Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. (DCBG) reported third-quarter 2026 net income available to common stockholders of $39.738 million, or $0.90 per diluted common share, compared with $25.849 million and $0.59 a year earlier. The company reported a 53% year-over-year increase in diluted EPS.
Total revenue was $135.347 million, versus $115.610 million in Q3 2025. Net interest income was $121.219 million, and net interest margin was 3.35%, compared with 3.01%. The efficiency ratio was 48.4%, versus 53.8%. Deposits increased 15% and loans increased 8% on an annualized basis versus the linked quarter.
Non-performing assets were $99.517 million at September 30, 2026, versus $72.054 million a year earlier. Dime announced its intention to acquire ES Bancshares, Inc., parent company of Empire State Bank, headquartered in Staten Island. Management anticipates continued net interest margin expansion and net interest income growth, with a loan repricing opportunity anticipated to continue through 2027.
Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. director Joseph Perry acquired 87 common shares in a grant/award on October 1, 2026. His reported direct common-stock holdings after the transaction were 59,038 shares. The holdings also list 194 common shares held indirectly through his daughter and 3,000 Series A preferred shares held directly.
Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per common share, payable October 23, 2026, to common stockholders of record October 16, 2026. The company said it continues its trend of uninterrupted dividends.
Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. (DCBG) reported that Chief Technology & Ops Officer Michael Fegan had shares withheld on September 2, 2026 to satisfy tax obligations from vesting restricted stock. Two transactions each involved 2,253 shares of common stock delivered or withheld at $40.40 per share for this tax liability, for a total of 4,506 shares. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported, and the filing does not state Fegan's resulting share holdings.
Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. (DCBG) reported that President & CEO Stuart H. Lubow had 45,945 shares of common stock withheld on September 2, 2026 to satisfy tax obligations on vested restricted stock, in three Form 4 code F transactions at $40.40 per share. No open-market purchases or sales were reported. Indirect holdings include 5,439 common shares in a 401(k) plan, 19,499 common shares held by a spouse, and 8,000 shares of Series A preferred stock held directly.
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. reported beneficial ownership of 3,168,139 shares of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. common stock on a Schedule 13G, representing 7.2% of the class as of June 30, 2026. It reported sole voting power over 3,156,080 shares and sole dispositive power over 3,168,139 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. The filer states that this report should not be construed as an admission that it is the beneficial owner of these securities, and such beneficial ownership is expressly denied.
Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. had multiple reporting persons, including Basswood Capital Management and related funds, report open-market sales of its Common Stock. Across 12 non-derivative transactions on August 11–13, 2026, they sold a total of 48,179 shares at prices around $40.59–$41.40 per share, all reported as indirect ownership. After one August 11 sale, indirect holdings of 922,506 shares of Common Stock were reported.
Wellington Management Group LLP and related entities report beneficial ownership in Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. common stock. The group reports beneficial ownership of 3,407,671 shares, representing 7.72% of the outstanding common stock. For most entities, these shares carry shared voting power over 3,262,368 shares and shared dispositive power over 3,407,671 shares, with no sole voting or dispositive power. Wellington Management Company LLP, one of the investment advisers, reports shared voting power over 3,239,887 shares and shared dispositive power over 3,385,190 shares. The securities are owned of record by advisory clients of Wellington’s investment advisers; those clients hold the economic rights, and no single client is known to hold more than 5% of the class.
Basswood Financial Long Only Fund, LP filed a notice of proposed sale on Form 144 relating to Common Stock of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. The filing covers a planned disposition of 32,205 shares of common stock through open market and/or transfers from an affiliate. In the preceding three months, the fund reported sales of common stock on 07/30/2026 (326 shares for $13,297.54), 07/31/2026 (1,130 shares for $46,058.80), 08/03/2026 (178 shares for $7,328.26), and 08/11/2026 (80 shares for $3,247.24).
Basswood Opportunity Partners, L.P., as a shareholder of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., has given notice of a proposed sale of 436,341 shares of Common Stock on the NYSE through open market and/or transfers from affiliates for cash. Recent activity includes sales such as 13,800 shares on June 18, 2026 for $538,476 and 14,990 shares on July 31, 2026 for $610,992.40, illustrating the scale of past three‑month trading.