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Valley National Bancorp Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 Results
NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY), the holding company for Valley National Bank, today reported net income for
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[{"type":"text","content":"NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY), the holding company for Valley National Bank, today reported net income for the fourth quarter 2025 of $195.4 million, or $0.33 per diluted common share, as compared to the third quarter 2025 net income of $163.4 million, or $0.28 per diluted common share, and net income of $115.7 million, or $0.20 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter 2024. Excluding all non-core income and charges, our adjusted net income (a non-GAAP measure) was $180.2 million, or $0.31 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter 2025, $164.1 million, or $0.28 per diluted common share, for the third quarter 2025, and $75.7 million, or $0.13 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter 2024. See further details below, including a reconciliation of our adjusted net income, in the \"Consolidated Financial Highlights\" tables. Ira Robbins, CEO, commented, \"Valley's momentum accelerated throughout 2025 and enabled us to deliver strong balance sheet growth, improved profitability, and report record quarterly earnings in the fourth quarter. I am extremely proud of our diverse core deposit and disciplined loan growth, which both supported the meaningful improvement in our net interest margin.\" Mr. Robbins continued, \"Ongoing investments in talent, technology and branding are contributing to our strong relationship pipeline and continue to enhance our client experience. In 2026, we anticipate that thoughtful balance sheet growth and consistent core profitability improvement will drive superior performance and create additional value for our shareholders.\" Key financial highlights for the fourth quarter 2025: Net Interest Income and Margin: Net interest income on a tax equivalent basis of $466.1 million for the fourth quarter 2025 increased $18.7 million and $41.9 million as compared to the third quarter 2025 and fourth quarter 2024, respectively. Our net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis increased by 12 basis points to 3.17 percent in the fourth quarter 2025 as compared to 3.05 percent for the third quarter 2025. The increases from the third quarter 2025 were primarily due to (i) strong non-interest deposit growth which contributed to a 24 basis point decline in our cost of total average deposits, (ii) a continued decline in higher-cost indirect customer t...