MCB Q2 Earnings: Net Income Drops 39% QoQ on $13.3M Loan Provision, But NII Grows 5% and Dividend Hiked 40%

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MCB's Q2 earnings fell 39% from Q1 due to a $13.3M loan loss provision, but core net interest income grew 5% and the dividend was raised 40% to $0.35/share.

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• Q2 Net Income Drops 39% QoQ

  Net income of $19.2M ($1.54 diluted EPS) vs $31.4M ($2.92) in Q1 2026, driven by a $13.3M provision for credit losses on a single C&I loan.

• Core Revenue Growth Remains Strong

  Net interest income rose 5.3% QoQ to $90.4M; net interest margin stable at 4.08%; total loans grew 4.0% QoQ to $7.3B.

• Dividend Hiked 40% to $0.35/Share

  Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per share, up from $0.25, payable August 11 to shareholders of record August 4.

• Credit Quality Mixed

  Non-performing loans to total loans improved to 0.91% from 1.01% QoQ, but net charge-offs annualized jumped to 1.95% from 0.73%.

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A $13.3 million provision for credit losses—tied to a single C&I loan in a non-core portfolio—drove a sharp sequential decline in Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.'s Q2 2026 net income to $19.2 million, or $1.54 per diluted share, from $31.4 million ($2.92) in Q1 2026. Beneath that one-time hit, the core business demonstrated resilience: net interest income climbed 5.3% sequentially to $90.4 million, the net interest margin held steady at 4.08%, and loans expanded 4.0% to $7.3 billion. Signaling confidence in the underlying earnings power, the board declared a 40% higher quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share. With the stock trading near its 52-week high, the market may already be pricing in the strong loan growth and margin stability, though the earnings miss and credit provision could temper near-term enthusiasm.