Earnings Per Share and EPS Growth
Diluted EPS of $1.28 in Q4 with year-over-year EPS growth of 11%.
Record Return on Equity
ROE was a record 30.4% in the quarter and 28.9% for the full year.
Strong GDV and Fee Growth
Gross dollar volume (GDV) grew 16% in the quarter versus the prior-year quarter and 17% for the full year; total fee growth for the year was 21%.
Rapid Credit Sponsorship Expansion
Credit sponsorship balances ended the quarter at ~$1.1 billion, up 40% sequentially and up 142% year-over-year; company exceeded its $1 billion target and expects to add at least two new partners.
Loan and Asset Growth
Ending assets increased to $9.4 billion (up 7% YoY). Total loans rose $919 million to $7.26 billion, including $644 million in consumer fintech loans which now constitute 15% of the loan portfolio.
Improving Credit Metrics
Criticized assets declined from $268 million to $194 million (28% quarter-over-quarter). Delinquencies fell from 2.19% to 1.6% quarter-over-quarter. Provision for loans (excluding fintech covered by credit enhancement) was $858k versus $5.8M in Q3; net charge-offs were $629k versus $3.3M in Q3.
Capital Return and Share Repurchases
Purchased $150 million of stock in Q4 (5% of outstanding shares) and $375 million for full year (12% of outstanding shares). 2026 buybacks forecast at $200 million (planned $50M per quarter).
Platform and Product Progress with Forward Guidance
Embedded finance platform on pace for an early-2026 launch; new program implementations (including Cash App) on track to drive GDV and fee revenue in 2026+. Company initiated 2026 EPS guidance of $5.90 and preliminary 2027 guidance of $8.25 (guidance assumes buybacks).
Revenue Mix and Liquidity
When excluding credit enhancement income, quarter revenue grew 3% YoY and noninterest income (ex-credit enhancement) accounted for just over 30% of revenue with ~90% of fees coming from fintech. Average deposits in the quarter were $7.6 billion with an average cost of 177 bps; liquidity described as very strong.