Metropolitan Bank (NYSE: MCB) Q1 profit jumps as it raises capital

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Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. reported strong first quarter 2026 results, with net income of $31.4 million, or $2.92 per diluted share, up from $1.45 a year earlier. Total revenues were $88.5 million, rising from $70.6 million, driven by higher net interest income and controlled funding costs.

Loans reached $7.0 billion and deposits $7.7 billion at March 31, 2026, both growing double digits year over year. The company completed a follow-on equity offering of about 2.3 million shares at $85.00 per share, raising net proceeds of approximately $186.8 million to support organic growth and capital strength. The board increased the quarterly dividend to $0.25 per share, and regulatory capital ratios remained well above minimums, with a total risk-based capital ratio of 14.6% at the holding company.

Positive

• Strong earnings acceleration: Net income rose to $31.4 million and diluted EPS to $2.92 in Q1 2026, roughly doubling from $1.45 per share a year earlier, supported by 28.3% growth in net interest income and higher net interest margin.
• Capital and franchise strengthening: The company raised about $196.6 million of common equity (net proceeds ~$186.8 million), boosting the total risk-based capital ratio to 14.6% while delivering double-digit loan and deposit growth and increasing the quarterly dividend to $0.25.

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Insights

Banking sector equity analyst

Q1 2026 shows strong earnings growth, balance sheet expansion, and a capital boost via equity issuance.

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. delivered net income of $31.4 million and diluted EPS of $2.92, up sharply from $1.45 a year earlier. Total revenues increased to $88.5 million, supported by net interest income of $85.9 million and a net interest margin of 4.08%, up from 3.68%.

Loan balances grew to $7.0 billion and deposits to $7.7 billion, reflecting broad-based growth across deposit verticals. The cost of deposits declined to 2.60%, while the total cost of funds fell to 2.61%, benefiting from lower short-term rates and funding mix optimization.

The company raised approximately $196.6 million of capital through a follow-on common stock offering, with net proceeds of about $186.8 million. This helped lift the total risk-based capital ratio to 14.6% and Tier 1 leverage to 11.6%. Asset quality shows mixed signals: non-performing loans rose year over year, but the non-performing loan ratio improved versus the prior quarter, and the allowance for credit losses remains at 1.16% of total loans.

8-K Event Classification

3 items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition Financial

Disclosure of earnings results, typically an earnings press release or preliminary financials.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure Disclosure

Material non-public information disclosed under Regulation Fair Disclosure, often investor presentations or guidance.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits

Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.

Key Figures

Net income: $31.4M Diluted EPS: $2.92/share Total revenues: $88.5M +5 more

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Net income $31.4M Q1 2026 net income vs $16.4M in Q1 2025

Diluted EPS $2.92/share Q1 2026 diluted earnings per share vs $1.45 prior year

Total revenues $88.5M Q1 2026 total revenues vs $70.6M prior year period

Net interest income $85.9M Q1 2026, up $19.0M or 28.3% year over year

Net interest margin 4.08% Q1 2026 vs 3.68% in Q1 2025

Loans outstanding $7.0B Total loans at March 31, 2026, up 11.1% year over year

Deposits $7.7B Total deposits at March 31, 2026, up 20.0% year over year

Equity offering net proceeds $186.8M Net proceeds from follow-on common stock offering in Q1 2026

Key Terms

net interest margin, return on average tangible common equity, non-performing loans, allowance for credit losses, +2 more

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net interest margin financial

"The net interest margin for the first quarter of 2026 was 4.08%, an increase of 40 basis points compared to 3.68% for the prior year period."

Net interest margin measures how much a bank earns from lending and investing compared with what it pays for funding, expressed as a percentage of its interest-earning assets. Think of it like a grocery store’s markup: it shows the gap between buying cost and selling price per dollar of goods — here, the cost is interest paid and the sale is interest received. Investors watch it because a higher margin usually means a bank is more profitable and better at managing interest rate and credit conditions.

return on average tangible common equity financial

"Annualized return on average tangible common equity1 (“ROATCE”) of 15.6% for the first quarter of 2026."

A profitability ratio that shows how much profit common shareholders earn from the bank’s tangible equity — the shareholder capital left after removing goodwill, intangible assets and preferred stock — averaged over a period. Investors use it like a yield on the company’s real, hard capital to judge how efficiently management turns those tangible resources into earnings and to compare returns across banks or over time.

non-performing loans financial

"The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans was 1.01% at March 31, 2026 and 1.28% at December 31, 2025 and 0.54% at March 31, 2025."

Loans on a bank’s books where the borrower has stopped making scheduled payments for a prolonged period (commonly about 90 days), so the lender no longer expects full repayment on time. Think of them as overdue IOUs that may never be paid back; a rising level of such loans weakens a lender’s earnings and balance sheet, signals greater credit risk in the economy, and can hurt investors through lower dividends, loan losses, or declines in the lender’s stock value.

allowance for credit losses financial

"The allowance for credit losses was $82.1 million at March 31, 2026, a decrease of $15.0 million from December 31, 2025, and an increase of $14.3 million from March 31, 2025."

Allowance for credit losses is a reserve set aside by a financial institution to cover potential losses from borrowers who may not repay their loans. It acts like a safety net, helping the institution prepare for loans that might turn sour. For investors, it signals how cautious the institution is about the quality of its loans and potential risks to its financial health.

total risk-based capital ratio financial

"The Company and Bank have total risk-based capital ratios of 14.6% and 14.3%, respectively, at March 31, 2026, well above regulatory minimums."

The total risk-based capital ratio measures a financial firm's cushion against losses by comparing its available capital to its assets after those assets are adjusted for how risky they are. Think of it as the size of a safety net relative to the weight of everything being balanced on it: the bigger the ratio, the more able the firm is to absorb bad outcomes without defaulting or needing help. Investors watch this number because it signals regulatory strength, solvency, and how much room the firm has to pay dividends, lend or grow safely.

efficiency ratio financial

"Efficiency ratio (4) was 52.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2026."

A measure of how much a company spends to produce each dollar of revenue, usually shown as operating expenses divided by revenue and expressed as a percentage. Think of it as a household’s budget: a lower percentage means more of each dollar earned stays as profit, while a higher number means costs are eating into returns. Investors use it to judge cost control and compare how efficiently companies turn revenue into earnings, especially in banks and financial firms.

Earnings Snapshot

Total revenues: $88.5M

Q1 2026

Total revenues $88.5M +25.4% YoY

Net income $31.4M +92.1% YoY

Diluted EPS $2.92 +101.4% YoY

Net interest margin 4.08% +40 bps YoY

Understanding 8-K Material Events →

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 21, 2026

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METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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New York	001-38282	13-4042724
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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99 Park Avenue, New York, New York	​	10016
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(212) 659-0600

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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	​	MCB	​	New York Stock Exchange

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

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Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition

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On April 21, 2026, Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (the “Company”), the holding company for Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the “Bank”), issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter of 2026. The press release containing the financial results is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, nor shall the information or Exhibit 99.1 be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure

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The Company has also made available on its website presentation materials containing additional information about the Company’s financial results for the first quarter of 2026 (the “Presentation Materials”). The Presentation Materials are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01.

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The information provided in Item 7.01 of this report, including Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, nor shall the information or Exhibit 99.2 be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits

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Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated April 21, 2026
99.2		Presentation Materials
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

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 METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP.

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Dated: April 21, 2026By:/s/ Daniel F. Dougherty

Daniel F. Dougherty

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 99.1

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Release: 4:05 P.M. April 21, 2026

212-365-6721

IR@MCBankNY.com

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Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Reports First Quarter 2026 Results

Strong Financial Performance and Successful Follow on Equity offering Highlight First Quarter Results

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Financial Highlights

●Diluted earnings per share of $2.92 for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $2.77 for the prior linked quarter and $1.45 for the prior year period.

●Net interest income for the first quarter of 2026 was $85.9 million, an increase of $19.0 million or 28.3%, compared to the prior year period.

●The net interest margin for the first quarter of 2026 was 4.08%, an increase of 40 basis points compared to 3.68% for the prior year period.

●Annualized return on average equity (“ROAE”) of 15.4% and annualized return on average tangible common equity¹ (“ROATCE”) of 15.6% for the first quarter of 2026.

●The Company completed a public equity offering of approximately 2.3 million shares of common stock at a price of $85.00 per share, resulting in proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions of approximately $186.8 million.

●On April 20, 2026, the board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on the Company’s common stock, an increase of $0.05 from the prior quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share.

●Total loans at March 31, 2026 were $7.0 billion, an increase of $236.3 million, or 3.5%, from December 31, 2025 and $704.4 million, or 11.1%, from March 31, 2025.

●Total deposits at March 31, 2026 were $7.7 billion, an increase of $362.5 million, or 4.9%, from December 31, 2025 and $1.3 billion, or 20.0%, from March 31, 2025.

●The Company and Bank have total risk-based capital ratios of 14.6% and 14.3%, respectively, at March 31, 2026, well above regulatory minimums. The Bank is “well capitalized” under all applicable regulatory guidelines.

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¹ Non-GAAP financial measure. See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures on page 11.

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NEW YORK, April 21, 2026 ‒ Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (the “Company”) (NYSE: MCB), the holding company for Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the “Bank”), reported net income of $31.4 million, or $2.92 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2026 compared to $28.9 million, or $2.77 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2025 and $16.4 million, or $1.45 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2025.

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Mark DeFazio, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented,

“Our first quarter results reflect the continued strength and momentum of our business model. Driven by disciplined balance sheet management and continued growth across our core client base, we delivered diluted earnings per share of $2.92, strong core margin expansion, and solid returns on equity. Net interest income increased more than 28% year over year, reflecting disciplined loan pricing, funding mix optimization, and consistent execution in a dynamic interest-rate environment.

Loan and deposit growth was robust during the quarter, highlighting the durability of our franchise and the deepened relationships we continue to build with our clients. Total loans increased to $7.0 billion, while deposits grew to $7.7 billion, demonstrating our ability to grow prudently with core funding while maintaining strong credit discipline.

We also strengthened our capital position with the successful completion of our follow-on public equity offering. Our robust capital position provides us with the ability to support significant future growth while enhancing the strength of our balance sheet. In addition, the Board’s decision to increase the quarterly dividend underscores our confidence in the Company’s earnings power and long-term outlook.

We enter the remainder of 2026 well positioned, with strong capital levels, a proven operating model, and a clear strategic focus on delivering sustainable growth and long-term value for our shareholders.”

Balance Sheet

Total loans, net of deferred fees and unamortized costs, were $7.0 billion at March 31, 2026, an increase of $236.3 million, or 3.5%, from December 31, 2025, and an increase of $704.4 million, or 11.1%, from March 31, 2025. Loan production was $428.3 million for the first quarter of 2026 compared to $510.9 million for the prior linked quarter and $409.8 million for the prior year period. The increase in total loans from December 31, 2025 was due primarily to an increase of $233.1 million in commercial real estate (“CRE”) loans (including owner-occupied). The increase in total loans from March 31, 2025 was due primarily to an increase of $840.3 million in CRE loans (including owner-occupied), partially offset by a decrease of $143.5 million in commercial and industrial loans.

Total deposits were $7.7 billion at March 31, 2026, an increase of $362.5 million, or 4.9%, from December 31, 2025, and an increase of $1.3 billion, or 20.0%, from March 31, 2025. Deposit growth for the quarter was broadly distributed across the Bank’s various deposit verticals.

The Company raised approximately $196.6 million of capital through the issuance of approximately 2.3 million shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $85.00 per share. The Company plans to use the proceeds from the offering, which, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, amounts to approximately $186.8 million, to support its organic growth initiatives, investments in the Bank, working capital for ongoing operations, and general corporate purposes.

The Bank’s liquidity position remains robust. At March 31, 2026, cash on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and available secured funding capacity totaled $3.7 billion, which represented 200% of our estimated uninsured deposits. Total cash and cash equivalents were $672.4 million at March 31, 2026.

The Company and Bank have total risk-based capital ratios well above regulatory minimums. The Bank is “well capitalized” under all applicable regulatory guidelines. Total non-owner-occupied CRE loans were 299.5% of total risk-based capital at March 31, 2026, compared to 376.5% and 367.0% at December 31, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively. The CRE loan concentration ratio declined from December 31, 2025 primarily owing to the completion of the Company’s public equity offering of common stock in the first quarter of 2026.

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Income Statement

Financial Highlights

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(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	​	2026		​	2025		​	2025		​
Total revenues(1)	​	$	88,490	​	$	88,408	​	$	70,590	​
Net income (loss)	​	$	31,426	​	$	28,857	​	$	16,354	​
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share	​	$	2.92	​	$	2.77	​	$	1.45	​
Return on average assets(2)	​		1.49	%		1.38	%		0.89	%
Return on average equity(2)	​		15.4	%		15.6	%		9.0	%
Return on average tangible common equity(2), (3)	​		15.6	%		15.8	%		9.1	%

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(1) Total revenues equal net interest income plus non-interest income.

(2) Ratios are annualized.

(3) Determined by dividing net income by average tangible common equity. Return on average tangible common equity is a Non-GAAP financial measure. See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures on page 11.

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Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the first quarter of 2026 was $85.9 million compared to $85.3 million for the prior linked quarter and $67.0 million for the prior year period. The modest increase in net interest income from the prior linked quarter was primarily due to elevated loan payoffs at the end of December 2025, that were offset by $428.3 million of new loan originations made during the first quarter. The $19.0 million increase from the prior year period was due primarily to an increase in the average balance of loans and overnight deposits and a decrease in the cost of funds, partially offset by an increase in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits.

Net Interest Margin

Net interest margin for the first quarter of 2026 was 4.08% compared to 4.10% and 3.68% for the prior linked quarter and prior year period, respectively. The total cost of funds for the first quarter of 2026 was 261 basis points compared to 279 basis points and 319 basis points for the prior linked quarter and prior year period, respectively. The decrease from the prior linked quarter and from the prior year period primarily reflects the decline in short-term interest rates.

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income was $2.6 million for the first quarter of 2026, a decrease of $502,000 from the prior linked quarter and a decrease of $1.1 million from the prior year period. The decrease from the prior linked quarter was due primarily to a $674,000 gain on the sale of securities in the fourth quarter of 2025. The decrease from the prior year period was driven primarily by the absence of one-time non-refundable program fees of $822,000 reflected in the prior year period.

Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense was $46.4 million for the first quarter of 2026, an increase of $2.0 million from the prior linked quarter and an increase of $3.7 million from the prior year period. The increase from the prior linked quarter was primarily due to an increase of $3.8 million in compensation and benefits, partially offset by a $1.8 million decrease in technology costs. The $3.7 million increase from the prior year period was due primarily to a $2.6 million increase in deposit related program fees, $2.4 million increase in compensation and benefits and $2.0 million increase in technology costs, partially offset by a $1.8 million decrease in professional fees and a $1.1 million decrease in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) assessment.

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Income Tax Expense

The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2026 was 29.2% compared to 29.9% for the prior linked quarter and 30.0% for the prior year period.

Asset Quality

The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans was 1.01% at March 31, 2026 and 1.28% at December 31, 2025 and 0.54% at March 31, 2025. The decrease in the non-performing loan ratio from the prior linked quarter primarily reflects the charge-off of three loans totaling $12.5 million. The increase in the non-performing loan ratio from the prior year period is primarily attributable to a single out-of-market CRE multi-family loan relationship that was classified as non-performing in the third quarter of 2025.

The allowance for credit losses was $82.1 million at March 31, 2026, a decrease of $15.0 million from December 31, 2025, and an increase of $14.3 million from March 31, 2025. The decrease from December 31, 2025 primarily reflects the aforementioned charge-offs, along with enhancements made to the Bank’s allowance for credit loss estimation process, and changes in the outlook for certain macroeconomic variables resulting in a net provision release of $2.6 million. The increase from March 31, 2025 was primarily due to a single out-of-market CRE multi-family loan relationship that was classified as non-performing in the third quarter of 2025 as well as loan growth, partially offset by the aforementioned charge-offs in the first quarter of 2026.

Conference Call

The Company will conduct a conference call at 9:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, to discuss the results. To access the event by telephone, please dial 800-245-3047 (US), 203-518-9765 (INTL), and provide conference ID: MCBQ126 approximately 15 minutes prior to the start time (to allow time for registration).

The call will also be broadcast live over the Internet and accessible at MCB Quarterly Results Conference Call and in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at MCB News. To listen to the live webcast, please visit the site at least 15 minutes prior to the start time to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

For those unable to join for the live presentation, a replay of the webcast will also be available later that day accessible at MCB Quarterly Results Conference Call.

About Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (NYSE: MCB) is the parent company of Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the “Bank”), a New York City based full-service commercial bank. The Bank provides a broad range of business, commercial and personal banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, private and public middle-market corporate enterprises and institutions, municipalities, and local government entities.

Metropolitan Commercial Bank was named one of Newsweek’s Best Regional Banks in 2024 and 2025. The Independent Community Bankers of America ranked the Bank as a top ten loan producer in 2024 among commercial banks with more than $1 billion in assets. Kroll affirmed a BBB+ (investment grade) deposit rating in January 2026. For the fourth time, MCB has earned a place in the Piper Sandler Bank Sm-All Stars Class of 2024.

The Bank is a New York State chartered commercial bank, a member of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and an equal housing lender. For more information, please visit the Bank’s website at MCBankNY.com.

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Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer

This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Examples of forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the Company’s future financial condition and capital ratios, results of operations and the Company’s outlook, business, share repurchases under the share repurchase program, dividend payments and statements related to the completion of the public offering of common stock and the anticipated use of proceeds from the public offering of common stock. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts. Such statements may be identified by the use of such words as “may,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “continue” or similar terminology. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and are generally beyond our control and may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Factors which may cause our forward-looking statements to be materially inaccurate include, but are not limited to the following: the interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve and other regulatory bodies; an unexpected deterioration in the performance of our loan or securities portfolios; changes in liquidity, including the size and composition of our deposit portfolio and the percentage of uninsured deposits in the portfolio; unexpected increases in our expenses; different than anticipated growth and our ability to manage our growth; global pandemics, or localized epidemics, could adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations; potential recessionary conditions, including the related effects on our borrowers and on our financial condition and results of operations; an unanticipated loss of key personnel or existing clients, or an inability to attract key employees; increases in competitive pressures among financial institutions or from non-financial institutions which may result in unanticipated changes in our loan or deposit rates; unanticipated increases in FDIC insurance premiums or future assessments; legislative, tax or regulatory changes or actions, which may adversely affect the Company’s business; impacts related to or resulting from regional and community bank failures and stresses to regional banks; changes in deposit flows, funding sources or loan demand, which may adversely affect the Company’s business; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines may cause the Company’s financial condition or results of operation to be reported or perceived differently; general economic conditions, including unemployment rates, either nationally or locally in some or all of the areas in which the Company does business, or conditions in the securities markets or the banking industry being less favorable than currently anticipated; inflation, which may lead to higher operating costs; declines in real estate values in the Company’s market area, which may adversely affect our loan production; an unexpected adverse financial, regulatory, legal or bankruptcy event experienced by our non-bank financial service clients or critical technology service providers; system failures or cybersecurity breaches of our information technology infrastructure and/or confidential information or those of the Company’s third-party service providers; emerging issues related to the development and use of artificial intelligence that could give rise to legal or regulatory action, damage our reputation or otherwise materially harm our business or clients; failure to maintain current technologies or technological changes that may be more difficult or expensive to implement than anticipated, and failure to successfully implement future information technology enhancements; the costs, including the possible incurrence of fines, penalties, or other negative effects (including reputational harm) of any adverse judicial, administrative, or arbitral rulings or proceedings, regulatory enforcement actions, or other legal actions to which we or any of our subsidiaries are a party, and which may adversely affect our results; the current or anticipated impact of military conflict, terrorism or other geopolitical events; the successful implementation or consummation of new business initiatives, which may be more difficult or expensive than anticipated; the timely and efficient development of new products and services offered by the Company or its strategic partners, as well as risks (including reputational and litigation) attendant thereto, and the perceived overall value and acceptance of these products and services by clients; changes in consumer spending, borrowing or savings habits; the risks associated with adverse changes to credit quality; an unexpected failure to successfully manage our credit risk and the sufficiency of our allowance for credit losses; credit and other risks from borrower and depositor concentrations (e.g., by geographic area and by industry); difficulties associated with achieving or predicting expected future financial results; and the potential impact on the Company’s operations and clients resulting from natural or man-made disasters, wars, acts of terrorism, cyberattacks and pandemics, as well as those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. We do not undertake (and expressly disclaim) any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, except as may be required by law.

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Consolidated Balance Sheet (unaudited)

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Mar. 31,

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Dec. 31,

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Sept. 30,

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Jun. 30,

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2026

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2025

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2025

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2025

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2025

Assets

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Cash and due from banks

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$

12,034

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$

12,086

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$

13,109

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$

13,577

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$

18,572

Overnight deposits

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660,359

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381,501

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372,827

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138,876

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177,891

Total cash and cash equivalents

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672,393

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393,587

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385,936

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152,453

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196,463

Investment securities available-for-sale

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649,719

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578,932

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552,441

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551,029

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523,542

Investment securities held-to-maturity

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347,868

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356,627

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376,447

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387,901

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398,973

Equity investment securities, at fair value

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5,625

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5,609

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5,548

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5,276

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5,221

Total securities

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1,003,212

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941,168

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934,436

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944,206

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927,736

Other investments

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20,725

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20,632

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27,330

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27,297

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27,062

Loans, net of deferred fees and unamortized costs

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7,046,547

​

6,810,233

​

6,781,703

​

​

6,612,789

​

​

6,342,122

Allowance for credit losses

​

(82,071)

​

(97,081)

​

(94,239)

​

​

(74,071)

​

​

(67,803)

Net loans

​

6,964,476

​

6,713,152

​

6,687,464

​

​

6,538,718

​

​

6,274,319

Other assets

​

​

183,318

​

​

187,177

​

​

199,264

​

​

191,175

​

​

190,718

Total assets

​

$

8,844,124

​

$

8,255,716

​

$

8,234,430

​

$

7,853,849

​

$

7,616,298

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Deposits

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Non-interest-bearing demand deposits

​

$

1,539,553

​

$

1,479,420

​

$

1,382,345

​

$

1,427,439

​

$

1,384,524

Interest-bearing deposits

​

6,200,166

​

5,897,758

​

5,690,414

​

​

5,363,867

​

​

5,064,768

Total deposits

​

7,739,719

​

7,377,178

​

7,072,759

​

​

6,791,306

​

​

6,449,292

Federal funds purchased

​

​

—

​

​

—

​

​

125,000

​

​

50,000

​

​

125,000

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York advances

​

​

—

​

​

—

​

​

150,000

​

​

150,000

​

​

160,000

Trust preferred securities

​

20,620

​

20,620

​

20,620

​

​

20,620

​

​

20,620

Secured and other borrowings

​

​

15,975

​

​

10,975

​

​

17,355

​

​

17,366

​

​

17,403

Other liabilities

​

​

119,471

​

​

103,831

​

​

116,656

​

​

101,589

​

​

106,137

Total liabilities

​

7,895,785

​

7,512,604

​

7,502,390

​

​

7,130,881

​

​

6,878,452

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Common stock

​

136

​

113

​

113

​

​

113

​

​

113

Additional paid in capital

​

584,524

​

405,565

​

403,708

​

​

401,055

​

​

398,823

Retained earnings

​

479,177

​

450,639

​

423,338

​

​

417,782

​

​

399,015

Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax effect

​

(39,233)

​

(39,739)

​

(41,852)

​

​

(45,455)

​

​

(47,170)

Treasury stock, at cost

​

​

(76,265)

​

​

(73,466)

​

​

(53,267)

​

​

(50,527)

​

​

(12,935)

Total stockholders’ equity

​

948,339

​

743,112

​

732,040

​

​

722,968

​

​

737,846

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

​

$

8,844,124

​

$

8,255,716

​

$

8,234,430

​

$

7,853,849

​

$

7,616,298

​

​

​

6

​

Consolidated Statement of Income (unaudited)

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​ ​ ​	Three months ended
​	​	Mar. 31,		​	Dec. 31,		​	Mar. 31,
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	​ ​ ​	2026		​	2025		​	2025
Total interest income	​	$	134,932	​	$	137,465	​	$	118,770
Total interest expense	​		49,023	​		52,140	​		51,818
Net interest income	​		85,909	​		85,325	​		66,952
Provision for credit losses	​		(2,300)	​		2,846	​		4,506
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	​		88,209	​		82,479	​		62,446
​	​		​	​		​	​		​
Non-interest income	​		​	​		​	​		​
Service charges on deposit accounts	​		2,274	​		2,037	​		2,173
Other income	​	​	307	​	​	1,046	​	​	1,465
Total non-interest income	​		2,581	​		3,083	​		3,638
​	​		​	​		​	​		​
Non-interest expense	​		​	​		​	​		​
Compensation and benefits	​		24,148	​		20,361	​		21,739
Bank premises and equipment	​		2,729	​		2,682	​		2,463
Professional fees	​		3,229	​		2,857	​		4,986
Technology costs	​		4,196	​		5,965	​		2,220
Deposit related program fees	​	​	6,799	​	​	7,067	​	​	4,187
FDIC assessments	​	​	1,850	​	​	1,610	​	​	2,967
Other expenses	​		3,449	​		3,839	​		4,160
Total non-interest expense	​		46,400	​		44,381	​		42,722
​	​		​	​		​	​		​
Net income before income tax expense	​		44,390	​		41,181	​		23,362
Income tax expense	​		12,964	​		12,324	​		7,008
Net income (loss)	​	$	31,426	​	$	28,857	​	$	16,354
​	​		​	​	​	​	​		​
Earnings per common share:	​		​	​	​	​	​		​
Average common shares outstanding:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Basic	​	​	10,674,698	​	​	10,214,267	​	​	11,215,118
Diluted	​	​	10,756,358	​	​	10,418,492	​	​	11,281,375
Basic earnings (loss)	​	$	2.94	​	$	2.83	​	$	1.46
Diluted earnings (loss)	​	$	2.92	​	$	2.77	​	$	1.45

​

​

​

7

​

​

Loan Production, Asset Quality & Regulatory Capital

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​ ​ ​

Mar. 31,

​

Dec. 31,

​

Sept. 30,

​

Jun. 30,

​

Mar. 31,

​

​

​

2026

​

2025

​

2025

​

2025

​ ​ ​

2025

​

LOAN PRODUCTION (in millions)

​

$

428.3

​

$

510.9

​

$

514.2

​

$

492.0

​

$

409.8

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

ASSET QUALITY (in thousands)

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Non-performing loans:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Commercial real estate

​

$

68,635

​

$

75,408

​

$

70,122

​

$

28,480

​

$

25,087

​

Commercial and industrial

​

​

—

​

​

8,989

​

​

8,989

​

​

8,989

​

​

8,989

​

One- to four- family

​

​

2,416

​

​

2,450

​

​

2,451

​

​

2,469

​

​

446

​

Consumer

​

​

—

​

​

37

​

​

—

​

​

—

​

​

22

​

Total non-performing loans

​

$

71,051

​

$

86,884

​

$

81,562

​

$

39,938

​

$

34,544

​

Non-performing loans to total loans

​

1.01

%

1.28

%

1.20

%

0.60

%

0.54

%

Allowance for credit losses

​

$

82,071

​

$

97,081

​

$

94,239

​

$

74,071

​

$

67,803

​

Allowance for credit losses to total loans

​

1.16

%

1.43

%

1.39

%

1.12

%

1.07

%

Charge-offs

​

$

(12,455)

​

$

—

​

$

(3,858)

​

$

(112)

​

$

(118)

​

Recoveries

​

$

14

​

$

58

​

$

72

​

$

126

​

$

180

​

Net charge-offs/(recoveries) to average loans (annualized)

​

​

0.73

%

​

—

%

​

0.22

%

​

—

%

​

—

%

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

REGULATORY CAPITAL

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Tier 1 Leverage:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

​

11.6

%

9.5

%

9.8

%

10.0

%

10.7

%

Metropolitan Commercial Bank

​

11.4

%

9.1

%

9.4

%

9.8

%

10.1

%

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Common Equity Tier 1 Risk-Based (CET1):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

​

13.2

%

10.7

%

10.6

%

10.8

%

11.4

%

Metropolitan Commercial Bank

​

13.1

%

10.5

%

10.4

%

10.9

%

11.0

%

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Tier 1 Risk-Based:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

​

13.4

%

11.0

%

10.9

%

11.1

%

11.7

%

Metropolitan Commercial Bank

​

13.1

%

10.5

%

10.4

%

10.9

%

11.0

%

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Total Risk-Based:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

​

14.6

%

12.3

%

12.2

%

12.2

%

12.8

%

Metropolitan Commercial Bank

​

14.3

%

11.7

%

11.7

%

12.0

%

12.1

%

​

​

8

​

Performance Measures

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Three months ended								​
​	​	Mar. 31,		​	Dec. 31,		​	Mar. 31,		​
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	​ ​ ​	2026		​	2025		​	2025		​ ​ ​
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	​	$	31,426	​	$	28,857	​	$	16,354	​
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Per common share:	​		​	​		​	​		​	​
Basic earnings (loss)	​	$	2.94	​	$	2.83	​	$	1.46	​
Diluted earnings (loss)	​	$	2.92	​	$	2.77	​	$	1.45	​
Common shares outstanding:	​		​	​		​	​		​	​
Period end	​		12,392,035	​		10,088,617	​		11,066,234	​
Average fully diluted	​		10,756,358	​		10,418,492	​		11,281,375	​
Return on:(1)	​		​	​		​	​		​	​
Average total assets	​		1.49	%		1.38	%		0.89	%
Average equity	​	​	15.4	%	​	15.6	%	​	9.0	%
Average tangible common equity(2), (3)	​	​	15.6	%	​	15.8	%	​	9.1	%
Yield on average earning assets(1)	​		6.41	%		6.60	%		6.52	%
Total cost of deposits(1)	​	​	2.60	%	​	2.75	%	​	3.09	%
Net interest spread(1)	​		3.19	%		3.16	%		2.53	%
Net interest margin(1)	​		4.08	%		4.10	%		3.68	%
Net charge-offs as % of average loans(1)	​		0.73	%		—	%		—	%
Efficiency ratio(4)	​		52.4	%		50.2	%		60.5	%

​

(1) Ratios are annualized.

(2) Determined by dividing net income by average tangible common equity.

(3)Non-GAAP financial measure. See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures on page 11.

(4)Total non-interest expense divided by total revenues.

9

​

Interest Margin Analysis

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Three months ended

​

​

​

Mar. 31, 2026

​

​

Dec. 31, 2025

​

​

Mar. 31, 2025

​

​

​

Average

​

​

​

​

Yield /

​

​

Average

​

​

​

​

Yield /

​

​

Average

​

​

​

​

Yield /

​

(dollars in thousands)

​

Balance

​

Interest

​

Rate (1)

​

​

Balance

​

Interest

​

Rate (1)

​

​

Balance

​

Interest

​

Rate (1)

​

Assets:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Interest-earning assets:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Loans (2)

​

$

6,926,983

​

$

122,594

7.18

%

​

$

6,905,105

​

$

127,338

7.32

%

​

$

6,202,311

​

$

110,865

7.25

%

Available-for-sale securities

​

651,928

​

4,982

3.10

​

​

624,952

​

4,606

2.92

​

​

577,184

​

3,415

2.40

​

Held-to-maturity securities

​

352,937

​

1,663

1.91

​

​

372,218

​

1,733

1.85

​

​

417,326

​

1,943

1.89

​

Equity investments

​

​

5,874

​

​

44

​

3.04

​

​

​

5,830

​

​

44

​

3.02

​

​

​

5,516

​

​

39

​

2.90

​

Overnight deposits

​

578,330

​

5,329

3.74

​

​

330,538

​

3,349

4.02

​

​

154,357

​

1,925

5.06

​

Other interest-earning assets

​

20,693

​

319

6.26

​

​

24,553

​

396

6.41

​

​

30,917

​

583

7.65

​

Total interest-earning assets

​

8,536,745

​

134,931

6.41

​

​

8,263,196

​

137,466

6.60

​

​

7,387,611

​

118,770

6.52

​

Non-interest-earning assets

​

127,802

​

​

​

​

​

152,006

​

​

​

​

​

128,676

​

​

​

​

Allowance for credit losses

​

(97,788)

​

​

​

​

​

(95,523)

​

​

​

​

​

(64,584)

​

​

​

​

Total assets

​

$

8,566,759

​

​

​

​

​

$

8,319,679

​

​

​

​

​

$

7,451,703

​

​

​

​

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Interest-bearing liabilities:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Money market and savings accounts

​

$

5,961,007

​

​

46,997

3.20

​

​

$

5,727,076

​

​

48,925

3.39

​

​

$

4,747,995

​

​

45,844

3.92

​

Certificates of deposit

​

184,625

​

1,732

3.80

​

​

171,784

​

1,707

3.94

​

​

126,471

​

1,334

4.28

​

Total interest-bearing deposits

​

6,145,632

​

48,729

3.22

​

​

5,898,860

​

50,632

3.41

​

​

4,874,466

​

47,178

3.93

​

Borrowed funds

​

22,638

​

293

5.25

​

​

119,532

​

1,509

5.01

​

​

392,453

​

4,640

4.80

​

Total interest-bearing liabilities

​

6,168,270

​

49,022

3.22

​

​

6,018,392

​

52,141

3.44

​

​

5,266,919

​

51,818

3.99

​

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Non-interest-bearing deposits

​

1,459,199

​

​

​

​

​

1,409,271

​

​

​

​

​

1,319,688

​

​

​

​

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

​

111,159

​

​

​

​

​

156,294

​

​

​

​

​

126,872

​

​

​

​

Total liabilities

​

7,738,628

​

​

​

​

​

7,583,957

​

​

​

​

​

6,713,479

​

​

​

​

Stockholders' equity

​

828,131

​

​

​

​

​

735,722

​

​

​

​

​

738,224

​

​

​

​

Total liabilities and equity

​

$

8,566,759

​

​

​

​

​

$

8,319,679

​

​

​

​

​

$

7,451,703

​

​

​

​

Net interest income

​

​

​

$

85,909

​

​

​

​

​

$

85,325

​

​

​

​

​

$

66,952

​

​

Net interest rate spread (3)

​

​

​

​

3.19

%

​

​

​

​

3.16

%

​

​

​

​

2.53

%

Net interest margin (4)

​

​

​

​

4.08

%

​

​

​

​

4.10

%

​

​

​

​

3.68

%

Total cost of deposits (5)

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

2.60

%

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

2.75

%

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

3.09

%

Total cost of funds (6)

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

2.61

%

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

2.79

%

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

3.19

%

​

(1) Ratios are annualized.

(2) Amount includes deferred loan fees and non-performing loans.

(3) Determined by subtracting the annualized average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities from the annualized average yield on total interest-earning assets.

(4) Determined by dividing annualized net interest income by total average interest-earning assets.

(5) Determined by dividing annualized interest expense on deposits by total average interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing deposits.

(6) Determined by dividing annualized interest expense by the sum of total average interest-bearing liabilities and total average non-interest-bearing deposits.

​

10

​

​

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to the results presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), this earnings release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful information to investors in understanding the Company’s operating performance and trends. These non-GAAP measures have inherent limitations and are not required to be uniformly applied and are not audited. They should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of results reported under GAAP. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Reconciliations of non-GAAP/adjusted financial measures disclosed in this earnings release to the comparable GAAP measures are provided in the following tables:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Quarterly Data

​

​

(dollars in thousands,

​

Mar. 31,

​

​

Dec. 31,

​

​

Sept. 30,

​

​

Jun. 30,

​

​

Mar. 31,

​

​

except per share data)

​

2026

​

​

2025

​

​

2025

​

​

2025

​

​

2025

​

​

Average assets

​

$

8,566,759

​

​

$

8,319,679

​

​

$

7,964,712

​

​

$

7,775,199

​

​

$

7,451,703

​

​

Less: average intangible assets

​

​

9,733

​

​

​

9,733

​

​

​

9,733

​

​

​

9,733

​

​

​

9,733

​

​

Average tangible assets (non-GAAP)

​

$

8,557,026

​

​

$

8,309,946

​

​

$

7,954,979

​

​

$

7,765,466

​

​

$

7,441,970

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Average common equity

​

$

828,131

​

​

$

735,722

​

​

$

731,281

​

​

$

723,974

​

​

$

738,224

​

​

Less: average intangible assets

​

9,733

​

​

9,733

​

​

9,733

​

​

9,733

​

​

9,733

​

​

Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

​

$

818,398

​

​

$

725,989

​

​

$

721,548

​

​

$

714,241

​

​

$

728,491

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Total assets

​

$

8,844,124

​

​

$

8,255,716

​

​

$

8,234,430

​

​

$

7,853,849

​

​

$

7,616,298

​

​

Less: intangible assets

​

​

9,733

​

​

​

9,733

​

​

​

9,733

​

​

​

9,733

​

​

​

9,733

​

​

Tangible assets (non-GAAP)

​

$

8,834,391

​

​

$

8,245,983

​

​

$

8,224,697

​

​

$

7,844,116

​

​

$

7,606,565

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Common equity

​

$

948,339

​

​

$

743,112

​

​

$

732,040

​

​

$

722,968

​

​

$

737,846

​

​

Less: intangible assets

​

9,733

​

​

9,733

​

​

9,733

​

​

9,733

​

​

9,733

​

​

Tangible common equity (book value) (non-GAAP)

​

$

938,606

​

​

$

733,379

​

​

$

722,307

​

​

$

713,235

​

​

$

728,113

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Common shares outstanding

​

​

12,392,035

​

​

​

10,088,617

​

​

​

10,382,218

​

​

​

10,421,384

​

​

​

11,066,234

​

​

Book value per share (GAAP)

​

$

76.53

​

​

$

73.66

​

​

$

70.51

​

​

$

69.37

​

​

$

66.68

​

​

Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) (1)

​

$

75.74

​

​

$

72.69

​

​

$

69.57

​

​

$

68.44

​

​

$

65.80

​

​

(1) Tangible book value divided by common shares outstanding at period-end.

​

​

Explanatory Note

Some amounts presented within this document may not recalculate due to rounding.

11

Exhibit 99.2

1Q 2026 Investor Presentation

Contents 1 Page Disclosure 2 Performance Metrics 3 Differentiating Factors 7 Loans and Deposits 12 Modern Banking in Motion Digital Transformation 19 Selected Financial Information and Guidance 22

Disclosure 2 This presentation contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Examples of forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the Company’s future financial condition and capital ratios, results of operations and the Company’s outlook , business, share repurchases under the program, and dividend payments. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts. Such statements may be identified by the use of such words as “may,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “continue” or similar terminology. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and are generally beyond our control and may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Factors which may cause our forward-looking statements to be materially inaccurate include, but are not limited to the following: a failure to successfully manage our credit risk and the sufficiency of our allowance for credit losses; changes in loan demand and declines in real estate values in the Company’s market area, which may adversely affect our loan production; borrower and depositor concentrations (e.g., by geographic area and by industry); the interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve and other regulatory bodies; general economic conditions, including unemployment rates, and potential recessionary and inflationary indicators, either nationally or locally, including the related effects on our borrowers and other clients, such as adverse changes to credit quality, and on our financial condition and results of operations; an unanticipated loss of key personnel or existing clients, or an inability to attract key employees; system failures or cybersecurity breaches of our information technology infrastructure and/or confidential information or those of the Company’s third-party service providers or those of our non-bank financial service clients for which we provide global payments infrastructure; failure to maintain current technologies or technological changes and enhancements that may be more difficult or expensive to implement than anticipated, and failure to successfully implement future information technology enhancements; emerging issues related to the development and use of artificial intelligence that could give rise to legal or regulatory action, damage our reputation or otherwise materially harm our business or clients; the timely and efficient development of new products and services offered by the Company, as well as risks (including reputational and litigation) attendant thereto, and the perceived overall value and acceptance of these products and services by clients; the successful implementation or consummation of new business initiatives, which may be more difficult or expensive than anticipated; an unexpected adverse financial, regulatory, legal or bankruptcy event experienced by our financial service clients; unexpected increases in our expenses; changes in liquidity, including funding sources, deposit flows and the size and composition of our deposit portfolio, and the percentage of uninsured deposits in the portfolio; an unexpected deterioration in the performance of our loan or securities portfolios and our inability to absorb the amount of actual losses inherent in the portfolio; difficulties associated with achieving or predicting expected future financial results; different than anticipated growth and our ability to manage our growth; increases in competitive pressures among financial institutions or from non-financial institutions which may result in unanticipated changes in our loan or deposit rates; unexpected adverse impact of future acquisitions or divestitures; impacts related to or resulting from regional and community bank failures and stresses to regional banks, or conditions in the securities markets or the banking industry being less favorable than currently anticipated; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines may cause the Company’s financial condition or results of operation to be reported or perceived differently; legislative, tax or regulatory changes or actions, including changes and the potential for changes to regulatory policy and the promulgation of new laws and regulations following the inauguration of a new presidential administration, may adversely affect the Company’s business; unanticipated increases in FDIC insurance premiums or future assessments; the costs, including the possible incurrence of fines, penalties, or other negative effects (including reputational harm) of any adverse judicial, administrative, or arbitral rulings or proceedings, regulatory enforcement actions, or other legal actions to which we or any of our subsidiaries are a party, and which may adversely affect our results; and the current or the potential impact on the Company’s operations, financial condition, and clients resulting from natural or man-made disasters, climate change, wars, military conflict, acts of terrorism, other geopolitical events, cyberattacks, and global pandemics, or localized epidemics as well as those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this presentation. We do not undertake (and expressly disclaim) any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, except as may be required by law.

Performance Metrics 3

Metropolitan Commercial Bank Holding Corp. The Only True Mid-Sized, Publicly Traded Relationship Driven Commercial Bank Headquartered in NYC 4 Market data as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 1 Non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP financial measures starting on slide 29. 2 Annualized. Recent Events • Completed a secondary public equity offering of 2.3 million shares of common stock at $85.00 per share, resulting in proceeds of $186.8 million, net of underwriting discounts and commissions. • Increased quarterly common stock cash dividend from $0.20 per share to $0.25 per share. • Hosted an investor day on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. with over 60 attendees. • Opened Miami Branch on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. • Approved as a HUD MAP/LEAN Lender. Nine Strategically Located Banking Centers • Park Ave. Headquarters • Garment District/ Times Square • Diamond District • Upper East Side • Boro Park, Brooklyn • Great Neck, Long Island • Lakewood, NJ • Miami, FL (New) • West Palm Beach, FL (Pending Branch opening Q2'26) 1Q 2026 4Q 2025 Closing Price 83.29 $76.36 Market Cap $1,032.13 M $770.37 M Book Value per Share $76.53 $73.66 Tangible Book Value per Share $75.74 $72.69 P/Book Value 1.09 x 1.04 x P/Tangible Book Value1 1.10 x 1.05 x P/E2 7.03 x 6.95 x Assets $8.8 B $8.3 B Loans $7.0 B $6.8 B Deposits $7.7 B $7.4 B Loans/Deposits 91.0 % 92.3 % Net Interest Margin2 4.08 % 4.10 % Net Charge-offs / Average Loans2 0.7 % 0.0 % Efficiency Ratio 52.4 % 50.2 % Pre-tax, Pre-Provision Net Revenue / Average Assets1 1.99 % 2.07 % ROAA2 1.49 % 1.38 % ROAE2 15.4 % 15.6 % ROATCE1,2 15.6 % 15.8 % CET1 Capital Ratio 13.2 % 10.7 % Tier 1 Leverage Ratio 11.6 % 9.5 % Total Risk Based Capital Ratio 14.6 % 12.3 % TCE/TA1 Ratio 10.6 % 8.9 %

Source: Bloomberg 1 Includes CNOB, DCOM, OCFC, PFS and VLY. 2 Cumulative shareholder return (change in stock price plus reinvested dividends). Outperformance versus peers 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 3/30/2023 9/4/2023 2/9/2024 7/16/2024 12/21/2024 5/28/2025 11/2/2025 4/9/2026 Total Return Performance NYC Middle-Market Banks1, 2 KBW Regional Banking Index (“KRX”) Metropolitan Commercial Bank 5 163 161 358 4/13/2026

Source: FactSet, S&P Global Market Intelligence. 1 CAGR from December 31, 2017 through December 31, 2025. 1* KRX and NYC Middle Market-Banks include growth resulting from acquisitions. 2 KRX Index represents median performance of the KBW Regional Banking Index constituents. 3 Includes CNOB, DCOM, OCFC, PFS and VLY. 4 Non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP financial measures starting on slide 29. 5 Performance since November 7, 2017 (MCB offering price of $35.00 per share) through April 13, 2026. Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenueĩ CAGR¹ 2017-2025 Financial Performance Outpacing Peers Since 2017 IPO Loans CAGR¹ 2017–2025 23.0% 9.7% 14.1% MCB KRX Index² NYC Middle-Market Banks³ 6 Share price performance since IPO5 November 7, 2017 Tangible book value per shareĩ CAGR¹ 2017–2025 Earnings per share CAGR¹ 2017–2025 13.2% 6.3% 4.8% MCB KRX Index² NYC Middle-Market Banks³ 20.7% 8.5% 13.0% MCB KRX Index² NYC Middle-Market Banks³ 21.7% 9.1% 13.4% MCB KRX Index² NYC Middle-Market Banks³ 13.9% 8.0% 2.5% MCB KRX Index² NYC Middle-Market Banks³ 158.1% 27.3% 6.7% MCB KRX Index² NYC Middle-Market Banks³ , 1* Deposits CAGR1 , 1* 2017–2025

Differentiating Factors 7

Money Market & Savings, 78% Non-Int. Bearing Demand, 20% Time, 2% EB-5, Title & Escrow, and Charter Schools, 10% Municipal, 21% Bankruptcy Trustees, 6% Property Managers, 20% Deposits from Loan Customers, 17% Retail Deposits, 26% Skilled Nursing CRE and C&I, 42% Other C&I, 9% Other Owner Occupied CRE, 2% Non Owner Occupied CRE, 46% Consumer & 1-4 Family, 1% Highly Diversified Franchise Total Deposits $7.7B Manhattan, 18% Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, 25% Long Is., 5% NJ, 9% FL, 17% Other US, 26% Loan Portfolio March 31, 2026 Total Loans $7.1B Total Deposits $7.7B Deposits March 31, 2026 Total Loans $7.1B • Active in Healthcare lending since 2002 with no realized losses since entering this space and no deferrals during the pandemic. • Skilled Nursing Facilities ("SNF") highly insulated from economic cycles by state funded payments. • All other portfolios are well-diversified across multiple property types and industries • Branch-lite model driven by technology integrations and high-quality service. • We target industries that are in possession of or have discretion over large sums of money. • Diversification across deposit verticals is a key strategy for managing and reducing execution risk. • 1Q 2026 Cost of deposits: 2.6% 8

$65.2 $66.6 $67.0 $73.6 $77.3 $85.3 $85.9 3Q 2024 4Q 2024 1Q 2025 2Q 2025 3Q 2025 4Q 2025 1Q 2026 9 1 Represents effective average daily Fed Funds rate. Well Managed Net Interest Margin Net Interest Margin Analysis Estimated Sensitivity of Annual Net Interest Income March 31, 2026 Net Interest Income $ millions 1.00% 1.83% 2.16% 0.36% 0.08% 1.68% 5.03% 5.15% 4.21% 3.64% 4.57% 4.78% 5.09% 4.73% 4.80% 5.33% 6.70% 6.53% 7.31% 7.18% 0.47% 0.58% 1.10% 0.43% 0.27% 0.49% 2.43% 3.22% 2.95% 2.60% 3.52% 3.70% 3.46% 3.26% 2.77% 3.49% 3.49% 3.53% 3.88% 4.08% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Q1 2026 Average Fed Funds Rate¹ Average Loan Yield Average Total Cost of Deposits MCB Net Interest Margin ("NIM") 2.93% 1.44% 0.05% -0.04% -200 bps -100 bps +100 bps +200 bps

21.5% 21.0% 19.5% 20.1% 19.9% 1Q 2025 2Q 2025 3Q 2025 4Q 2025 1Q 2026 $6.4 $6.8 $7.1 $7.4 $7.7 1Q 2025 2Q 2025 3Q 2025 4Q 2025 1Q 2026 9.6% 9.1% 8.8% 8.9% 10.6% 1Q 2025 2Q 2025 3Q 2025 4Q 2025 1Q 2026 Highly Liquid and Resilient Balance Sheet 76% Insured deposits Deposits ($ bn) TCE/TA Ratio1 Non-interest bearing Deposit % Deposit Profile at March 31, 2026 200% Uninsured Deposit Coverage Ratio2 BBB+ Kroll Deposit Rating January 2026 10 $6.3 $6.6 $6.8 $6.8 $7.0 1Q 2025 2Q 2025 3Q 2025 4Q 2025 1Q 2026 Loans ($ bn) 1 Tangible Common Equity divided by Tangible Assets. Non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP financial measures starting on slide 29. 2 Cash and available secured borrowing capacity divided by uninsured deposits.

Relationship Driven Commercial Bank with Strong Client Execution • Our Business Bankers have deep knowledge and expertise across multiple industries (e.g. law firms, resident healthcare, real estate property management, U.S. Trustee and Municipalities). • Full suite of retail financial service products targeting small and middle-market commercial businesses. • Commercial Lending group offers an array of commercial and industrial lending products providing our clients with custom lending solutions. • Commercial Real Estate ("CRE") Lending group has proven track record of successfully navigating today's complex real estate market. White-glove concierge service and a full suite of digital banking services allowing clients to easily manage their everyday banking needs. Modern Banking in Motion Digital Transformation supports future business expansion, drives efficiencies and enables better client experience. Our core competencies are: • Helping clients build and sustain generational wealth. • Offering a full range of banking and innovative financial servicesto businesses and individuals embracing an ever-evolving digital banking era. • Delivering enhanced client experiences through an innovative technology platform. • Providing modern and robust internal capabilities for our employees to support future business expansion and back-office efficiencies. 11

Loans and Deposits 12

13 1 Before deferred fees and unamortized costs. 2 Certain prior period amounts adjusted to conform to current presentation. 3 Excludes owner-occupied. 4 Mobile Home Parks, Residential Condos/Co-ops, Temporary Shelters, Religious Orgs., Parking Lots and Garages, Restaurants and Entertainment Facilities * Includes commercial real estate, multifamily and construction loans. Loan Portfolio Growth and Diversification $7.1 billion Gross Loan Portfolio1, 2 March 31, 2026 | $ millions Diversified Loan Portfolio March 31, 2026 39% 7% 6% 7% 5% 5% 3% 3% 3% 2% 6% 13% 39% CRE: Skilled Nursing Facility ("SNF") 7% CRE: Office 7% CRE: Hospitality 6% CRE: Multi-family 5% CRE: Retail 5% CRE: Mixed Use 3% CRE: Construction 3% CRE: Land 3% CRE: Charter Schools 2% CRE: Industrial  $3& 0UIFSĩ 13% C&I 1% Consumer & 1-4 Family $3,042 $3,162 $3,201 $3,147 $3,216 $2,171 $2,353 $2,547 $2,713 $2,851 $1,045 $1,016 $953 $872 $903 $102 $100 $99 $97 $95 $6,360 $6,631 $6,800 $6,829 $7,065 1Q 2025 2Q 2025 3Q 2025 4Q 2025 1Q 2026 Consumer & 1-4 Family C&I CRE: Owner Occupied CRE: Non Owner Occupied* Average 1Q 2026 Yield: 7.18% CRE/RBC ratio3 : 299.5%

18% 17% 10% 9% 8% 7% 5% 3% 23% 18% Manhattan 17% Florida 10% Brooklyn 9% New Jersey 8% Queens 7% Bronx 5% Long Island 3% Other NY 23% Other States 45% 8% 8% 6% 6% 6% 4% 4% 3% 10% 45% Skilled Nursing Facilities 8% Office 8% Hospitality 6% Multifamily 6% Retail 6% Mixed Use 4% Land 4% Construction 3% Industrial 10% Other CRE Relationship-Based Commercial Real Estate Lending 14 Target Market • New York metropolitan area real estate entrepreneurs with a net worth in excess of $50 million • Primarily concentrated in the New York MSA • Well-diversified across multiple property types Key Metrics March 31, 2026 • Weighted average LTV of 62% • Owner occupied – 47% Composition by Type March 31, 2026 Composition by Region March 31, 2026 Vast majority of loans are originated through direct relationships or existing client referrals. Total CRE loans: $6.1 billion

$258 $246 $229 $219 $207 $249 $244 $237 $212 $252 $154 $170 $162 $140 $118 $116 $107 $104 $91 $92 $66 $77 $86 $75 $90 $67 $73 $65 $60 $61 $30 $30 $27 $26 $27 $105 $69 $43 $49 $56 $1,045 $1,016 $953 $872 $903 1Q 2025 2Q 2025 3Q 2025 4Q 2025 1Q 2026 Other Manufacturing Wholesale Services Other Healthcare Individuals Skilled Nursing Facilities Finance & Insurance Expertise in Specific Verticals Drive Commercial & Industrial Lending 15 C&I Composition March 31, 2026 Target Market March 31, 2026 Total C&I Loans: $903mm • Middle market businesses with revenues up to $400 million • Well-diversified across industries Key Metrics • Strong historical credit performance - Pledged collateral and/or personal guarantees from high-net-worth individuals support most loans - Target borrowers have strong historical cash flows, and good asset coverage 28% 23% 13% 10% 10% 7% 3% 6% 28% Skilled Nursing Facilities 23% Finance & Insurance 13% Individuals 10% Other Healthcare 10% Services 7% Wholesale 3% Manufacturing 6% Other 1 Certain prior period amounts adjusted to conform to current presentation. C&I Portfolio1 March 31, 2026 | $ millions

C&I Healthcare Composition | March 31, 2026 Diversified Healthcare Portfolio • Active in Healthcare lending since 2002 with no realized losses since entering this space and no deferrals during the pandemic. • Stabilized SNF – 59% of CRE SNF portfolio. Stabilized facilities provide cash flows adequate to support debt service and collateral value. Borrowers’ primary motive for acquisition of a stabilized property is for synergies with existing portfolio of SNFs. Weighted average debt service coverage ratio is 2.04x. • Transitional Non-stabilized SNF – are typically value-add opportunities that may have underlying issues that can be remediated. By implementing operational and management changes, enhancing the quality of care, improving the payor mix, and optimizing efficiency, experienced operators can increase the facility's profitability and value. Operators that have a strong market share in the region can negotiate higher reimbursement rates by working with payers, such as Medicare and Medicaid, to negotiate higher reimbursement rates for the services provided by the SNF. 73% 15% 8% 2% 73% SNF 15% Ambulatory Health Care Services 8% Medical Labs 2% Doctor Office 2% Ambulance Services CRE SNF $2.7 billion C&I SNF $252 mm C&I Other $92 mm Healthcare Composition | March 31, 2026 Total Healthcare loans: $3.1 billion 16 Total C&I Healthcare loans: $344mm Overview March 31, 2026

C&I Skilled Nursing Facility Exposure by State March 31, 2026 Geographically Diversified Skilled Nursing Facility Portfolio CRE Skilled Nursing Facility Exposure by State March 31, 2026 27% 12% 26% 7% 28% 27% Florida 26% New York 12% New Jersey 7% Indiana 28% Other States 40% 22% 13% 5% 5% 15% 40% Florida 22% New York 13% New Jersey 5% Indiana 5% Tennessee 15% Other 17 Total CRE SNF loans: $2.7 billion Total C&I SNF loans: $252mm • CRE – Skilled Nursing Facilities (“SNF”) – average LTV of 71%. • Highly selective regarding the quality of SNF Operators that we finance. • Borrowers are very experienced operators that typically have in excess of 1,000 beds under management and strong cash flows. Many further supported by vertically integrated related businesses. • Loans are made primarily in “certificate of need” states which limits the supply of beds and supports stable occupancy rates. • New York had Medicaid reimbursement rate increases of 4.4% and 6.5% in 2024 and 2023, respectively.1 • Florida had Medicaid reimbursement rate increase of 8.0% in 2024, with an additional 8% in 2025.1 Overview March 31, 2026 1 Source: Zimmet Healthcare Services Group LLC

$2,135 $2,082 $2,053 $2,081 $2,004 $1,235 $1,266 $1,294 $1,306 $1,332 $300 $351 $413 $425 $429 $1,269 $1,279 $1,409 $1,439 $1,520 $988 $1,260 $1,340 $1,478 $1,659 $522 $553 $564 $648 $795 $6,449 $6,791 $7,073 $7,377 $7,739 1Q 2025 2Q 2025 3Q 2025 4Q 2025 1Q 2026 EB-5, Title & Escrow, & Charter Schools Municipal Property Managers Bankruptcy Trustees Deposits from Loan Customers Retail Deposits $7.7 Billion Total Deposits March 31, 2026 | $ millions* Deposit Composition * Certain prior period amounts adjusted to conform to current presentation. 18

Modern Banking in Motion Digital Transformation 19

Service Description Partners Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Payments Hub (Wires) Payments Hub (ACH) Payments Hub (FedNow) Commercial Loans Servicing Enterprise Datawarehouse Digital Banking (Consumers) Digital Banking (Commercial) Fraud Risk Management Core Processing Contact Center / Core servicing Statements Processing and Rendering Teller System Project Phoenix N.A. 2024 2025 2026 Modern Banking in Motion Digital Transformation 20 Overview • The Bank is modernizing its core, payments and online banking systems to support continued growth. A modern stack will support future business expansion, drive efficiencies and enable a better client experience. • Digital transformation will provide extensive digital proficiencies, NextGen analytics capabilities, API-based extensibility, optimized back-office processes and efficient origination and loan servicing. • In 2024, the Bank launched project Phoenix to overhaul its infrastructure in line with its strategic growth and to enhance its disaster recovery capabilities. This project was completed in Q4'2025 and includes the redesign of the network, expansion of the datacenters, and increased system capacity. • Q1'26 digital transformation costs – $1.0 million • Full integration to be completed in Q2'26 • Total estimated project costs – $18 million (including 10% contingency) • Project costs expensed to date – $14.9 million Go live. N.A. – not applicable.

Modern Banking in Motion Digital Transformation Partners 21 Partners Service Areas About Finzly provides a modern, cloud-based, API-enabled operating system that serves as a parallel payment processing platform to a bank's core. Finzly offers a wide range of turnkey banking solutions, including a multi-rail payment for traditional payments on ACH and wires, instant payments on FedNow and RTP, foreign exchange, trade finance, compliance, and commercial banking digital experiences. Payments Hub (wires) Payments Hub (ACH) Payments Hub (FedNow) AFS is the global leader in providing advanced commercial loan servicing solutions to lending institutions of all sizes. Solely dedicated to the commercial lending industry, AFS is uniquely positioned to support its client’s business and technology transformation. Commercial Loans Origination and Servicing Snowflake enables organizations to mobilize their data with Snowflake’s Data Cloud. Customers use the Data Cloud to unite siloed data, discover and securely share data, power data applications, and execute diverse AI/ML and analytic workloads. Enterprise Datawarehouse ebankIT enables banks to deliver humanized, personalized, and accessible digital experiences for their customers from mobile to web banking, from wearable gadgets to the metaverse and beyond. Digital Banking (Consumers & Commercial) Alloy helps banks and fintech companies make safe and seamless fraud, credit, and compliance decisions. Alloy's platform connects companies to more than 150 data sources of KYC/KYB, AML, credit, and compliance data through a single API to help create a future without fraud. MX Technologies, Inc. is a leader in actionable intelligence, enabling financial providers and consumers to do more with financial data. MX offers fast, secure solutions that helps streamline the account opening process while mitigating fraud and reducing risk. Fraud Risk Management & KYC To drive continued growth, the Bank is modernizing its core banking system with Finxact. Finxact, a gen-3 core, was built to be a full core banking solution providing MCB with the ability to develop and get to market with speed, with complete flexibility and control to adopt new capabilities. Gen 3 core solutions are geared towards banks who are looking to rapidly innovate utilizing new technologies to create unique customer experiences through a cloud-native / event driven architecture enabling highly automated real time access to bank data from modern APIs to all ancillary systems. Core Processing Savana provides a front-end servicing solution for the core processing system. Savana's platform is designed to orchestrate channels, products and processes to provide a unified ecosystem that streamlines operations between the core, back office and banker assisted channel. Contact Center / Core servicing A full-service, browser based, teller solution that is core agnostic. Dedicated to innovating cash and people across the branch network, offering cash management resources, cash planning tools, CTR, and Reg CC for the US market, a fully accessible electronic journal, and 27 other branch functions integrated directly to a Financial Institution's ecosystem. Statements Processing and Rendering Antuar is a financial technology company focused on branch innovation. Antuar's banking software solutions are designed to enable financial institutions to innovate the branch network, while reducing the overhead cost of servicing customers. Teller System

Selected Financial Information 22

Proven High Growth Business Model Loans1 | $ millions $3,830 $6,436 $5,278 $5,737 $5,983 $7,377 $7,740 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Q1 2026 Deposits | $ millions $142 $181 $256 $251 $277 $315 $88 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Q1 2026 Revenue | $ millions $39 $60 $59 $77 $67 $71 $31 2020 2021 ĩ Ī ī 2025 Q1 2026 Net Income | $ millions $3,137 $3,732 $4,841 $5,625 $6,034 $6,810 $7,047 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Q1 2026 23 1 Loans, net of deferred fees and costs. 2 CAGR from December 31, 2020 through March 31, 2026. 3 CAGR from December 31, 2020 through December 31, 2025. 4 Includes a $35.0 million charge for a regulatory settlement reserve in the fourth quarter of 2022. 5 Includes a $5.5 million reversal of the regulatory settlement reserve. 6 Includes a $10.0 million regulatory reserve recorded in the third quarter of 2024

Return on Average Assets Highly Profitable, Scalable Model * Annualized 1 Non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP financial measures starting on slide 29. 2 Total non-interest expense divided by Total revenues. 3 Includes a $35.0 million charge for a regulatory settlement reserve. 4 Includes a $5.5 million reversal of the regulatory settlement reserve. Ī *ODMVEFT B  NJMMJPO SFHVMBUPSZ SFTFSWF SFDPSEFE JO UIF UIJSE RVBSUFS PG  Efficiency ratio2 12.9% 15.2% 10.4% 12.6% 9.7% 9.8% 15.6% 2020 2021 2022³ ĩ Ī 2025 YTD 2026* ROATCE1 52.5% 48.3% 58.2% 52.5% 62.7% 55.9% 52.4% 2020 2021 2022³ ĩ Ī 2025 YTD 2026* Net Interest Margin 3.26% 2.77% 3.49% 3.49% 3.53% 3.88% 4.08% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 YTD 2026* 24 1.02% 1.06% 0.90% 1.19% 0.91% 0.90% 1.49% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 YTD 2026*

0.20% 0.28% 0.00% 0.92% 0.54% 1.28% 1.01% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Q1 2026 Non-Performing Loans/Loans Credit Metrics NCOs/Average Loans ACL/Loans Non-Performing Loans/ACL 0.01% 0.13% 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0.06% 0.73% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 YTD 2026 1.13% 0.93% 0.93% 1.03% 1.05% 1.43% 1.16% 2020 2021 2022 2023* 2024 2025 Q1 2026 18.0% 29.6% 0.0% 89.5% 51.5% 89.5% 86.6% 2020 2021 2022 2023* 2024 2025 Q1 2026 25 * Includes $2.3 million increase in ACL due to impact of CECL adoption on January 1, 2023.

Capital Ratios* Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio 10.1% 14.1% 12.1% 11.5% 11.9% 10.7% 13.2% 2020 2021 2022¹ 2023² 2024³ 2025 Q1 2026 Minimum to be "Well Capitalized" (8%) * These capital ratios are for Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. 1 Includes a $35.0 million charge for a regulatory settlement reserve. 2 Includes a $5.5 million reversal of the regulatory settlement reserve. 3 Includes a $10.0 million regulatory reserve recorded in the third quarter of 2024. ĩ /PO(""1 GJOBODJBM NFBTVSF 4FF SFDPODJMJBUJPO PG (""1 UP /PO(""1 GJOBODJBM NFBTVSFT TUBSUJOH PO slide 29. Tier 1 Leverage Ratio 8.5% 8.5% 10.2% 10.6% 10.8% 9.5% 11.6% 2020 2021 2022¹ 2023² 2024³ 2025 Q1 2026 Minimum to be "Well Capitalized" (5%) 12.7% 16.1% 13.4% 12.8% 13.3% 12.3% 14.6% 2020 2021 2022¹ 2023² 2024³ 2025 Q1 2026 Minimum to be "Well Capitalized" (10%) Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio TCE / TA4 7.5% 7.7% 9.0% 9.2% 9.9% 8.9% 10.6% 2020 2021 2022¹ 2023² 2024³ 2025 Q1 2026 26

Conservatively Underwritten, Geographically Diversified CRE Office Portfolio 27 Office by Region March 31, 2026 47% 14% 5% 26% 6% 47% Manhattan 14% Brooklyn 5% Queens 2% Bronx 26% NY Metro Area (outside NYC) 6% Non NY Metro Area Overview March 31, 2026 • Total Office loans: $461mm • Weighted average LTV of 51% • Weighted average occupancy rate of 76%* • Weighted average debt service coverage ratio of 1.44x* • Manhattan loans originated since March 2022 is 100% • Owner-occupied is 9.3% • Varying levels of recourse on approximately 60% of loans * Excluding owner-occupied office properties. 1 Based on Outstanding Balance. 2 Single loan with "as is" LTV of 62%. Occupancy by Region March 31, 2026 Maturity Schedule March 31, 2026| $ millions 45% 78% 68% 42% 88% 81% Non NY Metro Area NY Metro Area (outside NYC) Bronx Queens² Brooklyn Manhattan 2026 2027 Thereafter Total Outstanding Balance $88 $242 $131 $461 Commitment Amount $90 $254 $131 $475 Avg. Commitment Size $7 $16 $7 $10 LTV1 44% 54% 50% 51% Nonperforming 0% 0% 0% 0% WAC 6.3% 6.0% 6.5% 6.2%

28 Conservatively Underwritten Multi-family Portfolio Overview March 31, 2026 | $ millions Stabilized1 Maturity Schedule March 31, 2026 | $ millions Origination Vintage March 31, 2026 • Total Multi-family loans: $394mm • Weighted average LTV of 54% • Recourse on 59% of Total; recourse on 85% of Transitional • Rent regulated 44% of Total • Rent regulated have weighted average LTV of 44% • Stabilized weighted average debt service coverage ratio of 2.16x Transitional1 Maturity Schedule March 31, 2026 | $ millions 1 Stabilized facilities provide cash flows adequate to support debt service and collateral value. Transitional are value-add opportunities that may have historic underlying issues or challenges that can be addressed and improved upon. 2 Based on Outstanding Balance. 2% 15% 83% % of $394mm Outstanding Balance 2017 - 2019 2020 - 2021 2022 - 2026 2026 2027 Thereafter Total Outstanding Balance $46 $55 $0 $101 Commitment Amount $50 $60 $0 $110 Avg. Commitment Size $5 $18 $0 $8 LTV2 49% 75% 0% 63% Rent Regulated2 10% 0% 0% 5% With Recourse2 100% 73% 0% 85% Nonperforming 75% 0% 0% 35% WAC 4.8% 6.5% 0.0% 5.7% 2026 2027 Thereafter Total Outstanding Balance $147 $39 $107 $293 Commitment Amount $147 $39 $113 $299 Avg. Loan Size $5 $4 $5 $5 LTV2 60% 54% 36% 50% Rent Regulated2 64% 37% 57% 58% With Recourse2 65% 43% 32% 50% Nonperforming 5% 0% 0% 3% WAC 5.9% 5.1% 5.0% 5.5%

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures 1 Tangible common equity divided by common shares outstanding at period-end. 2 Total revenues equal net interest income plus non-interest income. In addition to the results presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), this earnings presentation includes certain non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful information to investors in understanding the Company’s operating performance and trends. These non-GAAP measures have inherent limitations and are not required to be uniformly applied and are not audited. They should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of results reported under GAAP. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Reconciliations of non-GAAP/adjusted financial measures disclosed in this earnings presentation to the comparable GAAP measures are provided in the accompanying tables. 29 $ thousands, except per share data Q1 2026 Q4 2025 2025 2024 2023 2022 Average assets $ 8,566,759 $ 8,319,679 $ 7,880,760 $ 7,293,445 $ 6,506,614 $ 6,621,631 Less: average intangible assets 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 Average tangible assets $ 8,557,026 $ 8,309,946 $ 7,871,027 $ 7,283,712 $ 6,496,881 $ 6,611,898 Average equity $ 828,131 $ 735,722 $ 732,611 $ 694,154 $ 621,006 $ 578,787 Less: Average preferred equity — — — — — — Average common equity 828,131 735,722 732,611 694,154 621,006 578,787 Less: average intangible assets 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 Average tangible common equity $ 818,398 $ 725,989 $ 722,878 $ 684,421 $ 611,273 $ 569,054 Total assets $ 8,844,124 $ 8,255,716 $ 8,255,716 $ 7,300,749 $ 7,067,672 $ 6,267,337 Less: intangible assets 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 Tangible assets $ 8,834,391 $ 8,245,983 $ 8,245,983 $ 7,291,016 $ 7,057,939 $ 6,257,604 Total Equity $ 948,339 $ 743,112 $ 743,112 $ 729,827 $ 659,021 $ 575,897 Less: preferred equity — — — — — — Common Equity 948,339 743,112 733,379 729,827 659,021 575,897 Less: intangible assets 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 Tangible common equity (book value) $ 938,606 $ 733,379 $ 733,379 $ 720,094 $ 649,288 $ 566,164 Tangible common equity (book value) divided by: $ 938,606 $ 733,379 $ 733,379 $ 720,094 $ 649,288 $ 566,164 Tangible assets $ 8,834,391 $ 8,245,983 $ 8,245,983 $ 7,291,016 $ 7,057,939 $ 6,257,604 Tangible common equity (book value) to Tangible assets 10.6% 8.9% 8.9% 9.9% 9.2% 9.0% Net income divided by: $ 31,426 $ 28,857 $ 71,098 $ 16,354 $ 77,268 $ 59,425 Average tangible common equity $ 818,398 $ 725,989 $ 722,878 $ 684,421 $ 611,273 $ 569,054 Return on average tangible common equity* 15.6% 15.8% 9.8% 2.4% 12.6% 10.4% Common shares outstanding 12,392,035 10,088,617 10,088,617 11,197,625 11,062,729 10,949,965 Book value per share (GAAP) $ 76.53 $ 73.66 $ 73.66 $ 65.18 $ 59.57 $ 52.59 Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)¹ $ 75.74 $ 72.69 $ 72.69 $ 64.31 $ 58.69 $ 51.70 Total Revenue (GAAP)² $ 88,490 $ 88,408 $ 315,106 $ 276,913 $ 250,739 $ 255,751 Less: Non-interest expense 46,400 44,381 176,005 173,575 131,538 148,737 Less: Gain (loss) on sale of securities — 674 674 — — — Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue $ 42,090 $ 43,353 $ 138,427 $ 103,338 $ 119,201 $ 107,014 For Year Ending

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures, Continued 1 Tangible common equity divided by common shares outstanding at period-end. 2 Total revenues equal net interest income plus non-interest income. In addition to the results presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), this earnings presentation includes certain non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful information to investors in understanding the Company’s operating performance and trends. These non-GAAP measures have inherent limitations and are not required to be uniformly applied and are not audited. They should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of results reported under GAAP. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Reconciliations of non-GAAP/adjusted financial measures disclosed in this earnings presentation to the comparable GAAP measures are provided in the accompanying tables. 30 $ thousands, except per share data 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Average assets $ 5,724,230 $ 3,863,013 $ 2,846,959 $ 1,951,982 $ 1,524,202 Less: average intangible assets 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 Average tangible assets $ 5,714,497 $ 3,853,280 $ 2,837,226 $ 1,942,249 $ 1,514,469 Average equity $ 413,212 $ 320,617 $ 282,604 $ 251,030 $ 133,462 Less: Average preferred equity 4,585 5,502 5,502 5,502 5,502 Average common equity 408,627 315,115 277,102 245,528 127,960 Less: average intangible assets 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 Average tangible common equity $ 398,894 $ 305,382 $ 267,369 $ 235,795 $ 118,227 Total assets $ 7,116,358 $ 4,330,821 $ 3,357,572 $ 2,182,644 $ 1,759,855 Less: intangible assets 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 Tangible assets $ 7,106,625 $ 4,321,088 $ 3,347,839 $ 2,172,911 $ 1,750,122 Total Equity $ 556,989 $ 340,787 $ 299,124 $ 264,517 $ 236,884 Less: preferred equity — 5,502 5,502 5,502 5,502 Common Equity 556,989 335,285 293,622 259,015 231,382 Less: intangible assets 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 9,733 Tangible common equity (book value) $ 547,256 $ 325,552 $ 283,889 $ 249,282 $ 221,649 Tangible common equity (book value) divided by: $ 547,256 $ 325,552 $ 283,889 $ 249,282 $ 221,649 Tangible assets $ 7,106,625 $ 4,321,088 $ 3,347,839 $ 2,172,911 $ 1,750,122 Tangible common equity (book value) to Tangible assets ratio 7.7% 7.5% 8.5% 11.5% 12.7% Net income divided by: $ 60,555 $ 39,466 $ 30,134 $ 25,554 $ 12,369 Average tangible common equity $ 398,894 $ 305,382 $ 267,369 $ 235,795 $ 118,227 Return on average tangible common equity* 15.2% 12.9% 11.3% 10.8% 10.5% Common shares outstanding 10,920,569 8,295,272 8,312,918 8,217,274 8,196,310 Book value per share (GAAP) $ 51.00 $ 40.42 $ 35.32 $ 31.52 $ 28.23 Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)¹ $ 50.11 $ 39.25 $ 34.15 $ 30.34 $ 27.04 Total Revenue (GAAP)² $ 180,698 $ 141,924 $ 108,239 $ 83,177 $ 63,382 Less: Non-interest expense 87,312 74,518 59,955 43,471 32,745 Less: Gain (loss) on sale of securities 609 3,286 — (37) — Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue $ 92,777 $ 64,120 $ 48,284 $ 39,743 $ 30,637 For Year Ending

FAQ

How did Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (MCB) perform in Q1 2026?

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. reported net income of $31.4 million, or $2.92 per diluted share, for Q1 2026. Total revenues reached $88.5 million, up from $70.6 million a year earlier, reflecting higher net interest income and stronger profitability.

What were Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.’s key revenue and margin metrics for Q1 2026?

The company generated $88.5 million in total revenues and $85.9 million in net interest income during Q1 2026. Net interest margin was 4.08%, improving from 3.68% in the prior-year quarter as loan growth and funding cost reductions supported spread expansion.

How did MCB’s loans and deposits change as of March 31, 2026?

Total loans were $7.0 billion, up 11.1% year over year, while total deposits reached $7.7 billion, increasing 20.0% from March 31, 2025. Growth was broad-based across deposit verticals, supporting balance sheet expansion and earnings capacity.

What capital actions did Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. take in Q1 2026?

The company completed a public equity offering of about 2.3 million common shares at $85.00 per share, raising approximately $196.6 million in capital and net proceeds of about $186.8 million to fund organic growth and general corporate purposes.

What are MCB’s regulatory capital ratios after the Q1 2026 equity raise?

At March 31, 2026, the holding company’s total risk-based capital ratio was 14.6%, Tier 1 risk-based 13.4%, and Tier 1 leverage 11.6%. The bank subsidiary’s total risk-based capital ratio was 14.3%, and it remained categorized as “well capitalized.”

Did Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. change its dividend in Q1 2026?

Yes. On April 20, 2026, the board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per common share, up from the prior quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, reflecting confidence in ongoing earnings power and capital position.

How did asset quality and credit metrics trend for MCB in Q1 2026?

The non-performing loans-to-total loans ratio was 1.01% at March 31, 2026, down from 1.28% at December 31, 2025 but above 0.54% a year earlier. The allowance for credit losses stood at $82.1 million, or 1.16% of total loans.

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