Capitol Federal Financial Q3 net interest income rises on commercial loan growth

Overview

• US regional bank's preliminary fiscal Q3 net income rose to $23.6 mln, EPS at $0.19

• Net interest margin improved to 2.31% on reduced borrowings and commercial loan growth

• Company repurchased $15.5 mln in shares during the quarter

Outlook

• Capitol Federal expects net commercial loan balances to grow about 3% in the quarter ending September 30, 2026

• Company anticipates overall net commercial loan growth of about 20% for fiscal 2026

• Capitol Federal intends to continue regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.085 per share

Result Drivers

• COMMERCIAL LOAN GROWTH - Net interest income and margin rose mainly due to growth in higher-yielding commercial loans and reduced borrowings

• CREDIT LOSS PROVISION RELEASE - Net income benefited from a release of provision for credit losses, mainly due to updated allowance models impacting commercial construction loans

• NON-INTEREST INCOME GAINS - Higher deposit service fees from increased debit card usage and a rise in bank-owned life insurance income supported results

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Key Details

Analyst Coverage

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

• The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is "buy."

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Capitol Federal Financial Inc is $8.50, about 3.2% below its July 28 closing price of $8.78

• The stock recently traded at 12 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 10 three months ago

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