Kearny FinancialNASDAQ: KRNY

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

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FAIRFIELD, N.J., Jan. 22, 2026 (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 December 31, 2025 of $9.4 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, compared to $9.5 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025.

The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share, payable on February 18, 2026, to stockholders of record as of February 4, 2026.

Craig L. Montanaro, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased to report continued improvement in our core earnings. Net interest margin expanded, up 32 basis points year-over-year, reflecting the strategic remix of our balance sheet and the repricing of our loan portfolio. In addition, recent reductions in the federal funds rate are expected to serve as an earnings tailwind, given our liability-sensitive balance sheet.”

Mr. Montanaro continued, “In addition, we made progress on several key strategic initiatives this quarter. First, our previously announced partnership with The Lab Consulting commenced this quarter, and a bank-wide opportunity assessment was completed. Significant automation and process improvement opportunities have been identified, and near-term deliverables under this initiative remain centered on strengthening operational efficiency, enhancing the client experience, and supporting sustainable growth in the periods ahead. Second, this quarter we were pleased to add a five-person residential lending team to grow our pipeline of residential loans held-for-sale and support fee income generation. Their expertise supports our efforts to diversify revenue streams and deepen our residential lending franchise.”

Second Quarter Highlights

  • Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue increased 3.9% to $12.3 million, reflecting ongoing strengthening of core earnings.

  • Net interest margin expanded by four basis points to 2.14%, extending the momentum of margin improvement from the previous quarter.

  • Non-performing assets decreased 20.6% to $51.3 million, or 0.67% of total assets, demonstrating that credit quality remained solid and continued to improve.

  • The Company advanced its loan portfolio diversification strategy, growing commercial business and home equity loans while strategically reducing multifamily mortgage loans.

  • Total deposits increased by $79.7 million, or 1.4%, providing additional funding capacity to reduce higher-cost wholesale borrowings and further strengthen the balance sheet.

Balance Sheet

  • Total assets were $7.62 billion at December 31, 2025, a decrease of $27.1 million, or 0.4%, from September 30, 2025.

  • Investment securities totaled $1.11 billion at December 31, 2025, a decrease of $19.7 million, or 1.7%, from September 30, 2025.

  • Loans receivable totaled $5.75 billion at December 31, 2025, a decrease of $14.0 million, or 0.2%, from September 30, 2025, primarily reflecting a decrease in multifamily and residential mortgage loans, partially offset by increases in commercial and industrial (“C&I”) and home equity loans.

  • Deposits were $5.71 billion at December 31, 2025, an increase of $79.7 million, or 1.4%, from September 30, 2025, primarily driven by increases in non-interest bearing and interest bearing demand deposits, partially offset by a decrease in certificates of deposits. The increase in non-interest bearing demand deposits was largely the result of migrating $69.8 million from a consumer interest bearing product to a non-interest bearing product.

  • Borrowings were $1.10 billion at December 31, 2025, a decrease of $111.5 million, or 9.2%, from September 30, 2025, reflecting reductions in Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances, partially offset by an increase in overnight borrowings.

  • At December 31, 2025, the Company maintained available secured borrowing capacity with the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Discount Window of $2.70 billion, representing 35.4% of total assets.

Earnings

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

  • Net interest margin expanded by four basis points to 2.14% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. The increase for the quarter was primarily driven by lower costs on interest-bearing liabilities and a reduction in borrowings, partially offset by lower average yields and balances on interest-earning assets.

  • For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, net interest income increased $265,000 to $38.0 million from $37.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Included in net interest income for the quarters ended December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, respectively, was purchase accounting accretion of $494,000 and $601,000, and loan prepayment penalty income of $544,000 and $490,000.

Non-Interest Income

  • For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, non-interest income decreased $276,000, or 4.7%, to $5.6 million from $5.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, primarily driven by the absence of a non-recurring pre-tax gain of $749,000 on the sale of property held for sale recorded in the prior period. Excluding this item, non-interest income increased $473,000, or 9.3%, to $5.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2025.

  • Fees and service charges increased $403,000, or 45.2%, to $1.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 from $892,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The increase primarily reflected higher loan related fee income of $245,000 associated with the payoff of a single construction loan, and $71,000 of higher branch related fee income.

  • Electronic banking fees and charges increased $57,000, or 13.7%, to $473,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 from $416,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, primarily driven by higher income from interchange fees.

Non-Interest Expense

  • For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, non-interest expense decreased $475,000, or 1.5%, to $31.2 million from $31.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, primarily driven by declines in salary and benefits, net occupancy, and advertising, partially offset by increases in other expense.

  • Salary and benefits expense decreased $372,000 to $18.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 from $18.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, primarily driven by a decline in payroll taxes, partially offset by an increase in incentive compensation.

  • Net occupancy expense of premises decreased $419,000 to $2.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 from $3.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, primarily driven by the absence of non-recurring branch consolidation and maintenance expenses recorded in the prior period. Excluding these items, net occupancy expense of premises decreased $67,000 to $2.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, primarily driven by lower repairs and other maintenance expense, partially offset by higher snow removal expenses.

  • Advertising and marketing expense decreased $150,000 to $412,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 from $562,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, primarily driven by lower advertising expenses across various formats.

  • Other expense increased $378,000 to $3.8 million for the quarter December 31, 2025 from $3.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, primarily driven by $242,000 in non-recurring professional fees incurred in the current period associated with the Company’s partnership with The Lab Consulting and higher loan related legal expenses. 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 $2.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 compared to $2.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, resulting in an effective tax rate of 19.8% and 20.6%, respectively.

Asset Quality

  • The balance of non-performing assets decreased to $51.3 million, or 0.67% of total assets, at December 31, 2025 from $64.6 million, or 0.84% of total assets, at September 30, 2025. The decrease was primarily driven by the full repayment of a previously disclosed non-performing construction loan.

  • Net charge-offs totaled $669,000, or 0.05% of average loans, on an annualized basis, for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to $1.0 million, or 0.07% of average loans, on an annualized basis, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Charge-offs in the current quarter were related to the resolution of two individually evaluated loans that were partially reserved for in prior periods.

  • For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $567,000, compared to a reversal of credit losses of $82,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The increase in the provision was primarily driven by quantitative risk-factor adjustments and individually evaluated reserves associated with a non-performing C&I loan that was fully charged off during the quarter, partially offset by decreases in the balance of loans receivable.

  • Allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) was $45.0 million, or 0.78% of total loans, at December 31, 2025, a decrease of $102,000 from $45.1 million, or 0.78% of total loans, at September 30, 2025. The decrease in the ACL from September 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 December 31, 2025, book value per share increased $0.07, or 0.6%, to $11.70 while tangible book value per share increased $0.07, or 0.7%, to $9.93.

  • At December 31, 2025, total stockholders’ equity included after-tax net unrealized losses on securities available for sale of $68.2 million, partially offset by after-tax unrealized gains on derivatives of $663,000. After-tax net unrecognized losses on securities held to maturity of $7.9 million were not reflected in total stockholders’ equity.

  • At December 31, 2025, the Company’s tangible equity to tangible assets ratio equaled 8.56%. Additionally, the regulatory capital ratios of both the Company and the Bank continued to be in excess of all applicable regulatory requirements as of December 31, 2025.

This earnings release should be read in conjunction with Kearny Financial Corp.’s Q2 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)

December 31,
2025

September 30,
2025

Variance
or Change

Variance
or Change Pct.

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

147,340

$

130,139

$

17,201

13.2

%

Securities available for sale

1,000,397

1,016,182

(15,785

)

-1.6

%

Securities held to maturity

112,800

116,681

(3,881

)

-3.3

%

Loans held-for-sale

8,786

6,650

2,136

32.1

%

Loans receivable

5,753,393

5,767,419

(14,026

)

-0.2

%

Less: allowance for credit losses on loans

(44,958

)

(45,060

)

(102

)

-0.2

%

Net loans receivable

5,708,435

5,722,359

(13,924

)

-0.2

%

Premises and equipment

42,559

43,222

(663

)

-1.5

%

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

57,212

62,011

(4,799

)

-7.7

%

Accrued interest receivable

27,420

29,460

(2,040

)

-6.9

%

Goodwill

113,525

113,525

—

—

%

Core deposit intangible

1,198

1,317

(119

)

-9.0

%

Bank owned life insurance

309,404

307,248

2,156

0.7

%

Deferred income taxes, net

51,617

51,587

30

0.1

%

Other assets

40,185

47,629

(7,444

)

-15.6

%

Total assets

$

7,620,878

$

7,648,010

$

(27,132

)

-0.4

%

Liabilities

Deposits:

Non-interest-bearing

$

627,180

$

578,481

$

48,699

8.4

%

Interest-bearing

5,084,370

5,053,401

30,969

0.6

%

Total deposits

5,711,550

5,631,882

79,668

1.4

%

Borrowings

1,095,000

1,206,497

(111,497

)

-9.2

%

Advance payments by borrowers for taxes

18,474

19,261

(787

)

-4.1

%

Other liabilities

38,458

37,166

1,292

3.5

%

Total liabilities

6,863,482

6,894,806

(31,324

)

-0.5

%

Stockholders' Equity

Common stock

648

648

—

—

%

Paid-in capital

494,959

494,490

469

0.1

%

Retained earnings

346,749

344,287

2,462

0.7

%

Unearned ESOP shares

(17,997

)

(18,484

)

487

2.6

%

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(66,963

)

(67,737

)

774

1.1

%

Total stockholders' equity

757,396

753,204

4,192

0.6

%

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

7,620,878

$

7,648,010

$

(27,132

)

-0.4

%

Consolidated capital ratios

Equity to assets

9.94

%

9.85

%

0.09

%

Tangible equity to tangible assets(1)

8.56

%

8.47

%

0.09

%

Share data

Outstanding shares

64,739

64,739

—

—

%

Book value per share

$

11.70

$

11.63

$

0.07

0.6

%

Tangible book value per share(2)

$

9.93

$

9.86

$

0.07

0.7

%

_________________________

(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)

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

Three Months Ended

Variance
or Change

Variance
or Change Pct.

December 31,
2025

September 30,
2025

Interest income

Loans

$

67,410

$

68,349

$

(939

)

-1.4

%

Taxable investment securities

11,623

12,600

(977

)

-7.8

%

Tax-exempt investment securities

35

41

(6

)

-14.6

%

Other interest-earning assets

1,584

1,518

66

4.3

%

Total interest income

80,652

82,508

(1,856

)

-2.2

%

Interest expense

Deposits

33,148

33,931

(783

)

-2.3

%

Borrowings

9,535

10,873

(1,338

)

-12.3

%

Total interest expense

42,683

44,804

(2,121

)

-4.7

%

Net interest income

37,969

37,704

265

0.7

%

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses

567

(82

)

649

-791.5

%

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

37,402

37,786

(384

)

-1.0

%

Non-interest income

Fees and service charges

1,295

892

403

45.2

%

Gain on sale of loans

224

199

25

12.6

%

Income from bank owned life insurance

2,710

2,689

21

0.8

%

Electronic banking fees and charges

473

416

57

13.7

%

Other income

869

1,651

(782

)

-47.4

%

Total non-interest income

5,571

5,847

(276

)

-4.7

%

Non-interest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

18,373

18,745

(372

)

-2.0

%

Net occupancy expense of premises

2,888

3,307

(419

)

-12.7

%

Equipment and systems

4,007

3,974

33

0.8

%

Advertising and marketing

412

562

(150

)

-26.7

%

Federal deposit insurance premium

1,357

1,301

56

4.3

%

Directors' compensation

306

307

(1

)

-0.3

%

Other expense

3,848

3,470

378

10.9

%

Total non-interest expense

31,191

31,666

(475

)

-1.5

%

Income before income taxes

11,782

11,967

(185

)

-1.5

%

Income taxes

2,333

2,461

(128

)

-5.2

%

Net income

$

9,449

$

9,506

$

(57

)

-0.6

%

Net income per common share (EPS)

Basic

$

0.15

$

0.15

$

—

Diluted

$

0.15

$

0.15

$

—

Dividends declared

Cash dividends declared per common share

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

—

Cash dividends declared

$

6,987

$

6,963

$

24

Dividend payout ratio

73.9

%

73.2

%

0.7

%

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

Basic

62,858

62,741

117

Diluted

63,061

62,951

110

Kearny Financial Corp.
Average Balance Sheet Data
(Unaudited)

(Dollars in Thousands)

Three Months Ended

Variance
or Change

Variance
or Change Pct.

December 31,
2025

September 30,
2025

Assets

Interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable, including loans held for sale

$

5,778,680

$

5,806,767

$

(28,087

)

-0.5

%

Taxable investment securities

1,185,602

1,236,705

(51,103

)

-4.1

%

Tax-exempt investment securities

5,902

6,856

(954

)

-13.9

%

Other interest-earning assets

123,475

115,776

7,699

6.6

%

Total interest-earning assets

7,093,659

7,166,104

(72,445

)

-1.0

%

Non-interest-earning assets

455,752

453,215

2,537

0.6

%

Total assets

$

7,549,411

$

7,619,319

$

(69,908

)

-0.9

%

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits:

Interest-bearing demand

$

2,385,397

$

2,343,809

$

41,588

1.8

%

Savings

759,247

754,244

5,003

0.7

%

Certificates of deposit (retail)

1,201,950

1,211,026

(9,076

)

-0.7

%

Certificates of deposit (brokered)

756,179

755,813

366

0.0

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

5,102,773

5,064,892

37,881

0.7

%

Borrowings:

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

998,760

1,077,146

(78,386

)

-7.3

%

Other borrowings

38,478

85,489

(47,011

)

-55.0

%

Total borrowings

1,037,238

1,162,635

(125,397

)

-10.8

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

6,140,011

6,227,527

(87,516

)

-1.4

%

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

Non-interest-bearing deposits

595,035

581,625

13,410

2.3

%

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

59,447

65,024

(5,577

)

-8.6

%

Total non-interest-bearing liabilities

654,482

646,649

7,833

1.2

%

Total liabilities

6,794,493

6,874,176

(79,683

)

-1.2

%

Stockholders' equity

754,918

745,143

9,775

1.3

%

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

7,549,411

$

7,619,319

$

(69,908

)

-0.9

%

Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

115.53

%

115.07

%

0.46

%

0.4

%

Kearny Financial Corp.
Performance Ratio Highlights
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Variance
or Change

December 31,
2025

September 30,
2025

Average yield on interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable, including loans held for sale

4.67

%

4.71

%

-0.04

%

Taxable investment securities

3.92

%

4.08

%

-0.16

%

Tax-exempt investment securities(1)

2.36

%

2.42

%

-0.06

%

Other interest-earning assets

5.13

%

5.24

%

-0.11

%

Total interest-earning assets

4.55

%

4.61

%

-0.06

%

Average cost of interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits:

Interest-bearing demand

2.51

%

2.63

%

-0.12

%

Savings

1.40

%

1.41

%

-0.01

%

Certificates of deposit (retail)

3.45

%

3.56

%

-0.11

%

Certificates of deposit (brokered)

2.72

%

2.67

%

0.05

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

2.60

%

2.68

%

-0.08

%

Borrowings:

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

3.66

%

3.69

%

-0.03

%

Other borrowings

4.13

%

4.44

%

-0.31

%

Total borrowings

3.68

%

3.74

%

-0.06

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

2.78

%

2.88

%

-0.10

%

Interest rate spread(2)

1.77

%

1.73

%

0.04

%

Net interest margin(3)

2.14

%

2.10

%

0.04

%

Non-interest income to average assets (annualized)

0.30

%

0.31

%

-0.01

%

Non-interest expense to average assets (annualized)

1.65

%

1.66

%

-0.01

%

Efficiency ratio(4)

71.64

%

72.71

%

-1.07

%

Return on average assets (annualized)

0.50

%

0.50

%

—

%

Return on average equity (annualized)

5.01

%

5.10

%

-0.09

%

Return on average tangible equity (annualized)(5)

5.96

%

6.09

%

-0.13

%

_________________________

(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)

December 31,
2025

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Audited)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

147,340

$

130,139

$

167,269

$

126,095

$

141,554

Securities available for sale

1,000,397

1,016,182

1,012,969

1,003,393

1,018,279

Securities held to maturity

112,800

116,681

120,217

124,859

127,266

Loans held-for-sale

8,786

6,650

5,931

6,187

5,695

Loans receivable

5,753,393

5,767,419

5,812,937

5,846,175

5,791,758

Less: allowance for credit losses on loans

(44,958

)

(45,060

)

(46,191

)

(44,455

)

(44,457

)

Net loans receivable

5,708,435

5,722,359

5,766,746

5,801,720

5,747,301

Premises and equipment

42,559

43,222

43,897

44,192

45,127

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

57,212

62,011

64,261

62,261

64,443

Accrued interest receivable

27,420

29,460

28,098

28,521

27,772

Goodwill

113,525

113,525

113,525

113,525

113,525

Core deposit intangible

1,198

1,317

1,436

1,554

1,679

Bank owned life insurance

309,404

307,248

304,717

303,629

301,339

Deferred income taxes, net

51,617

51,587

55,203

52,913

53,325

Other assets

40,185

47,629

56,181

64,292

84,080

Total assets

$

7,620,878

$

7,648,010

$

7,740,450

$

7,733,141

$

7,731,385

Liabilities

Deposits:

Non-interest-bearing

$

627,180

$

578,481

$

582,045

$

587,118

$

601,510

Interest-bearing

5,084,370

5,053,401

5,093,172

5,120,230

5,069,550

Total deposits

5,711,550

5,631,882

5,675,217

5,707,348

5,671,060

Borrowings

1,095,000

1,206,497

1,256,491

1,213,976

1,258,949

Advance payments by borrowers for taxes

18,474

19,261

19,317

19,981

17,986

Other liabilities

38,458

37,166

43,463

43,723

38,537

Total liabilities

6,863,482

6,894,806

6,994,488

6,985,028

6,986,532

Stockholders' Equity

Common stock

648

648

646

646

646

Paid-in capital

494,959

494,490

494,546

494,131

494,092

Retained earnings

346,749

344,287

341,744

341,921

342,155

Unearned ESOP shares

(17,997

)

(18,484

)

(18,970

)

(19,457

)

(19,943

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(66,963

)

(67,737

)

(72,004

)

(69,128

)

(72,097

)

Total stockholders' equity

757,396

753,204

745,962

748,113

744,853

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

7,620,878

$

7,648,010

$

7,740,450

$

7,733,141

$

7,731,385

Consolidated capital ratios

Equity to assets

9.94

%

9.85

%

9.64

%

9.67

%

9.63

%

Tangible equity to tangible assets(1)

8.56

%

8.47

%

8.27

%

8.31

%

8.27

%

Share data

Outstanding shares

64,739

64,739

64,577

64,580

64,580

Book value per share

$

11.70

$

11.63

$

11.55

$

11.58

$

11.53

Tangible book value per share(2)

$

9.93

$

9.86

$

9.77

$

9.80

$

9.75

_________________________

(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)

December 31,
2025

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

Loan portfolio composition:

Commercial loans:

Multi-family mortgage

$

2,619,124

$

2,640,737

$

2,709,654

$

2,733,406

$

2,722,623

Nonresidential mortgage

990,178

988,969

986,556

988,074

950,194

Commercial business

169,884

142,304

138,755

140,224

135,740

Construction

181,766

189,626

177,713

174,722

176,704

Total commercial loans

3,960,952

3,961,636

4,012,678

4,036,426

3,985,261

One- to four-family residential mortgage

1,730,543

1,749,362

1,748,591

1,761,465

1,765,160

Consumer loans:

Home equity loans

59,046

54,116

50,737

49,699

47,101

Other consumer

2,523

2,487

2,533

2,859

2,778

Total consumer loans

61,569

56,603

53,270

52,558

49,879

Total loans, excluding yield adjustments

5,753,064

5,767,601

5,814,539

5,850,449

5,800,300

Unaccreted yield adjustments

329

(182

)

(1,602

)

(4,274

)

(8,542

)

Loans receivable, net of yield adjustments

5,753,393

5,767,419

5,812,937

5,846,175

5,791,758

Less: allowance for credit losses on loans

(44,958

)

(45,060

)

(46,191

)

(44,455

)

(44,457

)

Net loans receivable

$

5,708,435

$

5,722,359

$

5,766,746

$

5,801,720

$

5,747,301

Asset quality:

Nonperforming assets:

Accruing loans - 90 days and over past due

$

—

$

20,494

$

—

$

—

$

—

Nonaccrual loans

51,306

44,085

45,597

37,683

37,697

Total nonperforming loans

51,306

64,579

45,597

37,683

37,697

Nonaccrual loans held-for-sale

—

—

—

—

—

Other real estate owned

—

—

—

—

—

Total nonperforming assets

$

51,306

$

64,579

$

45,597

$

37,683

$

37,697

Nonperforming loans (% total loans)

0.89

%

1.12

%

0.78

%

0.64

%

0.65

%

Nonperforming assets (% total assets)

0.67

%

0.84

%

0.59

%

0.49

%

0.49

%

Classified loans

$

97,542

$

117,780

$

118,418

$

113,470

$

106,718

Allowance for credit losses on loans (ACL):

ACL to total loans

0.78

%

0.78

%

0.79

%

0.76

%

0.77

%

ACL to nonperforming loans

87.63

%

69.78

%

101.30

%

117.97

%

117.93

%

Net charge-offs

$

669

$

1,049

$

49

$

368

$

573

Average net charge-off rate (annualized)

0.05

%

0.07

%

0.00

%

0.03

%

0.04

%

Kearny Financial Corp.
Supplemental Balance Sheet Highlights
(Unaudited)

(Dollars in Thousands)

December 31,
2025

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

Funding composition:

Deposits:

Non-interest-bearing deposits

$

627,180

$

578,481

$

582,045

$

587,118

$

601,510

Interest-bearing demand

2,376,825

2,334,560

2,362,222

2,410,925

2,380,408

Savings

769,742

751,253

754,376

758,239

742,266

Certificates of deposit (retail)

1,180,370

1,208,408

1,218,920

1,218,479

1,213,887

Certificates of deposit (brokered)

757,433

759,180

757,654

732,587

732,989

Interest-bearing deposits

5,084,370

5,053,401

5,093,172

5,120,230

5,069,550

Total deposits

5,711,550

5,631,882

5,675,217

5,707,348

5,671,060

Borrowings:

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

800,000

1,006,497

1,106,491

1,028,976

1,028,949

Overnight borrowings

295,000

200,000

150,000

185,000

230,000

Total borrowings

1,095,000

1,206,497

1,256,491

1,213,976

1,258,949

Total funding

$

6,806,550

$

6,838,379

$

6,931,708

$

6,921,324

$

6,930,009

Loans as a % of deposits

100.1

%

101.7

%

101.7

%

101.8

%

101.4

%

Deposits as a % of total funding

83.9

%

82.4

%

81.9

%

82.5

%

81.8

%

Borrowings as a % of total funding

16.1

%

17.6

%

18.1

%

17.5

%

18.2

%

Uninsured deposits:

Uninsured deposits (reported)(1)

$

2,158,440

$

2,040,021

$

1,989,095

$

1,959,070

$

1,935,607

Uninsured deposits (adjusted)(2)

$

800,998

$

804,209

$

813,780

$

799,238

$

797,721

_________________________

(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)

December 31,
2025

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

Interest income

Loans

$

67,410

$

68,349

$

66,485

$

64,768

$

65,408

Taxable investment securities

11,623

12,600

12,322

12,738

13,803

Tax-exempt investment securities

35

41

49

55

59

Other interest-earning assets

1,584

1,518

1,549

1,773

2,215

Total interest income

80,652

82,508

80,405

79,334

81,485

Interest expense

Deposits

33,148

33,931

33,607

34,912

36,721

Borrowings

9,535

10,873

10,955

10,380

12,152

Total interest expense

42,683

44,804

44,562

45,292

48,873

Net interest income

37,969

37,704

35,843

34,042

32,612

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses

567

(82

)

1,785

366

107

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

37,402

37,786

34,058

33,676

32,505

Non-interest income

Fees and service charges

1,295

892

655

573

627

Gain on sale of loans

224

199

190

112

304

Income from bank owned life insurance

2,710

2,689

2,869

2,617

2,619

Electronic banking fees and charges

473

416

442

391

493

Other income

869

1,651

835

869

830

Total non-interest income

5,571

5,847

4,991

4,562

4,873

Non-interest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

18,373

18,745

18,093

17,700

17,579

Net occupancy expense of premises

2,888

3,307

2,820

3,075

2,831

Equipment and systems

4,007

3,974

4,030

3,921

3,892

Advertising and marketing

412

562

615

609

311

Federal deposit insurance premium

1,357

1,301

1,395

1,450

1,503

Directors' compensation

306

307

307

326

361

Other expense

3,848

3,470

3,633

3,309

3,084

Total non-interest expense

31,191

31,666

30,893

30,390

29,561

Income before income taxes

11,782

11,967

8,156

7,848

7,817

Income taxes

2,333

2,461

1,387

1,200

1,251

Net income

$

9,449

$

9,506

$

6,769

$

6,648

$

6,566

Net income per common share (EPS)

Basic

$

0.15

$

0.15

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.11

Diluted

$

0.15

$

0.15

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.10

Dividends declared

Cash dividends declared per common share

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.11

Cash dividends declared

$

6,987

$

6,963

$

6,946

$

6,933

$

6,933

Dividend payout ratio

73.9

%

73.2

%

102.6

%

104.3

%

105.6

%

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

Basic

62,858

62,741

62,597

62,548

62,443

Diluted

63,061

62,951

62,755

62,713

62,576

Kearny Financial Corp.
Average Balance Sheet Data
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

(Dollars in Thousands)

December 31,
2025

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

Assets

Interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable, including loans held-for-sale

$

5,778,680

$

5,806,767

$

5,830,421

$

5,805,045

$

5,762,053

Taxable investment securities

1,185,602

1,236,705

1,227,825

1,251,612

1,285,800

Tax-exempt investment securities

5,902

6,856

8,039

9,135

9,711

Other interest-earning assets

123,475

115,776

117,622

110,736

116,354

Total interest-earning assets

7,093,659

7,166,104

7,183,907

7,176,528

7,173,918

Non-interest-earning assets

455,752

453,215

454,975

457,206

459,982

Total assets

$

7,549,411

$

7,619,319

$

7,638,882

$

7,633,734

$

7,633,900

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits:

Interest-bearing demand

$

2,385,397

$

2,343,809

$

2,342,523

$

2,405,974

$

2,314,378

Savings

759,247

754,244

754,192

751,243

711,801

Certificates of deposit (retail)

1,201,950

1,211,026

1,215,661

1,215,767

1,216,948

Certificates of deposit (brokered)

756,179

755,813

744,345

730,612

730,773

Total interest-bearing deposits

5,102,773

5,064,892

5,056,721

5,103,596

4,973,900

Borrowings:

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

998,760

1,077,146

1,083,902

1,028,958

1,085,455

Other borrowings

38,478

85,489

107,582

93,389

156,522

Total borrowings

1,037,238

1,162,635

1,191,484

1,122,347

1,241,977

Total interest-bearing liabilities

6,140,011

6,227,527

6,248,205

6,225,943

6,215,877

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

Non-interest-bearing deposits

595,035

581,625

582,085

602,647

604,915

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

59,447

65,024

64,405

59,919

65,258

Total non-interest-bearing liabilities

654,482

646,649

646,490

662,566

670,173

Total liabilities

6,794,493

6,874,176

6,894,695

6,888,509

6,886,050

Stockholders' equity

754,918

745,143

744,187

745,225

747,850

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

7,549,411

$

7,619,319

$

7,638,882

$

7,633,734

$

7,633,900

Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

115.53

%

115.07

%

114.98

%

115.27

%

115.41

%

Kearny Financial Corp.
Performance Ratio Highlights

Three Months Ended

December 31,
2025

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

Average yield on interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable, including loans held-for-sale

4.67

%

4.71

%

4.56

%

4.46

%

4.54

%

Taxable investment securities

3.92

%

4.08

%

4.01

%

4.07

%

4.29

%

Tax-exempt investment securities(1)

2.36

%

2.42

%

2.43

%

2.43

%

2.42

%

Other interest-earning assets

5.13

%

5.24

%

5.27

%

6.40

%

7.62

%

Total interest-earning assets

4.55

%

4.61

%

4.48

%

4.42

%

4.54

%

Average cost of interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits:

Interest-bearing demand

2.51

%

2.63

%

2.63

%

2.73

%

2.96

%

Savings

1.40

%

1.41

%

1.33

%

1.30

%

1.29

%

Certificates of deposit (retail)

3.45

%

3.56

%

3.56

%

3.73

%

4.06

%

Certificates of deposit (brokered)

2.72

%

2.67

%

2.62

%

2.58

%

2.70

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

2.60

%

2.68

%

2.66

%

2.74

%

2.95

%

Borrowings:

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

3.66

%

3.69

%

3.60

%

3.63

%

3.78

%

Other borrowings

4.13

%

4.44

%

4.45

%

4.41

%

4.88

%

Total borrowings

3.68

%

3.74

%

3.68

%

3.70

%

3.91

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

2.78

%

2.88

%

2.85

%

2.91

%

3.15

%

Interest rate spread(2)

1.77

%

1.73

%

1.62

%

1.51

%

1.39

%

Net interest margin(3)

2.14

%

2.10

%

2.00

%

1.90

%

1.82

%

Non-interest income to average assets (annualized)

0.30

%

0.31

%

0.26

%

0.24

%

0.26

%

Non-interest expense to average assets (annualized)

1.65

%

1.66

%

1.62

%

1.59

%

1.55

%

Efficiency ratio(4)

71.64

%

72.71

%

75.66

%

78.72

%

78.86

%

Return on average assets (annualized)

0.50

%

0.50

%

0.35

%

0.35

%

0.34

%

Return on average equity (annualized)

5.01

%

5.10

%

3.64

%

3.57

%

3.51

%

Return on average tangible equity (annualized)(5)

5.96

%

6.09

%

4.36

%

4.28

%

4.21

%

_________________________

(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)

December 31,
2025

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

Adjusted net income:

Net income (GAAP)

$

9,449

$

9,506

$

6,769

$

6,648

$

6,566

Non-recurring transactions - net of tax:

Branch consolidation expenses

—

178

—

—

—

Gain on sale of property held for sale

—

(532

)

—

—

—

Adjusted net income

$

9,449

$

9,152

$

6,769

$

6,648

$

6,566

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

Net income (GAAP)

$

9,449

$

9,506

$

6,769

$

6,648

$

6,566

Adjustments to net income (GAAP):

Provision for income taxes

2,333

2,461

1,387

1,200

1,251

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses

567

(82

)

1,785

366

107

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

$

12,349

$

11,885

$

9,941

$

8,214

$

7,924

Adjusted earnings per share:

Weighted average common shares - basic

62,858

62,741

62,597

62,548

62,443

Weighted average common shares - diluted

63,061

62,951

62,755

62,713

62,576

Earnings per share - basic (GAAP)

$

0.15

$

0.15

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.11

Earnings per share - diluted (GAAP)

$

0.15

$

0.15

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.10

Adjusted earnings per share - basic (non-GAAP)

$

0.15

$

0.15

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.11

Adjusted earnings per share - diluted (non-GAAP)

$

0.15

$

0.15

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.10

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

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

$

0.20

$

0.19

$

0.16

$

0.13

$

0.13

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

$

0.20

$

0.19

$

0.16

$

0.13

$

0.13

Adjusted return on average assets:

Total average assets

$

7,549,411

$

7,619,319

$

7,638,882

$

7,633,734

$

7,633,900

Return on average assets (GAAP)

0.50

%

0.50

%

0.35

%

0.35

%

0.34

%

Adjusted return on average assets (non-GAAP)

0.50

%

0.48

%

0.35

%

0.35

%

0.34

%

Adjusted return on average equity:

Total average equity

$

754,918

$

745,143

$

744,187

$

745,225

$

747,850

Return on average equity (GAAP)

5.01

%

5.10

%

3.64

%

3.57

%

3.51

%

Adjusted return on average equity (non-GAAP)

5.01

%

4.91

%

3.64

%

3.57

%

3.51

%

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

Three Months Ended

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

December 31,
2025

September 30,
2025

June 30,
2025

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

Adjusted return on average tangible equity:

Total average equity

$

754,918

$

745,143

$

744,187

$

745,225

$

747,850

Less: average goodwill

(113,525

)

(113,525

)

(113,525

)

(113,525

)

(113,525

)

Less: average other intangible assets

(1,276

)

(1,395

)

(1,513

)

(1,636

)

(1,761

)

Total average tangible equity

$

640,117

$

630,223

$

629,149

$

630,064

$

632,564

Return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP)

5.96

%

6.09

%

4.36

%

4.28

%

4.21

%

Adjusted return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP)

5.96

%

5.87

%

4.36

%

4.28

%

4.21

%

Adjusted non-interest expense ratio:

Non-interest expense (GAAP)

$

31,191

$

31,666

$

30,893

$

30,390

$

29,561

Non-recurring transactions:

Branch consolidation expenses

—

(250

)

—

—

—

Non-interest expense (non-GAAP)

$

31,191

$

31,416

$

30,893

$

30,390

$

29,561

Non-interest expense ratio (GAAP)

1.65

%

1.66

%

1.62

%

1.59

%

1.55

%

Adjusted non-interest expense ratio (non-GAAP)

1.65

%

1.65

%

1.62

%

1.59

%

1.55

%

Adjusted efficiency ratio:

Non-interest expense (non-GAAP)

$

31,191

$

31,416

$

30,893

$

30,390

$

29,561

Net interest income (GAAP)

$

37,969

$

37,704

$

35,843

$

34,042

$

32,612

Total non-interest income (GAAP)

5,571

5,847

4,991

4,562

4,873

Non-recurring transactions:

Gain on sale of property held for sale

—

(749

)

—

—

—

Total revenue (non-GAAP)

$

43,540

$

42,802

$

40,834

$

38,604

$

37,485

Efficiency ratio (GAAP)

71.64

%

72.71

%

75.66

%

78.72

%

78.86

%

Adjusted efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)

71.64

%

73.40

%

75.66

%

78.72

%

78.86

%

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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