STOCK TITAN

Pathfinder Bancorp (NASDAQ: PBHC) Q1 2026 earnings rebound as credit costs ease

Filing Impact
(High)
Filing Sentiment
(Neutral)
Form Type
8-K

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. reported first quarter 2026 net income attributable to common shareholders of $2.4 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, compared with a $5.6 million loss in the prior quarter and $3.0 million of net income a year earlier.

Net interest income was $10.3 million with a net interest margin of 3.10%, slightly above the prior quarter but below 3.31% a year ago. Loans were $895.2 million and deposits $1.21 billion, with core deposits rising to 82.01% of total deposits. Asset quality remains pressured, as nonperforming loans increased to 4.26% of total loans, while the allowance for credit losses was $29.0 million, or 3.24% of loans. The company recorded a small credit loss provision benefit of $168,000 and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share.

Positive

  • None.

Negative

  • None.

Insights

Pathfinder returned to profitability in Q1 2026, but with weaker margins and higher nonperforming loans.

Pathfinder Bancorp generated net income of $2.4 million in Q1 2026, or $0.38 per diluted share, after an $11.2 million credit loss provision drove a loss in Q4 2025. Pre-tax, pre-provision net income was $2.8 million, down from $4.1 million a year earlier.

Core balance sheet trends were mixed. Total loans of $895.2 million were slightly below the prior year, while commercial loans grew to $549.5 million. Deposits were $1.21 billion, with core deposits rising to 82.01% of total deposits, indicating a shift toward more stable funding.

Credit quality remains a key focus. Nonperforming loans rose to $38.2 million, or 4.26% of total loans, from 1.45% a year earlier, largely tied to identified higher-risk commercial relationships. The allowance for credit losses was $29.0 million (3.24% of loans), and Q1 saw a small provision benefit of $168,000 as net charge-offs dropped to an annualized 0.13%.

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition Financial
Disclosure of earnings results, typically an earnings press release or preliminary financials.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Net income attributable to common shareholders $2.4 million Q1 2026; vs $5.6 million loss in Q4 2025 and $3.0 million income in Q1 2025
Earnings per diluted share $0.38 Q1 2026; compared with $(0.88) in Q4 2025 and $0.47 in Q1 2025
Net interest income $10.3 million Q1 2026; down from $11.4 million in Q1 2025
Net interest margin 3.10% Q1 2026; 3.09% in Q4 2025 and 3.31% in Q1 2025
Total loans $895.2 million March 31, 2026; down from $912.2 million on March 31, 2025
Total deposits $1.21 billion March 31, 2026; $1.18 billion at December 31, 2025
Core deposits ratio 82.01% Core deposits as percentage of total deposits at March 31, 2026
Nonperforming loans ratio 4.26% Nonperforming loans as percentage of total loans at March 31, 2026
Allowance for credit losses $29.0 million (3.24% of loans) March 31, 2026; down from $29.4 million at December 31, 2025
Quarterly dividend per share $0.10 Cash dividend declared March 30, 2026, payable May 8, 2026
net interest margin financial
"Net interest margin (“NIM”) was 3.10% in the first quarter of 2026, compared to 3.09% in the linked quarter and 3.31% in the year-ago 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.
allowance for credit losses financial
"The ACL was $29.0 million, or 3.24% of total loans, on March 31, 2026, compared to $29.4 million, or 3.28% of loans, on December 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.
nonperforming loans financial
"Nonperforming loans were $38.2 million, or 4.26% of total loans on March 31, 2026, compared to $27.6 million, or 3.07%, of total loans on December 31, 2025."
Nonperforming loans are loans on which borrowers have stopped making the scheduled interest or principal payments for an extended period (commonly 90 days or more) or are otherwise in serious danger of default. Think of them as IOUs that aren’t being repaid: they tie up a lender’s money, reduce future interest income, and force the lender to hold extra reserves or take losses. For investors, a rising share of nonperforming loans signals weakening credit quality, higher potential losses, and greater risk to a bank’s profitability and capital.
pre-tax, pre-provision net income financial
"Pre-tax, pre-provision (“PTPP”) net income was $2.8 million in the first quarter of 2026, compared to $3.1 million for the fourth quarter 2025 and $4.1 million in the first quarter of 2025(1)."
A bank profitability measure that shows earnings before income taxes and before the reserves set aside for potential loan losses (provisions). It isolates core operating profit so investors can see how the business is performing before one-time tax effects and anticipated credit problems, much like checking an engine’s horsepower before loading the car — useful for comparing performance across periods and peers and judging resilience to loan losses.
efficiency ratio financial
"The efficiency ratio was 75.65% in the first quarter of 2026, compared to 74.96% for the fourth quarter of 2025 and 67.19% in the first quarter of 2025(1)."
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.
tangible common equity to tangible assets financial
"Company tangible common equity to tangible assets 1 | | | 8.03 % | | | 7.91 % | | | 7.92 % |"
Tangible common equity to tangible assets is a ratio that compares the amount of common shareholders’ capital after removing intangible items (like goodwill) to a company’s physical and financial assets after the same removal. It tells investors how much real, loss‑absorbing capital supports each dollar of tangible assets—think of it as the safety cushion under a car: the thicker the cushion, the more protection against unexpected losses.
Net income attributable to common shareholders $2.4 million
Diluted EPS $0.38
Net interest income $10.3 million
Net interest margin 3.10%
Total revenue (non-GAAP) $11.489 million
falsePATHFINDER BANCORP, INC.000160906500016090652026-04-292026-04-29

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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2026

 

img83633696_0.jpg

 

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission File Number: 001-36695

 

Maryland

38-3941859

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

214 West First Street, Oswego, NY 13126

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

 

(315) 343-0057

(Issuer's Telephone Number including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

 

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

PBHC

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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).

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 


Section 2 – Financial Information

 

Item 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 29, 2026, Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release disclosing its first quarter 2026 financial results. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

 

The information in Item 2.02 to this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth in such filing.

 

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Results

 

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release dated April 29, 2026

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 


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.

 

PATHFINDER BANCORP, INC.

Date:

April 29, 2026

By:

/s/ James A. Dowd

 

James A. Dowd

President and Chief Executive Officer


Exhibit 99.1

 

Investor/Media Contacts

James A. Dowd, President, CEO

Justin K. Bigham, Executive Vice President, CFO

Telephone: (315) 343-0057

Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. Announces Financial Results for the
First Quarter of 2026

Pathfinder earns $0.38 per share in the first quarter of 2026 while growing core deposits and
commercial loans, expanding net interest margin from the fourth quarter of 2025, and reporting
credit performance that benefited from last year’s loan portfolio review and reserve build

 

OSWEGO, N.Y., April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (“Pathfinder” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PBHC) announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

The holding company for Pathfinder Bank (“the Bank”) reported net income attributable to common shareholders of $2.4 million or $0.38 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2026, compared to a net loss of $5.6 million, or $0.88 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2025 and net income of $3.0 million or $0.47 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2025.

 

First Quarter 2026 Highlights and Key Developments

First quarter 2026 net income reflected a $168,000 provision benefit attributed to lower net charge offs and overall credit performance that resulted in a small reserve reduction for loans in the first three months of this year. Fourth quarter 2025’s net loss resulted primarily from an $11.2 million credit loss provision expense, reflecting a risk-based reserve build that increased the allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) following a forward-looking assessment of loans with unique risk characteristics identified through a comprehensive review of approximately 90% of the Bank’s commercial portfolio. First quarter 2025 provision expense was $457,000.
Specific reserves, including those previously established in conjunction with last year’s comprehensive commercial portfolio review, represented 63.8% of the Company’s ACL at the end of the first quarter of 2026. The ACL was $29.0 million, or 3.24% of total loans, on March 31, 2026, compared to $29.4 million, or 3.28% of loans, on December 31, 2025, and $17.4 million, or 1.91% of loans, on March 31, 2025.
Loans totaled $895.2 million at March 31, 2026, compared to $896.7 million at December 31, 2025, and $912.2 million on March 31, 2025. Commercial loans grew to $549.5 million or 61.4% of total loans at March 31, 2026, compared to $543.7 million at December 31, 2025, and $542.7 million at March 31, 2025.

1

 


 

Deposits totaled $1.21 billion at March 31, 2026, compared to $1.18 billion at December 31, 2025, and $1.26 billion at March 31, 2025. Core deposits grew to $993.7 million or 82.01% of total deposits at March 31, 2026, compared to $947.2 million at December 31, 2025, and $990.2 million at March 31, 2025.
Net interest income was $10.3 million in the first quarter of 2026, compared to $10.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 and $11.4 million in the first quarter of 2025. Net interest margin (“NIM”) was 3.10% in the first quarter of 2026, compared to 3.09% in the linked quarter and 3.31% in the year-ago period. Approximately $347,000 of net interest income and 10 basis points of NIM in the year-ago period reflected 2024 interest recovered from loans removed from nonaccrual status and income from prepayment fees in the first quarter of 2025.
Noninterest expense of $8.7 million represented 2.48% of average assets on an annualized basis in the first quarter of 2026, compared to $9.2 million or 2.51% of average assets in the fourth quarter of 2025 and $8.4 million or 2.33% of average assets in the first quarter of 2025.
The efficiency ratio was 75.65% in the first quarter of 2026, compared to 74.96% for the fourth quarter of 2025 and 67.19% in the first quarter of 2025(1).
Pre-tax, pre-provision (“PTPP”) net income was $2.8 million in the first quarter of 2026, compared to $3.1 million for the fourth quarter 2025 and $4.1 million in the first quarter of 2025(1).
Quarterly cash dividends payable to common stockholders of $0.10 per share were declared on March 30, 2026 and are payable on May 8, 2026.

 

“We’re pleased to report first quarter results that included positive earnings momentum, core-deposit and commercial-loan growth, and sequential-quarter NIM expansion, as well as lower net charge offs and overall credit performance that benefited from the comprehensive portfolio review and meaningful risk-based reserve build completed last year,” President and Chief Executive Officer James Dowd said. “We believe that the Company is appropriately reserved for potential exposures to the commercial credits with unique risk characteristics that we identified in 2025’s portfolio review.”

 

Dowd added, “Throughout 2026, we intend to continue strengthening Pathfinder’s relationship-based core deposit base and driving high-quality commercial loan growth, while intensifying efforts to prudently increase local residential and consumer lending within in our Central New York markets, supported by significant liquidity, a strong balance sheet, and a robust credit framework.”

 

2

 

(1) Non-GAAP financial metric. See “Notes on Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and non-GAAP reconciliation included herein for the most directly comparable financial measures.

 


 

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

First quarter 2026 net interest income was $10.3 million, a decrease of $170,000, or 1.6%, from the fourth quarter of 2025. A decrease in total interest and dividend income of $792,000 in the first quarter of 2026, from the linked quarter, was primarily attributed to an average yield decrease of 13 basis points on all interest-earning assets. A 26 basis point decrease in average loan yields in the first quarter of 2026, from the linked quarter, is primarily driven by the transfer of three commercial relationships to nonperforming status as well as maturities and payoffs of higher yielding loans and their replacement with new originations at lower rates. A 17 basis point increase in taxable securities average yield in the first quarter of 2026, from the linked quarter, reflected a decline in average taxable investment securities balances which the Company views as temporary. In addition, average balances of loans, taxable securities and tax-exempt securities declined in the first quarter of 2026, from the linked quarter, by $2.8 million, $23.4 million and $314,000, respectively. Compared to the linked quarter, first quarter 2026 income from loan interest, taxable securities, tax-exempt securities and dividends decreased by $626,000, $82,000, $50,000, and $34,000, respectively, while income from federal funds sold remained flat. A decrease in total interest expense in the first quarter of 2026, from the linked quarter, of $622,000 was attributed to a 17 basis point decline in the average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities, including a reduction of 23 basis points in the average cost of interest-bearing deposits that was partially offset by increases of 6 basis points in the average cost of borrowings and 161 basis points in the average cost of subordinated loans. Fourth quarter 2025 average cost of subordinated loans benefited by 136 basis points, or $103,000, from a reversal of deferred expenses related to subordinated notes that reset from fixed to floating-rate interest after October 15, 2025.

First quarter 2026 NIM was 3.10%, compared to 3.09% in the linked quarter. The 1 basis point increase from the linked quarter resulted from a reduction in the cost of interest-bearing deposits and other liabilities, which more than offset lower earning asset yields.

 

First quarter 2026 net interest income was $10.3 million, a decrease of $1.1 million, or 9.4%, from the year-ago period. Approximately $347,000 of first quarter 2025 net interest income reflected 2024 interest recovered from loans removed from nonaccrual status and income from prepayment fees. A decrease in total interest and dividend income of $1.9 million in the first quarter of 2026, from the year-ago period, was primarily attributed to an average yield decrease of 38 basis points on all interest-earning assets. Average loan yields decreased 49 basis points from the year-ago period, reflecting in part a 15 basis point benefit recognized in the first quarter of 2025 attributable to 2024 interest recovered on loans removed from nonaccrual status and income from prepayment fees. The remaining decrease was driven by maturities and payoffs of higher-yielding loans, new originations at lower rates, and elevated nonperforming loans for which specific reserves were established as appropriate prior to the first quarter of 2026. A 14 basis point decrease in taxable securities average yield in the first quarter of 2026, from the year-ago period, reflected a decline in average taxable investment securities balances which the Company views as temporary, as well as decrease in average yield due to a declining rate environment. In addition, average balances of loans, taxable securities and tax-exempt securities declined in the first quarter of 2026, from the year-ago period, by $14.1 million, $39.3 million, and $1.0 million, respectively. Compared to the year-ago period, first quarter 2026 decreases in income from loan interest, taxable securities, tax-exempt securities, and dividends of $1.3 million, $586,000, $67,000, and $44,000, respectively, were partially offset by an increase in income from federal funds sold of $73,000. A decrease in total interest expense in the first quarter of 2026, from the year-ago period, of $868,000 was attributed to a 22 basis point decline in the average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities, including a reduction of 31 basis points in the average cost of interest-bearing deposits that was partially offset

3


 

by an increase of 34 basis points in the average cost of borrowings, as well as an increase of 230 basis points in the average cost of subordinated loans that reset from bearing fixed to floating-rate interest after October 15, 2025.

 

First quarter 2026 NIM was 3.10%, compared to 3.31% in the year-ago period. The decrease of 21 basis points primarily reflected lower earning asset yields that more than offset the reduction in the cost of interest-bearing deposits and other liabilities. In addition, approximately 10 basis points of NIM in the year-ago period reflected 2024 interest recovered from loans removed from nonaccrual status and income from prepayment fees in the first quarter of 2025.

 

Noninterest Income

First quarter 2026 noninterest income totaled $1.1 million, including a loss of $203,000 for fair value adjustments made in the period to $6.3 million in substandard loans that were transferred to held-for-sale status in the fourth quarter of 2025. Active sale negotiations remain ongoing. Fourth quarter 2025 noninterest income of $1.3 million included a loss of $398,000 that was recorded with the initial transfer of these same loans to held-for-sale status, as well as a loss of $37,000 on the sale of premises and equipment, and a reduction of $115,000 for final settlement costs associated with the insurance agency business sold in October 2024. First quarter 2025 noninterest income totaled $1.2 million.

 

Compared to the linked quarter, first quarter 2026 noninterest income reflected increases of $27,000 in debit card interchange fees and $26,000 in earnings and gain on BOLI, as well as a decrease of $5,000 in service charges on deposit accounts. In addition, compared to the linked quarter, first quarter 2026 noninterest income also reflected increases of $53,000 in gains on sales of loans and foreclosed real estate and $14,000 in loan servicing fees, as well as decreases of $591,000 in net unrealized gains on marketable equity securities and $2,000 in net realized losses on sales and redemptions of investment securities. Net unrealized gains on marketable equity securities, which include two limited partnership equity method investments, remains a variable contributor to noninterest income, decreasing $591,000 in the first quarter of 2026 from the linked quarter.

Compared to the year-ago period, first quarter 2026 noninterest income reflected increases of $94,000 in earnings and gains on BOLI, $138,000 in debit card interchange fees, and $2,000 in service charges on deposit accounts. In addition, compared to the year-ago period, first quarter 2026 noninterest income included increases of $121,000 in gains on sales of loans and foreclosed real estate and $3,000 in net realized losses on sales and redemptions of investment securities, as well as decreases of $142,000 in net unrealized gains on marketable equity securities and $12,000 in loan servicing fees. Net unrealized gains on marketable equity securities, which include two limited partnership equity method investments, remains a variable contributor to noninterest income, decreasing $142,000 in the first quarter of 2026 from the year-ago quarter.

 

 

4


 

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense totaled $8.7 million in the first quarter of 2026, compared to $9.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 and $8.4 million in the first quarter of 2025.

 

Salaries and benefits expense was $4.9 million in the first quarter of 2026, decreasing $67,000 from the linked quarter and increasing $407,000 from the year-ago period. The decrease from the linked period primarily reflected seasonally higher employee benefit expenses and a year-end pension plan expense adjustment in the fourth quarter of 2025, partially offset by general increases in salaries and seasonal payroll tax fluctuations recognized during the first quarter of 2026. The increase from the year-ago period was primarily driven by general increases in salaries and strategic changes in workforce composition since early 2025, with the addition of more senior, key personnel across the organization, as well as higher payroll taxes and stock-based compensation in the first quarter of 2026.

 

Building and occupancy expense was $1.3 million in the first quarter of 2026, decreasing $10,000 from the linked quarter and decreasing $20,000 from the year-ago quarter. The decreases from the linked and year-ago quarters reflected modest reductions across multiple building and occupancy expense categories, partially offset by higher utilities costs.

 

Data processing expense was $733,000 in the first quarter of 2026, increasing $35,000 from the linked quarter and increasing $67,000 from the year-ago period. The increases from the linked and year-ago quarters reflected higher costs primarily associated with data, ATM, and other technology maintenance costs.

 

Other expenses were $475,000 in the first quarter of 2026, decreasing $323,000 from the linked quarter and $216,000 from the year-ago period. The decrease from the linked quarter reflected a one-time $100,000 charitable contribution and $162,000 in fees related to the aforementioned loans held-for-sale during the fourth quarter of 2025. The year-over-year decrease reflected a heightened focus on practices and procedures as they relate to procurement, vendors, and accounts-payable, as well as a general emphasis on operating expense discipline.

 

Annualized noninterest expense represented 2.48% of average assets in the first quarter of 2026, compared to 2.51% and 2.33% in the linked and year-ago periods. The efficiency ratio was 75.65% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 74.96% and 67.19% in the linked and year-ago periods, respectively(2).

Net Income

First quarter 2026 net income attributable to common shareholders was $2.4 million, or $0.38 per basic and diluted share, compared to a fourth quarter 2025 net loss attributable to common shareholders of $5.6 million, or $0.89 per basic share and $0.88 per diluted share, and first quarter 2025 net income of $3.0 million, or $0.48 per basic share and $0.47 per diluted share.

5

 

(2) Non-GAAP financial metric. See “Notes on Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and non-GAAP reconciliation included herein for the most directly comparable financial measures.


 

Statement of Financial Condition

As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s statement of financial condition reflects total assets of $1.42 billion, compared to $1.43 billion on December 31, 2025, and $1.50 billion on March 31, 2025.

 

Loans totaled $895.2 million on March 31, 2026, decreasing $1.5 million or 0.2% during the first quarter of 2026 and $16.9 million or 1.9% from one year prior. Consumer and residential loans totaled $347.0 million on March 31, 2026, decreasing $7.3 million or 2.1% during the first quarter of 2026 and $24.0 million or 6.5% from one year prior. Commercial loans totaled $549.5 million on March 31, 2026, increasing $5.8 million or 1.1% during the first quarter of 2026 and $6.7 million or 1.2% from one year prior.

 

Investment securities totaled $401.6 million on March 31, 2026, decreasing $11.6 million or 2.8% from the linked quarter and $42.5 million or 9.6% from the year-ago period. The decrease from December 31, 2025 was primarily due to $16.6 million of prepayments in mortgage obligation securities and $2.1 million of calls. The decrease from March 31, 2025 was primarily driven by $47.4 million in prepayments and $17.2 million in calls.

 

With respect to liabilities, deposits totaled $1.21 billion on March 31, 2026, increasing $27.9 million or 2.4% during the first quarter of 2026 and decreasing $52.8 million or 4.2% from one year prior. The increase from December 31, 2025 reflects growth in MMDA deposits and both interest- and non-interest-bearing demand deposits, partially offset by runoff of higher-cost time deposits. The decrease from March 31, 2025 was primarily driven by runoff of higher-cost brokered deposits and time deposits, partially offset by growth in MMDA deposits and both interest- and non-interest-bearing demand deposits.

 

Core deposits totaled $993.7 million on March 31, 2026, increasing $46.5 million or 4.9% during the first quarter of 2026 and increasing $3.5 million or 0.4% from one year prior.

 

Shareholders’ equity totaled $123.6 million on March 31, 2026, increasing $1.1 million or 0.9% during the first quarter of 2026 and decreasing $1.3 million or 1.1% from one year prior. The increase from December 31, 2025 primarily reflected a $1.8 million increase in retained earnings, a $1.3 million decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) and a $705,000 increase in additional paid in capital.

 

Asset Quality

The Company’s asset quality metrics reflect ongoing efforts the Bank is undertaking as part of its commitment to continuously improve its credit risk management approach.

 

Nonperforming loans were $38.2 million, or 4.26% of total loans on March 31, 2026, compared to $27.6 million, or 3.07%, of total loans on December 31, 2025, and $13.2 million or 1.45% of total loans on March 31, 2025. The increase primarily reflected certain legacy loans associated with two commercial relationships that may have been less than 90 days delinquent but were identified as having unique risk characteristics through the Company’s 2025 portfolio review, and specific reserves for these exposures were established as appropriate prior to the first quarter of 2026.

 

Net charge-offs (“NCOs”) after recoveries declined to $284,000, or an annualized 0.13% of average loans in the first quarter of 2026, from $604,000, or 0.27%, in the linked quarter and $340,000, or 0.15% in the year-ago

6


 

period. First quarter 2026 NCOs benefited from $481,000 in recoveries in the first three months of the year, primarily attributed to one commercial loan relationship recovery of $312,500.

 

A credit loss provision benefit of $168,000 was recorded in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting lower net charge offs and overall credit performance that resulted in a small reserve release in the first three months of this year. Provision for credit loss expense was $11.2 million in the linked quarter, reflecting a $10.8 million increase in the Company’s ACL in the period in conjunction with December 2025’s completion of the Company’s comprehensive commercial loan portfolio review. Provision expense was $457,000 in the year-ago period.

 

The Company believes it is sufficiently collateralized and reserved, with an ACL of $29.0 million on March 31, 2026, compared to $29.4 million on December 31, 2025, and $17.4 million on March 31, 2025. As a percentage of total loans, ACL represented 3.24% on March 31, 2026, 3.28% on December 31, 2025, and 1.91% on March 31, 2025.

 

Specific reserves, including those established in conjunction with 2025’s comprehensive commercial portfolio review, represented 63.8% of the Company’s ACL at the end of the first quarter of 2026.

 

Liquidity

The Company has diligently ensured a strong liquidity profile as of March 31, 2026 to meet its ongoing financial obligations. The Bank’s liquidity management, as evaluated by its cash reserves and operational cash flows from loan repayments and investment securities, remains robust and is effectively managed by the institution’s leadership.

 

The Bank’s analysis indicates that expected cash inflows from loans and investment securities are more than sufficient to meet all projected financial obligations. Total deposits were $1.21 billion on March 31, 2026, compared to $1.18 billion on December 31, 2025, and $1.26 billion on March 31, 2026. Core deposits, as a percentage of total deposits, represented 82.01% on March 31, 2026, compared to 79.78% on December 31, 2025, and 78.31% on March 31, 2025. The Bank continues to implement strategic initiatives to enhance its core deposit franchise, including targeted marketing campaigns and customer engagement programs aimed at deepening banking relationships and enhancing deposit stability.

 

On March 31, 2026, Pathfinder Bancorp had an available additional funding capacity of $138.5 million with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and $45.0 million with the Federal Reserve Bank, which complements its liquidity reserves. Moreover, the Bank maintains additional unused credit lines totaling $15.0 million, which provide a buffer for additional funding needs. These facilities, including access to the Federal Reserve’s Discount Window, are part of a comprehensive liquidity strategy that ensures flexibility and readiness to respond to any funding requirements.

 

Cash Dividend Declared

On March 30, 2026, Pathfinder’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share for holders of both voting common and non-voting common stock.

 

7


 

In addition, this dividend also extends to the notional shares of the Company’s warrants. Shareholders registered by April 17, 2026 will be eligible for the dividend, which is scheduled for disbursement on May 8, 2026. This distribution aligns with Pathfinder Bancorp’s philosophy of consistent and reliable delivery of shareholder value.

Evaluating the Company’s market performance, the closing stock price as of March 31, 2026 stood at $12.76 per share. This positions the annualized dividend yield at 3.13%.

About Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.

Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC) is the bank holding company for Pathfinder Bank, which serves Central New York customers throughout Oswego, Syracuse, and their neighboring communities. Strategically located branches, as well as diversified consumer, mortgage, and commercial loan portfolios, reflect the state-chartered Bank’s commitment to in-market relationships and local customer service. The Company also offers investment services to individuals and businesses. More information is available at pathfinderbank.com and ir.pathfinderbank.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained herein are “forward looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expected earnings normalization, future credit costs, the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses, reduced incremental reserve pressure, potential expansion of regulatory capital ratios, dividend sustainability, liquidity capacity, funding availability, and the Company’s business strategy and outlook for 2026 and beyond.

 

Forward-looking statements are generally identified by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project” or similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs, such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may.” These forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations of the Company’s and the Bank’s management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive and regulatory uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company’s and the Bank’s control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change.

 

Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors. Although it is not possible to identify all factors that may cause actual results to differ, such include, but are not limited to: risks related to the real estate and economic environment, particularly in the market areas in which the Company and the Bank operate; fiscal and monetary policies of the U.S. Government; inflation; changes in prevailing interested rates; changes in government regulations affecting financial institutions, including regulatory compliance costs and capital requirements; the risk that actual credit losses, borrower performance, collateral values, or loan migration patterns differ from management’s forward-looking estimates or assumptions; fluctuations in the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses; decreases in deposit levels or changes in deposit mix that may necessitate increased borrowing to fund loans and investments; access to wholesale or other funding sources; operational risks including, cybersecurity, fraud, model risk and natural disasters; credit risk management; and the risk that the Company may not be successful in the implementation of its business strategy.

 

Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which are available at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. While the Company believes it has identified and discussed the material risks affecting its business, there may be additional risks and uncertainties not currently known or considered immaterial that could affect the forward-looking statements made herein.

 

Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as predictions of future results. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to

8


 

update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

 

Notes on Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures, including, but not limited to the efficiency ratio, pre-tax, pre-provision net income, tangible common equity, tangible book value per share, and return on average tangible common equity. For purposes of Regulation G, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a registrant’s historical or future financial performance, financial position, or cash flows that excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding amounts, that are included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of including amounts, that are excluded from the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

 

The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors by assisting in the evaluation of the Company’s operating performance, operating efficiency, financial condition, and trends, and by facilitating comparisons with prior periods and with peer institutions. In particular, management uses these measures to assess expense control relative to revenue generation, underlying profitability excluding certain non-recurring or non-operational items, and capital strength on a basis that it believes is meaningful for internal planning and external analysis.

 

These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and should be considered only in conjunction with the Company’s GAAP financial results.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation G, the Company has provided reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures within this release.

9


 

PATHFINDER BANCORP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA:

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

13,915

 

 

$

11,521

 

 

$

19,317

 

 

$

16,183

 

 

$

18,606

 

Interest-earning deposits

 

 

25,244

 

 

 

19,649

 

 

 

21,255

 

 

 

15,292

 

 

 

32,862

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

 

39,159

 

 

 

31,170

 

 

 

40,572

 

 

 

31,475

 

 

 

51,468

 

Available-for-sale securities, at fair value

 

 

272,971

 

 

 

276,815

 

 

 

294,457

 

 

 

300,951

 

 

 

284,051

 

Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost

 

 

122,432

 

 

 

130,324

 

 

 

142,538

 

 

 

157,892

 

 

 

155,704

 

Marketable equity securities, at fair value

 

 

6,207

 

 

 

6,034

 

 

 

5,352

 

 

 

4,881

 

 

 

4,401

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

 

 

2,169

 

 

 

2,560

 

 

 

3,488

 

 

 

5,278

 

 

 

2,906

 

Loans held-for-sale

 

 

5,700

 

 

 

5,900

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,161

 

 

 

-

 

Loans, net of deferred fees

 

 

895,202

 

 

 

896,670

 

 

 

898,520

 

 

 

909,723

 

 

 

912,150

 

Less: Allowance for credit losses

 

 

28,966

 

 

 

29,436

 

 

 

18,654

 

 

 

15,983

 

 

 

17,407

 

Loans receivable, net

 

 

866,236

 

 

 

867,234

 

 

 

879,866

 

 

 

893,740

 

 

 

894,743

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

 

17,882

 

 

 

18,008

 

 

 

18,760

 

 

 

19,047

 

 

 

19,233

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

1,072

 

 

 

1,098

 

 

 

1,124

 

 

 

1,115

 

 

 

1,356

 

Finance lease right-of-use assets

 

 

15,687

 

 

 

15,885

 

 

 

16,082

 

 

 

16,280

 

 

 

16,478

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

5,832

 

 

 

6,328

 

 

 

6,498

 

 

 

6,889

 

 

 

6,748

 

Foreclosed real estate

 

 

137

 

 

 

137

 

 

 

137

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

-

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

5,205

 

 

 

5,362

 

 

 

5,518

 

 

 

5,675

 

 

 

5,832

 

Goodwill

 

 

5,056

 

 

 

5,056

 

 

 

5,056

 

 

 

5,056

 

 

 

5,056

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

 

31,631

 

 

 

31,374

 

 

 

31,145

 

 

 

31,045

 

 

 

24,889

 

Other assets

 

 

24,606

 

 

 

23,351

 

 

 

21,675

 

 

 

22,551

 

 

 

22,472

 

Total assets

 

$

1,421,982

 

 

$

1,426,636

 

 

$

1,472,268

 

 

$

1,505,119

 

 

$

1,495,337

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

$

1,005,092

 

 

$

987,471

 

 

$

1,028,782

 

 

$

1,030,155

 

 

$

1,061,166

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

 

206,635

 

 

 

196,377

 

 

 

196,299

 

 

 

191,732

 

 

 

203,314

 

Total deposits

 

 

1,211,727

 

 

 

1,183,848

 

 

 

1,225,081

 

 

 

1,221,887

 

 

 

1,264,480

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

15,000

 

 

 

44,000

 

 

 

38,000

 

 

 

75,500

 

 

 

27,000

 

Long-term borrowings

 

 

12,374

 

 

 

14,074

 

 

 

18,702

 

 

 

20,977

 

 

 

17,628

 

Subordinated debt

 

 

30,155

 

 

 

30,155

 

 

 

30,258

 

 

 

30,206

 

 

 

30,156

 

Accrued interest payable

 

 

451

 

 

 

424

 

 

 

1,134

 

 

 

813

 

 

 

844

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

1,282

 

 

 

1,304

 

 

 

1,326

 

 

 

1,313

 

 

 

1,560

 

Finance lease liabilities

 

 

16,295

 

 

 

16,390

 

 

 

16,479

 

 

 

16,566

 

 

 

16,655

 

Other liabilities

 

 

11,115

 

 

 

13,990

 

 

 

14,949

 

 

 

13,444

 

 

 

12,118

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,298,399

 

 

 

1,304,185

 

 

 

1,345,929

 

 

 

1,380,706

 

 

 

1,370,441

 

Shareholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voting common stock shares issued and outstanding

 

 

4,876,213

 

 

 

4,805,361

 

 

 

4,794,225

 

 

 

4,788,109

 

 

 

4,761,182

 

Voting common stock

 

$

49

 

 

$

48

 

 

$

48

 

 

$

48

 

 

$

48

 

Non-voting common stock

 

 

14

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

14

 

Additional paid in capital

 

 

55,095

 

 

 

54,390

 

 

 

53,974

 

 

 

53,645

 

 

 

53,103

 

Retained earnings

 

 

75,140

 

 

 

73,366

 

 

 

79,560

 

 

 

79,564

 

 

 

80,163

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(6,715

)

 

 

(5,367

)

 

 

(7,257

)

 

 

(8,858

)

 

 

(8,432

)

Total shareholders' equity

 

 

123,583

 

 

 

122,451

 

 

 

126,339

 

 

 

124,413

 

 

 

124,896

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

1,421,982

 

 

$

1,426,636

 

 

$

1,472,268

 

 

$

1,505,119

 

 

$

1,495,337

 

 

The above information is unaudited and preliminary, based on the Company's data available at the time of presentation.

10


 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT DATA:

 

Q1

 

 

Q4

 

 

Q3

 

 

Q2

 

 

Q1

 

Interest and dividend income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, including fees

 

$

12,357

 

 

$

12,983

 

 

$

13,799

 

 

$

13,106

 

 

$

13,672

 

Debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

 

4,599

 

 

 

4,681

 

 

 

5,307

 

 

 

5,522

 

 

 

5,185

 

Tax-exempt

 

 

335

 

 

 

385

 

 

 

455

 

 

 

465

 

 

 

402

 

Dividends

 

 

49

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

93

 

Federal funds sold and interest-earning deposits

 

 

162

 

 

 

162

 

 

 

131

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

89

 

Total interest and dividend income

 

 

17,502

 

 

 

18,294

 

 

 

19,736

 

 

 

19,182

 

 

 

19,441

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on deposits

 

 

6,133

 

 

 

6,768

 

 

 

6,957

 

 

 

7,318

 

 

 

6,945

 

Interest on short-term borrowings

 

 

266

 

 

 

365

 

 

 

566

 

 

 

495

 

 

 

545

 

Interest on long-term borrowings

 

 

114

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

127

 

 

 

72

 

 

 

65

 

Interest on subordinated debt

 

 

649

 

 

 

528

 

 

 

486

 

 

 

483

 

 

 

475

 

Total interest expense

 

 

7,162

 

 

 

7,784

 

 

 

8,136

 

 

 

8,368

 

 

 

8,030

 

Net interest income

 

 

10,340

 

 

 

10,510

 

 

 

11,600

 

 

 

10,814

 

 

 

11,411

 

(Benefit from) provision for credit losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

 

(186

)

 

 

11,385

 

 

 

3,341

 

 

 

1,173

 

 

 

504

 

Held-to-maturity securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

(86

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

-

 

Unfunded commitments

 

 

18

 

 

 

(105

)

 

 

153

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

(47

)

Total (benefit from) provision for credit losses, net

 

 

(168

)

 

 

11,194

 

 

 

3,494

 

 

 

1,197

 

 

 

457

 

Net interest income after provision for (benefit from) credit losses

 

 

10,508

 

 

 

(684

)

 

 

8,106

 

 

 

9,617

 

 

 

10,954

 

Noninterest income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

 

376

 

 

 

381

 

 

 

404

 

 

 

380

 

 

 

374

 

Earnings and gain on bank owned life insurance

 

 

256

 

 

 

230

 

 

 

286

 

 

 

156

 

 

 

162

 

Loan servicing fees

 

 

89

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

97

 

 

 

101

 

Net realized losses on sales and redemptions of investment securities

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(12

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(8

)

Loss on asset sale

 

 

-

 

 

 

(115

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Net unrealized gains on marketable equity securities

 

 

76

 

 

 

667

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

420

 

 

 

218

 

Gains on sales of loans and foreclosed real estate

 

 

186

 

 

 

133

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

65

 

Fair value adjustment to loans held-for-sale 1

 

 

(203

)

 

 

(398

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3,064

)

 

 

-

 

Loss on sale of premises and equipment

 

 

-

 

 

 

(37

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Debit card interchange fees

 

 

139

 

 

 

112

 

 

 

217

 

 

 

180

 

 

 

1

 

Other charges, commissions & fees

 

 

213

 

 

 

268

 

 

 

229

 

 

 

230

 

 

 

284

 

Total noninterest income (loss)

 

 

1,127

 

 

 

1,313

 

 

 

1,503

 

 

 

(1,518

)

 

 

1,197

 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

 

4,857

 

 

 

4,924

 

 

 

5,005

 

 

 

4,525

 

 

 

4,450

 

Building and occupancy

 

 

1,327

 

 

 

1,337

 

 

 

1,399

 

 

 

1,230

 

 

 

1,347

 

Data processing

 

 

733

 

 

 

698

 

 

 

641

 

 

 

667

 

 

 

666

 

Professional and other services

 

 

680

 

 

 

657

 

 

 

709

 

 

 

778

 

 

 

606

 

Advertising

 

 

89

 

 

 

155

 

 

 

86

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

141

 

FDIC assessments

 

 

204

 

 

 

204

 

 

 

171

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

229

 

Audits and exams

 

 

140

 

 

 

169

 

 

 

132

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

114

 

Amortization expense

 

 

157

 

 

 

157

 

 

 

156

 

 

 

157

 

 

 

157

 

Community service activities

 

 

21

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

11

 

Foreclosed real estate expenses

 

 

9

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

21

 

Other expenses

 

 

475

 

 

 

798

 

 

 

602

 

 

 

510

 

 

 

691

 

Total noninterest expense

 

 

8,692

 

 

 

9,150

 

 

 

8,937

 

 

 

8,061

 

 

 

8,433

 

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

 

 

2,943

 

 

 

(8,521

)

 

 

672

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

3,718

 

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

 

530

 

 

 

(2,957

)

 

 

46

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

744

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

2,413

 

 

$

(5,564

)

 

$

626

 

 

$

31

 

 

$

2,974

 

Voting Earnings per common share - basic

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

(0.89

)

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

0.48

 

Voting Earnings per common share - diluted

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

(0.88

)

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

0.47

 

Series A Non-Voting Earnings per common share- basic

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

(0.89

)

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

0.48

 

Series A Non-Voting Earnings per common share- diluted

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

(0.88

)

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

0.47

 

Dividends per common share (Voting and Series A Non-Voting)

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.10

 

 

1 The loss reflects a valuation adjustment “Lower-of-cost-or-market" adjustment on loans held for sale to their estimated market value based on active sale negotiations.

 

 

The above information is unaudited and preliminary, based on the Company's data available at the time of presentation.

11


 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:

 

Q1

 

 

Q4

 

 

Q3

 

 

Q2

 

 

Q1

 

Selected Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets

 

 

0.68

%

 

 

-1.54

%

 

 

0.17

%

 

 

0.01

%

 

 

0.81

%

Return on average common equity

 

 

7.78

%

 

 

-17.29

%

 

 

1.98

%

 

 

0.10

%

 

 

9.64

%

Return on average equity

 

 

7.78

%

 

 

-17.29

%

 

 

1.98

%

 

 

0.10

%

 

 

9.64

%

Return on average tangible common equity 1

 

 

8.61

%

 

 

-18.67

%

 

 

2.17

%

 

 

0.11

%

 

 

10.73

%

Net interest margin

 

 

3.10

%

 

 

3.09

%

 

 

3.34

%

 

 

3.11

%

 

 

3.31

%

Loans / deposits

 

 

73.88

%

 

 

75.74

%

 

 

73.34

%

 

 

74.45

%

 

 

72.14

%

Core deposits/deposits 2

 

 

82.01

%

 

 

79.78

%

 

 

78.37

%

 

 

78.47

%

 

 

78.31

%

Annualized non-interest expense / average assets

 

 

2.48

%

 

 

2.51

%

 

 

2.40

%

 

 

2.18

%

 

 

2.33

%

Commercial real estate / risk-based capital 3

 

 

189.84

%

 

 

190.37

%

 

 

174.67

%

 

 

183.34

%

 

 

182.62

%

Efficiency ratio 1

 

 

75.65

%

 

 

74.96

%

 

 

68.78

%

 

 

65.66

%

 

 

67.19

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Selected Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average yield on loans

 

 

5.48

%

 

 

5.74

%

 

 

6.09

%

 

 

5.75

%

 

 

5.97

%

Average cost of interest-bearing deposits

 

 

2.45

%

 

 

2.68

%

 

 

2.71

%

 

 

2.81

%

 

 

2.76

%

Average cost of total deposits, including noninterest-bearing

 

 

2.06

%

 

 

2.24

%

 

 

2.28

%

 

 

2.37

%

 

 

2.29

%

Deposits/branch

 

$

100,977

 

 

$

98,654

 

 

$

102,090

 

 

$

101,824

 

 

$

105,373

 

Pre-tax, pre-provision net income 1

 

$

2,797

 

 

$

3,056

 

 

$

4,057

 

 

$

4,216

 

 

$

4,118

 

Total revenue 1

 

$

11,489

 

 

$

12,206

 

 

$

12,994

 

 

$

12,277

 

 

$

12,551

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share and Per Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends per share

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.10

 

Book value per common share

 

$

19.75

 

 

$

19.80

 

 

$

20.46

 

 

$

20.17

 

 

$

20.33

 

Tangible book value per common share 1

 

$

18.11

 

 

$

18.11

 

 

$

18.75

 

 

$

18.43

 

 

$

18.56

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding - Voting

 

 

4,838

 

 

 

4,799

 

 

 

4,790

 

 

 

4,769

 

 

 

4,749

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding - Voting

 

 

4,885

 

 

 

4,859

 

 

 

4,842

 

 

 

4,811

 

 

 

4,819

 

Basic earnings per share - Voting  4

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

(0.89

)

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

0.48

 

Diluted earnings per share - Voting  4

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

(0.88

)

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

0.47

 

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding - Series A Non-Voting

 

 

1,380

 

 

 

1,380

 

 

 

1,380

 

 

 

1,380

 

 

 

1,380

 

Basic earnings per share - Series A Non-Voting  4

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

(0.89

)

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

0.48

 

Diluted earnings per share - Series A Non-Voting  4

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

(0.88

)

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

0.47

 

Common shares outstanding at period end

 

 

6,256

 

 

 

6,186

 

 

 

6,175

 

 

 

6,168

 

 

 

6,141

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. Capital Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company tangible common equity to tangible assets 1

 

 

8.03

%

 

 

7.91

%

 

 

7.92

%

 

 

7.61

%

 

 

7.68

%

Company Total Core Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

 

 

16.18

%

 

 

15.57

%

 

 

15.81

%

 

 

15.97

%

 

 

15.89

%

Company Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

 

 

12.43

%

 

 

12.29

%

 

 

12.17

%

 

 

12.31

%

 

 

12.24

%

Company Tier 1 Common Equity (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

 

 

11.92

%

 

 

11.78

%

 

 

11.68

%

 

 

11.81

%

 

 

11.75

%

Company Tier 1 Capital (to Assets)

 

 

8.95

%

 

 

8.57

%

 

 

8.79

%

 

 

8.75

%

 

 

8.82

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pathfinder Bank Capital Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank Total Core Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

 

 

14.87

%

 

 

14.72

%

 

 

14.71

%

 

 

14.87

%

 

 

14.86

%

Bank Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

 

 

13.59

%

 

 

13.45

%

 

 

13.45

%

 

 

13.62

%

 

 

13.61

%

Bank Tier 1 Common Equity (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

 

 

13.59

%

 

 

13.45

%

 

 

13.45

%

 

 

13.62

%

 

 

13.61

%

Bank Tier 1 Capital (to Assets)

 

 

9.79

%

 

 

9.41

%

 

 

9.72

%

 

 

9.68

%

 

 

9.80

%

 

1 Non-GAAP financial metrics. See non-GAAP reconciliation included herein for the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

2 Non-brokered deposits excluding certificates of deposit of $250,000 or more.

3 Construction and development, multifamily, and non-owner occupied CRE loans as a percentage of Pathfinder Bank total capital.

4 Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated based upon the two-class method.

 

The above information is unaudited and preliminary, based on the Company's data available at the time of presentation.

 

 

12


 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

ASSET QUALITY:

 

Q1

 

 

Q4

 

 

Q3

 

 

Q2

 

 

Q1

 

Total loan charge-offs

 

$

765

 

 

$

767

 

 

$

923

 

 

$

2,844

 

 

$

508

 

Total recoveries

 

 

481

 

 

 

163

 

 

 

253

 

 

 

247

 

 

 

168

 

Net loan charge-offs

 

 

284

 

 

 

604

 

 

 

670

 

 

 

2,597

 

 

 

340

 

Allowance for credit losses at period end

 

 

28,966

 

 

 

29,436

 

 

 

18,654

 

 

 

15,983

 

 

 

17,407

 

Nonperforming loans at period end

 

 

38,160

 

 

 

27,561

 

 

 

23,305

 

 

 

11,689

 

 

 

13,232

 

Nonperforming assets at period end

 

$

38,297

 

 

$

27,698

 

 

$

23,442

 

 

$

11,772

 

 

$

13,232

 

Annualized net loan charge-offs to average loans

 

 

0.13

%

 

 

0.27

%

 

 

0.30

%

 

 

1.14

%

 

 

0.15

%

Allowance for credit losses to period end loans

 

 

3.24

%

 

 

3.28

%

 

 

2.08

%

 

 

1.76

%

 

 

1.91

%

Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans

 

 

75.91

%

 

 

106.80

%

 

 

80.04

%

 

 

136.74

%

 

 

131.55

%

Nonperforming loans to period end loans

 

 

4.26

%

 

 

3.07

%

 

 

2.59

%

 

 

1.28

%

 

 

1.45

%

Nonperforming assets to period end assets

 

 

2.69

%

 

 

1.94

%

 

 

1.59

%

 

 

0.78

%

 

 

0.88

%

 

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

LOAN COMPOSITION:

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

1-4 family first-lien residential mortgages

 

$

234,027

 

 

$

239,692

 

 

$

238,975

 

 

$

240,833

 

 

$

243,854

 

Residential construction

 

 

1,259

 

 

 

2,039

 

 

 

1,406

 

 

 

3,520

 

 

 

3,162

 

Commercial real estate

 

 

384,739

 

 

 

380,311

 

 

 

371,683

 

 

 

381,575

 

 

 

381,479

 

Commercial lines of credit

 

 

80,238

 

 

 

75,371

 

 

 

79,021

 

 

 

75,487

 

 

 

65,074

 

Other commercial and industrial

 

 

77,863

 

 

 

81,210

 

 

 

86,687

 

 

 

85,578

 

 

 

91,644

 

Paycheck protection program loans

 

 

49

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

96

 

Tax exempt commercial loans

 

 

6,581

 

 

 

6,716

 

 

 

6,229

 

 

 

6,349

 

 

 

4,446

 

Home equity and junior liens

 

 

51,442

 

 

 

49,783

 

 

 

50,106

 

 

 

49,339

 

 

 

52,315

 

Other consumer

 

 

60,278

 

 

 

62,825

 

 

 

65,694

 

 

 

68,439

 

 

 

71,681

 

Subtotal loans

 

 

896,476

 

 

 

898,010

 

 

 

899,875

 

 

 

911,205

 

 

 

913,751

 

Deferred loan fees

 

 

(1,274

)

 

 

(1,340

)

 

 

(1,355

)

 

 

(1,482

)

 

 

(1,601

)

Total loans

 

$

895,202

 

 

$

896,670

 

 

$

898,520

 

 

$

909,723

 

 

$

912,150

 

 

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

DEPOSIT COMPOSITION:

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

Savings accounts

 

$

127,044

 

 

$

122,718

 

 

$

123,958

 

 

$

129,252

 

 

$

129,898

 

Time accounts

 

 

283,693

 

 

 

317,201

 

 

 

333,211

 

 

 

341,063

 

 

 

349,673

 

Time accounts in excess of $250,000

 

 

130,857

 

 

 

134,779

 

 

 

143,026

 

 

 

144,355

 

 

 

149,922

 

Money management accounts

 

 

8,483

 

 

 

9,539

 

 

 

9,539

 

 

 

9,902

 

 

 

10,774

 

MMDA accounts

 

 

315,982

 

 

 

285,564

 

 

 

298,653

 

 

 

278,919

 

 

 

306,281

 

Demand deposit interest-bearing

 

 

134,399

 

 

 

110,702

 

 

 

115,274

 

 

 

120,083

 

 

 

109,941

 

Demand deposit noninterest-bearing

 

 

206,635

 

 

 

196,377

 

 

 

196,299

 

 

 

191,732

 

 

 

203,314

 

Mortgage escrow funds

 

 

4,634

 

 

 

6,968

 

 

 

5,121

 

 

 

6,581

 

 

 

4,677

 

Total deposits

 

$

1,211,727

 

 

$

1,183,848

 

 

$

1,225,081

 

 

$

1,221,887

 

 

$

1,264,480

 

 

The above information is unaudited and preliminary, based on the Company's data available at the time of presentation.

13


 

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

SELECTED AVERAGE BALANCES:

 

Q1

 

 

Q4

 

 

Q1

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

$

902,143

 

 

$

904,977

 

 

$

916,207

 

Taxable investment securities

 

 

377,210

 

 

 

400,605

 

 

 

416,558

 

Tax-exempt investment securities

 

 

33,472

 

 

 

33,786

 

 

 

34,475

 

Fed funds sold and interest-earning deposits

 

 

21,143

 

 

 

19,963

 

 

 

12,939

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

 

1,333,968

 

 

 

1,359,331

 

 

 

1,380,179

 

Noninterest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

120,516

 

 

 

113,425

 

 

 

114,882

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(29,436

)

 

 

(18,764

)

 

 

(17,413

)

Net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities

 

 

(5,559

)

 

 

(6,723

)

 

 

(9,947

)

Total assets

 

$

1,419,489

 

 

$

1,447,269

 

 

$

1,467,701

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOW accounts

 

$

125,250

 

 

$

116,184

 

 

$

111,643

 

Money management accounts

 

 

9,110

 

 

 

9,636

 

 

 

10,906

 

MMDA accounts

 

 

298,555

 

 

 

298,510

 

 

 

256,186

 

Savings and club accounts

 

 

125,276

 

 

 

122,533

 

 

 

129,769

 

Time deposits

 

 

441,341

 

 

 

465,032

 

 

 

498,963

 

Subordinated loans

 

 

30,155

 

 

 

30,192

 

 

 

30,123

 

Borrowings

 

 

39,982

 

 

 

52,125

 

 

 

70,575

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

1,069,669

 

 

 

1,094,212

 

 

 

1,108,165

 

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

 

 

193,992

 

 

 

194,277

 

 

 

206,137

 

Other liabilities

 

 

31,817

 

 

 

30,037

 

 

 

29,961

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,295,478

 

 

 

1,318,526

 

 

 

1,344,263

 

Shareholders' equity

 

 

124,011

 

 

 

128,743

 

 

 

123,438

 

Total liabilities & shareholders' equity

 

$

1,419,489

 

 

$

1,447,269

 

 

$

1,467,701

 

 

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

SELECTED AVERAGE YIELDS:

 

Q1

 

 

Q4

 

 

Q1

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

 

5.48

%

 

 

5.74

%

 

 

5.97

%

Taxable investment securities

 

 

4.93

%

 

 

4.76

%

 

 

5.07

%

Tax-exempt investment securities

 

 

4.00

%

 

 

4.56

%

 

 

4.66

%

Fed funds sold and interest-earning deposits

 

 

3.06

%

 

 

3.25

%

 

 

2.75

%

Total interest-earning assets

 

 

5.25

%

 

 

5.38

%

 

 

5.63

%

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOW accounts

 

 

0.95

%

 

 

1.08

%

 

 

1.07

%

Money management accounts

 

 

0.09

%

 

 

0.17

%

 

 

0.11

%

MMDA accounts

 

 

2.65

%

 

 

2.99

%

 

 

3.06

%

Savings and club accounts

 

 

0.22

%

 

 

0.24

%

 

 

0.25

%

Time deposits

 

 

3.43

%

 

 

3.57

%

 

 

3.69

%

Subordinated loans

 

 

8.61

%

 

 

7.00

%

 

 

6.31

%

Borrowings

 

 

3.80

%

 

 

3.74

%

 

 

3.46

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

2.68

%

 

 

2.85

%

 

 

2.90

%

Net interest rate spread

 

 

2.57

%

 

 

2.53

%

 

 

2.73

%

Net interest margin

 

 

3.10

%

 

 

3.09

%

 

 

3.31

%

Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

124.71

%

 

 

124.23

%

 

 

124.55

%

 

The above information is unaudited and preliminary based on the Company's data available at the time of presentation.

14


 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS:

 

Q1

 

 

Q4

 

 

Q3

 

 

Q2

 

 

Q1

 

Tangible book value per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total equity

 

$

123,583

 

 

$

122,451

 

 

$

126,339

 

 

$

124,413

 

 

$

124,896

 

Intangible assets

 

 

(10,261

)

 

 

(10,418

)

 

 

(10,574

)

 

 

(10,731

)

 

 

(10,888

)

Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

 

 

113,322

 

 

 

112,033

 

 

 

115,765

 

 

 

113,682

 

 

 

114,008

 

Common shares outstanding

 

 

6,256

 

 

 

6,186

 

 

 

6,175

 

 

 

6,168

 

 

 

6,144

 

Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP)

 

$

18.11

 

 

$

18.11

 

 

$

18.75

 

 

$

18.43

 

 

$

18.56

 

Tangible common equity to tangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

 

$

113,322

 

 

$

112,033

 

 

$

115,765

 

 

$

113,682

 

 

$

114,008

 

Tangible assets

 

 

1,411,721

 

 

 

1,416,218

 

 

 

1,461,694

 

 

 

1,494,388

 

 

 

1,484,449

 

Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (non-GAAP)

 

 

8.03

%

 

 

7.91

%

 

 

7.92

%

 

 

7.61

%

 

 

7.68

%

Return on average tangible common equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average shareholders' equity

 

$

124,011

 

 

$

128,743

 

 

$

126,211

 

 

$

125,225

 

 

$

123,438

 

Average intangible assets

 

 

10,363

 

 

 

10,520

 

 

 

10,677

 

 

 

10,834

 

 

 

10,991

 

Average tangible equity (non-GAAP)

 

 

113,648

 

 

 

118,223

 

 

 

115,534

 

 

 

114,391

 

 

 

112,447

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

2,413

 

 

 

(5,564

)

 

 

626

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

2,974

 

Net income (loss), annualized

 

$

9,786

 

 

$

(22,075

)

 

$

2,511

 

 

$

124

 

 

$

12,061

 

Return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP) 1

 

 

8.61

%

 

 

-18.67

%

 

 

2.17

%

 

 

0.11

%

 

 

10.73

%

Revenue, pre-tax, pre-provision net income, and efficiency ratio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

10,340

 

 

$

10,510

 

 

$

11,600

 

 

$

10,814

 

 

$

11,411

 

Total noninterest income (loss)

 

 

1,127

 

 

 

1,313

 

 

 

1,503

 

 

 

(1,518

)

 

 

1,197

 

Net realized losses on sales and redemptions of investment securities

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(12

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(8

)

Gains on sales of loans and foreclosed real estate

 

 

186

 

 

 

133

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

65

 

Fair value adjustment to loans held-for-sale 2

 

 

(203

)

 

 

(398

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3,064

)

 

 

-

 

Loss on asset sale

 

 

-

 

 

 

(115

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Revenue (non-GAAP) 3

 

 

11,489

 

 

 

12,206

 

 

 

12,994

 

 

 

12,277

 

 

 

12,551

 

Total non-interest expense

 

 

8,692

 

 

 

9,150

 

 

 

8,937

 

 

 

8,061

 

 

 

8,433

 

Pre-tax, pre-provision net income (non-GAAP) 4

 

$

2,797

 

 

$

3,056

 

 

$

4,057

 

 

$

4,216

 

 

$

4,118

 

Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) 5

 

 

75.65

%

 

 

74.96

%

 

 

68.78

%

 

 

65.66

%

 

 

67.19

%

 

1 Return on average tangible common equity equals annualized net income (loss) divided by average tangible equity.

2 The loss reflects a valuation adjustment “Lower-of-cost-or-market" adjustment on loans held for sale to the estimated market value based on sale negotiation terms.

3 Revenue equals net interest income plus total noninterest income, less net realized gains or losses on sales and redemptions of investment securities, sales of loans and foreclosed real estate, fair value adjustment to loans held-for-sale, and sales of assets.

4 Pre-tax, pre-provision net income equals revenue less total non-interest expense.

5 Efficiency ratio equals noninterest expense divided by revenue.

 

The above information is unaudited and preliminary based on the Company's data available at the time of presentation.

15


FAQ

How did Pathfinder Bancorp (PBHC) perform financially in Q1 2026?

Pathfinder Bancorp earned $2.4 million in Q1 2026, or $0.38 per diluted share. This compares with a $5.6 million loss in Q4 2025 and $3.0 million of net income in Q1 2025, reflecting a return to profitability but lower year-over-year earnings.

What happened to Pathfinder Bancorp’s net interest margin in Q1 2026?

Net interest margin was 3.10% in Q1 2026. This was slightly higher than 3.09% in Q4 2025, as funding costs declined, but below 3.31% in Q1 2025, mainly due to lower average yields on loans and other interest-earning assets.

How strong were Pathfinder Bancorp’s deposits and core funding in Q1 2026?

Total deposits reached $1.21 billion at March 31, 2026. Core deposits were $993.7 million, representing 82.01% of total deposits, up from 79.78% at December 31, 2025, indicating a greater reliance on non-brokered, relationship-based funding sources.

What is Pathfinder Bancorp’s current asset quality and allowance coverage?

Nonperforming loans were $38.2 million, or 4.26% of total loans, at March 31, 2026. The allowance for credit losses was $29.0 million, equal to 3.24% of loans, covering about 75.91% of nonperforming loans after last year’s reserve build.

Did Pathfinder Bancorp record a credit loss provision in Q1 2026?

Pathfinder recorded a $168,000 benefit from the provision for credit losses in Q1 2026. This compares with an $11.2 million provision expense in Q4 2025 and $457,000 in Q1 2025, reflecting lower net charge-offs and stable overall credit performance.

What dividend did Pathfinder Bancorp declare for Q1 2026 shareholders?

The board declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share. The dividend applies to both voting and non-voting common stock and notional warrant shares, for shareholders of record on April 17, 2026, with payment scheduled on May 8, 2026.

How well-capitalized is Pathfinder Bancorp based on Q1 2026 ratios?

Pathfinder reported a company Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.95% to assets and 12.43% to risk-weighted assets. Tangible common equity to tangible assets was 8.03%, while the bank’s Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio stood at 13.59%, indicating solid regulatory capital levels.

Filing Exhibits & Attachments

2 documents