NASDAQ$LOB

Live Oak Bancshares Inc. · Q4 2025 earnings

Q4 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Live Oak Bancshares reported Q4 2025, net income of $44.1M, diluted EPS of $0.95.

For Q4 2025, Live Oak Bancshares reported net income of $44.1M, diluted EPS was $0.95. The filing discusses segment trends, liquidity, and management's outlook for upcoming periods.

  • Net income $44.1M.
  • Diluted EPS $0.95.
  • Live Oak Bancshares updated capital allocation and operating priorities.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$173M

Previous: $128M+35.0%
EPS (adj)

$0.95

Previous: $0.22+331.8%
Net interest margin

3.4%

Previous: 3.1%+7.3%
Efficiency ratio

51.6%

Previous: 62.6%-17.6%
Loans and leases originated

$1.64B

Previous: $1.42B+15.3%
Return on average assets (annualized)

1.2%

Previous: 0.3%+283.9%
Return on average common equity (annualized)

15.3%

Previous: 3.9%+296.1%
Noninterest income to total revenue

28.8%

Previous: 22.0%+30.7%
Allowance for credit losses to loans and leases held for investment

1.6%

Previous: 1.7%-3.0%
Net charge-offs

$13.7M

Previous: $33.6M-59.1%
Net charge-offs to average loans and leases held for investment

0.5%

Previous: 1.4%-65.5%
Unguaranteed nonperforming historical cost loans and leases to loans and leases held for investment

0.9%

Previous: 0.8%+6.1%
Unguaranteed nonperforming fair value loans to loans held for investment

3.0%

Previous: 2.8%+6.9%
Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

10.5%

Previous: 11.0%-4.6%
Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets)

8.5%

Previous: 8.2%+3.3%
Net Income

$44.1M

Previous: $9.9M+345.5%
Operating Income

$61.9M

Previous: $13.2M+368.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Live Oak · Revenue · Quarterly

$173M

Q4 2025+35%vs Q4 2024
Beat estimate in 5 of 15 quarters(33%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Live Oak · $18.7M total across 3 segments · Q3 2023

  • Net gains on sales of loans
    $12.7M
  • Other noninterest income
    $3.5M
  • Lease income
    $2.5M

Forward guidance

Management discusses Live Oak Bancshares's outlook, including capital deployment, operating priorities, and key risks, alongside any formal guidance in the earnings materials.

Tailwinds

  • Live Oak Bancshares cites execution on strategic priorities and demand in core markets.
  • Liquidity and balance sheet capacity support continued investment and returns.

Headwinds

  • Macro, rates, and input costs may pressure margins or volumes.
  • Segment mix and non-recurring items can affect sequential comparability.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2025

Historical avgQ4 2025

-0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.7%

Avg return

30 days after

53%

26 / 49 earnings

Positive

+21.3%

Q2 2019

Best reaction

-14.5%

Q4 2018

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.4%+6.9%+2.6%
Q4 2025+4.3%-0.6%+4.8%
Q3 2025-3.6%-6.8%-11.4%
Q2 2025+0.1%+1.4%+5.9%
Q1 2025+7.1%+7.9%+8.8%
Q4 2024-14.0%-11.2%-21.5%
Q3 2024-10.6%-12.7%+2.1%
Q2 2024+2.4%+1.4%-0.7%
Q1 2024-12.7%-14.7%-13.0%
Q4 2023-4.4%-5.4%-6.6%
Q3 2023+7.1%+7.3%+21.1%
Q2 2023+14.4%+20.0%+6.6%
Q1 2023+3.5%+1.5%+2.8%
Q4 2022-0.7%+6.4%+13.8%
Q3 2022+0.6%+9.1%+10.2%
Q2 2022+4.3%+5.1%+3.4%
Q1 2022-0.7%-5.6%-12.9%
Q4 2021-10.4%-15.2%-4.8%
Q3 2021+7.4%+26.0%+26.9%
Q2 2021+9.4%+7.5%+1.1%
Q1 2021-3.0%+2.0%-8.0%
Q4 2020-12.8%-14.9%+18.3%
Q3 2020+0.4%+3.1%+33.4%
Q2 2020+1.4%-0.3%+23.7%
Q1 2020-10.8%-0.4%-5.6%
Q4 2019+6.0%-1.1%-3.7%
Q3 2019-0.4%+0.5%-1.6%
Q2 2019+21.3%+22.7%+7.7%
Q1 2019-1.0%+9.9%-0.6%
Q4 2018-14.5%-10.6%+7.1%
Q3 2018-12.4%-16.0%-16.4%
Q2 2018-7.6%-12.1%-6.2%
Q1 2018-2.6%-1.7%+3.0%
Q4 2017+9.1%+6.9%+7.1%
Q3 2017+2.7%-0.6%+2.5%
Q2 2017-3.4%-0.2%-10.7%
Q1 2017+6.5%+5.0%+9.2%
Q4 2016+2.3%+4.6%+23.4%
Q3 2016+6.3%+11.9%+26.0%
Q2 2016-7.5%-5.8%+0.1%
Q1 2015-2.5%
Q1 2016+0.3%
Q4 2013+2.1%
Q4 2014+2.1%
Q4 2015+5.7%
Q3 2014+0.2%
Q3 2015-8.8%
Q2 2015-2.4%
Q2 2014-2.4%
Q1 2014

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