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Earnings Data
Report Date
Jul 23, 2026After Close (Confirmed)
Period Ending
2026 (Q2)Consensus EPS Forecast
2.03Last Year’s EPS
1.73Same Quarter Last Year
Strong Buy
Based on 7 Analysts Ratings
Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call presented a strong operational and financial performance: robust deposit and loan growth, record noninterest-bearing balances, meaningful AI adoption and productivity gains, positive operating leverage (300 bps efficiency improvement) and strong earnings/capital metrics (core EPS +28% YoY; TBV/share +16% YoY). Management also disclosed proactive initiatives (Operational Excellence Phase 2 to $30M run-rate) and a clear strategy to expand cubiX beyond digital assets. Lowlights are manageable: some margin pressure from mix and non-repeating items, modest decline in average cubiX balances, an isolated NPA reclassification and a cautious reserve build driven by macro uncertainty. Overall, the positives materially outweigh the challenges, with high conviction in continued organic growth, deposit diversification and AI-driven scale.Company Guidance
Strong Deposit Growth and Quality
Period-end deposits reached $21.6 billion, up $2.7 billion or ~14% year-over-year (management also referenced 16% growth annualized). Average total deposit cost declined 8 basis points to 2.46%, and cost of interest-bearing deposits fell 18 basis points. Noninterest-bearing deposits hit a record $6.7 billion (over 31% of total deposits) and grew by over $400 million in the quarter (including ~$200 million from digital assets and ~ $230 million from traditional commercial relationships).
Robust Loan Growth and Diversified Origination
Total loans grew to $17.4 billion, increasing by over $600 million in the quarter and representing ~15% annualized growth. Growth was broad-based with top contributors including fund finance, mortgage finance and health care.
Strong Earnings and Capitalization
GAAP and core EPS were $1.97; core EPS rose 28% year-over-year. Core ROE and ROA were 13.1% and 1.13%, respectively. Tangible book value per share was $63.54, up 16% year-over-year and 3% quarter-over-quarter. TCE ratio was 8.3%, up 60 basis points year-over-year.
Net Interest Income Momentum
Net interest income totaled $191.4 million, up $24 million or 14% year-over-year. Management reaffirmed full-year NII growth guidance of +7% to +11% versus 2025.
Positive Operating Leverage and Expense Discipline
Core revenue growth outpaced core expense growth by nearly 2x year-over-year. The core efficiency ratio improved by 300 basis points. Noninterest expense was $112 million and core noninterest expense as a percent of average assets was 1.82% (top decile among peers).
Operational Excellence Savings
Phase 1 of the Operational Excellence program delivered the targeted $20 million annual run-rate benefit and management increased the program target by $10 million (new total target $30 million) through additional revenue and cost opportunities (vendor, technology and risk management improvements).
cubiX Payments Platform Scale and Diversification
cubiX processed approximately $500 billion in transaction activity in Q1 (similar to 2025). Period-end cubiX deposit balances were reported around $4.0 billion with a quarterly average ~ $3.6 billion. Mortgage finance and real-estate-related deposits comprise ~20% of cubiX deposits, and management expects roughly $250 million of noninterest-bearing deposit growth from new verticals in the next 90 days.
AI Adoption and Productivity Gains
Management reported 75% of employees have AI licenses, more than 500 agents/custom GPTs built (~2 dozen in the past two weeks), and over 28,000 hours saved via AI-enabled workflows (~equivalent to ~15 FTEs). Company is prioritizing AI for loan onboarding, deposit onboarding and payments orchestration and announced a strategic partnership with a frontier model provider.
Credit Performance and Provisioning
Credit metrics remained stable: NPAs as a percent of total assets stayed low versus peers, total net charge-offs declined modestly quarter-over-quarter, and reserve coverage remained solid. Management increased ACL modestly (added ~$10 million) to reflect portfolio growth; ACL as a percent of loans rose by ~1 basis point.
Capital Returns and Simplification
Company repurchased ~620,000 shares at an average price of ~$68 and redeemed $110 million of subordinated debt during the quarter. Over the past year, the company also redeemed >$140 million in preferred stock, simplifying and improving capital quality.
CUBI Earnings History
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CUBI Earnings-Related Price Changes
Report Date | Price 1 Day Before | Price 1 Day After | Percentage Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Apr 23, 2026 | $77.47 | $74.38 | -3.99% |
Jan 22, 2026 | $81.21 | $74.52 | -8.24% |
Oct 23, 2025 | $65.55 | $70.11 | +6.96% |
Jun 30, 2025 | $58.74 | $62.13 | +5.77% |
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FAQ
When does Customers Bancorp (CUBI) report earnings?
Customers Bancorp (CUBI) is schdueled to report earning on Jul 23, 2026, After Close (Confirmed).
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CUBI EPS forecast for the fiscal quarter 2026 (Q2) is 2.03.