RBB Bancorp Reports Third Quarter 2025 Earnings and Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.16 Per Common Share

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RBB Bancorp (NASDAQ:RBB) reported third quarter 2025 results: net income $10.1M (+8.7% vs Q2), EPS $0.59, NIM 2.98%, and total assets $4.2B at September 30, 2025. Loans held for investment grew $67.9M (8.3% annualized) and loan originations totaled $187.8M at a 6.70% average yield. Classified and criticized loans fell ~30.8% to $126.2M; nonperforming assets declined to $54.3M (1.29% of assets). The company repurchased $12.5M of stock and the board declared a $0.16 quarterly cash dividend payable November 12, 2025 to holders of record October 31, 2025.

Positive

• Net income increased 8.7% to $10.1M
• NIM expanded to 2.98%
• Loans HFI growth of $67.9M (8.3% annualized)
• Common stock repurchases of $12.5M
• Book value per share rose to $30.18

Negative

• Net charge-offs of $6.9M in Q3 2025
• Allowance for credit losses fell $6.2M to $45.4M
• Nonperforming assets remain $54.3M (1.29% of assets)

Insights

Banking financial analyst

RBB posted sequentially stronger core earnings, improved margins and credit trends while continuing capital returns via repurchases and a dividend.

Net interest income rose to $29.3 million and net income increased to $10.1 million ($0.59 diluted), supported by loan growth and a higher yield on loans; net interest margin expanded to 2.98%. The company also repurchased common stock totaling $12.5 million and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share, which together show active capital deployment alongside measured earnings retention.

Key dependencies and risks include credit volatility and discrete items: third‑quarter net charge‑offs of $6.9 million largely tied to one commercial construction loan where the borrower filed for bankruptcy, and a lower allowance for credit losses of $45.4 million. Monitor the allowance coverage (allowance for loan losses was 1.36% of loans) and the sustainability of NIM expansion given funding cost dynamics. Watchables over the near term are the dividend record date of October 31, 2025 and payable date of November 12, 2025, quarterly trends in net charge‑offs and nonperforming assets, and the bank’s quarterly updates to allowance levels and loan migration statistics within the next reporting cycle.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RBB Bancorp (NASDAQ:RBB) and its subsidiaries, Royal Business Bank (the “Bank”) and RBB Asset Management Company (“RAM”), collectively referred to herein as the “Company,” announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025.

Third Quarter 2025 Highlights

• Net income increased 8.7% to $10.1 million, or $0.59 diluted earnings per share from the quarter ended June 30, 2025
• Return on average assets of 0.97%, compared to 0.93% for the quarter ended June 30, 2025
• Net interest margin expanded to 2.98%, up from 2.92% for the quarter ended June 30, 2025
• Loans held for investment growth of $67.9 million, or 8.3% annualized
• Common stock repurchases totaled $12.5 million
• Classified and criticized loans decreased $56.1 million, or 30.8%, to $126.2 million at September 30, 2025, down from $182.3 million at June 30, 2025
• Nonperforming assets decreased $6.7 million, or 11.0%, to $54.3 million at September 30, 2025, down from $61.0 million at June 30, 2025
  
• Book value and tangible book value per share⁽¹⁾ increased to $30.18 and $25.89 at September 30, 2025, up from $29.25 and $25.11 at June 30, 2025

The Company reported net income of $10.1 million, or $0.59 diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, compared to net income of $9.3 million, or $0.52 diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. Net income for the third quarter of 2025 reflected higher net interest income, lower credit costs and a lower effective tax rate as compared to the prior quarter. Net income for the prior quarter included income from an Employee Retention Credit ("ERC") of $5.2 million (pre-tax), which was included in other income, offset partially by professional and advisory costs associated with filing and determining eligibility for the ERC totaling $1.2 million (pre-tax).

“Third quarter net income increased to $10.1 million, or $0.59 per share, and was driven by core earnings growth and lower credit costs,” said Johnny Lee, President and Chief Executive Officer of RBB Bancorp. “Continued loan growth supported increased asset yields and net interest income. Loan loss provisions decreased as credit continued to stabilize and we made good progress addressing many of our non-performing loans and performing criticized loans.”

(1)		Reconciliations of the non–U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) measures included at the end of this press release.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin 

Net interest income was $29.3 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $27.3 million for the second quarter of 2025. The $1.9 million increase was due to a $3.2 million increase in interest income, offset by a $1.2 million increase in interest expense. The increase in interest income was due mainly to a $2.4 million increase in interest and fees on loans. The increase in interest expense was due mainly to a $1.0 million increase in interest on deposits.

The net interest margin (“NIM”) was 2.98% for the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 6 basis points from 2.92% for the second quarter of 2025. The NIM expansion included a 6 basis point increase in the yield on average interest-earning assets and a 2 basis point decrease in the overall cost of funds. The yield on average interest-earning assets increased to 5.85% for the third quarter of 2025 from 5.79% for the second quarter of 2025 driven by a 9 basis point increase in the yield on average loans to 6.12%. Average loans represented 83.3% of average interest-earning assets in the third quarter of 2025, as compared to 84.5% in the second quarter of 2025.

The average cost of funds decreased to 3.12% for the third quarter of 2025 from 3.14% for the second quarter of 2025, due to a 3 basis point decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing deposits, and a 9 basis point decrease in the average cost of total borrowings. The average cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased to 3.63% for the third quarter of 2025 from 3.66% for the second quarter of 2025. The overall funding mix for the third quarter of 2025 remained relatively unchanged from the second quarter of 2025 with average total interest-bearing deposits representing 89.4% of average interest-bearing liabilities and average noninterest-bearing deposits representing 16.6% of average total deposits. The spot rate for total deposits was 2.97% at September 30, 2025.

Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses was $625,000 for the third quarter of 2025 compared to $2.4 million for the second quarter of 2025. The third quarter of 2025 provision for credit losses reflected a provision for loan loss of $750,000 due mainly to net loan growth, and a decrease in provision for unfunded commitments of $125,000 due to lower volume of unfunded commitments. The third quarter provision also took into consideration factors such as changes in the outlook for economic conditions and market interest rates, and changes in credit quality metrics, including changes in loans 30-89 days past due, nonperforming loans, special mention and substandard loans during the period. Net charge-offs totaled $6.9 million in the third quarter and related almost entirely to a commercial construction loan, of which $6.6 million of this credit loss was reserved in prior periods, and the borrower filed for bankruptcy this quarter. Net charge-offs on an annualized basis represented 0.84% of average loans for the third quarter of 2025 compared to 0.42% for the second quarter of 2025.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the third quarter of 2025 was $3.3 million, a decrease of $5.2 million from $8.5 million for the second quarter of 2025. The decrease was mostly due to the second quarter of 2025 including other income of $5.2 million for the receipt of ERC funds from the IRS. There were no such ERC amounts received or associated advisory costs recognized during the third quarter of 2025. In addition, other income increased $148,000 due to higher equity investment income of $498,000, offset by lower recoveries on fully charged-off acquired loans of $350,000.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the third quarter of 2025 was $18.7 million, a decrease of $1.8 million from $20.5 million for the second quarter of 2025. The decrease was mainly due to lower legal and professional expenses of $1.5 million, including $1.2 million of ERC advisory costs incurred in the second quarter of 2025. Salaries and employee benefits also decreased by $480,000, of which $330,000 related to executive management transitions recognized in the prior quarter. The efficiency ratio was 57.36% for the third quarter of 2025, compared to 57.22% for the second quarter of 2025.

Income Taxes

The effective tax rate was 23.5% for the third quarter of 2025 and 27.8% for the second quarter of 2025. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2025 was due mostly to a change in California tax law (Senate Bill 132), which changes the way banks and financial institutions apportion income for California tax purposes. The annual effective tax rate for fiscal 2025 is estimated to be in the range of 26% to 27%.

Balance Sheet

At September 30, 2025, total assets were $4.2 billion, a $118.4 million, or 2.9%, increase compared to June 30, 2025, and a $218.0 million, or 5.5%, increase compared to September 30, 2024.

Loan and Securities Portfolio

Loans held for investment ("HFI") totaled $3.3 billion as of September 30, 2025, an increase of $67.9 million, or 8.3% annualized, compared to June 30, 2025, and an increase of $210.7 million, or 6.8%, compared to September 30, 2024. The third quarter of 2025 net loan growth included $187.8 million in originations with an average yield of 6.70%. The net increase from June 30, 2025 was largely due to net increases of $47.9 million in single-family residential ("SFR") mortgage loans, $13.2 million in commercial real estate ("CRE") loans, and $8.4 million in commercial and industrial ("C&I") loans. The loan to deposit ratio was 98.1% at September 30, 2025, compared to 101.5% at June 30, 2025 and 100.0% at September 30, 2024. 

As of September 30, 2025, available for sale securities ("AFS") totaled $410.6 million, a decrease of $2.5 million from June 30, 2025, primarily related to maturities and paydowns of $62.3 million, offset by purchases of $58.3 million during the third quarter of 2025. As of September 30, 2025, net unrealized losses totaled $20.5 million, a $2.6 million decrease when compared to net unrealized losses of $23.1 million as of June 30, 2025.

Deposits

Total deposits were $3.4 billion as of September 30, 2025, an increase of $178.3 million, or 22.2% annualized, compared to June 30, 2025 and an increase of $274.3 million, or 8.9%, compared to September 30, 2024. The increase during the third quarter of 2025 was due to a $171.7 million increase in interest-bearing deposits coupled with a $6.6 million increase in noninterest-bearing deposits. The increase in interest-bearing deposits included increases in wholesale time deposits of $84.3 million, retail time deposits of $57.4 million, and interest-bearing non-maturity deposits of $30.0 million. Wholesale time deposits were raised to repay $50.0 million in maturing FHLB advances. Noninterest-bearing deposits totaled $550.5 million, or 16.4% of total deposits at September 30, 2025 compared to $543.9 million, or 17.1% of total deposits at June 30, 2025.

Credit Quality

Nonperforming assets totaled $54.3 million, or 1.29% of total assets, at September 30, 2025, down from $61.0 million, or 1.49% of total assets, at June 30, 2025. Nonperforming assets included $8.8 million other real estate owned (“OREO”) (included in “accrued interest and other assets”) at September 30, 2025 and $4.2 million at June 30, 2025. The increase in OREO in the third quarter related to the foreclosure of 2 SBA loans with $3.7 million guaranteed. Accordingly, including the SBA guarantees, OREO exposure totaled $5.1 million at September 30, 2025.

Nonperforming loans totaled $45.4 million at September 30, 2025, down from $56.8 million at June 30, 2025. The $11.3 million decrease in nonperforming loans during the third quarter of 2025 was due to $6.9 million in net charge-offs, $5.0 million of loans migrating back to accrual status, $1.2 million in payoffs and paydowns, and $970,000 moving to OREO. These decreases were partially offset by additions to nonaccrual loans of $2.8 million. 

Special mention loans, also referred to as criticized loans, totaled $49.3 million, or 1.49% of total loans, at September 30, 2025, down from $91.3 million, or 2.82% of total loans, at June 30, 2025. The $42.0 million decrease was primarily due to the upgrade of one $44.4 million completed construction loan, downgrades to substandard-rated loans totaling $8.4 million, and payoffs and paydowns totaling $2.9 million. These decreases were partially offset by the downgrade of loans to special mention totaling $10.8 million and $2.8 million in balance increases. As of September 30, 2025, all special mention loans were paying current.

Substandard loans, also referred to as classified loans, totaled $76.9 million at September 30, 2025, down from $91.0 million at June 30, 2025. The $14.1 million decrease in substandard loans during the third quarter was primarily due to payoffs and paydowns of $16.6 million, net charge-offs of $6.9 million, upgrades to pass-rated loans of $5.0 million, and transfers to OREO of $970,000. These decreases were partially offset by downgrades of loans to substandard of $15.4 million. Of the total substandard loans at September 30, 2025, there were $31.4 million on accrual status.

30-89 day delinquent loans, excluding nonperforming loans, totaled $6.5 million, or 0.20% of total loans, at September 30, 2025, down from $18.0 million, or 0.56% of total loans, at June 30, 2025. The $11.5 million decrease was mainly due to $13.0 million in loans returning to current status and $2.4 million in loans migrating to nonaccrual status, offset by $4.0 million in new delinquent loans. 

As of September 30, 2025, the allowance for credit losses totaled $45.4 million and was comprised of an allowance for loan losses of $44.9 million and a reserve for unfunded commitments of $504,000 (included in “accrued interest and other liabilities”). This compares to the allowance for credit losses of $51.6 million, comprised of an allowance for loan losses of $51.0 million and a reserve for unfunded commitments of $629,000 at June 30, 2025. The $6.2 million decrease in the allowance for credit losses for the third quarter of 2025 was due to net charge-offs of $6.9 million, offset by a $625,000 provision for credit losses. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans HFI decreased to 1.36% at September 30, 2025, compared to 1.58% at June 30, 2025, due mainly to net charge-offs which were specific reserves at June 30, 2025. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans HFI was 98.70% at September 30, 2025, up from 89.79% at June 30, 2025. 

		For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025												For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
(dollars in thousands)		Allowance for loan losses				Reserve for unfunded loan commitments				Allowance for credit losses				Allowance for loan losses				Reserve for unfunded loan commitments				Allowance for credit losses
Beginning balance		$	51,014			$	629			$	51,643			$	47,729			$	729			$	48,458
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses			750				(125	)			625				9,983				(225	)			9,758
Less loans charged-off			(7,019	)			—				(7,019	)			(13,084	)			—				(13,084	)
Recoveries on loans charged-off			147				—				147				264				—				264
Ending balance		$	44,892			$	504			$	45,396			$	44,892			$	504			$	45,396

Shareholders' Equity

At September 30, 2025, total shareholders' equity was $514.3 million, a $3.3 million decrease compared to June 30, 2025, and a $4.6 million increase compared to September 30, 2024. The decrease in shareholders' equity for the third quarter of 2025 was due mostly to common stock repurchases totaling $12.5 million and common stock cash dividends paid of $2.8 million, offset by net income of $10.1 million and lower net unrealized losses on AFS securities of $1.6 million.

The increase in shareholders' equity for the last twelve months was due to net income of $26.2 million, lower net unrealized losses on AFS securities of $1.6 million, and equity compensation activity of $2.2 million, offset by common stock repurchases totaling $14.0 million and common stock cash dividends paid of $11.4 million. Book value per share and tangible book value per share⁽¹⁾ increased to $30.18 and $25.89 at September 30, 2025, up from $29.25 and $25.11 at June 30, 2025 and up from $28.81 and $24.64 at September 30, 2024.

Dividend Announcement

The Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per common share. The dividend is payable on November 12, 2025 to shareholders of record on October 31, 2025.

Contact:
Lynn Hopkins, Chief Financial Officer
(213) 716-8066
lhopkins@rbbusa.com

(1)		Reconciliations of the non–U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) measures included at the end of this press release.

Corporate Overview 

RBB Bancorp is a community-based financial holding company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had total assets of $4.2 billion. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Royal Business Bank, is a full service commercial bank, which provides consumer and business banking services predominately to the Asian-centric communities in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and Ventura County in California, in Las Vegas, Nevada, in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan in New York, in Edison, New Jersey, in the Chicago neighborhoods of Chinatown and Bridgeport, Illinois, and on Oahu, Hawaii. Bank services include remote deposit, E-banking, mobile banking, commercial and investor real estate loans, business loans and lines of credit, commercial and industrial loans, SBA 7A and 504 loans, 1-4 single family residential loans, trade finance, a full range of depository account products and wealth management services. The Bank has nine branches in Los Angeles County, two branches in Ventura County, one branch in Orange County, California, one branch in Las Vegas, Nevada, three branches and one loan operation center in Brooklyn, three branches in Queens, one branch in Manhattan in New York, one branch in Edison, New Jersey, two branches in Chicago, Illinois, and one branch in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Company's administrative and lending center is located at 1055 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90017, and its operations center is located at 7025 Orangethorpe Ave., Buena Park, California 90621. The Company's website address is www.royalbusinessbankusa.com.

Conference Call

Management will hold a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Pacific time/2:00 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, to discuss the Company’s third quarter 2025 financial results.

To listen to the conference call, please dial 1-888-506-0062 or 1-973-528-0011, the Participant ID code is 341289, conference ID RBBQ325. A replay of the call will be made available at 1-877-481-4010 or 1-919-882-2331, the passcode is 53065, approximately one hour after the conclusion of the call and will remain available through November 4, 2025.

The conference call will also be simultaneously webcast over the Internet; please visit our Royal Business Bank website at www.royalbusinessbankusa.com and click on the “Investors” tab to access the call from the site. This webcast will be recorded and available for replay on our website approximately two hours after the conclusion of the conference call.

Disclosure

This press release contains certain non-GAAP financial disclosures for tangible common equity and tangible assets and adjusted earnings. The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s operational performance and to enhance investors’ overall understanding of such financial performance. Please refer to the tables at the end of this release for a presentation of performance ratios in accordance with GAAP and a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the GAAP financial measures.

Safe Harbor

Certain matters set forth herein (including the exhibits hereto) constitute forward-looking statements relating to the Company’s current business plans and expectations and our future financial position and operating results. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance and/or achievements to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures; the potential for additional material weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting or other potential control deficiencies of which the Company is not currently aware or which have not been detected; business and economic conditions generally and in the financial services industry, nationally and within our current and future geographic markets, including the tight labor market, ineffective management of the United States (“U.S.”) federal budget or debt or turbulence or uncertainly in domestic or foreign financial markets; the strength of the U.S. economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which we conduct operations; adverse developments in the banking industry highlighted by high-profile bank failures and the potential impact of such developments on customer confidence, liquidity and regulatory responses to these developments; federal government shutdowns and uncertainty regarding the federal government’s debt limit; possible additional provisions for credit losses and charge-offs; credit risks of lending activities and deterioration in asset or credit quality; extensive laws and regulations and supervision that we are subject to, including potential supervisory action by bank supervisory authorities; compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and other money laundering statutes and regulations; potential goodwill impairment; liquidity risk; failure to comply with debt covenants; fluctuations in interest rates; risks associated with acquisitions and the expansion of our business into new markets; inflation and deflation; real estate market conditions and the value of real estate collateral; the effects of having concentrations in our loan portfolio, including commercial real estate and the risks of geographic and industry concentrations; environmental liabilities; our ability to compete with larger competitors; our ability to retain key personnel; successful management of reputational risk; severe weather, natural disasters, earthquakes, fires, including direct and indirect costs and impacts on clients, the Company and its employees from the January 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires; or other adverse external events could harm our business; geopolitical conditions, including acts or threats of terrorism, actions taken by the U.S. or other governments in response to acts or threats of terrorism and/or military conflicts, including the conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, in the Middle East, and increasing tensions between China and Taiwan, which could impact business and economic conditions in the U.S. and abroad; tariffs, trade policies, and related tensions, which could impact our clients, specific industry sectors, and/or broader economic conditions and financial market; public health crises and pandemics, and their effects on the economic and business environments in which we operate, including our credit quality and business operations, as well as the impact on general economic and financial market conditions; general economic or business conditions in Asia, and other regions where the Bank has operations; failures, interruptions, or security breaches of our information systems; climate change, including any enhanced regulatory, compliance, credit and reputational risks and costs; cybersecurity threats and the cost of defending against them; our ability to adapt our systems to the expanding use of technology in banking; risk management processes and strategies; adverse results in legal proceedings; the impact of regulatory enforcement actions, if any; certain provisions in our charter and bylaws that may affect acquisition of the Company; changes in tax laws and regulations; the impact of governmental efforts to restructure the U.S. financial regulatory system and increased costs of compliance and other risks associated with changes in regulation, including any amendments to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; the impact of changes in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance assessment rate and the rules and regulations related to the calculation of the FDIC insurance assessments; the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices or accounting standards, as may be adopted from time-to-time by bank regulatory agencies, the SEC, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other accounting standards setters; fluctuations in the Company’s stock price; restrictions on dividends and other distributions by laws and regulations and by our regulators and our capital structure; our ability to raise additional capital, if needed, and the potential resulting dilution of interests of holders of our common stock; the soundness of other financial institutions; our ongoing relations with our various federal and state regulators, including the SEC, FDIC, FRB and California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation; our success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing items and all other factors set forth in the Company’s public reports, including its Annual Report as filed under Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and particularly the discussion of risk factors within that document. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements except as required by law. Any statements about future operating results, such as those concerning accretion and dilution to the Company’s earnings or shareholders, are for illustrative purposes only, are not forecasts, and actual results may differ.

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (Dollars in thousands)
		September, 30,				June, 30,				March, 31,				December, 31,				September, 30,
		2025				2025				2025				2024				2024
Assets
Cash and due from banks		$	24,251			$	27,338			$	25,315			$	27,747			$	26,388
Interest-earning deposits with financial institutions			210,679				164,514				213,508				229,998				323,002
Cash and cash equivalents			234,930				191,852				238,823				257,745				349,390
Interest-earning time deposits with financial institutions			600				600				600				600				600
Investment securities available for sale			410,631				413,142				378,188				420,190				305,666
Investment securities held to maturity			4,185				4,186				5,188				5,191				5,195
Loans held for sale			756				—				655				11,250				812
Loans held for investment			3,302,577				3,234,695				3,143,063				3,053,230				3,091,896
Allowance for loan losses			(44,892	)			(51,014	)			(51,932	)			(47,729	)			(43,685	)
Net loans held for investment			3,257,685				3,183,681				3,091,131				3,005,501				3,048,211
Premises and equipment, net			23,851				23,945				24,308				24,601				24,839
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock			15,000				15,000				15,000				15,000				15,000
Cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance			61,538				61,111				60,699				60,296				59,889
Goodwill			71,498				71,498				71,498				71,498				71,498
Servicing assets			6,252				6,482				6,766				6,985				7,256
Core deposit intangibles			1,495				1,667				1,839				2,011				2,194
Right-of-use assets			24,305				25,554				26,779				28,048				29,283
Accrued interest and other assets			95,729				91,322				87,926				83,561				70,644
Total assets		$	4,208,455			$	4,090,040			$	4,009,400			$	3,992,477			$	3,990,477
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand		$	550,488			$	543,885			$	528,205			$	563,012			$	543,623
Savings, NOW and money market accounts			721,697				691,679				721,216				663,034				666,089
Time deposits, $250,000 and under			1,119,258				1,010,674				1,000,106				1,007,452				1,052,462
Time deposits, greater than $250,000			975,054				941,993				893,101				850,291				830,010
Total deposits			3,366,497				3,188,231				3,142,628				3,083,789				3,092,184
FHLB advances			130,000				180,000				160,000				200,000				200,000
Long-term debt, net of issuance costs			119,815				119,720				119,624				119,529				119,433
Subordinated debentures			15,320				15,265				15,211				15,156				15,102
Lease liabilities - operating leases			26,066				27,294				28,483				29,705				30,880
Accrued interest and other liabilities			36,422				41,877				33,148				36,421				23,150
Total liabilities			3,694,120				3,572,387				3,499,094				3,484,600				3,480,749
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock			250,362				259,863				260,284				259,957				259,280
Additional paid-in capital			3,734				3,579				3,360				3,645				3,520
Retained earnings			274,608				270,152				263,885				264,460				262,946
Non-controlling interest			72				72				72				72				72
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net			(14,441	)			(16,013	)			(17,295	)			(20,257	)			(16,090	)
Total shareholders' equity			514,335				517,653				510,306				507,877				509,728
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	4,208,455			$	4,090,040			$	4,009,400			$	3,992,477			$	3,990,477

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) (In thousands, except share and per share data)
		For the Three Months Ended												For the Nine Months Ended
		September 30, 2025				June 30, 2025				September 30, 2024				September 30, 2025				September 30, 2024
Interest and dividend income:
Interest and fees on loans		$	50,094			$	47,687			$	47,326			$	143,402			$	138,193
Interest on interest-earning deposits			2,140				1,750				3,388				5,904				11,781
Interest on investment securities			4,592				4,213				3,127				12,941				10,369
Dividend income on FHLB stock			327				324				326				981				984
Interest on federal funds sold and other			239				231				258				705				779
Total interest and dividend income			57,392				54,205				54,425				163,933				162,106
Interest expense:
Interest on savings deposits, NOW and money market accounts			4,674				4,567				5,193				13,709				14,624
Interest on time deposits			20,152				19,250				22,553				58,486				67,725
Interest on long-term debt and subordinated debentures			1,635				1,634				1,681				4,901				5,039
Interest on FHLB advances			1,654				1,420				453				4,063				1,331
Total interest expense			28,115				26,871				29,880				81,159				88,719
Net interest income before provision for credit losses			29,277				27,334				24,545				82,774				73,387
Provision for credit losses			625				2,387				3,300				9,758				3,857
Net interest income after provision for credit losses			28,652				24,947				21,245				73,016				69,530
Noninterest income:
Service charges and fees			1,099				1,060				1,071				3,176				3,127
Gain on sale of loans			260				358				447				699				1,210
Loan servicing fees, net of amortization			564				541				605				1,693				1,773
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance			427				411				403				1,241				1,170
Gain on OREO			—				—				—				—				1,016
Other income			943				6,108				3,220				7,257				4,310
Total noninterest income			3,293				8,478				5,746				14,066				12,606
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits			10,600				11,080				10,008				32,323				29,468
Occupancy and equipment expenses			2,425				2,377				2,518				7,209				7,400
Data processing			1,805				1,713				1,472				5,120				4,358
Legal and professional			1,450				2,904				958				5,869				3,098
Office expenses			444				405				348				1,257				1,056
Marketing and business promotion			252				212				252				661				613
Insurance and regulatory assessments			732				709				658				2,171				2,621
Core deposit premium			172				172				200				516				602
Other expenses			803				921				1,007				2,572				2,298
Total noninterest expense			18,683				20,493				17,421				57,698				51,514
Income before income taxes			13,262				12,932				9,570				29,384				30,622
Income tax expense			3,114				3,599				2,571				7,613				8,342
Net income		$	10,148			$	9,333			$	6,999			$	21,771			$	22,280
Net income per share
Basic		$	0.59			$	0.53			$	0.39			$	1.24			$	1.22
Diluted		$	0.59			$	0.52			$	0.39			$	1.24			$	1.22
Cash dividends declared per common share		$	0.16			$	0.16			$	0.16			$	0.48			$	0.48
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
Basic			17,225,702				17,746,607				17,812,791				17,564,835				18,261,702
Diluted			17,301,627				17,797,735				17,885,359				17,621,599				18,313,086

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET AND NET INTEREST INCOME (Unaudited)
		For the Three Months Ended
		September 30, 2025												June 30, 2025												September 30, 2024
		Average				Interest				Yield /				Average				Interest				Yield /				Average				Interest				Yield /
(tax-equivalent basis, dollars in thousands)		Balance				& Fees				Rate				Balance				& Fees				Rate				Balance				& Fees				Rate
Interest-earning assets
Cash and cash equivalents(1)		$	202,317			$	2,380				4.67	%		$	163,838			$	1,980				4.85	%		$	260,205			$	3,646				5.57	%
FHLB Stock			15,000				327				8.65	%			15,000				324				8.66	%			15,000				326				8.65	%
Securities
Available for sale(2)			429,936				4,578				4.22	%			399,414				4,189				4.21	%			298,948				3,105				4.13	%
Held to maturity(2)			4,186				38				3.60	%			5,028				48				3.83	%			5,198				46				3.52	%
Total loans(3)			3,245,193				50,095				6.12	%			3,171,570				47,687				6.03	%			3,069,578				47,326				6.13	%
Total interest-earning assets			3,896,632			$	57,418				5.85	%			3,754,850			$	54,228				5.79	%			3,648,929			$	54,449				5.94	%
Total noninterest-earning assets			255,052												254,029												242,059
Total average assets		$	4,151,684											$	4,008,879											$	3,890,988
Interest-bearing liabilities
NOW		$	69,800				406				2.31	%		$	66,755			$	368				2.21	%		$	55,757			$	277				1.98	%
Money market			491,561				3,861				3.12	%			482,669				3,774				3.14	%			439,936				4,093				3.70	%
Saving deposits			138,344				407				1.17	%			141,411				425				1.21	%			164,515				823				1.99	%
Time deposits, $250,000 and under			1,050,682				10,312				3.89	%			996,249				9,768				3.93	%			1,037,365				12,312				4.72	%
Time deposits, greater than $250,000			960,094				9,840				4.07	%			922,540				9,482				4.12	%			819,207				10,241				4.97	%
Total interest-bearing deposits			2,710,481				24,826				3.63	%			2,609,624				23,817				3.66	%			2,516,780				27,746				4.39	%
FHLB advances			185,217				1,654				3.54	%			159,286				1,420				3.58	%			150,543				453				1.20	%
Long-term debt			119,752				1,295				4.29	%			119,657				1,296				4.34	%			119,370				1,295				4.32	%
Subordinated debentures			15,284				340				8.83	%			15,230				338				8.90	%			15,066				386				10.19	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities			3,030,734				28,115				3.68	%			2,903,797				26,871				3.71	%			2,801,759				29,880				4.24	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing deposits			541,083												526,113												528,081
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities			66,993												65,278												52,428
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities			608,076												591,391												580,509
Shareholders' equity			512,874												513,691												508,720
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$	4,151,684											$	4,008,879											$	3,890,988
Net interest income / interest rate spreads						$	29,303				2.17	%						$	27,357				2.08	%						$	24,569				1.70	%
Net interest margin											2.98	%											2.92	%											2.68	%
Total cost of deposits		$	3,251,564			$	24,826				3.03	%		$	3,135,737			$	23,817				3.05	%		$	3,044,861			$	27,746				3.63	%
Total cost of funds		$	3,571,817			$	28,115				3.12	%		$	3,429,910			$	26,871				3.14	%		$	3,329,840			$	29,880				3.57	%

(1)		Includes income and average balances for interest-earning time deposits and other miscellaneous interest-earning assets.
(2)		Interest income and average rates for tax-exempt securities are presented on a tax-equivalent basis.
(3)		Average loan balances relate to loans held for investment and loans held for sale and include nonaccrual loans. Interest income on loans includes the effects of discount accretion and net deferred loan origination fees and costs accounted for as yield adjustments.

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET AND NET INTEREST INCOME (Unaudited)
		Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2025												2024
		Average				Interest				Yield /				Average				Interest				Yield /
(tax-equivalent basis, dollars in thousands)		Balance				& Fees				Rate				Balance				& Fees				Rate
Interest-earning assets
Cash and cash equivalents(1)		$	186,827			$	6,609				4.73	%		$	293,597			$	12,560				5.71	%
FHLB Stock			15,000				981				8.74	%			15,000				984				8.76	%
Securities
Available for sale(2)			406,655				12,880				4.23	%			312,352				10,302				4.41	%
Held to maturity(2)			4,797				135				3.76	%			5,203				140				3.59	%
Total loans(3)			3,165,937				143,401				6.06	%			3,035,143				138,193				6.08	%
Total interest-earning assets			3,779,216			$	164,006				5.80	%			3,661,295			$	162,179				5.92	%
Total noninterest-earning assets			256,509												242,802
Total average assets		$	4,035,725											$	3,904,097
Interest-bearing liabilities
NOW		$	65,957				1,096				2.22	%		$	56,924			$	851				2.00	%
Money market			479,328				11,260				3.14	%			427,884				11,496				3.59	%
Saving deposits			144,895				1,354				1.25	%			162,207				2,277				1.88	%
Time deposits, $250,000 and under			1,012,408				30,126				3.98	%			1,087,501				38,476				4.73	%
Time deposits, greater than $250,000			916,162				28,360				4.14	%			792,310				29,249				4.93	%
Total interest-bearing deposits			2,618,750				72,196				3.69	%			2,526,826				82,349				4.35	%
FHLB advances			173,810				4,063				3.13	%			150,182				1,331				1.18	%
Long-term debt			119,658				3,886				4.34	%			119,276				3,886				4.35	%
Subordinated debentures			15,230				1,014				8.90	%			15,012				1,153				10.26	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities			2,927,448				81,159				3.71	%			2,811,296				88,719				4.22	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing deposits			529,190												528,624
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities			66,142												52,955
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities			595,332												581,579
Shareholders' equity			512,945												511,222
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$	4,035,725											$	3,904,097
Net interest income / interest rate spreads						$	82,847				2.09	%						$	73,460				1.70	%
Net interest margin											2.93	%											2.68	%
Total cost of deposits		$	3,147,940			$	72,196				3.07	%		$	3,055,450			$	82,349				3.60	%
Total cost of funds		$	3,456,638			$	81,159				3.14	%		$	3,339,920			$	88,719				3.55	%

(1)		Includes income and average balances for interest-earning time deposits and other miscellaneous interest-earning assets.
(2)		Interest income and average rates for tax-exempt securities are presented on a tax-equivalent basis.
(3)		Average loan balances relate to loans held for investment and loans held for sale and include nonaccrual loans. Interest income on loans includes the effects of discount accretion and net deferred loan origination fees and costs accounted for as yield adjustments.

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Unaudited)
		At or for the Three Months Ended												At or for the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		September 30,				June 30,				September 30,
		2025				2025				2024				2025				2024
Per share data (common stock)
Book value		$	30.18			$	29.25			$	28.81			$	30.18			$	28.81
Tangible book value(1)		$	25.89			$	25.11			$	24.64			$	25.89			$	24.64
Performance ratios
Return on average assets, annualized			0.97	%			0.93	%			0.72	%			0.72	%			0.76	%
Return on average shareholders' equity, annualized			7.85	%			7.29	%			5.47	%			5.67	%			5.82	%
Return on average tangible common equity, annualized(1)			9.16	%			8.50	%			6.40	%			6.62	%			6.81	%
Noninterest income to average assets, annualized			0.31	%			0.85	%			0.59	%			0.47	%			0.43	%
Noninterest expense to average assets, annualized			1.79	%			2.05	%			1.78	%			1.91	%			1.76	%
Yield on average earning assets			5.85	%			5.79	%			5.94	%			5.80	%			5.92	%
Yield on average loans			6.12	%			6.03	%			6.13	%			6.06	%			6.08	%
Cost of average total deposits(2)			3.03	%			3.05	%			3.63	%			3.07	%			3.60	%
Cost of average interest-bearing deposits			3.63	%			3.66	%			4.39	%			3.69	%			4.35	%
Cost of average interest-bearing liabilities			3.68	%			3.71	%			4.24	%			3.71	%			4.22	%
Net interest spread			2.17	%			2.08	%			1.70	%			2.09	%			1.70	%
Net interest margin			2.98	%			2.92	%			2.68	%			2.93	%			2.68	%
Efficiency ratio(3)			57.36	%			57.22	%			57.51	%			59.58	%			59.90	%
Common stock dividend payout ratio			27.12	%			30.19	%			41.03	%			38.71	%			39.34	%

(1)		Non-GAAP measure. See Non–GAAP reconciliations set forth at the end of this press release.
(2)		Total deposits include noninterest-bearing deposits and interest-bearing deposits.
(3)		Ratio calculated by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income before provision for credit losses and noninterest income.

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Unaudited) (Dollars in thousands)
		At or for the quarter ended
		September 30,				June 30,				September 30,
		2025				2025				2024
Credit Quality Data:
Special mention loans		$	49,349			$	91,317			$	77,501
Special mention loans to total loans HFI			1.49	%			2.82	%			2.51	%
Substandard loans		$	76,880			$	91,019			$	79,831
Substandard loans to total loans HFI			2.33	%			2.81	%			2.58	%
Loans 30-89 days past due, excluding nonperforming loans		$	6,533			$	18,003			$	10,625
Loans 30-89 days past due, excluding nonperforming loans, to total loans			0.20	%			0.56	%			0.34	%
Nonperforming loans		$	45,484			$	56,817			$	60,662
OREO			8,830				4,170				—
Nonperforming assets		$	54,314			$	60,987			$	60,662
Nonperforming loans to total loans HFI			1.38	%			1.76	%			1.96	%
Nonperforming assets to total assets			1.29	%			1.49	%			1.52	%
Allowance for loan losses		$	44,892			$	51,014			$	43,685
Allowance for loan losses to total loans HFI			1.36	%			1.58	%			1.41	%
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans HFI			98.70	%			89.79	%			72.01	%
Net charge-offs		$	6,872			$	3,305			$	1,201
Net charge-offs to average loans			0.84	%			0.42	%			0.16	%
Capitalratios(1)
Tangible common equity to tangible assets(2)			10.67	%			11.07	%			11.13	%
Tier 1 leverage ratio			11.50	%			12.04	%			12.19	%
Tier 1 common capital to risk-weighted assets			17.28	%			17.61	%			18.16	%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets			17.85	%			18.17	%			18.75	%
Total capital to risk-weighted assets			23.64	%			24.00	%			24.80	%

(1)		September 30, 2025 capital ratios are preliminary.
(2)		Non-GAAP measure. See Non-GAAP reconciliations set forth at the end of this press release.

RBB BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Unaudited)
Loan Portfolio Detail		As of September 30, 2025						As of June 30, 2025								As of September 30, 2024
(dollars in thousands)		$			%			$				%				$				%
Loans:
Single-family residential mortgages		$	1,650,989		50.0	%		$	1,603,114				49.6	%		$	1,473,396				47.7	%
Commercial real estate(1)			1,286,603		39.0	%			1,273,442				39.4	%			1,252,682				40.5	%
Construction and land development			159,152		4.8	%			157,970				4.9	%			180,196				5.8	%
Commercial and industrial			146,667		4.4	%			138,263				4.3	%			128,861				4.2	%
SBA			54,033		1.6	%			55,984				1.7	%			48,089				1.6	%
Other loans			5,133		0.2	%			5,922				0.1	%			8,672				0.2	%
Total loans		$	3,302,577		100.0	%		$	3,234,695				100.0	%		$	3,091,896				100.0	%
Allowance for loan losses			(44,892	)					(51,014	)							(43,685	)
Total loans, net		$	3,257,685					$	3,183,681							$	3,048,211

(1)		Includes non-farm and non-residential loans, multi-family residential loans and non-owner occupied single family residential loans.

Deposits		As of September 30, 2025						As of June 30, 2025								As of September 30, 2024
(dollars in thousands)		$			%			$				%				$				%
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand		$	550,488		16.4	%		$	543,885				17.1	%		$	543,623				17.6	%
Savings, NOW and money market accounts			721,697		21.4	%			691,679				21.7	%			666,089				21.5	%
Time deposits, $250,000 and under			872,463		25.9	%			848,379				26.6	%			926,877				30.0	%
Time deposits, greater than $250,000			953,785		28.3	%			920,481				28.8	%			808,304				26.1	%
Wholesale deposits(1)			268,064		8.0	%			183,807				5.8	%			147,291				4.8	%
Total deposits		$	3,366,497		100.0	%		$	3,188,231				100.0	%		$	3,092,184				100.0	%

(1)		Includes brokered deposits, collateralized deposits from the State of California, and deposits acquired through internet listing services.

Non-GAAP Reconciliations

Tangible Book Value Reconciliations

Tangible book value per share is a non-GAAP disclosure. Management measures tangible book value per share to assess the Company’s capital strength and business performance and believes this is helpful to investors as additional tools for further understanding our performance. The following is a reconciliation of tangible book value to the Company shareholders’ equity computed in accordance with GAAP, as well as a calculation of tangible book value per share as of as of the dates indicated.

(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)		September 30, 2025				June 30, 2025				September 30, 2024
Tangible common equity:
Total shareholders' equity		$	514,335			$	517,653			$	509,728
Adjustments
Goodwill			(71,498	)			(71,498	)			(71,498	)
Core deposit intangible			(1,495	)			(1,667	)			(2,194	)
Tangible common equity		$	441,342			$	444,488			$	436,036
Tangible assets:
Total assets-GAAP		$	4,208,455			$	4,090,040			$	3,990,477
Adjustments
Goodwill			(71,498	)			(71,498	)			(71,498	)
Core deposit intangible			(1,495	)			(1,667	)			(2,194	)
Tangible assets		$	4,135,462			$	4,016,875			$	3,916,785
Common shares outstanding			17,043,897				17,699,091				17,693,416
Common equity to assets ratio			12.22	%			12.66	%			12.77	%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio			10.67	%			11.07	%			11.13	%
Book value per share		$	30.18			$	29.25			$	28.81
Tangible book value per share		$	25.89			$	25.11			$	24.64

Return on Average Tangible Common Equity

Management measures return on average tangible common equity (“ROATCE”) to assess the Company’s capital strength and business performance and believes this is helpful to investors as an additional tool for further understanding our performance. Tangible equity excludes goodwill and other intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights) and is reviewed by banking and financial institution regulators when assessing a financial institution’s capital adequacy. This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies. The following table reconciles ROATCE to its most comparable GAAP measure:

		Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands)		September 30, 2025				June 30, 2025				September 30, 2024				2025				2024
Net income available to common shareholders		$	10,148			$	9,333			$	6,999			$	21,771			$	22,280
Average shareholders' equity			512,874				513,691				508,720				512,945				511,222
Adjustments:
Average goodwill			(71,498	)			(71,498	)			(71,498	)			(71,498	)			(71,498	)
Average core deposit intangible			(1,608	)			(1,780	)			(2,326	)			(1,779	)			(2,525	)
Adjusted average tangible common equity		$	439,768			$	440,413			$	434,896			$	439,668			$	437,199
Return on average common equity, annualized			7.85	%			7.29	%			5.47	%			5.67	%			5.82	%
Return on average tangible common equity, annualized			9.16	%			8.50	%			6.40	%			6.62	%			6.81	%

FAQ

What were RBB Bancorp (RBB) third quarter 2025 earnings and EPS?

RBB reported Q3 2025 net income $10.1M and diluted EPS $0.59.

When is RBB Bancorp paying the declared dividend of $0.16 per share?

The $0.16 quarterly cash dividend is payable November 12, 2025 to shareholders of record on October 31, 2025.

How did RBB's loan portfolio change in Q3 2025?

Loans held for investment increased by $67.9M (8.3% annualized); originations were $187.8M at a 6.70% average yield.

What drove RBB Bancorp's net interest margin expansion in Q3 2025?

NIM rose to 2.98% due to a 6 bp increase in yield on interest-earning assets and a 2 bp decrease in cost of funds.

Did RBB repurchase shares in Q3 2025 and how much?

Yes. RBB repurchased common stock totaling $12.5M during the quarter.

What credit-quality metrics should investors note for RBB in Q3 2025?

Key metrics: nonperforming assets $54.3M (1.29% of assets), net charge-offs $6.9M, allowance for credit losses $45.4M.