QCR Holdings, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Results and Record Net Income for the Full Year 2025

Fourth Quarter 2025 Highlights

• Net income of $35.7 million, or $2.12 per diluted share

• Record adjusted net income¹ of $37.3 million, or $2.21 per diluted share

• Robust net interest income of $68.4 million, delivering 22% annualized growth

• Net interest margin (“NIM”) TEY¹ expansion of six basis points to 3.57%

• Strong capital markets revenue of $24.5 million

• Successful completion of initial $285.3 million low-income housing tax credit (“LIHTC”) construction loan sale

• Significant annualized loan growth of 17% prior to the LIHTC construction loan sale and m2 Equipment Finance (“m2”) runoff

• Tangible book value (“TBV”) per share¹ expansion of $2.08, or 15% annualized

• Repurchased 162,777 shares at an average price of $77.62 per share
  

Full Year 2025 Highlights

• Record annual net income of $127.2 million, or $7.49 per diluted share

• Record adjusted net income¹ of $129.6 million, or $7.64 per diluted share

• Strong capital markets revenue of $64.7 million

• Robust loan growth of 12% prior to LIHTC construction loan sale and m2 runoff

• Strong core deposit growth of 7%

• TBV¹ expansion of $7.65, or 15%

MOLINE, Ill., Jan. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QCR Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCRH) (the “Company”) today announced quarterly net income of $35.7 million and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) of $2.12 for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to net income of $36.7 million and diluted EPS of $2.16 for the third quarter of 2025.

Adjusted net income¹ and adjusted diluted EPS¹ for the fourth quarter of 2025 were $37.3 million and $2.21, respectively, compared to $36.9 million and $2.17 for the third quarter of 2025 and $32.8 million and $1.93 for the fourth quarter of 2024.

“We delivered our strongest quarter and record full year results as we continue to see improved performance in our traditional banking, wealth management, and LIHTC lending businesses. At the same time, we continued to invest in our digital transformation project, creating the bank of the future for our clients and our employees,” said Todd Gipple, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Performance was very strong across all key operating metrics, approaching or exceeding the upper end of our guidance ranges for net interest margin expansion, gross loan growth, and capital markets revenue.”

Ongoing Margin Expansion Drives Significant Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $68.4 million, an increase of $3.6 million, or 22% annualized, from the third quarter of 2025, driven by contributions from NIM expansion and strong loan growth. NIM was 3.06% and NIM on a tax-equivalent yield (“TEY”) basis¹ was 3.57% for the fourth quarter, as compared to 3.00% and 3.51% for the prior quarter, respectively.

During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company reduced term Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) borrowings by $135.0 million using proceeds from the LIHTC construction loan sale. The retired borrowings had a weighted average rate of 4.82% and this transaction will drive further NIM expansion.

“Our NIM TEY¹ increased six basis points from the third quarter of 2025, near the upper end of our guidance range,” said Nick Anderson, Chief Financial Officer. “We expect ongoing margin expansion, and we are guiding to an increase in first quarter NIM TEY¹ ranging from 3 to 7 basis points, assuming no further Federal Reserve rate cuts.”

Robust Noninterest Income from Capital Markets and Wealth Management Revenue

Noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $38.7 million, up 6% from $36.7 million in the third quarter of 2025. The Company generated $24.5 million of capital markets revenue in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to $23.8 million in the prior quarter. Wealth Management revenue totaled $5.3 million for the quarter, representing a 4% increase from the third quarter of 2025 and 11% for the year.

“During the fourth quarter of 2025, our LIHTC lending business continued to outperform, reflecting sustained strong demand for affordable housing and the expertise of our talented team. Developers continued to successfully advance their projects despite earlier headwinds, underscoring the strength and sustainability of the affordable housing industry. Having operated in the LIHTC business for nearly a decade, we continue to view it as a highly durable, profitable, and differentiated growth engine for the Company. Our LIHTC business is anchored by our extensive developer relationships and the consistently high-quality assets it generates,” said Mr. Gipple.

“Given the strength of our pipeline, we are increasing the upper end of our capital markets revenue guidance, resulting in a range of between $55 and $70 million over the next four quarters,” added Mr. Gipple.

Successful LIHTC Construction Loan Sale Matched with Acceleration in Loan Growth

During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company successfully sold $285.3 million of LIHTC construction loans at par to a third-party investor as part of a strategy to expand the capacity for permanent LIHTC lending and further grow capital markets revenue. The proceeds from this transaction were used to retire the Company’s highest cost FHLB term advances, lowering overall funding costs and improving future NIM.

In the fourth quarter, total loans grew $303.7 million, or 17% annualized, excluding the impact from the construction loan sale and the planned runoff of the m2 portfolio. For the full year, total loans grew $800.5 million, or 12%, after excluding the impact from the construction loan sale and the planned runoff of the m2 portfolio.

“Our strong loan growth was driven by an acceleration in both our LIHTC and traditional lending businesses. The successful execution of our first LIHTC construction loan sale was a major milestone in positioning us to expand LIHTC lending and create the opportunity for additional capital markets revenue. Because we are originating new LIHTC loans at a strong pace, our new loans added during the quarter essentially offset the impact of the construction loan sale in a single quarter,” said Mr. Gipple. “Supported by a solid pipeline, we expect first-quarter loan growth of 8% to 10%, reflecting typical seasonality, with gross annualized loan growth accelerating to 10% to 15% over the final three quarters of 2026.”

FHLB Prepayment, Record Results, and Digital Transformation Costs Drive Quarterly Noninterest Expenses Higher

Noninterest expense for the fourth quarter of 2025 totaled $62.9 million compared to $56.6 million for the third quarter of 2025 and $53.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. The $6.3 million linked-quarter increase was primarily due to a $2.0 million non-recurring loss associated with the extinguishment of debt and elevated variable compensation resulting from strong capital markets performance and record earnings results. Higher professional and data processing expenses related to the Company’s first core system conversion as part of the digital transformation project also contributed to this increase.

“Our variable compensation structure is designed to maximize operating leverage and provide expense flexibility across changing revenue cycles,” said Mr. Anderson. “This approach allows us to align our costs with our financial performance to ensure that our team is rewarded only after we have rewarded our shareholders.”

For the fourth quarter, the Company’s adjusted efficiency ratio¹ was 56.8%, compared to 55.6% in the prior period. For the full year 2025, adjusted noninterest expenses¹ were up 4%, which is consistent with the Company’s strategic goal to hold noninterest expense growth below 5%. For the first quarter of 2026, the Company expects noninterest expenses to be in the range of $55 to $58 million, which assumes capital markets revenue and loan growth are within the guidance ranges. “This outlook reflects our continued commitment to expense discipline that aligns with our 9/6/5 strategic model which targets noninterest expense growth below 5% while driving operating leverage and strong profitability,” added Mr. Anderson.

Strong Core Deposit Growth Continues

Total core deposits increased by $64.2 million, or 4% annualized, from the third quarter of 2025, while average deposit balances increased $236.8 million, or 13% annualized. For the full year, core deposits increased by $474.4 million, or 7%. The deposit mix remained stable while total brokered deposits declined by $30.0 million in the fourth quarter. During 2025, brokered deposits declined by $121.4 million, or 34%, resulting in brokered deposits comprising only 3% of total deposits, down from 5% at the end of 2024. The Company’s total deposits at the end of the year were $7.4 billion, an increase of $353.0 million, or 5%.

“We remain highly focused on growing core deposits and improving our deposit mix across our markets. Our success in 2025 reflects the strength of our relationship-based model, which provides a stable core funding base to support future growth,” added Mr. Gipple. “Deposit mix improved for the full year with an increase in noninterest bearing balances and a 34% reduction in higher cost brokered deposits, further strengthening our funding profile.”

Asset Quality Further Strengthens and Remains Excellent

Total criticized loans decreased by $5.2 million on a linked-quarter basis. The ratio of criticized loans to total loans and leases as of December 31, 2025 further improved to 1.94% as compared to 2.01% as of September 30, 2025, the lowest level in more than five years and remains well below the Company’s long-term historical average.

Nonperforming assets (“NPAs”) totaled $43.3 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase of only $617 thousand from the prior quarter which allowed the NPA to total assets ratio to remain static at 0.45% as of December 31, 2025, equivalent to the prior quarter.

The Company recorded a total provision for credit losses of $5.5 million during the quarter, up from $4.3 million in the prior quarter. Net charge-offs were $4.2 million during the fourth quarter of 2025, equivalent to the prior quarter. The allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) to total loans held for investment increased by 2 basis points from the prior quarter to 1.26% as of December 31, 2025.

“While our asset quality remains very strong and our criticized loans continue to decline to record low levels, we increased our provision at year-end to bolster our already strong level of ACL,” added Mr. Gipple. “This is consistent with our long-standing credit culture of maintaining robust reserves even during times when credit quality is favorable.”

Exceptional TBV¹ Per Share Growth and Regulatory Capital Expansion

The Company’s TBV¹ per share increased by $2.08, or 15% annualized, during the fourth quarter of 2025 due to the combination of strong earnings and improved accumulated other comprehensive losses partially offset by share repurchases.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (“TCE”)¹ increased 27 basis points to 10.24%. The improvement in TCE¹ was driven by strong earnings during the fourth quarter. The total risk-based capital ratio increased to 14.19% and the common equity tier 1 ratio increased to 10.52% due to solid earnings growth during the quarter and the LIHTC construction loan sale, partially offset by share repurchases. By comparison, these ratios were 9.97%, 14.03%, and 10.34%, respectively, as of September 30, 2025.

Continued Opportunistic Share Repurchases

The Company continued its share repurchase activity during the fourth quarter. Total share repurchases during the quarter were approximately 163 thousand shares, returning $12.6 million of capital to shareholders. For the full year 2025, the Company returned $21.6 million to shareholders through the repurchase of approximately 279 thousand shares.

The opportunistic repurchases were executed at attractive valuations relative to TBV¹. The new share repurchase program authorized in October 2025 equips the Company with a flexible capital allocation tool, enabling the repurchase of shares when it aligns with the Company’s strategic and financial objectives. This approach reflects management’s confidence in the Company’s long-term earnings power and the continued commitment to enhancing shareholder value.

Conference Call Details
The Company will host an earnings call/webcast tomorrow, January 28, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. Dial-in information for the call is toll-free: 888-346-9286 (international 412-317-5253). Participants should request to join the QCR Holdings, Inc. call. The event will be available for replay through February 4, 2026. The replay access information is 855-669-9658 (international 412-317-0088); access code 8185764. A webcast of the teleconference can be accessed on the Company’s News and Events page at www.qcrh.com. An archived version of the webcast will be available at the same location shortly after the live event has ended.

About Us
QCR Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Moline, Illinois, is a relationship-driven, multi-bank holding company serving the Quad Cities, Cedar Rapids, Cedar Valley, Des Moines/Ankeny and Springfield communities through its wholly owned subsidiary banks. The banks provide full-service commercial and consumer banking and trust and wealth management services. Quad City Bank & Trust Company, based in Bettendorf, Iowa, commenced operations in 1994, Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Company, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, commenced operations in 2001, Community State Bank, based in Ankeny, Iowa, was acquired by the Company in 2016, and Guaranty Bank, based in Springfield, Missouri, was acquired by the Company in 2018. Additionally, the Company serves the Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Iowa community through Community Bank & Trust, a division of Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Company. The Company has 36 locations in Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $9.6 billion in assets, $7.2 billion in loans and $7.4 billion in deposits. For additional information, please visit the Company’s website at www.qcrh.com.

Endnotes
¹Adjusted non-GAAP measurements of financial performance exclude non-core and/or nonrecurring income and expense items that management believes are not reflective of the anticipated future operation of the Company’s business. The Company believes these adjusted measurements provide a better comparison for analysis and may provide a better indicator of future performance. See GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations.

Special Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements. This document contains, and future oral and written statements of the Company and its management may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business of the Company. Forward-looking statements, which may be based upon beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the Company’s management and on information currently available to management, are generally identifiable by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “bode”, “predict,” “suggest,” “project”, “appear,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” ”annualize,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “likely,” “might,” “potential,” “continue,” “annualized,” “target,” “outlook,” as well as the negative forms of those words, or other similar expressions. Additionally, all statements in this document, including forward-looking statements, speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any statement in light of new information or future events.

A number of factors, many of which are beyond the ability of the Company to control or predict, could cause actual results to differ materially from those in its forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: (i) the strength of the local, state, national and international economies and financial markets, including effects of inflationary pressures; (ii) effects on the U.S. economy resulting from actions taken by federal and local governments, including changes in local, state and federal laws and regulations, the threat or implementation of tariffs, immigration enforcement and changes in foreign policy; (iii) the economic impact of any future terrorist threats and attacks, widespread disease or pandemics, military conflicts, acts of war or threats thereof (including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and the recent military actions in Venezuela), or other adverse events that could cause economic deterioration or instability in credit markets, and the response of the local, state and national governments to any such adverse external events; (iv) new or revised accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by state and federal regulatory agencies, the FASB, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or the PCAOB; (v) the imposition of tariffs or other governmental policies impacting the value of products produced by the Company’s commercial borrowers; (vi) increased competition in the financial services sector, including from non-bank competitors such as credit unions, fintech companies, and digital asset service providers and the inability to attract new customers; (vii) rapid technological changes implemented by us and our third-party vendors, including the development and implementation of tools incorporating artificial intelligence; (viii) unexpected results of acquisitions, including failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisitions and the possibility that transaction and integration costs may be greater than anticipated; (ix) the loss of key executives and employees, talent shortages and employee turnover; (x) changes in consumer spending; (xi) unexpected outcomes and costs of existing or new litigation or other legal proceedings and regulatory actions involving the Company; (xii) the economic impact on the Company and its customers of climate change, natural disasters and exceptional weather occurrences such as tornadoes, floods and blizzards; (xiii) fluctuations in the value of securities held in our securities portfolio, including as a result of changes in interest rates; (xiv) credit risk and risks from concentrations (by type of borrower, geographic area, collateral and industry) within our loan portfolio and large loans to certain borrowers (including CRE loans); (xv) the overall health of the local and national real estate market; (xvi) the ability to maintain an adequate level of allowance for credit losses on loans; (xvii) the concentration of large deposits from certain clients who have balances above current FDIC insurance limits and who may withdraw deposits to diversify their exposure; (xviii) the ability to successfully manage liquidity risk, which may increase dependence on non-core funding sources such as brokered deposits, and may negatively impact the Company’s cost of funds; (xix) the level of non-performing assets on our balance sheet; (xx) interruptions involving our information technology and communications systems or third-party servicers; (xxi) the occurrence of fraudulent activity, breaches or failures of our third-party vendors’ information security controls or cybersecurity-related incidents, including as a result of sophisticated attacks using artificial intelligence and similar tools or as a result of insider fraud; (xxii) changes in the interest rates and repayment rates of the Company’s assets; (xxiii) the effectiveness of the Company’s risk management framework, and (xxiv) the ability of the Company to manage the risks associated with the foregoing. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Additional information concerning the Company and its business, including additional factors that could materially affect the Company’s financial results, is included in the Company’s filings with the SEC.

Contact:
Nick W. Anderson
Chief Financial Officer
(309) 743-7707
nanderson@qcrh.com

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