Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. · NYSE:BFH

Bread Financial — Q3 2025 Earnings Presentation

24 slides from Bread Financial's earnings presentation, Oct 23, 2025

  1. Slide 1: Third quarter 2025 results

    Third quarter 2025 results October 23, 2025 © 2 0 2 2 B r e a d F i n a n c i a l |

  2. Slide 2: Key highlights

    Third quarter 2025 Demonstrated financial resilience and strategic capital allocation • Enhanced financial resilience through ongoing operational excellence initiatives, responsible growth, proactive credit risk Key management, and prudent capital allocation. • Net income of $188 million and earning

  3. Slide 3: Third quarter 2025 financial highlights

    Third quarter 2025 financial highlights Continuing operations(1) Year-over-year comparisons • Credit sales were $6.8 billion for the third quarter of 2025, an increase of $0.3 billion, or 5%, driven by new Revenue partner growth and increased general-purpose spending. • Average and end-of-period loa

  4. Slide 4: Summary P&L results

    Summary P&L results Continuing operations ($ in millions, except per share amounts) 3Q25 3Q24 $ change % change YTD '25 YTD '24 $ change % change Adjusted PPNR⁽¹⁾ Total interest income $ 1,242 $ 1,277 $ (35) (3) $ 3,666 $ 3,806 $ (140) (4) ($ in millions) Total interest expense 210 240 (30) (12) 655

  5. Slide 5: Net interest margin

    Net interest margin Interest-earning asset yields and mix Interest-bearing liability costs and funding mix Loan yield Avg. earning asset yield Net interest margin Cost of total interest-bearing liabilities Cost of deposits 28.6% 27.7% 27.4% 27.0% 27.0% 26.4% 26.5% 26.0% 25.7% 24.8% 5.4% 5.4% 5.4% 5.

  6. Slide 6: Funding, capital, and liquidity

    Funding, capital, and liquidity Average funding sources CET1 capital ratio walk ($ in billions) 3Q24 $12.8 (73% of total funding) $3.5 $1.3 $17.6 CET1 3Q24 13.3 % 3Q25 $13.4 (77% of total funding) $2.9 $1.1 $17.4 Net earnings 2.6 % Risk-weighted asset changes 0.2 % Deposits Secured borrowings Unsecu

  7. Slide 7: Credit quality and allowance

    Credit quality and allowance Delinquency rates Net loss rates 6.5% 5-year peak rate: 6.5% 6.3% 6.2% 5-year peak rate: 8.6% 5.7% 7.4% 6.4% 8.5% 8.6% 6.9% 8.2% 6.0% 5.9% 5.9% 6.0% 8.0% 8.0% 7.9% 7.8% 5-year avg rate: ~5.3% 5-year avg rate: ~6.6% 5-year low rate: 3.3% (2Q21) 5-year low rate: 3.9% (in 3

  8. Slide 8: 2025 financial outlook

    2025 financial outlook As of 10/23/2025 Full year 2024 actuals Full year 2025 outlook Commentary Based on our current economic outlook, an increased payment rate, elevated gross credit losses, and Average loans Flat to slightly down visibility into our pipeline and existing partners, we expect 2025

  9. Slide 9: Appendix

    Appendix © 2 0 2 2 ©2025 Bread Financial 9 B r e a d F i n a n c i a l |

  10. Slide 10: Building on our position of strength

    Building on our position of strength 2025 focus areas Responsible Manage to the Disciplined Operational growth macroeconomic capital allocation excellence Scale diversified product and regulatory and risk Accelerate continuous suite enabling growth and environment management improvement initiatives

  11. Slide 11: Total non-interest expenses

    Total non-interest expenses Adjusted total non-interest expenses Continuing operations excl. impacts from repurchased debt(1) ($ in millions) 3Q25 vs. 3Q24 change in non-interest expenses ($ in millions) $1,420 $1,414 Employee comp. and benefits: $(6) -3% Card and processing: 5% $4 -1% Info. process

  12. Slide 12: Diversified product and partner mix

    Diversified product and partner mix Product diversification Partner diversification End-of-period loans Credit sales End-of-period loans Credit sales 2% 2% 5% 3% 4% 4% 4% 4% 40% 55% 4% 4% 4% 4% 2% 5% 6% 13% 34% 18% 54% 39% 23% 19% 24% 24% 3Q25 3Q25 3Q25 3Q25 Private label Co-brand Proprietary Bread

  13. Slide 13: Summary financial highlights

    Summary financial highlights Continuing operations 3Q25 vs 3Q25 vs YTD '25 vs 3Q25 3Q24 2Q25 YTD '25 YTD '24 ($ in millions) 3Q24 2Q25 YTD '24 Credit sales $ 6,787 $ 6,464 5% $ 6,814 —% $ 19,707 $ 19,064 3% Average credit card and other loans $ 17,596 $ 17,766 (1)% $ 17,686 (1)% $ 17,813 $ 18,060 (1

  14. Slide 14: Summary financial highlights – trending

    Summary financial highlights – trending Continuing operations ($ in millions) 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 YTD '24 YTD '25 Credit sales $ 6,668 $ 7,802 $ 6,030 $ 6,570 $ 6,464 $ 7,898 $ 6,106 $ 6,814 $ 6,787 $ 19,064 $ 19,707 Year-over-year change (13)% (23)% (18)% (7)% (3)% 1% 1% 4%

  15. Slide 15: Summary P&L results – trending

    Summary P&L results – trending Continuing operations ($ in millions, except per share amounts) 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 YTD '24 YTD '25 Total interest income $ 1,301 $ 1,312 $ 1,300 $ 1,228 $ 1,277 $ 1,219 $ 1,231 $ 1,194 $ 1,242 $ 3,806 $ 3,666 Total interest expense 219 237 248

  16. Slide 16: Net interest margin

    Net interest margin 3Q25 YTD '25 Interest income / Average yield / Interest income / Average yield / ($ in millions) Average balance Average balance expense rate expense rate Cash and investment securities $ 4,173 $ 44 4.2 % $ 4,322 $ 135 4.2 % Credit card and other loans 17,596 1,198 27.0 % 17,813

  17. Slide 17: Capital

    Capital Rolling 4 ($ in millions) 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 quarter avg. Total company Common equity tier 1 capital ratio(1) 12.9 % 12.2 % 12.6 % 13.8 % 13.3 % 12.4 % 12.0 % 13.0 % 14.0 % 12.9 % Total risk-based capital ratio(2) 14.2 % 13.6 % 14.0 % 15.1 % 14.6 % 13.8 % 15.5 % 16.

  18. Slide 18: Credit quality trends

    Credit quality trends Delinquency rates 15-year peak rate: 6.5% 6.5% 6.4% 6.3% 6.2% 6.0% 5.9% 5.9% 6.0% 15-year avg rate: ~4.9% 5.7% 5.7% 5.7% 5.5% 5.5% 3.9% 4.4% 15-year low rate: 3.3% 4.1% (in 2Q21) 4Q21 1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 1Q23 2Q23 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 Net loss rates 15-y

  19. Slide 19: Additional footnotes and definitions of terms

    Additional footnotes and definitions of terms Credit quality and allowance • Beginning in 2024, we revised the calculation of average balances to more closely align with industry practice by incorporating an average daily balance. Prior to 2024, average balances represent the average balance at the

  20. Slide 20: Additional footnotes and definitions of terms

    Additional footnotes and definitions of terms Net interest margin (1) Net interest margin: Net interest margin represents annualized Net interest income divided by average Total interest-earning assets. Capital (1) Common equity tier 1 capital ratio: Common equity tier 1 capital ratio represents tie

  21. Slide 21: Forward-looking statements

    Forward-looking statements This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements give our expectations or forecasts of future events and can generally be iden

  22. Slide 22: Non-GAAP financial measures

    Non-GAAP financial measures We prepare our Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). However, certain information included herein constitutes Non-GAAP Financial Measures. Our calculations of Non-GAAP Financia

  23. Slide 23: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP financial measures

    Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP financial measures ($ in millions, except per share amounts) 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 YTD '24 YTD '25 Adjusted total non-interest expenses Total non-interest expenses $ 502 $ 516 $ 482 $ 469 $ 574 $ 536 $ 477 $ 481 $ 476 $ 1,525 $ 1,433 Impacts

  24. Slide 24: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP financial measures

    Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP financial measures ($ in millions) 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 YTD '24 YTD '25 Pretax pre-provision earnings (PPNR) Income (loss) before income taxes $ 225 $ 19 $ 188 $ 180 $ 40 $ (27) $ 197 $ 174 $ 196 $ 408 $ 568 Provision for credit losses 304 4

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