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Provident Financial Services, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings, and Annual Meeting Date

ISELIN, N.J., Jan. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Provident Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE:PFS) (the “Company”) reported net income of $83.4 million, or $0.64 per basic and diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to $71.7 million, or $0.55 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and $48.5 million, or $0.37 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2024. For the year ended December 31, 2025, net income totaled $291.2 million, or $2.23 per basic and diluted share, compared to $115.5 million, or $1.05 per basic and diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2024. Prior year earnings include six and a half months of combined operations with Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. (“Lakeland”), compared to a full year in 2025. Additionally, while there were no transaction costs related to our merger with Lakeland during 2025, for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024, these costs totaled $20.2 million and $117.0 million, respectively. The 2024 full year results included an initial Current Expected Credit Loss ("CECL") provision for credit losses on loans of $60.1 million recorded as part of the Lakeland merger.

Anthony J. Labozzetta, President and Chief Executive Officer commented, “Provident Bank finished 2025 with a third consecutive quarter of record revenues, notable momentum across all our business lines and strong profitability. Organic growth remains our top priority, supported by a loan pipeline that has consistently been over $2.5 billion for the past four quarters, and several investments we have made to sustain growth in non-interest income. Our organization continues to focus on several strategic initiatives to help profitably grow our business, including growing our market share in middle market banking, insurance and wealth management. Looking ahead to 2026, we expect continued earnings per share growth and to compound tangible book value, while also making the necessary investments to sustain our momentum over the long-term."

Performance Highlights for the Fourth Quarter of 2025

  • The Company's annualized returns on average assets, average equity and average tangible equity(1) were 1.34%, 11.78% and 17.58% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to 1.16%, 10.39% and 16.01% for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. A reconciliation between GAAP and the above non-GAAP ratios is shown on page 13 of the earnings release.
  • The Company's annualized adjusted pre-provision, net-revenue returns on average assets, average equity and average tangible equity(2) were 1.78%, 15.68% and 21.78% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to 1.76%, 15.74% and 22.20% for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. A reconciliation between GAAP and the above non-GAAP ratios is shown on page 13 of the earnings release.
  • The Company reported record revenue for a third consecutive quarter of $225.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, comprised of record net interest income of $197.4 million and record non-interest income of $28.3 million, compared to revenue of $221.8 million for the prior quarter.
  • Average interest-earning assets increased $306.7 million, or an annualized 5.41%, for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, versus the trailing quarter.
  • The Company's total commercial loan portfolio, including mortgage warehouse lines, commercial mortgage, multi-family and construction loans, increased $225.3 million, or 5.35% annualized, to $16.93 billion as of December 31, 2025, from $16.70 billion as of September 30, 2025.
  • The Company's total deposits increased $182.4 million, or 3.79% annualized, to $19.28 billion as of December 31, 2025, from $19.10 billion as of September 30, 2025, while total core deposits, which exclude certificates of deposit, increased $259.6 million, or 6.55% annualized, to $15.99 billion as of December 31, 2025, from $15.73 billion as of September 30, 2025.
  • As of December 31, 2025, the Company's loan pipeline, consisting of work-in-process and loans approved pending closing, totaled $2.74 billion, with a weighted average interest rate of 6.22%, compared to $2.87 billion, with a weighted average interest rate of 6.15%, as of September 30, 2025.
  • Net interest margin increased one basis point to 3.44% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to the trailing quarter, primarily attributable to the favorable repricing of deposits, partially offset by a reduction in net accretion of purchase accounting adjustments related to the Lakeland merger, combined with the repricing of adjustable rate loans. The core net interest margin, which excludes the impact of purchase accounting accretion and amortization, increased seven basis points from the trailing quarter to 3.01%. The average yield on total loans decreased 11 basis points to 5.98% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to the trailing quarter, while the average cost of deposits, including non-interest-bearing deposits, decreased four basis points to 2.10% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025.
  • The Company recorded a $1.2 million provision benefit for credit losses, which included a $2.0 million provision charge for credit losses on loans that was more than offset by a $3.2 million provision benefit for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposures for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of loans decreased to 0.95% as of December 31, 2025, from 0.97% as of September 30, 2025.
  • Asset quality improved in the quarter, as non-performing loans to total loans as of December 31, 2025 decreased to 0.40% from 0.52% as of September 30, 2025, while non-performing assets to total assets as of December 31, 2025 decreased to 0.32% from 0.41% as of September 30, 2025. The $22.0 million, or 21.90% reduction in non-performing loans for the quarter was driven by the sale of non-accruing notes, with associated charge-offs of $1.3 million. Total net charge-offs of $4.2 million for the quarter represented an annualized 9 basis points of average loans.
  • In the fourth quarter of 2025, Provident Bank entered into an agreement to purchase energy production tax credits of approximately $52.0 million, which resulted in an annual tax benefit of $3.4 million for 2025 that was recognized as a reduction in income tax expense.
  • Tangible book value per share(3) increased 3.78% to $15.70 and our tangible common equity ratio(3) increased 26 basis points to 8.48% as of December 31, 2025. A reconciliation between GAAP and the above non-GAAP ratios is shown on page 14 of the earnings release.
  • As of December 31, 2025, exposure to non-depository financial institution lending was largely comprised of $357.1 million of mortgage warehouse loans.

Annual Meeting Date Set

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on May 21, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time as a virtual meeting. March 27, 2026 has been established as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

Results of Operations

Three months ended December 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2025

For the three months ended December 31, 2025, net income was $83.4 million, or $0.64 per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $71.7 million, or $0.55 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2025.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income increased $3.1 million to $197.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, from $194.3 million for the trailing quarter. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to the favorable repricing of deposits and growth in average earning assets, partially offset by the repricing of adjustable rate loans.

The Company’s net interest margin increased one basis point to 3.44% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, from 3.43% for the trailing quarter. The average yield on interest-earning assets for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 decreased 10 basis points to 5.66%, compared to the trailing quarter. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 decreased 13 basis points to 2.83%, compared to the trailing quarter. The average cost of interest-bearing deposits for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 decreased seven basis points to 2.60%, compared to 2.67% for the trailing quarter. The average cost of total deposits, including non-interest-bearing deposits, was 2.10% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to 2.14% for the trailing quarter. The average cost of borrowed funds for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 was 3.94%, compared to 3.96% for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The net accretion of purchase accounting adjustments contributed 43 basis points to the net interest margin for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared with 49 basis points in the trailing quarter. The reduction in purchase accounting accretion was largely due to the prepayment of certain loans that resulted in accelerated amortization of acquisition premiums and a decrease in accelerated accretion related to prepayments of loans with acquisition discounts. The core net interest margin, which excludes the impact of purchase accounting accretion and amortization, increased seven basis points from the trailing quarter to 3.01%.

Provision for Credit Losses

For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Company recorded a $1.2 million provision benefit for credit losses compared to a $7.0 million provision charge for the trailing quarter. The provision benefit consisted of a $2.0 million provision charge for credit losses related to loans and a $3.2 million provision benefit for credit losses related to off-balance sheet credit exposures, compared with provision charges for credit losses on loans and off-balance sheet credit exposures of $4.5 million and $2.5 million, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The provision for credit losses on loans in the quarter was primarily attributable to overall growth in the loan portfolio. For the three months ended December 31, 2025, net charge-offs totaled $4.2 million, or an annualized 9 basis points of average loans, compared to net charge-offs of $5.4 million, or an annualized 11 basis points of average loans for the trailing quarter.

Non-Interest Income and Expense

For the three months ended December 31, 2025, non-interest income totaled $28.3 million, an increase of $892,000, compared to the trailing quarter. Net gains on securities transactions increased $623,000 compared to the trailing quarter, to $690,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2025, primarily due to profits on calls of corporate securities. Wealth management income increased $278,000 compared to the trailing quarter, to $7.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, mainly due to an increase in the average market value of assets under management during the period. Additionally, bank owned life insurance ("BOLI") income increased $128,000 compared to the trailing quarter, to $2.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, primarily due to an increase in benefit claims. Fees and commissions decreased $236,000 to $11.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to the trailing quarter primarily due to a decrease in loan prepayment fee income.

Non-interest expense totaled $114.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, an increase of $1.6 million, compared to $113.1 million for the trailing quarter. Other operating expenses increased $2.0 million to $15.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to the trailing quarter, driven by increases in legal, professional and other miscellaneous expenses. Compensation and benefits expense increased $1.1 million to $64.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to $63.2 million for the trailing quarter primarily attributable to an increase in the accrual for performance-based incentive compensation, partially offset by a decrease in employee medical benefits. Partially offsetting these increases, amortization of intangibles decreased $919,000 to $8.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025 primarily due to a scheduled reduction in the rate of core deposit intangible amortization related to Lakeland. FDIC insurance decreased $660,000 to $2.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to $3.4 million for the trailing quarter, primarily due to a decrease in the assessment rate.

The Company’s annualized adjusted non-interest expense as a percentage of average assets(5) was 1.84% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to 1.83% for the trailing quarter. The efficiency ratio (adjusted non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income)(6) was 50.97% for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to 51.01% for the trailing quarter.

Income Tax Expense

For the three months ended December 31, 2025, the Company's income tax expense was $28.8 million with an effective tax rate of 25.7%, compared with income tax expense of $29.9 million with an effective tax rate of 29.4% for the trailing quarter. The decrease in tax expense and the effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared with the trailing quarter was primarily related to tax credits recognized in the current quarter, which reduced the Company's taxable income by $3.4 million.

Three months ended December 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2024

For the three months ended December 31, 2025, net income was $83.4 million, or $0.64 per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $48.5 million, or $0.37 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2024. While there were no transaction costs related to our merger with Lakeland during 2025, these costs totaled $20.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income increased $15.7 million to $197.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, from $181.7 million for same period in 2024. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to favorable repricing of deposits and growth in average earning assets.

The Company’s net interest margin increased 16 basis points to 3.44% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, from 3.28% for the same period last year. The average yield on interest-earning assets for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 remained flat at 5.66% compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2024. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 20 basis points for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 to 2.83%, compared to 3.03% for the fourth quarter of 2024. The average cost of interest-bearing deposits for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 was 2.60%, compared to 2.81% for the same period last year. The average cost of total deposits, including non-interest-bearing deposits, was 2.10% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared with 2.25% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. The average cost of borrowed funds for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 was 3.94%, compared to 3.64% for the same period last year. The core net interest margin, which excludes the impact of purchase accounting accretion and amortization, increased 16 basis points from the same period last year to 3.01%.

Provision for Credit Losses

For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Company recorded a $1.2 million provision benefit for credit losses compared to an $8.9 million provision charge for the same period last year. The provision benefit consisted of a $2.0 million provision charge for credit losses related to loans and a $3.2 million provision benefit for credit losses related to off-balance sheet credit exposures, compared with provision charges for credit losses on loans and off-balance sheet credit exposures of $7.8 million and $1.1 million, respectively for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. The provision for credit losses on loans in the 2025 fourth quarter was primarily attributable to overall growth in the loan portfolio. For the three months ended December 31, 2025, net charge-offs totaled $4.2 million, or an annualized 9 basis points of average loans, compared to net charge-offs of $5.5 million, or an annualized 12 basis points of average loans for the same period last year.

Non-Interest Income and Expense

Non-interest income totaled $28.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, an increase of $4.1 million, compared to the same period in 2024. Fee income increased $1.4 million to $11.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, primarily due to an increase in loan prepayment fee income. Other income increased $953,000 to $2.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2024, primarily due to an increase in net gains on the sale of SBA loans. Net gains on securities transactions increased $704,000 to $690,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, primarily due to an increase in profits on calls of corporate securities. Insurance agency income increased $565,000 to $3.9 million, for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, largely due to strong retention revenue and new business activity, while BOLI income increased $529,000 to $2.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024 largely due to an increase in benefit claims.

Non-interest expense totaled $114.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, a decrease of $19.6 million, compared to $134.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. Merger-related expense decreased $20.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024. Amortization of intangibles decreased $933,000 to $8.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to $9.5 million for the same period in 2024, largely due to a scheduled reduction in the rate of core deposit intangible amortization related to Lakeland, as a result of lower projected attrition on core deposits. Additionally, data processing expense decreased $771,000 to $9.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, primarily due to core processing system expenses in the prior year related to the addition of Lakeland. Partially offsetting these decreases in non-interest expense, compensation and benefits expense increased $4.4 million to $64.3 million for three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to $59.9 million for the same period in 2024, primarily due to an increase in the accrual for performance-based incentive compensation.

The Company’s annualized adjusted non-interest expense as a percentage of average assets(5) was 1.84% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to 1.90% for the same period in 2024. The efficiency ratio (adjusted non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income)(6) was 50.97% for the three months ended December 31, 2025 compared to 55.43% for the same respective period in 2024.

Income Tax Expense

For the three months ended December 31, 2025, the Company's income tax expense was $28.8 million with an effective tax rate of 25.7%, compared with $14.2 million with an effective tax rate of 22.6% for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The increase in tax expense for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared with the three months ended December 31, 2024, was largely due to an increase in taxable income. The increase in the effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared with the three months ended December 31, 2024 was primarily due to a prior year $4.2 million tax benefit related to the revaluation of deferred tax assets.

Year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the year ended December 31, 2024

For the year ended December 31, 2025, net income totaled $291.2 million, or $2.23 per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $115.5 million, or $1.05 per basic and diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2024. While there were no transaction costs related to our merger with Lakeland in 2025, those costs totaled $117.0 million, including an initial CECL provision for credit losses on loans recorded as part of the Lakeland merger, for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income increased $160.0 million to $760.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, from $600.6 million for 2024. The increase in net interest income was largely driven by growth in average earning assets including net assets added in the May 16, 2024 acquisition of Lakeland and related accretion of purchase accounting adjustments, further aided by lower rates on funding.

For the year ended December 31, 2025, the net interest margin increased 13 basis points to 3.39%, compared to 3.26% for 2024. The weighted average yield on interest earning assets remained flat at 5.68% for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to 2024, while the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 14 basis points to 2.91% for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to 3.05% last year. The average cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased 20 basis points to 2.63% for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to 2.83% in the prior year. Average non-interest-bearing demand deposits increased $602.1 million to $3.72 billion for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared with $3.12 billion for 2024. The average cost of total deposits, including non-interest-bearing deposits, was 2.11% for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared with 2.26% for 2024. The average cost of borrowings for the year ended December 31, 2025 was 3.90%, compared to 3.71% in the prior year. The core net interest margin, which excludes the impact of purchase accounting accretion and amortization, increased 9 basis points from last year to 2.92%.

Provision for Credit Losses

For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recorded a $3.6 million provision for credit losses, compared with a provision for credit losses of $87.6 million for 2024. The provision consisted of a $4.1 million provision charge for credit losses related to loans and a $545,000 provision benefit for credit losses related to off-balance sheet credit exposures, compared with provision charges for credit losses on loans and off-balance sheet credit exposures of $83.6 million and $4.0 million, respectively, for 2024. The provision for credit losses on loans for the year ended December 31, 2025 was primarily attributable to overall growth in the loan portfolio. The provision for credit losses on loans for the prior year period was primarily attributable to an initial CECL provision for credit losses on loans of $60.1 million, recorded as part of the Lakeland merger. For the year ended December 31, 2025, net charge-offs totaled $12.8 million or an annualized seven basis points of average loans, compared with net charge-offs of $14.6 million, or an annualized nine basis points of average loans, for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Non-Interest Income and Expense

For the year ended December 31, 2025, non-interest income totaled $109.8 million, an increase of $15.7 million, compared to 2024. Fee income increased $8.7 million to $42.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to 2024, primarily due to increases in deposit fee income, loan prepayment fee income and debit and credit card related fee income. Other income increased $3.9 million to $8.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $4.5 million for 2024, primarily due to an increase in gains on sales of SBA and mortgage loans and other miscellaneous income. Net gains on securities transactions increased $3.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily due to a prior year $2.8 million loss on the sale of subordinated debt issued by Lakeland from the Provident investment portfolio prior to the merger. Additionally, insurance agency income increased $2.1 million to $18.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $16.2 million for 2024, largely due to increases in contingent commissions, retention revenue and new business activity. Partially offsetting these increases in non-interest income, BOLI income decreased $1.6 million to $10.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to 2024, primarily due to a decrease in benefit claims, partially offset by an increase in income related to the addition of Lakeland's BOLI, while wealth management income decreased $1.3 million to $29.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to 2024, mainly due to a decrease in the average market value of assets under management during the period.

Non-interest expense totaled $458.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, an increase of $1.1 million, compared to $457.5 million for 2024. Compensation and benefits expense increased $34.8 million to $253.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $218.3 million for 2024 primarily attributable to the addition of Lakeland personnel. Amortization of intangibles increased $8.1 million to $37.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $28.9 million for 2024, largely due to core deposit intangible amortization related to the addition of Lakeland. Net occupancy expense increased $7.8 million to $52.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to 2024, primarily due to increases in depreciation and maintenance expense related to the addition of Lakeland. Other operating expenses increased $5.1 million to $59.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $54.7 million for 2024, primarily due to a $1.4 million increase in write-downs on foreclosed property, combined with additional expenses due to the addition of Lakeland. Data processing expense increased $1.8 million to $37.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $35.6 million for 2024, primarily due to the addition of Lakeland. Partially offsetting these increases to non-interest expense, merger-related expenses decreased $56.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Income Tax Expense

For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company's income tax expense was $117.0 million with an effective tax rate of 28.7%, compared with $34.1 million with an effective tax rate of 22.8% for 2024. The increase in tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared with last year was primarily due to an increase in taxable income, partially resulting from the prior year initial CECL provision for credit losses on loans of $60.1 million recorded in accordance with GAAP requirements for accounting for business combinations and additional expenses from the Lakeland merger. Additionally, the increase in tax expense and the effective tax rate was due to a prior year $10.0 million tax benefit related to the revaluation of deferred tax assets.

Asset Quality

The Company’s total non-performing loans at December 31, 2025 were $78.4 million, or 0.40% of total loans, compared to $100.4 million or 0.52% of total loans at September 30, 2025 and $72.1 million, or 0.39% of total loans at December 31, 2024. The $22.0 million decrease in non-performing loans at December 31, 2025, compared to the trailing quarter, consisted of a $14.1 million decrease in non-performing construction loans and a $12.2 million decrease in non-performing commercial mortgage loans, partially offset by a $1.8 million increase in non-performing multi-family loans, a $1.2 million increase in non-performing residential loans, a $736,000 increase in non-performing commercial loans and a $468,000 increase in non-performing consumer loans. The reduction in non-performing loans for the quarter was driven by the sale of non-accruing notes, with associated charge-offs of $1.3 million. As of December 31, 2025, impaired loans totaled $63.3 million with related specific reserves of $5.9 million, compared with impaired loans totaling $85.4 million with related specific reserves of $6.2 million as of September 30, 2025. As of December 31, 2024, impaired loans totaled $55.4 million with related specific reserves of $7.5 million.

At December 31, 2025, the Company’s allowance for credit losses related to the loan portfolio was 0.95% of total loans, compared to 0.97% and 1.04% at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The allowance for credit losses decreased $8.7 million to $184.8 million at December 31, 2025, from $193.4 million at December 31, 2024. The decrease in the allowance for credit losses on loans at December 31, 2025 compared to December 31, 2024 was primarily due to net charge-offs of $12.8 million, partially offset by a $4.1 million provision for credit losses on loans.

The following table sets forth accruing past due loans and non-accrual loans on the dates indicated, as well as certain asset quality ratios.

    December 31, 2025   September 30, 2025   December 31, 2024
    Number
of
Loans
  Principal
Balance
of Loans
  Number
of
Loans
  Principal
Balance
of Loans
  Number
of
Loans
  Principal
Balance
of Loans
    (Dollars in thousands)
Accruing past due loans:                        
30 to 59 days past due:                        
Commercial mortgage loans   8   $ 15,652     3   $ 956     7   $ 8,538  
Multi-family mortgage loans                        
Construction loans                        
Residential mortgage loans   34     8,344     32     8,085     22     6,388  
Total mortgage loans   42     23,996     35     9,041     29     14,926  
Commercial loans   9     1,303     8     729     9     3,026  
Consumer loans   49     2,209     40     2,739     47     3,152  
Total 30 to 59 days past due   100   $ 27,508     83   $ 12,509     85   $ 21,104  
                         
60 to 89 days past due:                        
Commercial mortgage loans     $     4   $ 4,314     4   $ 3,954  
Multi-family mortgage loans   1     932     1     879          
Construction loans                        
Residential mortgage loans   16     4,177     22     6,180     17     5,049  
Total mortgage loans   17     5,109     27     11,373     21     9,003  
Commercial loans   3     633     4     1,390     3     1,117  
Consumer loans   14     781     11     299     15     856  
Total 60 to 89 days past due   34     6,523     42     13,062     39     10,976  
Total accruing past due loans   134   $ 34,031     125   $ 25,571     124   $ 32,080  
                         
Non-accrual:                        
Commercial mortgage loans   11   $ 26,856     13   $ 39,036     17   $ 20,883  
Multi-family mortgage loans   3     2,268     1     424     6     7,498  
Construction loans   1     5,159     2     19,220     2     13,246  
Residential mortgage loans   32     9,062     29     7,858     23     4,535  
Total mortgage loans   47     43,345     45     66,538     48     46,162  
Commercial loans   28     33,219     42     32,483     32     24,243  
Consumer loans   27     1,856     19     1,388     23     1,656  
Total non-accrual loans   102   $ 78,420     106   $ 100,409     103   $ 72,061  
                         
Non-performing loans to total loans         0.40 %         0.52 %         0.39 %
Allowance for loan losses to total non-performing loans         235.61 %         186.21 %         268.43 %
Allowance for loan losses to total loans         0.95 %         0.97 %         1.04 %


At December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company held foreclosed assets of $2.0 million and $9.5 million, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2025, there was a write-down of one foreclosed commercial property of $2.7 million based on a contracted sales price. The sale of this property closed in the second quarter of 2025, which reduced foreclosed assets by an additional $5.8 million. There was one addition to foreclosed assets with an aggregate carrying value of $1.0 million. Foreclosed assets at December 31, 2025 consisted of commercial real estate. Total non-performing assets at December 31, 2025 decreased $1.1 million to $80.4 million, or 0.32% of total assets, from $81.5 million, or 0.34% of total assets at December 31, 2024.

Balance Sheet Summary

Total assets at December 31, 2025 were $24.98 billion, a $928.9 million increase from December 31, 2024. The increase in total assets was primarily due to a $844.7 million increase in loans held for investment and a $354.0 million increase in total investments, partially offset by a $147.7 million decrease in loans held for sale, and decreases in intangibles and other assets.

The Company’s loans held for investment portfolio totaled $19.50 billion at December 31, 2025 and $18.66 billion at December 31, 2024. The loan portfolio consisted of the following:

  December 31, 2025   September 30, 2025   December 31, 2024
  (Dollars in thousands)
Mortgage loans:          
Commercial $ 7,398,792     $ 7,318,725     $ 7,228,078  
Multi-family   3,667,337       3,534,751       3,382,933  
Construction   662,112       719,961       823,503  
Residential   1,974,324       1,977,483       2,010,637  
Total mortgage loans   13,702,565       13,550,920       13,445,151  
Commercial loans   4,843,466       4,837,934       4,447,672  
Mortgage warehouse lines   357,051       292,133       160,928  
Consumer loans   612,431       614,983       613,819  
Total gross loans   19,515,513       19,295,970       18,667,570  
Premiums on purchased loans   1,524       1,362       1,338  
Net deferred fees and unearned discounts   (12,976 )     (11,265 )     (9,538 )
Total loans $ 19,504,061     $ 19,286,067     $ 18,659,370  


For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company had net increases of $395.8 million in commercial loans, $284.4 million in multi-family loans and $170.7 million in commercial mortgage loans, partially offset by net decreases of $161.4 million in construction loans, $36.3 million in residential mortgage loans and $1.4 million in consumer loans. Commercial loans, consisting of commercial real estate, multi-family, commercial, mortgage warehouse and construction loans, represented 86.7% of the loan portfolio at December 31, 2025, compared to 85.9% at December 31, 2024.

For the year ended December 31, 2025, loan funding, including advances on lines of credit, totaled $10.11 billion, compared with $4.82 billion for the same period in 2024.

At December 31, 2025, the Company’s unfunded loan commitments totaled $3.71 billion, including commitments of $2.41 billion in commercial loans, $469.6 million in construction loans and $138.6 million in commercial mortgage loans. Unfunded loan commitments at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 totaled $3.82 billion and $2.73 billion, respectively.

The loan pipeline, consisting of work-in-process and loans approved pending closing, totaled $2.74 billion at December 31, 2025, compared to $2.89 billion at September 30, 2025 and $1.79 billion at December 31, 2024.

Total investment securities were $3.58 billion at December 31, 2025, a $354.0 million increase from December 31, 2024. This increase was primarily due to purchases of mortgage-backed securities and a decrease in unrealized losses on available for sale debt securities.

Total deposits increased $654.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, to $19.28 billion. Total savings and demand deposit accounts increased $535.7 million to $15.99 billion at December 31, 2025, while total time deposits increased $119.1 million to $3.29 billion at December 31, 2025. The increase in savings and demand deposits was largely attributable to a $372.0 million increase in interest-bearing demand deposits and a $328.7 million increase in money market deposits, partially offset by a $90.4 million decrease in savings deposits and a $74.5 million decrease in non-interest-bearing demand deposits. The increase in time deposits consisted of a $253.6 million increase in brokered time deposits, partially offset by a $134.5 million decrease in retail time deposits.

Borrowed funds increased $91.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, to $2.11 billion. Borrowed funds represented 8.5% of total assets at December 31, 2025, a decrease from 13.9% at December 31, 2024.

Stockholders’ equity increased $232.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, to $2.83 billion, primarily due to net income earned for the period and a decrease in unrealized losses on available for sale debt securities, partially offset by cash dividends paid to stockholders. For the year ended December 31, 2025, common stock repurchases totaled 158,293 shares at an average cost of $18.07 per share, all of which were made in connection with withholding to cover income taxes on the vesting of stock-based compensation. As of December 31, 2025, approximately 814,000 shares remained eligible for repurchase under the current stock repurchase authorization. Book value per share and tangible book value per share(6) at December 31, 2025 were $21.69 and $15.70, respectively, compared with $19.93 and $13.66, respectively, at December 31, 2024.

About the Company

Provident Financial Services, Inc. is the holding company for Provident Bank, a community-oriented bank offering "Commitment you can count on" since 1839. Provident Bank provides a comprehensive array of financial products and services through its network of branches throughout New Jersey, Bucks, Lehigh and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania, as well as Orange, Queens and Nassau Counties in New York. The Bank also provides fiduciary and wealth management services through its wholly owned subsidiary, Beacon Trust Company and insurance services through its wholly owned subsidiary, Provident Protection Plus, Inc.

Post Earnings Conference Call

Representatives of the Company will hold a conference call for investors on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. The call may be accessed by dialing 1-888-412-4131 (United States Toll Free) and 1-646-960-0134 (United States Local). Speakers will need to enter conference ID code (3610756) before being met by a live operator. Internet access to the call is also available (listen only) at provident.bank by going to Investor Relations and clicking on "Webcast."

A supplemental 4th Quarter results investor presentation is also available on our investor relations website under “Presentations.”

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements contained herein are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by reference to a future period or periods, or by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” "project," "intend," “anticipate,” “continue,” or similar terms or variations on those terms, or the negative of those terms. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those set forth in Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as supplemented by its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and those related to the economic environment, particularly in the market areas in which the Company operates, inflation and unemployment, competitive products and pricing, real estate values, fiscal and monetary policies of the U.S. Government, tariffs, changes in accounting policies and practices that may be adopted by the regulatory agencies and the accounting standards setters, changes in government regulations affecting financial institutions, including regulatory fees and capital requirements, changes in prevailing interest rates, potential goodwill impairment, acquisitions and the integration of acquired businesses, credit risk management, asset-liability management, the financial and securities markets and the availability of and costs associated with sources of liquidity.

The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date they are made. The Company advises readers that the factors listed above could affect the Company's financial performance and could cause the Company's actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements. The Company does not assume any duty, and does not undertake, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this statement.

Footnotes

(1) Annualized adjusted pre-provision, net-revenue return on average assets, annualized return on average tangible equity, tangible common equity capital ratio, tangible book value per share, annualized adjusted non-interest expense as a percentage of average assets and the efficiency ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to the Notes following the Consolidated Financial Highlights which contain the reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures and the associated calculations.

                   
PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Financial Highlights
(Dollars in Thousands, except share data) (Unaudited)
       
  At or for the
Three months ended
  At or for the
Year ended
  December 31,   September 30,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
    2025       2025       2024       2025       2024  
Statement of Income                  
Net interest income $ 197,411     $ 194,332     $ 181,737     $ 760,565     $ 600,614  
Provision (benefit) charge for credit losses   (1,213 )     7,044       8,880       3,581       87,564  
Non-interest income   28,311       27,419       24,175       109,836       94,113  
Non-interest expense   114,690       113,092       134,323       458,663       457,548  
Income before income tax expense   112,245       101,615       62,709       408,157       149,615  
Net income   83,431       71,720       48,524       291,160       115,525  
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.64     $ 0.55     $ 0.37     $ 2.23     $ 1.05  
Interest rate spread   2.83 %     2.80 %     2.63 %     2.77 %     2.63 %
Net interest margin   3.44 %     3.43 %     3.28 %     3.39 %     3.26 %
                   
Profitability                  
Annualized return on average assets   1.34 %     1.16 %     0.81 %     1.19 %     0.57 %
Annualized adjusted return on average assets(1)   1.34 %     1.16 %     1.05 %     1.19 %     0.78 %
Annualized return on average equity   11.78 %     10.39 %     7.36 %     10.71 %     5.07 %
Annualized adjusted return on average equity(1)   11.78 %     10.39 %     9.53 %     10.71 %     6.95 %
Annualized return on average tangible equity(4)   17.58 %     16.01 %     12.21 %     16.58 %     8.58 %
Annualized adjusted return on average tangible equity(1)   17.58 %     16.01 %     15.39 %     16.58 %     11.29 %
Annualized adjusted non-interest expense to average assets(5)   1.84 %     1.83 %     1.90 %     1.87 %     1.97 %
Efficiency ratio(6)   50.97 %     51.01 %     55.43 %     52.44 %     57.67 %
                   
Asset Quality                  
Non-accrual loans $ 78,420     $ 100,409     $ 72,061     $ 78,420     $ 72,061  
90+ and still accruing                            
Non-performing loans   78,420       100,409       72,061       78,420       72,061  
Foreclosed assets   2,015       2,015       9,473       2,015       9,473  
Non-performing assets   80,435       102,424       81,534       80,435       81,534  
Non-performing loans to total loans   0.40 %     0.52 %     0.39 %     0.40 %     0.39 %
Non-performing assets to total assets   0.32 %     0.41 %     0.34 %     0.32 %     0.34 %
Allowance for loan losses $ 184,767     $ 186,969     $ 193,432     $ 184,767     $ 193,432  
Allowance for loan losses to total non-performing loans   235.61 %     186.21 %     268.43 %     235.61 %     268.43 %
Allowance for loan losses to total loans   0.95 %     0.97 %     1.04 %     0.95 %     1.04 %
Net loan charge-offs $ 4,152       5,401     $ 5,493     $ 12,790     $ 14,560  
Annualized net loan charge offs to average total loans   0.09 %     0.11 %     0.12 %     0.07 %     0.09 %
                   
Average Balance Sheet Data                  
Assets $ 24,775,214     $ 24,518,290     $ 23,908,514     $ 24,429,121     $ 20,382,148  
Loans, net   19,149,055       18,906,763       18,487,443       18,870,134       15,600,431  
Earning assets   22,798,735       22,492,065       21,760,458       22,395,056       18,403,149  
Savings and demand deposits   16,291,161       15,602,031       15,581,608       15,655,186       13,103,803  
Borrowings   1,531,419       2,136,111       1,711,806       2,018,256       1,983,674  
Interest-bearing liabilities   17,867,637       17,704,286       17,093,382       17,622,488       14,596,325  
Stockholders' equity   2,810,166       2,738,414       2,624,019       2,718,331       2,279,525  
Average yield on interest-earning assets   5.66 %     5.76 %     5.66 %     5.68 %     5.68 %
Average cost of interest-bearing liabilities   2.83 %     2.96 %     3.03 %     2.91 %     3.05 %
                   


Notes and Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Dollars in Thousands, except share data)

The Company has presented the following non-GAAP (U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial measures because it believes that these measures provide useful and comparative information to assess trends in the Company’s results of operations and financial condition. Presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is consistent with how the Company evaluates its performance internally and these non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in the Company’s industry. Investors should recognize that the Company’s presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures might not be comparable to similarly-titled measures of other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP basis measures and the Company strongly encourages a review of its condensed consolidated financial statements in their entirety.

                     
(1) Annualized Adjusted Return on Average Assets, Equity and Tangible Equity
                                       
    Three Months Ended   Year Ended
    December 31,   September 30,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
      2025       2025       2024       2025       2024  
Net Income   $ 83,431     $ 71,720     $ 48,524     $ 291,160     $ 115,525  
Merger-related transaction costs                 20,184             56,867  
Less: income tax expense                 (5,819 )           (14,010 )
Annualized adjusted net income   $ 83,431     $ 71,720     $ 62,889     $ 291,160     $ 158,382  
Less: Amortization of Intangibles (net of tax)   $ 6,180     $ 6,639     $ 6,649     $ 26,712     $ 20,226  
Annualized adjusted net income for annualized adjusted return on average tangible equity   $ 89,611     $ 78,359     $ 69,538     $ 317,872     $ 178,607  
                     
Annualized Adjusted Return on Average Assets     1.34 %     1.16 %     1.05 %     1.19 %     0.78 %
Annualized Adjusted Return on Average Equity     11.78 %     10.39 %     9.53 %     10.71 %     6.95 %
Annualized Adjusted Return on Average Tangible Equity     17.58 %     16.01 %     15.39 %     16.58 %     11.29 %
                     
(2) Annualized adjusted pre-provision, net-revenue ("PPNR") returns on average assets, average equity and average tangible equity
                                       
    Three Months Ended   Year Ended
    December 31,   September 30,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
      2025       2025       2024       2025       2024  
Net income   $ 83,431     $ 71,720     $ 48,524     $ 291,160     $ 115,525  
Adjustments to net income:                    
Provision (benefit) charge for credit losses     (1,213 )     7,044       8,880       3,581       87,564  
Net loss on Lakeland bond sale                             2,839  
Merger-related transaction costs               20,184             56,867  
Writedown on ORE property                       2,690     —    
Income tax expense     28,814       29,895       14,185       116,997       34,090  
Adjusted PPNR income   $ 111,032     $ 108,659     $ 91,773     $ 414,428     $ 296,885  
                     
Annualized Adjusted PPNR income   $ 440,507     $ 431,093     $ 365,097     $ 414,428     $ 296,885  
Average assets   $ 24,775,214     $ 24,518,290     $ 23,908,514     $ 24,429,121     $ 20,382,148  
Average equity   $ 2,810,166     $ 2,738,414     $ 2,624,019     $ 2,718,331     $ 2,279,525  
Average tangible equity   $ 2,022,451     $ 1,941,625     $ 1,797,994     $ 1,916,703     $ 1,581,339  
                     
Annualized Adjusted PPNR return on average assets     1.78 %     1.76 %     1.53 %     1.70 %     1.46 %
Annualized PPNR return on average equity     15.68 %     15.74 %     13.91 %     15.25 %     13.02 %
Annualized PPNR return on average tangible equity     21.78 %     22.20 %     20.31 %     21.62 %     18.77 %
                     
(3) Tangible Common Equity Ratio, Book and Tangible Book Value per Share               December 31,   December 31,
                  2025       2024  
                     
Total assets               $ 24,980,710     $ 24,051,825  
Less: total intangible assets                 782,152       819,230  
Total tangible assets               $ 24,198,558     $ 23,232,595  
                     
Total stockholders' equity               $ 2,833,212     $ 2,601,207  
Less: total intangible assets                 782,152       819,230  
Total tangible stockholders' equity               $ 2,051,060     $ 1,781,977  
                     
Tangible common equity ratio                 8.48 %     7.67 %
Shares outstanding                 130,619,949       130,489,493  
                     
Book value per share (total stockholders' equity/shares outstanding)               $ 21.69     $ 19.93  
Tangible book value per share (total tangible stockholders' equity/shares outstanding)               $ 15.70     $ 13.66  
                     
(4) Annualized Return on Average Tangible Equity                    
    Three Months Ended   Year Ended
    December 31,   September 30,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
      2025       2025       2024       2025       2024  
Total average stockholders' equity   $ 2,810,166     $ 2,738,414     $ 2,624,019     $ 2,718,331     $ 2,279,525  
Less: total average intangible assets     787,715       796,789       826,025       801,628       698,186  
Total average tangible stockholders' equity   $ 2,022,451     $ 1,941,625     $ 1,797,994     $ 1,916,703     $ 1,581,339  
                     
Net income   $ 83,431     $ 71,720     $ 48,524     $ 291,160     $ 115,525  
Less: Amortization of Intangibles, net of tax     6,180       6,639       6,649       26,712       20,226  
Total net income   $ 89,611     $ 78,359     $ 55,173     $ 317,872     $ 135,751  
                     
Annualized return on average tangible equity (net income/total average tangible stockholders' equity)     17.58 %     16.01 %     12.21 %     16.58 %     8.58 %
                     
                     
(5) Annualized Adjusted Non-Interest Expense to Average Assets                    
    Three Months Ended   Year Ended
    December 31,   September 30,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
      2025       2025       2024       2025       2024  
Reported non-interest expense   $ 114,690     $ 113,092     $ 134,323     $ 458,663     $ 457,548  
Adjustments to non-interest expense:                    
Merger-related transaction costs                 20,184             56,867  
Write-down of foreclosed property   $     $     $     $ 2,690     $  
Adjusted non-interest expense   $ 114,690     $ 113,092     $ 114,139     $ 455,973     $ 400,681  
                     
Annualized adjusted non-interest expense   $ 455,020     $ 448,680     $ 454,075     $ 455,973     $ 400,681  
                     
Average assets   $ 24,775,214     $ 24,518,290     $ 23,908,514     $ 24,429,121     $ 20,382,148  
                     
Annualized adjusted non-interest expense/average assets     1.84 %     1.83 %     1.90 %     1.87 %     1.97 %
                     
(6) Efficiency Ratio Calculation                    
    Three Months Ended   Year Ended
    December 31,   September 30,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
      2025       2025       2024       2025       2024  
Net interest income   $ 197,411     $ 194,332     $ 181,737     $ 760,565     $ 600,614  
Non-interest income     28,311       27,419       24,175       109,836       94,113  
Adjustments to non-interest income:                    
Net (gain) loss on securities transactions     (690 )     (67 )     14       (843 )     2,986  
Adjusted non-interest income     27,621       27,352       24,189       108,993       97,099  
Total income   $ 225,032     $ 221,684     $ 205,912     $ 869,558     $ 694,727  
                     
Adjusted non-interest expense   $ 114,690     $ 113,092     $ 114,139     $ 455,973     $ 400,681  
                     
Efficiency ratio (adjusted non-interest expense/income)     50.97 %     51.01 %     55.43 %     52.44 %     57.67 %
                     


PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
December 31, 2025 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2024
(Dollars in Thousands)
       
Assets December 31, 2025   December 31, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents   211,484       205,939  
Available for sale debt securities, at fair value   3,164,756       2,768,915  
Held to maturity debt securities, (net of $16,000 allowance as of December 31, 2025 (unaudited) and $14,000 allowance as of December 31, 2024)   282,127       327,623  
Equity securities, at fair value   19,875       19,110  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock   115,687       112,767  
Loans held for sale   14,710       162,453  
Loans held for investment   19,504,061       18,659,370  
Less allowance for credit losses   184,767       193,432  
Net loans   19,334,004       18,628,391  
Foreclosed assets, net   2,015       9,473  
Banking premises and equipment, net   113,328       119,622  
Accrued interest receivable   95,798       91,160  
Intangible assets   782,152       819,230  
Bank-owned life insurance   414,371       405,893  
Other assets   445,113       543,702  
Total assets $ 24,980,710     $ 24,051,825  
       
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity      
Deposits:      
Demand deposits $ 14,402,148     $ 13,775,991  
Savings deposits   1,589,259       1,679,667  
Certificates of deposit of $250,000 or more   929,989       789,342  
Other time deposits   2,357,287       2,378,813  
Total deposits   19,278,683       18,623,813  
Mortgage escrow deposits   40,253       42,247  
Borrowed funds   2,111,955       2,020,435  
Subordinated debentures   406,582       401,608  
Other liabilities   310,025       362,515  
Total liabilities   22,147,498       21,450,618  
       
Stockholders' equity:      
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued          
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 137,565,966 shares issued and 130,619,949 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 130,489,493 outstanding as of December 31, 2024.   1,376       1,376  
Additional paid-in capital   1,844,949       1,834,495  
Retained earnings   1,154,364       989,111  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (76,183 )     (135,355 )
Treasury stock   (91,294 )     (88,420 )
Total stockholders' equity   2,833,212       2,601,207  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 24,980,710     $ 24,051,825  


PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Income
Three months ended December 31, 2025, September 30, 2025 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2024,
and year ended December 31, 2025 (Unaudited) and 2024
(Dollars in Thousands, except per share data)
                   
  Three Months Ended   Year Ended
  December 31,   September 30,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
    2025       2025     2024       2025     2024  
Interest and dividend income:                  
Real estate secured loans $ 196,082     $ 197,252   $ 194,236     $ 773,179   $ 655,868  
Commercial loans   81,652       81,943     75,978       318,268     251,793  
Consumer loans   10,504       10,847     10,815       41,974     36,635  
Available for sale debt securities, equity securities and Federal Home Loan Bank stock   33,981       33,578     27,197       128,647     85,895  
Held to maturity debt securities   1,835       1,897     2,125       7,694     8,885  
Deposits, federal funds sold and other short-term investments   785       764     1,596       3,012     7,062  
Total interest income   324,839       326,281     311,947       1,272,774     1,046,138  
                   
Interest expense:                  
Deposits   104,232       102,094     105,922       400,003     349,523  
Borrowed funds   15,199       21,307     15,652       78,754     73,523  
Subordinated debt   7,997       8,548     8,636       33,452     22,478  
Total interest expense   127,428       131,949     130,210       512,209     445,524  
Net interest income   197,411       194,332     181,737       760,565     600,614  
Provision (benefit) charge for credit losses   (1,213 )     7,044     8,880       3,581     87,564  
Net interest income after provision for credit losses   198,624       187,288     172,857       756,984     513,050  
                   
Non-interest income:                  
Fees   11,100       11,336     9,687       42,827     34,114  
Wealth management income   7,627       7,349     7,655       29,252     30,533  
Insurance agency income   3,854       3,852     3,289       18,299     16,201  
Bank-owned life insurance   2,790       2,662     2,261       10,130     11,709  
Net gain (loss) on securities transactions   690       67     (14 )     843     (2,986 )
Other income   2,250       2,153     1,297       8,485     4,542  
Total non-interest income   28,311       27,419     24,175       109,836     94,113  
                   
Non-interest expense:                  
Compensation and employee benefits   64,316       63,202     59,937       253,133     218,341  
Net occupancy expense   13,078       12,773     12,562       52,789     45,014  
Data processing expense   9,110       9,102     9,881       37,415     35,579  
FDIC Insurance   2,758       3,418     3,411       12,902     12,964  
Amortization of intangibles   8,578       9,497     9,511       37,074     28,931  
Advertising and promotion expense   1,406       1,640     1,485       5,530     5,146  
Merger-related expenses             20,184           56,867  
Other operating expenses   15,444       13,460     17,352       59,820     54,706  
Total non-interest expense   114,690       113,092     134,323       458,663     457,548  
Income before income tax expense   112,245       101,615     62,709       408,157     149,615  
Income tax expense   28,814       29,895     14,185       116,997     34,090  
Net income $ 83,431     $ 71,720   $ 48,524     $ 291,160   $ 115,525  
                   
Basic earnings per share $ 0.64     $ 0.55   $ 0.37     $ 2.23   $ 1.05  
Average basic shares outstanding   130,530,391       130,506,517     130,067,244       130,462,418     109,668,911  
                   
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.64     $ 0.55   $ 0.37     $ 2.23   $ 1.05  
Average diluted shares outstanding   130,589,271       130,553,819     130,163,872       130,507,070     109,712,732  


PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Net Interest Margin Analysis
Quarterly Average Balances
(Dollars in Thousands) (Unaudited)
 
  December 31, 2025   September 30, 2025   December 31, 2024
  Average
Balance
  Interest   Average
Yield/
Cost
  Average
Balance
  Interest   Average
Yield/
Cost
  Average
Balance
  Interest   Average
Yield/
Cost
Interest-Earning Assets:                                  
Deposits $ 90,490   $ 785   3.44 %   $ 79,471   $ 764   3.82 %   $ 117,998   $ 1,596   5.38 %
Available for sale debt securities   3,161,753     31,622   4.00 %     3,070,080     30,952   4.03 %     2,720,065     24,827   3.69 %
Held to maturity debt securities, net(1)   287,635     1,835   2.55 %     299,506     1,897   2.53 %     328,147     2,125   2.59 %
Equity securities, at fair value   19,781     143   2.90 %     19,457     120   2.47 %     19,920     236   4.71 %
Total securities   3,469,169     33,600   3.87 %     3,389,043     32,969   3.89 %     3,068,132     27,188   3.58 %
Federal Home Loan Bank stock   90,021     2,216   9.76 %     116,788     2,506   8.58 %     86,885     2,134   9.82 %
Net loans:(2)                                  
Total mortgage loans   13,501,084     196,082   5.77 %     13,390,032     197,252   5.85 %     13,287,942     194,236   5.75 %
Total commercial loans   5,036,657     81,652   6.43 %     4,908,131     81,943   6.63 %     4,587,048     75,978   6.54 %
Total consumer loans   611,314     10,504   6.82 %     608,600     10,847   7.07 %     612,453     10,815   7.02 %
Total net loans   19,149,055     288,238   5.98 %     18,906,763     290,042   6.09 %     18,487,443     281,029   5.99 %
Total interest-earning assets $ 22,798,735   $ 324,839   5.66 %   $ 22,492,065   $ 326,281   5.76 %   $ 21,760,458   $ 311,947   5.66 %
                                   
Non-Interest Earning Assets:                                  
Cash and due from banks   152,621             154,859             159,151        
Other assets   1,823,858             1,871,366             1,988,905        
Total assets $ 24,775,214           $ 24,518,290           $ 23,908,514        
                                   
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:                                  
Demand deposits $ 10,960,066   $ 72,283   2.62 %   $ 10,280,314   $ 70,584   2.72 %   $ 10,115,827   $ 71,265   2.80 %
Savings deposits   1,585,837     889   0.22 %     1,596,072     896   0.22 %     1,677,725     968   0.23 %
Time deposits   3,384,538     31,060   3.64 %     3,287,241     30,614   3.69 %     3,187,172     33,689   4.21 %
Total Deposits   15,930,441     104,232   2.60 %     15,163,627     102,094   2.67 %     14,980,724     105,922   2.81 %
                                   
Borrowed funds   1,531,419     15,199   3.94 %     2,136,111     21,307   3.96 %     1,711,806     15,652   3.64 %
Subordinated debentures   405,777     7,997   7.82 %     404,548     8,548   8.38 %     400,852     8,636   8.57 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities   17,867,637     127,428   2.83 %     17,704,286     131,949   2.96 %     17,093,382     130,210   3.03 %
                                   
Non-Interest Bearing Liabilities:                                  
Non-interest bearing deposits   3,745,258             3,725,645             3,788,056        
Other non-interest bearing liabilities   352,153             349,945             403,057        
Total non-interest bearing liabilities   4,097,411             4,075,590             4,191,113        
Total liabilities   21,965,048             21,779,876             21,284,495        
Stockholders' equity   2,810,166             2,738,414             2,624,019        
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 24,775,214           $ 24,518,290           $ 23,908,514        
                                   
Net interest income     $ 197,411           $ 194,332           $ 181,737    
                                   
Net interest rate spread         2.83 %           2.80 %           2.63 %
Net interest-earning assets $ 4,931,098           $ 4,787,779           $ 4,667,076        
                                   
Net interest margin(3)         3.44 %           3.43 %           3.28 %
                                   
Ratio of interest-earning assets to total interest-bearing liabilities 1.28x           1.27x           1.27x        


   
(1 ) Average outstanding balance amounts shown are amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses.
(2 ) Average outstanding balances are net of the allowance for loan losses, deferred loan fees and expenses, loan premiums and discounts and include non-accrual loans.
(3 ) Annualized net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.


The following table summarizes the quarterly net interest margin for the previous five quarters.      
  12/31/25   9/30/25   6/30/25   3/31/25   12/31/24
  4th Qtr.   3rd Qtr.   2nd Qtr.   1st Qtr.   4th Qtr.
Interest-Earning Assets:                  
Securities 3.99 %   3.89 %   3.81 %   3.73 %   3.55 %
Net loans 5.98 %   6.09 %   6.01 %   5.95 %   5.99 %
Total interest-earning assets 5.66 %   5.76 %   5.68 %   5.63 %   5.66 %
                   
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:                  
Total deposits 2.60 %   2.67 %   2.62 %   2.64 %   2.81 %
Total borrowings 3.94 %   3.96 %   3.94 %   3.76 %   3.64 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities 2.83 %   2.96 %   2.94 %   2.90 %   3.03 %
                   
Interest rate spread 2.83 %   2.80 %   2.74 %   2.73 %   2.63 %
Net interest margin 3.44 %   3.43 %   3.36 %   3.34 %   3.28 %
                   
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities 1.28x   1.27x   1.27x   1.27x   1.27x


PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Net Interest Margin Analysis
Average Year to Date Balances
(Dollars in Thousands) (Unaudited)
                       
  December 31, 2025   December 31, 2024
  Average       Average   Average       Average
  Balance   Interest   Yield/Cost   Balance   Interest   Yield/Cost
Interest-Earning Assets:                      
Deposits $ 82,383   $ 3,012   3.66 %   $ 36,932   $ 7,062   5.23 %
Available for sale debt securities   3,005,560     119,152   3.96 %     2,323,158     77,105   3.32 %
Held to maturity debt securities, net(1)   305,490     7,694   2.52 %     344,903     8,885   2.58 %
Equity securities, at fair value   19,417     612   3.16 %     12,367     512   4.14 %
Total securities   3,330,467     127,458   3.82 %     2,680,428     86,502   3.23 %
Federal Home Loan Bank stock   112,072     8,883   7.93 %     85,358     8,278   9.70 %
Net loans:(2)                      
Total mortgage loans   13,457,994     773,179   5.75 %     11,333,540     655,868   5.79 %
Total commercial loans   4,801,729     318,268   6.63 %     3,768,388     251,793   6.68 %
Total consumer loans   610,411     41,974   6.88 %     498,503     36,635   7.35 %
Total net loans   18,870,134     1,133,421   6.01 %     15,600,431     944,296   6.05 %
Total interest-earning assets $ 22,395,056   $ 1,272,774   5.68 %   $ 18,403,149   $ 1,045,626   5.68 %
                       
Non-Interest Earning Assets:                      
Cash and due from banks   147,184             233,829        
Other assets   1,886,881             1,745,170        
Total assets $ 24,429,121           $ 20,382,148        
                       
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:                      
Demand deposits $ 10,304,843   $ 273,101   2.65 %   $ 8,480,380   $ 245,874   2.90 %
Savings deposits   1,627,710     3,609   0.22 %     1,502,852     3,443   0.23 %
Time deposits   3,267,755     123,293   3.77 %     2,367,144     100,206   4.23 %
Total deposits   15,200,308     400,003   2.63 %     12,350,376     349,523   2.83 %
Borrowed funds   2,018,256     78,754   3.90 %     1,983,674     73,523   3.71 %
Subordinated debentures   403,924     33,452   8.28 %     262,275     22,478   8.57 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities $ 17,622,488   $ 512,209   2.91 %   $ 14,596,325   $ 445,524   3.05 %
                       
Non-Interest Bearing Liabilities:                      
Non-interest bearing deposits   3,722,633             3,120,571        
Other non-interest bearing liabilities   365,669             385,727        
Total non-interest bearing liabilities   4,088,302             3,506,298        
Total liabilities   21,710,790             18,102,623        
Stockholders' equity   2,718,331             2,279,525        
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 24,429,121           $ 20,382,148        
                       
Net interest income     $ 760,565           $ 600,102    
                       
Net interest rate spread         2.77 %           2.63 %
Net interest-earning assets $ 4,772,568           $ 3,806,824        
                       
Net interest margin(3)         3.39 %           3.26 %
                       
Ratio of interest-earning assets to total interest-bearing liabilities 1.27x           1.26x        
                       
                       
(1) Average outstanding balance amounts shown are amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses.
(2) Average outstanding balance are net of the allowance for loan losses, deferred loan fees and expenses, loan premium and discounts and include non-accrual loans.
(3) Annualized net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

                           

The following table summarizes the year-to-date net interest margin for the previous three years.
             
  Year Ended  
  December 31,
2025
  December 31,
2024
  December 31,
2023
 
Interest-Earning Assets:            
Securities 3.93 %   3.43 %   2.62 %  
Net loans 6.01 %   6.05 %   5.37 %  
Total interest-earning assets 5.68 %   5.68 %   4.87 %  
             
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:            
Total deposits 2.63 %   2.83 %   1.99 %  
Total borrowings 3.90 %   3.71 %   3.41 %  
Total interest-bearing liabilities 2.91 %   3.05 %   2.24 %  
             
Interest rate spread 2.77 %   2.63 %   2.63 %  
Net interest margin 3.39 %   3.26 %   3.16 %  
             
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities 1.27x   1.26x   1.31x  

SOURCE: Provident Financial Services, Inc.
CONTACT: Investor Relations, 1-732-590-9300
Web Site: http://www.Provident.Bank


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