NASDAQ$KRNY

Kearny Financial Corp · Q4 2026 earnings

Q4 2026 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Kearny Financial Corp reported net income of $7.2 million or $0.11 per diluted share for the fourth quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Net interest income rose 2.9% linked-quarter to $40.4 million as net interest margin expanded five basis points to 2.26%. Non-interest expense increased due to severance and OREO costs while asset quality metrics remained stable with nonperforming assets at 0.70% of total assets. For the full fiscal year, net income grew 39% to $36.3 million reflecting margin expansion and balance sheet remix.

  • Q4 net income $7.2 million ($0.11 diluted EPS) impacted by $1.6 million tax charge and severance costs; adjusted diluted EPS $0.15
  • Net interest margin expanded to 2.26% in Q4 and 2.18% for FY2026, up 30 bp year-over-year
  • Loans grew 1.7% linked-quarter to $5.88 billion while deposits declined modestly to $5.71 billion
  • Efficiency ratio 74.09% in Q4; tangible book value per share rose to $10.07

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$87.3M

No prior period
EPS (adj)

$0.15

No prior period
Efficiency ratio

74.1%

No prior period
Return on average assets

0.4%

No prior period
Net interest margin

2.3%

No prior period
Return on average equity

3.8%

No prior period
Return on avg tangible equity

4.5%

No prior period
Non-int inc to avg assets

0.3%

No prior period
Non-int exp to avg assets

1.8%

No prior period
Tangible equity to tang assets

8.6%

No prior period
NPA to total assets

0.7%

No prior period
ACL to total loans

0.8%

No prior period
ACL to NPLs

95.0%

No prior period
Avg net charge-off rate ann.

0.0%

No prior period
Loans as % of deposits

102.2%

No prior period
Deposits as % of funding

83.2%

No prior period
Borrowings as % of funding

16.8%

No prior period
Net Income

$7.17M

No prior period
Operating Income

$39.6M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$115M

No prior period
Total Assets

$7.68B

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Kearny Financial · Revenue · Quarterly

$87.3M

Q4 2026
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Kearny Financial · $82M total across 4 segments · Q4 2026

  • Loans
    $69.4M
  • Taxable investment securities
    $11.3M
  • Other interest-earning assets
    $1.25M
  • Tax-exempt investment securities
    $29K

Forward guidance

Management expects continued execution of strategic plan focused on organic growth, operational excellence, and commercial banking expansion to deliver sustainable earnings growth in fiscal 2027.

Tailwinds

  • Low-coupon loan repricing tailwinds
  • Investments in talent, technology and efficiency
  • Expanded commercial banking capabilities

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports

Historical avg

+0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.1%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

35 / 64 earnings

Positive

+11.8%

Q3 2020

Best reaction

-8.4%

Q2 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026
Q3 2026+2.5%+4.8%+4.1%
Q2 2026-1.8%-0.5%-7.9%
Q1 2026-2.2%-2.2%-0.9%
Q3 2025+4.7%+2.3%-2.6%
Q2 2025-5.5%-4.1%-4.0%
Q1 2025-6.2%-2.2%+14.4%
Q4 2024+0.4%+0.7%-3.5%
Q3 2024-4.8%-10.1%-5.7%
Q2 2024-6.8%-7.2%-21.9%
Q1 2024+3.8%+4.7%+20.2%
Q4 2023+6.8%+2.9%-9.9%
Q3 2023+3.7%-1.3%-4.9%
Q2 2023-8.4%-9.2%-3.6%
Q1 2023-4.3%-11.1%-14.3%
Q4 2022-0.8%+1.4%-0.4%
Q3 2022-2.6%-3.4%+1.8%
Q2 2022-1.1%-0.5%+1.2%
Q1 2022+1.1%+2.1%-2.5%
Q4 2021-0.6%+2.8%+9.4%
Q3 2021+1.5%+3.2%+4.1%
Q2 2021+2.5%+3.1%+12.4%
Q1 2021-1.8%+4.8%+19.5%
Q4 2020+2.9%-3.1%+1.0%
Q3 2020+11.8%+6.6%+3.0%
Q2 2020-5.1%-6.8%-16.2%
Q1 2020+1.7%+2.8%+2.2%
Q4 2019-3.0%-4.7%-8.4%
Q3 2019+3.4%+3.9%-0.2%
Q2 2019-2.8%-0.8%+3.2%
Q1 2019-1.2%-1.6%+1.3%
Q4 2018+7.9%+3.8%+2.3%
Q3 2018+4.9%+4.9%+7.1%
Q2 2018+1.5%-0.7%-4.4%
Q1 2018-2.9%-4.5%-2.6%
Q4 2017-0.7%-1.4%-3.1%
Q3 2017-4.9%-6.2%-8.8%
Q2 2017+5.5%+5.5%+6.2%
Q1 2017+0.0%-1.8%+9.7%
Q4 2016+0.5%+1.9%+5.6%
Q3 2015-2.3%
Q3 2016+0.4%
Q2 2016-3.7%
Q1 2015+0.8%
Q1 2016+0.8%
Q4 2015+0.8%
Q4 2014+0.8%
Q2 2015+0.8%
Q1 2014+0.8%
Q2 2014+0.8%
Q4 2013+0.8%
Q3 2014+0.8%
Q3 2013-1.2%
Q2 2013+3.2%
Q1 2013-0.7%
Q4 2012+0.3%
Q3 2012+2.4%
Q2 2012+1.0%
Q1 2012-3.3%
Q4 2011+0.9%
Q3 2011+1.7%
Q2 2010+1.9%
Q1 2010-0.8%
Q4 2010-1.2%
Q3 2010-0.7%

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