the possible incurrence of fines, penalties, or other negative effects (including reputational harm) of any adverse judicial, administrative, or arbitral rulings or proceedings, regulatory enforcement actions, or other legal actions to which we or any of our subsidiaries are a party, and which may adversely affect our results; the current or anticipated impact of military conflict, terrorism or other geopolitical events; the successful implementation or consummation of new business initiatives, which may be more difficult or expensive than anticipated; the timely and efficient development of new products and services offered by the Company or its strategic partners, as well as risks (including reputational and litigation) attendant thereto, and the perceived overall value and acceptance of these products and services by clients; changes in consumer spending, borrowing or savings habits; the risks associated with adverse changes to credit quality; an unexpected failure to successfully manage our credit risk, nonperforming loan resolutions and the sufficiency of our allowance for credit losses; credit and other risks from borrower and depositor concentrations (e.g., by geographic area and by industry); difficulties associated with achieving or predicting expected future financial results; and the potential impact on the Company’s operations and clients resulting from natural or man-made disasters, wars, acts of terrorism, cyberattacks and pandemics, as well as those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. We do not undertake (and expressly disclaim) any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, except as may be required by law.

Consolidated Balance Sheet (unaudited)

 

 

Jun. 30,

 

Mar. 31,

 

Dec. 31,

 

Sept. 30,

 

Jun. 30,

(in thousands)

 

2026

 

2026

 

2025

 

2025

 

2025

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

10,253

 

 

$

12,034

 

 

$

12,086

 

 

$

13,109

 

 

$

13,577

 

Overnight deposits

 

 

229,011

 

 

 

660,359

 

 

 

381,501

 

 

 

372,827

 

 

 

138,876

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

 

239,264

 

 

 

672,393

 

 

 

393,587

 

 

 

385,936

 

 

 

152,453

 

Investment securities available-for-sale

 

 

667,778

 

 

 

649,719

 

 

 

578,932

 

 

 

552,441

 

 

 

551,029

 

Investment securities held-to-maturity

 

 

415,041

 

 

 

347,868

 

 

 

356,627

 

 

 

376,447

 

 

 

387,901

 

Equity investment securities, at fair value

 

 

5,646

 

 

 

5,625

 

 

 

5,609

 

 

 

5,548

 

 

 

5,276

 

Total securities

 

 

1,088,465

 

 

 

1,003,212

 

 

 

941,168

 

 

 

934,436

 

 

 

944,206

 

Other investments

 

 

27,759

 

 

 

20,725

 

 

 

20,632

 

 

 

27,330

 

 

 

27,297

 

Loans, net of deferred fees and unamortized costs

 

 

7,328,903

 

 

 

7,046,547

 

 

 

6,810,233

 

 

 

6,781,703

 

 

 

6,612,789

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(62,012

)

 

 

(82,071

)

 

 

(97,081

)

 

 

(94,239

)

 

 

(74,071

)

Net loans

 

 

7,266,891

 

 

 

6,964,476

 

 

 

6,713,152

 

 

 

6,687,464

 

 

 

6,538,718

 

Other assets

 

 

236,304

 

 

 

183,318

 

 

 

187,177

 

 

 

199,264

 

 

 

191,175

 

Total assets

 

$

8,858,683

 

 

$

8,844,124

 

 

$

8,255,716

 

 

$

8,234,430

 

 

$

7,853,849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest-bearing demand deposits

 

$

1,591,126

 

 

$

1,539,553

 

 

$

1,479,420

 

 

$

1,382,345

 

 

$

1,427,439

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

 

6,140,356

 

 

 

6,200,166

 

 

 

5,897,758

 

 

 

5,690,414

 

 

 

5,363,867

 

Total deposits

 

 

7,731,482

 

 

 

7,739,719

 

 

 

7,377,178

 

 

 

7,072,759

 

 

 

6,791,306

 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York advances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

150,000

 

Trust preferred securities

 

 

20,620

 

 

 

20,620

 

 

 

20,620

 

 

 

20,620

 

 

 

20,620

 

Secured and other borrowings

 

 

15,938

 

 

 

15,975

 

 

 

10,975

 

 

 

17,355

 

 

 

17,366

 

Other liabilities

 

 

122,477

 

 

 

119,471

 

 

 

103,831

 

 

 

116,656

 

 

 

101,589

 

Total liabilities

 

 

7,890,517

 

 

 

7,895,785

 

 

 

7,512,604

 

 

 

7,502,390

 

 

 

7,130,881

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

136

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

113

 

Additional paid in capital

 

 

588,133

 

 

 

584,524

 

 

 

405,565

 

 

 

403,708

 

 

 

401,055

 

Retained earnings

 

 

495,034

 

 

 

479,177

 

 

 

450,639

 

 

 

423,338

 

 

 

417,782

 

Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax effect

 

 

(39,044

)

 

 

(39,233

)

 

 

(39,739

)

 

 

(41,852

)

 

 

(45,455

)

Treasury stock, at cost

 

 

(76,093

)

 

 

(76,265

)

 

 

(73,466

)

 

 

(53,267

)

 

 

(50,527

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

968,166

 

 

 

948,339

 

 

 

743,112

 

 

 

732,040

 

 

 

722,968

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

8,858,683

 

 

$

8,844,124

 

 

$

8,255,716

 

 

$

8,234,430

 

 

$

7,853,849

 

Consolidated Statement of Income (unaudited)

 

 

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Jun. 30,

2026

 

Mar. 31,

2026

 

Jun. 30,

2025

 

Jun. 30,

2026

 

Jun. 30,

2025

Total interest income

 

$

140,938

 

$

134,932

 

 

$

127,043

 

$

275,870

 

$

245,813

Total interest expense

 

 

50,490

 

 

49,023

 

 

 

53,396

 

 

99,513

 

 

105,214

Net interest income

 

 

90,448

 

 

85,909

 

 

 

73,647

 

 

176,357

 

 

140,599

Provision for credit losses

 

 

13,325

 

 

(2,300

)

 

 

6,378

 

 

11,025

 

 

10,884

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

 

 

77,123

 

 

88,209

 

 

 

67,269

 

 

165,332

 

 

129,715

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

 

2,229

 

 

2,274

 

 

 

2,131

 

 

4,503

 

 

4,304

Other income

 

 

333

 

 

307

 

 

 

492

 

 

640

 

 

1,957

Total non-interest income

 

 

2,562

 

 

2,581

 

 

 

2,623

 

 

5,143

 

 

6,261

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

 

25,362

 

 

24,148

 

 

 

20,255

 

 

49,510

 

 

41,994

Bank premises and equipment

 

 

3,472

 

 

2,729

 

 

 

2,513

 

 

6,201

 

 

4,976

Professional fees

 

 

4,615

 

 

3,229

 

 

 

3,583

 

 

7,844

 

 

8,569

Technology costs

 

 

4,704

 

 

4,196

 

 

 

3,653

 

 

8,900

 

 

5,873

Deposit related program fees

 

 

6,892

 

 

6,799

 

 

 

5,967

 

 

13,691

 

 

10,153

FDIC assessments

 

 

1,290

 

 

1,850

 

 

 

2,999

 

 

3,140

 

 

5,966

Other expenses

 

 

5,467

 

 

3,449

 

 

 

4,139

 

 

8,915

 

 

8,300

Total non-interest expense

 

 

51,802

 

 

46,400

 

 

 

43,109

 

 

98,201

 

 

85,831

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income before income tax expense

 

 

27,883

 

 

44,390

 

 

 

26,783

 

 

72,274

 

 

50,145

Income tax expense

 

 

8,660

 

 

12,964

 

 

 

8,016

 

 

21,625

 

 

15,024

Net income (loss)

 

$

19,223

 

$

31,426

 

 

$

18,767

 

$

50,649

 

$

35,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

12,381,794

 

 

10,674,698

 

 

 

10,564,275

 

 

11,413,075

 

 

10,886,120

Diluted

 

 

12,515,939

 

 

10,756,358

 

 

 

10,676,878

 

 

11,521,407

 

 

10,975,431

Basic earnings (loss)

 

$

1.55

 

$

2.94

 

 

$

1.78

 

$

4.44

 

$

3.23

Diluted earnings (loss)

 

$

1.54

 

$

2.92

 

 

$

1.76

 

$

4.40

 

$

3.20

Loan Production, Asset Quality & Regulatory Capital

 

 

Jun. 30,

 

Mar. 31,

 

Dec. 31,

 

Sept. 30,

 

Jun. 30,

 

 

 

2026

 

2026

 

2025

 

2025

 

2025

 

LOAN PRODUCTION (in millions)

 

$

718.9

 

 

$

428.3

 

 

$

510.9

 

$

514.2

 

 

$

492.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSET QUALITY (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-performing loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

$

53,307

 

 

$

68,635

 

 

$

75,408

 

$

70,122

 

 

$

28,480

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

11,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,989

 

 

8,989

 

 

 

8,989

 

 

One- to four- family

 

 

2,401

 

 

 

2,416

 

 

 

2,450

 

 

2,451

 

 

 

2,469

 

 

Consumer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total non-performing loans

 

$

66,970

 

 

$

71,051

 

 

$

86,884

 

$

81,562

 

 

$

39,938

 

 

Non-performing loans to total loans

 

 

0.91

 

%

 

1.01

 

%

 

1.28

%

 

1.20

 

%

 

0.60

 

%

Allowance for credit losses

 

$

62,012

 

 

$

82,071

 

 

$

97,081

 

$

94,239

 

 

$

74,071

 

 

Allowance for credit losses to total loans

 

 

0.85

 

%

 

1.16

 

%

 

1.43

%

 

1.39

 

%

 

1.12

 

%

Charge-offs

 

$

(34,838

)

 

$

(12,455

)

 

$

 

$

(3,858

)

 

$

(112

)

 

Recoveries

 

$

614

 

 

$

14

 

 

$

58

 

$

72

 

 

$

126

 

 

Net charge-offs/(recoveries) to average loans (annualized)

 

 

1.95

 

%

 

0.73

 

%

 

%

 

0.22

 

%

 

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGULATORY CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Leverage:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

 

 

11.3

 

%

 

11.6

 

%

 

9.5

%

 

9.8

 

%

 

10.0

 

%

Metropolitan Commercial Bank

 

 

11.1

 

%

 

11.4

 

%

 

9.1

%

 

9.4

 

%

 

9.8

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Equity Tier 1 Risk-Based (CET1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

 

 

12.9

 

%

 

13.2

 

%

 

10.7

%

 

10.6

 

%

 

10.8

 

%

Metropolitan Commercial Bank

 

 

12.9

 

%

 

13.1

 

%

 

10.5

%

 

10.4

 

%

 

10.9

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Risk-Based:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

 

 

13.2

 

%

 

13.4

 

%

 

11.0

%

 

10.9

 

%

 

11.1

 

%

Metropolitan Commercial Bank

 

 

12.9

 

%

 

13.1

 

%

 

10.5

%

 

10.4

 

%

 

10.9

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Risk-Based:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

 

 

14.0

 

%

 

14.6

 

%

 

12.3

%

 

12.2

 

%

 

12.2

 

%

Metropolitan Commercial Bank

 

 

13.7

 

%

 

14.3

 

%

 

11.7

%

 

11.7

 

%

 

12.0

 

%

Performance Measures

 

 

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Jun. 30,

2026

 

Mar. 31,

2026

 

Jun. 30,

2025

 

Jun. 30,

2026

 

Jun. 30,

2025

 

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders

 

$

19,223

 

$

31,426

 

$

18,767

 

$

50,649

 

$

35,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss)

 

$

1.55

 

$

2.94

 

$

1.78

 

$

4.44

 

$

3.23

 

Diluted earnings (loss)

 

$

1.54

 

$

2.92

 

$

1.76

 

$

4.40

 

$

3.20

 

Common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period end

 

 

12,395,278

 

 

12,392,035

 

 

10,421,384

 

 

12,395,278

 

 

10,421,384

 

Average fully diluted

 

 

12,515,939

 

 

10,756,358

 

 

10,676,878

 

 

11,521,407

 

 

10,975,431

 

Return on:(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average total assets

 

 

0.86

%

 

1.49

%

 

0.97

%

 

1.16

%

 

0.93

%

Average equity

 

 

8.0

%

 

15.4

%

 

10.4

%

 

11.4

%

 

9.7

%

Average tangible common equity(2), (3)

 

 

8.1

%

 

15.6

%

 

10.5

%

 

11.5

%

 

9.8

%

Yield on average earning assets(1)

 

 

6.35

%

 

6.41

%

 

6.61

%

 

6.38

%

 

6.57

%

Total cost of deposits(1)

 

 

2.57

%

 

2.60

%

 

3.02

%

 

2.58

%

 

3.05

%

Net interest spread(1)

 

 

3.13

%

 

3.19

%

 

2.76

%

 

3.16

%

 

2.65

%

Net interest margin(1)

 

 

4.08

%

 

4.08

%

 

3.83

%

 

4.08

%

 

3.76

%

Net charge-offs as % of average loans(1)

 

 

1.95

%

 

0.73

%

 

%

 

1.35

%

 

%

Efficiency ratio(4)

 

 

55.7

%

 

52.4

%

 

56.5

%

 

54.1

%

 

58.4

%

_______________

(1)

 

Ratios are annualized.

(2)

 

Determined by dividing net income by average tangible common equity.

(3)

 

Non-GAAP financial measure. See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures on page 13.

(4)

 

Total non-interest expense divided by total revenues.

Interest Margin Analysis

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

Jun. 30, 2026

 

 

Mar. 31, 2026

 

 

Jun. 30, 2025

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest

 

Yield /

Rate (1)

 

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest

 

Yield /

Rate (1)

 

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest

 

Yield /

Rate (1)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans (2)

 

$

7,023,237

 

 

$

125,642

 

7.18

%

 

$

6,926,983

 

 

$

122,594

 

7.18

%

 

$

6,486,667

 

 

$

118,774

 

7.34

%

Available-for-sale securities

 

 

727,655

 

 

 

5,984

 

3.30

 

 

 

651,928

 

 

 

4,982

 

3.10

 

 

 

607,363

 

 

 

3,884

 

2.57

 

Held-to-maturity securities

 

 

363,589

 

 

 

1,866

 

2.06

 

 

 

352,937

 

 

 

1,663

 

1.91

 

 

 

394,374

 

 

 

1,849

 

1.88

 

Equity investments

 

 

5,918

 

 

 

45

 

3.04

 

 

 

5,874

 

 

 

44

 

3.04

 

 

 

5,556

 

 

 

42

 

3.02

 

Overnight deposits

 

 

750,213

 

 

 

7,010

 

3.75

 

 

 

578,330

 

 

 

5,329

 

3.74

 

 

 

184,054

 

 

 

2,078

 

4.53

 

Other interest-earning assets

 

 

25,331

 

 

 

391

 

6.19

 

 

 

20,693

 

 

 

319

 

6.26

 

 

 

27,682

 

 

 

416

 

6.03

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

 

8,895,943

 

 

 

140,938

 

6.35

 

 

 

8,536,745

 

 

 

134,931

 

6.41

 

 

 

7,705,696

 

 

 

127,043

 

6.61

 

Non-interest-earning assets

 

 

155,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

127,802

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

138,469

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(80,257

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(97,788

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(68,966

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

8,971,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,566,759

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,775,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market and savings accounts

 

$

6,110,436

 

 

 

48,800

 

3.20

 

 

$

5,961,007

 

 

 

46,997

 

3.20

 

 

$

5,125,850

 

 

 

48,454

 

3.79

 

Certificates of deposit

 

 

152,062

 

 

 

1,394

 

3.68

 

 

 

184,625

 

 

 

1,732

 

3.80

 

 

 

133,495

 

 

 

1,369

 

4.11

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

6,262,498

 

 

 

50,194

 

3.21

 

 

 

6,145,632

 

 

 

48,729

 

3.22

 

 

 

5,259,345

 

 

 

49,823

 

3.80

 

Borrowed funds

 

 

20,620

 

 

 

296

 

5.76

 

 

 

22,638

 

 

 

293

 

5.25

 

 

 

298,843

 

 

 

3,573

 

4.79

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

6,283,118

 

 

 

50,490

 

3.22

 

 

 

6,168,270

 

 

 

49,022

 

3.22

 

 

 

5,558,188

 

 

 

53,396

 

3.85

 

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest-bearing deposits

 

 

1,583,067

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,459,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,358,029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

140,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

111,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

135,008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

8,006,623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,738,628

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,051,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

965,023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

828,131

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

723,974

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

8,971,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,566,759

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,775,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

$

90,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

85,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

73,647

 

 

 

Net interest rate spread (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.13

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.19

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.76

%

Net interest margin (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.08

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.08

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.83

%

Total cost of deposits (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.57

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.60

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.02

%

Total cost of funds (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.57

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.61

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.10

%

_______________

(1)

 

Ratios are annualized.

(2)

 

Amount includes deferred loan fees and non-performing loans.

(3)

 

Determined by subtracting the annualized average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities from the annualized average yield on total interest-earning assets.

(4)

 

Determined by dividing annualized net interest income by total average interest-earning assets.

(5)

 

Determined by dividing annualized interest expense on deposits by total average interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing deposits.

(6)

 

Determined by dividing annualized interest expense by the sum of total average interest-bearing liabilities and total average non-interest-bearing deposits.

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

Jun. 30, 2026

 

 

Jun. 30, 2025

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest

 

Yield /

Rate (1)

 

 

Average

Balance

 

Interest

 

Yield /

Rate (1)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans (2)

 

$

6,975,376

 

 

$

248,236

 

7.18

%

 

$

6,345,274

 

 

$

229,639

 

7.30

%

Available-for-sale securities

 

 

690,000

 

 

 

10,967

 

3.21

 

 

 

592,357

 

 

 

7,299

 

2.48

 

Held-to-maturity securities

 

 

358,292

 

 

 

3,529

 

1.99

 

 

 

405,787

 

 

 

3,792

 

1.88

 

Equity investments

 

 

5,896

 

 

 

89

 

3.04

 

 

 

5,536

 

 

 

81

 

2.96

 

Overnight deposits

 

 

664,766

 

 

 

12,339

 

3.74

 

 

 

169,287

 

 

 

4,003

 

4.77

 

Other interest-earning assets

 

 

23,025

 

 

 

710

 

6.22

 

 

 

29,291

 

 

 

999

 

6.88

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

 

8,717,355

 

 

 

275,870

 

6.38

 

 

 

7,547,532

 

 

 

245,813

 

6.57

 

Non-interest-earning assets

 

 

138,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

132,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(88,974

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(66,787

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

8,767,344

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,613,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market and savings accounts

 

$

6,036,129

 

 

$

95,798

 

3.20

 

 

$

4,937,693

 

 

$

94,298

 

3.85

 

Certificates of deposit

 

 

168,254

 

 

 

3,126

 

3.75

 

 

 

130,002

 

 

 

2,703

 

4.19

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

6,204,383

 

 

 

98,924

 

3.22

 

 

 

5,067,695

 

 

 

97,001

 

3.86

 

Borrowed funds

 

 

21,624

 

 

 

589

 

5.49

 

 

 

345,982

 

 

 

8,213

 

4.79

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

6,226,007

 

 

 

99,513

 

3.22

 

 

 

5,413,677

 

 

 

105,214

 

3.92

 

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest-bearing deposits

 

 

1,521,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,338,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

122,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

130,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

7,870,415

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,883,285

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

896,929

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

730,135

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

8,767,344

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,613,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

$

176,357

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

140,599

 

 

 

Net interest rate spread (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.16

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.65

%

Net interest margin (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.08

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.76

%

Total cost of deposits (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.58

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.05

%

Total cost of funds (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.59

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.14

%

_______________

(1)

 

Ratios are annualized.

(2)

 

Amount includes deferred loan fees and non-performing loans.

(3)

 

Determined by subtracting the annualized average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities from the annualized average yield on total interest-earning assets.

(4)

 

Determined by dividing annualized net interest income by total average interest-earning assets.

(5)

 

Determined by dividing annualized interest expense on deposits by total average interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing deposits.

(6)

 

Determined by dividing annualized interest expense by the sum of total average interest-bearing liabilities and total average non-interest-bearing deposits.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to the results presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), this earnings release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful information to investors in understanding the Company’s operating performance and trends. These non-GAAP measures have inherent limitations and are not required to be uniformly applied and are not audited. They should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of results reported under GAAP. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Reconciliations of non-GAAP/adjusted financial measures disclosed in this earnings release to the comparable GAAP measures are provided in the following tables:

 

Quarterly Data

Six months ended

(dollars in thousands,

Jun. 30,

Mar. 31,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

Jun. 30,

Jun. 30,

Jun. 30,

except per share data)

2026

2026

2025

2025

2025

2026

2025

Average assets

$

8,971,646

$

8,566,759

$

8,319,679

$

7,964,712

$

7,775,199

$

8,767,344

$

7,613,420

Less: average intangible assets

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

Average tangible assets (non-GAAP)

$

8,961,913

$

8,557,026

$

8,309,946

$

7,954,979

$

7,765,466

$

8,757,611

$

7,603,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average common equity

$

965,023

$

828,131

$

735,722

$

731,281

$

723,974

$

896,929

$

730,135

Less: average intangible assets

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

$

955,290

$

818,398

$

725,989

$

721,548

$

714,241

$

887,196

$

720,402

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

8,858,683

$

8,844,124

$

8,255,716

$

8,234,430

$

7,853,849

$

8,858,683

$

7,853,849

Less: intangible assets

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

Tangible assets (non-GAAP)

$

8,848,950

$

8,834,391

$

8,245,983

$

8,224,697

$

7,844,116

$

8,848,950

$

7,844,116

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common equity

$

968,166

$

948,339

$

743,112

$

732,040

$

722,968

$

968,166

$

722,968

Less: intangible assets

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

 

9,733

Tangible common equity (book value) (non-GAAP)

$

958,433

$

938,606

$

733,379

$

722,307

$

713,235

$

958,433

$

713,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding

 

12,395,278

 

12,392,035

 

10,088,617

 

10,382,218

 

10,421,384

 

12,395,278

 

10,421,384

Book value per share (GAAP)

$

78.11

$

76.53

$

73.66

$

70.51

$

69.37

$

78.11

$

69.37

Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) (1)

$

77.32

$

75.74

$

72.69

$

69.57

$

68.44

$

77.32

$

68.44

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(1)

 

Tangible book value divided by common shares outstanding at period-end.

Explanatory Note

Some amounts presented within this document may not recalculate due to rounding.

Daniel F. Dougherty

EVP & Chief Financial Officer

Metropolitan Commercial Bank

(212) 365-6721

[email protected]

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