Kearny FinancialNASDAQ: KRNY

Kearny Financial Corp. Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results and Declaration of Cash Dividend

· Issued by Kearny Financial via GlobeNewswire

FAIRFIELD, N.J., Oct. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kearny Financial Corp. (NASDAQ GS: KRNY) (the “Company”), the holding company of Kearny Bank (the “Bank”), reported net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 of $9.5 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, compared to $6.8 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.

The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share, payable on November 19, 2025, to stockholders of record as of November 5, 2025.

Craig L. Montanaro, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased to report a strong quarter that underscores our continued momentum in profitability growth. Net interest margin expansion of 10 basis points, in conjunction with solid credit quality and well-controlled expenses, led to a 36% quarter-over-quarter increase in earnings per share. Our proactive balance sheet management, combined with the expected tailwinds from anticipated reductions in the federal funds rate, positions us well for sustained performance in the quarters ahead.”

Mr. Montanaro continued, “Strategically, we advanced several key initiatives designed to enhance operational efficiency and drive shareholder value. The launch of our partnership with The Lab Consulting—a leading provider of end-to-end robotic process automation—represents a key milestone in our efforts to elevate the client experience and scale revenue efficiently. Additionally, the execution of our previously announced branch consolidations enables us to reallocate capital toward higher-return opportunities, reinforcing our commitment to long-term growth and value creation.”

First Quarter Highlights

  • Net interest margin expanded by 10 basis points to 2.10%, while net interest income increased 5.2% to $37.7 million.

  • Net income per share increased 36.4% to $0.15 per diluted share, and pre-tax, pre-provision earnings per share increased 18.8% to $0.19 per diluted share.

  • The Company continued its loan portfolio diversification efforts, growing construction and commercial business loans by 26.8% and 10.2%, respectively, on an annualized basis.

  • The Company is consolidating three branches as part of an optimization of its real estate footprint, streamlining to 40 locations by October 2025.

  • In September 2025, the Company entered into a strategic partnership with The Lab Consulting to deploy advanced automation and analytics, designed to enhance operational efficiency, elevate client service, and deliver shareholder value.

Balance Sheet

  • Total assets were $7.65 billion at September 30, 2025, a decrease of $92.4 million, or 1.2%, from June 30, 2025.

  • Investment securities totaled $1.13 billion at September 30, 2025, consistent with the balance reported at June 30, 2025.

  • Loans receivable totaled $5.77 billion at September 30, 2025, a decrease of $45.5 million, or 0.8%, from June 30, 2025, primarily reflecting a decrease in multifamily mortgage loans, partially offset by increases in construction and commercial and industrial loans.

  • Deposits were $5.63 billion at September 30, 2025, a decrease of $43.3 million, or 0.8%, from June 30, 2025. This decrease was primarily driven by declines in interest bearing demand deposits and certificates of deposits (“CDs”).

  • Borrowings were $1.21 billion at September 30, 2025, a decrease of $50.0 million, or 4.0%, from June 30, 2025, reflecting reductions in Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances.

  • At September 30, 2025, the Company maintained available secured borrowing capacity with the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Discount Window of $2.54 billion, representing 33.2% of total assets.

Earnings

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

  • Net interest margin expanded by 10 basis points to 2.10% for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The increase for the quarter was primarily driven by improved asset yields and reductions in borrowings, partially offset by lower average balances on interest-earning assets and higher costs on interest-bearing liabilities.

  • For the quarter ended September 30, 2025, net interest income increased $1.9 million to $37.7 million from $35.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. Included in net interest income for the quarters ended September 30, 2025 and June 30, 2025, respectively, was purchase accounting accretion of $601,000 and $511,000, and loan prepayment penalty income of $490,000 and $217,000.

Non-Interest Income

  • For the quarter ended September 30, 2025, non-interest income increased $856,000, or 17.2%, to $5.8 million from $5.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, primarily driven by a non-recurring pre-tax gain of $749,000 on the sale of property held for sale in the current period. Excluding this item, non-interest income increased $107,000, or 2.1%, to $5.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025.

  • Fees and service charges increased $237,000, or 36.2%, to $892,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 from $655,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. The increase primarily reflected higher deposit and branch related fee income.

  • Income from BOLI decreased $180,000, or 6.3%, to $2.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 from $2.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, primarily driven by the absence of $223,000 in non-recurring payments recorded in the prior period. No such non-recurring items were recorded in the current period.

Non-Interest Expense

  • For the quarter ended September 30, 2025, non-interest expense increased $773,000, or 2.5%, to $31.7 million from $30.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, primarily driven by increases in salary and benefits and net occupancy, partially offset by declines in federal deposit insurance premiums and other expense.

  • Salary and benefits expense increased $652,000 to $18.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 from $18.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, primarily driven by annual merit increases and higher non-recurring payroll taxes of $185,000 associated with annual incentive compensation.

  • Net occupancy expense of premises increased $487,000 to $3.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 from $2.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, primarily driven by a non-recurring pre-tax expense of $250,000 associated with our previously announced branch consolidations and non-recurring branch maintenance expenses of $102,000. Excluding these items, net occupancy expense of premises increased $135,000 to $3.0 million, primarily driven by higher repairs and other maintenance expenses.

  • Federal deposit insurance premium expense decreased $94,000 to $1.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 from $1.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, primarily driven by higher capital ratios.

  • Other expense decreased $163,000 to $3.5 million for the quarter September 30, 2025 from $3.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, primarily driven the absence of non-recurring professional fees incurred in the prior period, partially offset by elevated fraud losses in the current period. The remaining changes in the other components of non-interest expense between comparative periods reflected normal operating fluctuations within those line items.

Income Taxes

  • Income tax expense totaled $2.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 compared to $1.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, resulting in an effective tax rate of 20.6% and 17.0%, respectively. The increase in income tax expense was due to higher pre-tax income in the current quarter coupled with the tax cost associated with the vesting of certain stock-based compensation awards.

Asset Quality

  • The balance of non-performing assets increased to $64.6 million, or 0.84% of total assets, at September 30, 2025 from $45.6 million, or 0.59% of total assets, at June 30, 2025. The increase was driven by a single construction loan that became 90 days past due but remains on accrual status. The loan is secured by collateral under contract for sale, with all covenants satisfied and a loan-to-sale price ratio of 72%. No provision for credit losses related to this loan was recorded as of September 30, 2025, as full repayment is expected upon completion of the sale.

  • Net charge-offs totaled $1.0 million, or 0.07% of average loans, on an annualized basis, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, compared to $49,000, or less than 0.01% of average loans, on an annualized basis, for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. The net charge-offs recorded for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 were primarily driven by a wholesale commercial and industrial (“C&I”) loan, representing the final wholesale C&I loan in the portfolio. This charge-off had previously been individually reserved for within the allowance for credit losses (“ACL”).

  • For the quarter ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded a reversal of credit losses of $82,000, compared to a provision for credit losses of $1.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. The reversal for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 was largely driven by decreases in the balance of loans receivable, partially offset by qualitative risk factor adjustments.

  • The ACL was $45.1 million, or 0.78% of total loans, at September 30, 2025, a decrease of $1.1 million from $46.2 million, or 0.79% of total loans, at June 30, 2025. The decrease in the ACL from June 30, 2025 was largely attributable to a reduction in reserves for individually evaluated loans, resulting from the charge-offs noted above.

Capital

  • For the quarter ended September 30, 2025, book value per share increased $0.08, or 0.7%, to $11.63 while tangible book value per share increased $0.09, or 0.9%, to $9.86.

  • At September 30, 2025, total stockholders’ equity included after-tax net unrealized losses on securities available for sale of $71.5 million, partially offset by after-tax unrealized gains on derivatives of $3.1 million. After-tax net unrecognized losses on securities held to maturity of $8.4 million were not reflected in total stockholders’ equity.

  • At September 30, 2025, the Company’s tangible equity to tangible assets ratio equaled 8.47% and the regulatory capital ratios of both the Company and the Bank were in excess of the levels required by federal banking regulators to be classified as “well-capitalized” under regulatory guidelines.

This earnings release should be read in conjunction with Kearny Financial Corp.’s Q1 2026 Investor Presentation, a copy of which is available through the Investor Relations link located at the bottom of the page of our website at www.kearnybank.com and via a Current Report on Form 8-K on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to, factors discussed in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. The Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.

Category: Earnings

Linked-Quarter Comparative Financial Analysis

Kearny Financial Corp.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)

(Dollars and Shares in Thousands,
Except Per Share Data)

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

Variance
or Change

Variance
or Change Pct.

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

130,139

$

167,269

$

(37,130

)

-22.2

%

Securities available for sale

1,016,182

1,012,969

3,213

0.3

%

Securities held to maturity

116,681

120,217

(3,536

)

-2.9

%

Loans held-for-sale

6,650

5,931

719

12.1

%

Loans receivable

5,767,419

5,812,937

(45,518

)

-0.8

%

Less: allowance for credit losses on loans

(45,060

)

(46,191

)

(1,131

)

-2.4

%

Net loans receivable

5,722,359

5,766,746

(44,387

)

-0.8

%

Premises and equipment

43,222

43,897

(675

)

-1.5

%

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

62,011

64,261

(2,250

)

-3.5

%

Accrued interest receivable

29,460

28,098

1,362

4.8

%

Goodwill

113,525

113,525

—

—

%

Core deposit intangible

1,317

1,436

(119

)

-8.3

%

Bank owned life insurance

307,248

304,717

2,531

0.8

%

Deferred income taxes, net

51,587

55,203

(3,616

)

-6.6

%

Other assets

47,629

56,181

(8,552

)

-15.2

%

Total assets

$

7,648,010

$

7,740,450

$

(92,440

)

-1.2

%

Liabilities

Deposits:

Non-interest-bearing

$

578,481

$

582,045

$

(3,564

)

-0.6

%

Interest-bearing

5,053,401

5,093,172

(39,771

)

-0.8

%

Total deposits

5,631,882

5,675,217

(43,335

)

-0.8

%

Borrowings

1,206,497

1,256,491

(49,994

)

-4.0

%

Advance payments by borrowers for taxes

19,261

19,317

(56

)

-0.3

%

Other liabilities

37,166

43,463

(6,297

)

-14.5

%

Total liabilities

6,894,806

6,994,488

(99,682

)

-1.4

%

Stockholders' Equity

Common stock

648

646

2

0.3

%

Paid-in capital

494,490

494,546

(56

)

0.0

%

Retained earnings

344,287

341,744

2,543

0.7

%

Unearned ESOP shares

(18,484

)

(18,970

)

486

2.6

%

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(67,737

)

(72,004

)

4,267

5.9

%

Total stockholders' equity

753,204

745,962

7,242

1.0

%

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

7,648,010

$

7,740,450

$

(92,440

)

-1.2

%

Consolidated capital ratios

Equity to assets

9.85

%

9.64

%

0.21

%

Tangible equity to tangible assets(1)

8.47

%

8.27

%

0.20

%

Share data

Outstanding shares

64,739

64,577

162

0.3

%

Book value per share

$

11.63

$

11.55

$

0.08

0.7

%

Tangible book value per share(2)

$

9.86

$

9.77

$

0.09

0.9

%

_________________________

(1)

Tangible equity equals total stockholders' equity reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets. Tangible assets equals total assets reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets.

(2)

Tangible book value equals total stockholders' equity reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets.

Kearny Financial Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

(Dollars and Shares in Thousands,
Except Per Share Data)

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

Variance
or Change

Variance
or Change Pct.

Interest income

Loans

$

68,349

$

66,485

$

1,864

2.8

%

Taxable investment securities

12,600

12,322

278

2.3

%

Tax-exempt investment securities

41

49

(8

)

-16.3

%

Other interest-earning assets

1,518

1,549

(31

)

-2.0

%

Total interest income

82,508

80,405

2,103

2.6

%

Interest expense

Deposits

33,931

33,607

324

1.0

%

Borrowings

10,873

10,955

(82

)

-0.7

%

Total interest expense

44,804

44,562

242

0.5

%

Net interest income

37,704

35,843

1,861

5.2

%

(Reversal of) provision for credit losses

(82

)

1,785

(1,867

)

-104.6

%

Net interest income after (reversal of) provision for credit losses

37,786

34,058

3,728

10.9

%

Non-interest income

Fees and service charges

892

655

237

36.2

%

Gain on sale of loans

199

190

9

4.7

%

Income from bank owned life insurance

2,689

2,869

(180

)

-6.3

%

Electronic banking fees and charges

416

442

(26

)

-5.9

%

Other income

1,651

835

816

97.7

%

Total non-interest income

5,847

4,991

856

17.2

%

Non-interest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

18,745

18,093

652

3.6

%

Net occupancy expense of premises

3,307

2,820

487

17.3

%

Equipment and systems

3,974

4,030

(56

)

-1.4

%

Advertising and marketing

562

615

(53

)

-8.6

%

Federal deposit insurance premium

1,301

1,395

(94

)

-6.7

%

Directors' compensation

307

307

—

—

%

Other expense

3,470

3,633

(163

)

-4.5

%

Total non-interest expense

31,666

30,893

773

2.5

%

Income before income taxes

11,967

8,156

3,811

46.7

%

Income taxes

2,461

1,387

1,074

77.4

%

Net income

$

9,506

$

6,769

$

2,737

40.4

%

Net income per common share (EPS)

Basic

$

0.15

$

0.11

$

0.04

Diluted

$

0.15

$

0.11

$

0.04

Dividends declared

Cash dividends declared per common share

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

—

Cash dividends declared

$

6,963

$

6,946

$

17

Dividend payout ratio

73.2

%

102.6

%

-29.4

%

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

Basic

62,741

62,597

144

Diluted

62,951

62,755

196

Kearny Financial Corp.
Average Balance Sheet Data
(Unaudited)

(Dollars in Thousands)

Three Months Ended

Variance
or Change

Variance
or Change Pct.

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

Assets

Interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable, including loans held for sale

$

5,806,767

$

5,830,421

$

(23,654

)

-0.4

%

Taxable investment securities

1,236,705

1,227,825

8,880

0.7

%

Tax-exempt investment securities

6,856

8,039

(1,183

)

-14.7

%

Other interest-earning assets

115,776

117,622

(1,846

)

-1.6

%

Total interest-earning assets

7,166,104

7,183,907

(17,803

)

-0.2

%

Non-interest-earning assets

453,215

454,975

(1,760

)

-0.4

%

Total assets

$

7,619,319

$

7,638,882

$

(19,563

)

-0.3

%

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits:

Interest-bearing demand

$

2,343,809

$

2,342,523

$

1,286

0.1

%

Savings

754,244

754,192

52

0.0

%

Certificates of deposit (retail)

1,211,026

1,215,661

(4,635

)

-0.4

%

Certificates of deposit (brokered)

755,813

744,345

11,468

1.5

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

5,064,892

5,056,721

8,171

0.2

%

Borrowings:

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

1,077,146

1,083,902

(6,756

)

-0.6

%

Other borrowings

85,489

107,582

(22,093

)

-20.5

%

Total borrowings

1,162,635

1,191,484

(28,849

)

-2.4

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

6,227,527

6,248,205

(20,678

)

-0.3

%

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

Non-interest-bearing deposits

581,625

582,085

(460

)

-0.1

%

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

65,024

64,405

619

1.0

%

Total non-interest-bearing liabilities

646,649

646,490

159

0.0

%

Total liabilities

6,874,176

6,894,695

(20,519

)

-0.3

%

Stockholders' equity

745,143

744,187

956

0.1

%

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

7,619,319

$

7,638,882

$

(19,563

)

-0.3

%

Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

115.07

%

114.98

%

0.09

%

0.1

%

Kearny Financial Corp.
Performance Ratio Highlights
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Variance
or Change

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

Average yield on interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable, including loans held for sale

4.71

%

4.56

%

0.15

%

Taxable investment securities

4.08

%

4.01

%

0.07

%

Tax-exempt investment securities(1)

2.42

%

2.43

%

-0.01

%

Other interest-earning assets

5.24

%

5.27

%

-0.03

%

Total interest-earning assets

4.61

%

4.48

%

0.13

%

Average cost of interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits:

Interest-bearing demand

2.63

%

2.63

%

—

%

Savings

1.41

%

1.33

%

0.08

%

Certificates of deposit (retail)

3.56

%

3.56

%

—

%

Certificates of deposit (brokered)

2.67

%

2.62

%

0.05

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

2.68

%

2.66

%

0.02

%

Borrowings:

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

3.69

%

3.60

%

0.09

%

Other borrowings

4.44

%

4.45

%

-0.01

%

Total borrowings

3.74

%

3.68

%

0.06

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

2.88

%

2.85

%

0.03

%

Interest rate spread(2)

1.73

%

1.62

%

0.11

%

Net interest margin(3)

2.10

%

2.00

%

0.10

%

Non-interest income to average assets (annualized)

0.31

%

0.26

%

0.05

%

Non-interest expense to average assets (annualized)

1.66

%

1.62

%

0.04

%

Efficiency ratio(4)

72.71

%

75.66

%

-2.95

%

Return on average assets (annualized)

0.50

%

0.35

%

0.15

%

Return on average equity (annualized)

5.10

%

3.64

%

1.46

%

Return on average tangible equity (annualized)(5)

6.09

%

4.36

%

1.73

%

_________________________

(1)

The yield on tax-exempt investment securities has not been adjusted to reflect their tax-effective yield.

(2)

Interest income divided by average interest-earning assets less interest expense divided by average interest-bearing liabilities.

(3)

Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

(4)

Non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income.

(5)

Average tangible equity equals total average stockholders’ equity reduced by average goodwill and average core deposit intangible assets.

Five-Quarter Financial Trend Analysis

Kearny Financial Corp.
Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars and Shares in Thousands,
Except Per Share Data)

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

(Unaudited)

(Audited)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

130,139

$

167,269

$

126,095

$

141,554

$

155,574

Securities available for sale

1,016,182

1,012,969

1,003,393

1,018,279

1,070,811

Securities held to maturity

116,681

120,217

124,859

127,266

132,256

Loans held-for-sale

6,650

5,931

6,187

5,695

8,866

Loans receivable

5,767,419

5,812,937

5,846,175

5,791,758

5,784,246

Less: allowance for credit losses on loans

(45,060

)

(46,191

)

(44,455

)

(44,457

)

(44,923

)

Net loans receivable

5,722,359

5,766,746

5,801,720

5,747,301

5,739,323

Premises and equipment

43,222

43,897

44,192

45,127

45,189

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

62,011

64,261

62,261

64,443

57,706

Accrued interest receivable

29,460

28,098

28,521

27,772

29,467

Goodwill

113,525

113,525

113,525

113,525

113,525

Core deposit intangible

1,317

1,436

1,554

1,679

1,805

Bank owned life insurance

307,248

304,717

303,629

301,339

300,186

Deferred income taxes, net

51,587

55,203

52,913

53,325

50,131

Other assets

47,629

56,181

64,292

84,080

67,540

Total assets

$

7,648,010

$

7,740,450

$

7,733,141

$

7,731,385

$

7,772,379

Liabilities

Deposits:

Non-interest-bearing

$

578,481

$

582,045

$

587,118

$

601,510

$

592,099

Interest-bearing

5,053,401

5,093,172

5,120,230

5,069,550

4,878,413

Total deposits

5,631,882

5,675,217

5,707,348

5,671,060

5,470,512

Borrowings

1,206,497

1,256,491

1,213,976

1,258,949

1,479,888

Advance payments by borrowers for taxes

19,261

19,317

19,981

17,986

17,824

Other liabilities

37,166

43,463

43,723

38,537

52,618

Total liabilities

6,894,806

6,994,488

6,985,028

6,986,532

7,020,842

Stockholders' Equity

Common stock

648

646

646

646

646

Paid-in capital

494,490

494,546

494,131

494,092

493,523

Retained earnings

344,287

341,744

341,921

342,155

342,522

Unearned ESOP shares

(18,484

)

(18,970

)

(19,457

)

(19,943

)

(20,430

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(67,737

)

(72,004

)

(69,128

)

(72,097

)

(64,724

)

Total stockholders' equity

753,204

745,962

748,113

744,853

751,537

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

7,648,010

$

7,740,450

$

7,733,141

$

7,731,385

$

7,772,379

Consolidated capital ratios

Equity to assets

9.85

%

9.64

%

9.67

%

9.63

%

9.67

%

Tangible equity to tangible assets(1)

8.47

%

8.27

%

8.31

%

8.27

%

8.31

%

Share data

Outstanding shares

64,739

64,577

64,580

64,580

64,580

Book value per share

$

11.63

$

11.55

$

11.58

$

11.53

$

11.64

Tangible book value per share(2)

$

9.86

$

9.77

$

9.80

$

9.75

$

9.85

_________________________

(1)

Tangible equity equals total stockholders' equity reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets. Tangible assets equals total assets reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets.

(2)

Tangible book value equals total stockholders' equity reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets.

Kearny Financial Corp.
Supplemental Balance Sheet Highlights
(Unaudited)

(Dollars in Thousands)

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

Loan portfolio composition:

Commercial loans:

Multi-family mortgage

$

2,640,737

$

2,709,654

$

2,733,406

$

2,722,623

$

2,646,187

Nonresidential mortgage

988,969

986,556

988,074

950,194

950,771

Commercial business

142,304

138,755

140,224

135,740

145,984

Construction

189,626

177,713

174,722

176,704

227,327

Total commercial loans

3,961,636

4,012,678

4,036,426

3,985,261

3,970,269

One- to four-family residential mortgage

1,749,362

1,748,591

1,761,465

1,765,160

1,768,230

Consumer loans:

Home equity loans

54,116

50,737

49,699

47,101

44,741

Other consumer

2,487

2,533

2,859

2,778

2,965

Total consumer loans

56,603

53,270

52,558

49,879

47,706

Total loans, excluding yield adjustments

5,767,601

5,814,539

5,850,449

5,800,300

5,786,205

Unaccreted yield adjustments

(182

)

(1,602

)

(4,274

)

(8,542

)

(1,959

)

Loans receivable, net of yield adjustments

5,767,419

5,812,937

5,846,175

5,791,758

5,784,246

Less: allowance for credit losses on loans

(45,060

)

(46,191

)

(44,455

)

(44,457

)

(44,923

)

Net loans receivable

$

5,722,359

$

5,766,746

$

5,801,720

$

5,747,301

$

5,739,323

Asset quality:

Nonperforming assets:

Accruing loans - 90 days and over past due

$

20,494

$

—

$

—

$

—

$

—

Nonaccrual loans

44,085

45,597

37,683

37,697

39,854

Total nonperforming loans

64,579

45,597

37,683

37,697

39,854

Nonaccrual loans held-for-sale

—

—

—

—

—

Other real estate owned

—

—

—

—

—

Total nonperforming assets

$

64,579

$

45,597

$

37,683

$

37,697

$

39,854

Nonperforming loans (% total loans)

1.12

%

0.78

%

0.64

%

0.65

%

0.69

%

Nonperforming assets (% total assets)

0.84

%

0.59

%

0.49

%

0.49

%

0.51

%

Classified loans

$

117,780

$

118,418

$

113,470

$

106,718

$

67,853

Allowance for credit losses on loans (ACL):

ACL to total loans

0.78

%

0.79

%

0.76

%

0.77

%

0.78

%

ACL to nonperforming loans

69.78

%

101.30

%

117.97

%

117.93

%

112.72

%

Net charge-offs

$

1,049

$

49

$

368

$

573

$

124

Average net charge-off rate (annualized)

0.07

%

0.00

%

0.03

%

0.04

%

0.01

%

Kearny Financial Corp.
Supplemental Balance Sheet Highlights
(Unaudited)

(Dollars in Thousands)

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

Funding composition:

Deposits:

Non-interest-bearing deposits

$

578,481

$

582,045

$

587,118

$

601,510

$

592,099

Interest-bearing demand

2,334,560

2,362,222

2,410,925

2,380,408

2,247,685

Savings

751,253

754,376

758,239

742,266

681,709

Certificates of deposit (retail)

1,208,408

1,218,920

1,218,479

1,213,887

1,215,746

Certificates of deposit (brokered)

759,180

757,654

732,587

732,989

733,273

Interest-bearing deposits

5,053,401

5,093,172

5,120,230

5,069,550

4,878,413

Total deposits

5,631,882

5,675,217

5,707,348

5,671,060

5,470,512

Borrowings:

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

1,006,497

1,106,491

1,028,976

1,028,949

1,209,888

Overnight borrowings

200,000

150,000

185,000

230,000

270,000

Total borrowings

1,206,497

1,256,491

1,213,976

1,258,949

1,479,888

Total funding

$

6,838,379

$

6,931,708

$

6,921,324

$

6,930,009

$

6,950,400

Loans as a % of deposits

101.7

%

101.7

%

101.8

%

101.4

%

105.1

%

Deposits as a % of total funding

82.4

%

81.9

%

82.5

%

81.8

%

78.7

%

Borrowings as a % of total funding

17.6

%

18.1

%

17.5

%

18.2

%

21.3

%

Uninsured deposits:

Uninsured deposits (reported)(1)

$

2,040,021

$

1,989,095

$

1,959,070

$

1,935,607

$

1,799,726

Uninsured deposits (adjusted)(2)

$

804,209

$

813,780

$

799,238

$

797,721

$

773,375

_________________________

(1)

Uninsured deposits of Kearny Bank.

(2)

Uninsured deposits of Kearny Bank adjusted to exclude deposits of its wholly-owned subsidiary and holding company and collateralized deposits of state and local governments.

Kearny Financial Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

(Dollars and Shares in Thousands,
Except Per Share Data)

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

Interest income

Loans

$

68,349

$

66,485

$

64,768

$

65,408

$

66,331

Taxable investment securities

12,600

12,322

12,738

13,803

14,384

Tax-exempt investment securities

41

49

55

59

71

Other interest-earning assets

1,518

1,549

1,773

2,215

2,466

Total interest income

82,508

80,405

79,334

81,485

83,252

Interest expense

Deposits

33,931

33,607

34,912

36,721

35,018

Borrowings

10,873

10,955

10,380

12,152

15,788

Total interest expense

44,804

44,562

45,292

48,873

50,806

Net interest income

37,704

35,843

34,042

32,612

32,446

(Reversal of) provision for credit losses

(82

)

1,785

366

107

108

Net interest income after (reversal of) provision for credit losses

37,786

34,058

33,676

32,505

32,338

Non-interest income

Fees and service charges

892

655

573

627

635

Gain on sale of loans

199

190

112

304

200

Income from bank owned life insurance

2,689

2,869

2,617

2,619

2,567

Electronic banking fees and charges

416

442

391

493

391

Other income

1,651

835

869

830

833

Total non-interest income

5,847

4,991

4,562

4,873

4,626

Non-interest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

18,745

18,093

17,700

17,579

17,498

Net occupancy expense of premises

3,307

2,820

3,075

2,831

2,798

Equipment and systems

3,974

4,030

3,921

3,892

3,860

Advertising and marketing

562

615

609

311

342

Federal deposit insurance premium

1,301

1,395

1,450

1,503

1,563

Directors' compensation

307

307

326

361

361

Other expense

3,470

3,633

3,309

3,084

3,364

Total non-interest expense

31,666

30,893

30,390

29,561

29,786

Income before income taxes

11,967

8,156

7,848

7,817

7,178

Income taxes

2,461

1,387

1,200

1,251

1,086

Net income

$

9,506

$

6,769

$

6,648

$

6,566

$

6,092

Net income per common share (EPS)

Basic

$

0.15

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.10

Diluted

$

0.15

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.10

$

0.10

Dividends declared

Cash dividends declared per common share

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.11

Cash dividends declared

$

6,963

$

6,946

$

6,933

$

6,933

$

6,896

Dividend payout ratio

73.2

%

102.6

%

104.3

%

105.6

%

113.2

%

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

Basic

62,741

62,597

62,548

62,443

62,389

Diluted

62,951

62,755

62,713

62,576

62,420

Kearny Financial Corp.
Average Balance Sheet Data
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

(Dollars in Thousands)

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

Assets

Interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable, including loans held-for-sale

$

5,806,767

$

5,830,421

$

5,805,045

$

5,762,053

$

5,761,593

Taxable investment securities

1,236,705

1,227,825

1,251,612

1,285,800

1,314,945

Tax-exempt investment securities

6,856

8,039

9,135

9,711

12,244

Other interest-earning assets

115,776

117,622

110,736

116,354

131,981

Total interest-earning assets

7,166,104

7,183,907

7,176,528

7,173,918

7,220,763

Non-interest-earning assets

453,215

454,975

457,206

459,982

467,670

Total assets

$

7,619,319

$

7,638,882

$

7,633,734

$

7,633,900

$

7,688,433

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits:

Interest-bearing demand

$

2,343,809

$

2,342,523

$

2,405,974

$

2,314,378

$

2,282,608

Savings

754,244

754,192

751,243

711,801

668,240

Certificates of deposit (retail)

1,211,026

1,215,661

1,215,767

1,216,948

1,203,770

Certificates of deposit (brokered)

755,813

744,345

730,612

730,773

551,819

Total interest-bearing deposits

5,064,892

5,056,721

5,103,596

4,973,900

4,706,437

Borrowings:

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

1,077,146

1,083,902

1,028,958

1,085,455

1,325,583

Other borrowings

85,489

107,582

93,389

156,522

237,011

Total borrowings

1,162,635

1,191,484

1,122,347

1,241,977

1,562,594

Total interest-bearing liabilities

6,227,527

6,248,205

6,225,943

6,215,877

6,269,031

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

Non-interest-bearing deposits

581,625

582,085

602,647

604,915

599,095

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

65,024

64,405

59,919

65,258

69,629

Total non-interest-bearing liabilities

646,649

646,490

662,566

670,173

668,724

Total liabilities

6,874,176

6,894,695

6,888,509

6,886,050

6,937,755

Stockholders' equity

745,143

744,187

745,225

747,850

750,678

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

7,619,319

$

7,638,882

$

7,633,734

$

7,633,900

$

7,688,433

Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

115.07

%

114.98

%

115.27

%

115.41

%

115.18

%

Kearny Financial Corp.
Performance Ratio Highlights

Three Months Ended

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

Average yield on interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable, including loans held-for-sale

4.71

%

4.56

%

4.46

%

4.54

%

4.61

%

Taxable investment securities

4.08

%

4.01

%

4.07

%

4.29

%

4.38

%

Tax-exempt investment securities(1)

2.42

%

2.43

%

2.43

%

2.42

%

2.32

%

Other interest-earning assets

5.24

%

5.27

%

6.40

%

7.62

%

7.47

%

Total interest-earning assets

4.61

%

4.48

%

4.42

%

4.54

%

4.61

%

Average cost of interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits:

Interest-bearing demand

2.63

%

2.63

%

2.73

%

2.96

%

3.13

%

Savings

1.41

%

1.33

%

1.30

%

1.29

%

1.05

%

Certificates of deposit (retail)

3.56

%

3.56

%

3.73

%

4.06

%

4.12

%

Certificates of deposit (brokered)

2.67

%

2.62

%

2.58

%

2.70

%

2.18

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

2.68

%

2.66

%

2.74

%

2.95

%

2.98

%

Borrowings:

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

3.69

%

3.60

%

3.63

%

3.78

%

3.82

%

Other borrowings

4.44

%

4.45

%

4.41

%

4.88

%

5.28

%

Total borrowings

3.74

%

3.68

%

3.70

%

3.91

%

4.04

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

2.88

%

2.85

%

2.91

%

3.15

%

3.24

%

Interest rate spread(2)

1.73

%

1.62

%

1.51

%

1.39

%

1.37

%

Net interest margin(3)

2.10

%

2.00

%

1.90

%

1.82

%

1.80

%

Non-interest income to average assets (annualized)

0.31

%

0.26

%

0.24

%

0.26

%

0.24

%

Non-interest expense to average assets (annualized)

1.66

%

1.62

%

1.59

%

1.55

%

1.55

%

Efficiency ratio(4)

72.71

%

75.66

%

78.72

%

78.86

%

80.35

%

Return on average assets (annualized)

0.50

%

0.35

%

0.35

%

0.34

%

0.32

%

Return on average equity (annualized)

5.10

%

3.64

%

3.57

%

3.51

%

3.25

%

Return on average tangible equity (annualized)(5)

6.09

%

4.36

%

4.28

%

4.21

%

3.89

%

_________________________

(1)

The yield on tax-exempt investment securities has not been adjusted to reflect their tax-effective yield.

(2)

Interest income divided by average interest-earning assets less interest expense divided by average interest-bearing liabilities.

(3)

Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

(4)

Non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income.

(5)

Average tangible equity equals total average stockholders’ equity reduced by average goodwill and average core deposit intangible assets.

The following tables provide a reconciliation of certain financial measures calculated in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) (as reported) and non-GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures provide additional information which allow readers to evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company. They are not a substitute for GAAP measures; they should be read and used in conjunction with the Company’s GAAP financial information. In all cases, it should be understood that non-GAAP per share measures do not depict amounts that accrue directly to the benefit of shareholders.

Kearny Financial Corp.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

(Dollars and Shares in Thousands,
Except Per Share Data)

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

Adjusted net income:

Net income (GAAP)

$

9,506

$

6,769

$

6,648

$

6,566

$

6,092

Non-recurring transactions - net of tax:

Branch consolidation expenses

178

—

—

—

—

Gain on sale of property held for sale

(532

)

—

—

—

—

Adjusted net income

$

9,152

$

6,769

$

6,648

$

6,566

$

6,092

Calculation of pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue:

Net income (GAAP)

$

9,506

$

6,769

$

6,648

$

6,566

$

6,092

Adjustments to net income (GAAP):

Provision for income taxes

2,461

1,387

1,200

1,251

1,086

(Reversal of) provision for credit losses

(82

)

1,785

366

107

108

Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue (non-GAAP)

$

11,885

$

9,941

$

8,214

$

7,924

$

7,286

Adjusted earnings per share:

Weighted average common shares - basic

62,741

62,597

62,548

62,443

62,389

Weighted average common shares - diluted

62,951

62,755

62,713

62,576

62,420

Earnings per share - basic (GAAP)

$

0.15

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.10

Earnings per share - diluted (GAAP)

$

0.15

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.10

$

0.10

Adjusted earnings per share - basic (non-GAAP)

$

0.15

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.10

Adjusted earnings per share - diluted (non-GAAP)

$

0.15

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.10

$

0.10

Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue per share:

Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue per share - basic
(non-GAAP)

$

0.19

$

0.16

$

0.13

$

0.13

$

0.12

Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue per share - diluted
(non-GAAP)

$

0.19

$

0.16

$

0.13

$

0.13

$

0.12

Adjusted return on average assets:

Total average assets

$

7,619,319

$

7,638,882

$

7,633,734

$

7,633,900

$

7,688,433

Return on average assets (GAAP)

0.50

%

0.35

%

0.35

%

0.34

%

0.32

%

Adjusted return on average assets (non-GAAP)

0.48

%

0.35

%

0.35

%

0.34

%

0.32

%

Adjusted return on average equity:

Total average equity

$

745,143

$

744,187

$

745,225

$

747,850

$

750,678

Return on average equity (GAAP)

5.10

%

3.64

%

3.57

%

3.51

%

3.25

%

Adjusted return on average equity (non-GAAP)

4.91

%

3.64

%

3.57

%

3.51

%

3.25

%

Kearny Financial Corp.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

(Dollars and Shares in Thousands,
Except Per Share Data)

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

Adjusted return on average tangible equity:

Total average equity

$

745,143

$

744,187

$

745,225

$

747,850

$

750,678

Less: average goodwill

(113,525

)

(113,525

)

(113,525

)

(113,525

)

(113,525

)

Less: average other intangible assets

(1,395

)

(1,513

)

(1,636

)

(1,761

)

(1,886

)

Total average tangible equity

$

630,223

$

629,149

$

630,064

$

632,564

$

635,267

Return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP)

6.09

%

4.36

%

4.28

%

4.21

%

3.89

%

Adjusted return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP)

5.87

%

4.36

%

4.28

%

4.21

%

3.89

%

Adjusted non-interest expense ratio:

Non-interest expense (GAAP)

$

31,666

$

30,893

$

30,390

$

29,561

$

29,786

Non-recurring transactions:

Branch consolidation expenses

(250

)

—

—

—

—

Non-interest expense (non-GAAP)

$

31,416

$

30,893

$

30,390

$

29,561

$

29,786

Non-interest expense ratio (GAAP)

1.66

%

1.62

%

1.59

%

1.55

%

1.55

%

Adjusted non-interest expense ratio (non-GAAP)

1.65

%

1.62

%

1.59

%

1.55

%

1.55

%

Adjusted efficiency ratio:

Non-interest expense (non-GAAP)

$

31,416

$

30,893

$

30,390

$

29,561

$

29,786

Net interest income (GAAP)

$

37,704

$

35,843

$

34,042

$

32,612

$

32,446

Total non-interest income (GAAP)

5,847

4,991

4,562

4,873

4,626

Non-recurring transactions:

Gain on sale of property held for sale

(749

)

—

—

—

—

Total revenue (non-GAAP)

$

42,802

$

40,834

$

38,604

$

37,485

$

37,072

Efficiency ratio (GAAP)

72.71

%

75.66

%

78.72

%

78.86

%

80.35

%

Adjusted efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)

73.40

%

75.66

%

78.72

%

78.86

%

80.35

%

For further information contact:
Keith Suchodolski, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, or
Sean Byrnes, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Kearny Financial Corp.
(973) 244-4500

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