Central Pacific Financial Q2 net interest income rises on higher loan yield

Central Pacific Financial

24/07/2026 11:40

    

    Overview
  
Hawaii bank holding company reported Q2 net income and EPS up both sequentially and yr/yr
Net interest income and margin rose, driven by higher loan yields and lower deposit costs
Company raised quarterly dividend and repurchased $11.3 mln in shares during the quarter

    

    Outlook
  
Company did not provide specific guidance for future quarters or the full year in the press release 

    

    Result Drivers
  
LOAN AND INVESTMENT YIELDS - Co said higher average balances and yields on loans and investment securities, along with lower deposit costs, drove increases in net interest income and margin
BOLI INCOME - Increase in income from bank-owned life insurance due to favorable equity market performance boosted other operating income
OPERATING EXPENSES - Higher salaries and employee benefits, mainly from increased deferred compensation expense tied to equity market performance, raised operating expenses

    
Company press release: ID:nBwbCDrDa

    

    Key Details
  

            Metric
          

            Beat/Miss
          

            Actual
          

            Consensus Estimate
          
Q2 EPS
 
$0.80
 
Q2 Net Income
 
$20.82 mln
 
Q2 Net Interest Income
 
$62.83 mln
 
Q2 Provision For Credit losses
 
$4.38 mln
 
Q2 ROE
 
13.94%
 

    

    Analyst Coverage
  
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is "hold."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Central Pacific Financial Corp is $41.00, about 6% above its July 23 closing price of $38.68
The stock recently traded at 11 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 10 three months ago

    

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