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Preferred Bank (PFBC) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
Preferred Bank (PFBC) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
Preferred Bank (PFBC) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters
| Quarter | Date | EPS (Act vs Est) | Revenue (Act vs Est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026Latest | Apr 22, 2026 | $2.53vs $2.48+2.0% | $70Mvs $70M-0.2% |
| Q1 2026 | Jan 22, 2026 | $2.79vs $2.78+0.4% | $78Mvs $75M+4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | Oct 20, 2025 | $2.84vs $2.57+10.5% | $75Mvs $75M+0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | Jul 21, 2025 | $2.52vs $2.43+3.7% | $71Mvs $73M-2.9% |
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Preferred Bank (PFBC) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Interest Income | 129.7M | 154.23M | 164.64M | 174.15M | 185.88M | 247.36M | 289.37M | 272.63M | 270.82M |
NII Growth % | 24.5% | 18.91% | 6.75% | 5.78% | 6.73% | 33.08% | 16.99% | -5.79% | -0.66% |
Net Interest Margin % | 3.44% | 3.66% | 3.56% | 3.39% | 3.07% | 3.85% | 4.35% | 3.94% | 3.56% |
Interest Income | 157.6M | 195.16M | 226.72M | 214.26M | 211.03M | 294.38M | 477.99M | 509.1M | 486.45M |
Interest Expense | 27.9M | 40.94M | 62.08M | 40.11M | 25.16M | 47.02M | 188.61M | 236.47M | 215.64M |
Loan Loss Provision | 5.5M | 10.13M | 3.45M | 26M | -1M | 7.35M | 10M | 12.1M | 9.1M |
Non-Interest Income | 5.26M | 8.79M | 6.25M | 6.06M | 7.74M | 7.04M | 3.77M | 11.33M | 12.58M |
Non-Interest Income % | 3.23% | 4.31% | 2.68% | 2.75% | 3.54% | 2.34% | 0.78% | 2.18% | 2.52% |
Total Revenue | 162.86M▲ 0% | 203.95M▲ 25.2% | 232.97M▲ 14.2% | 220.32M▼ 5.4% | 218.78M▼ 0.7% | 301.43M▲ 37.8% | 481.76M▲ 59.8% | 520.43M▲ 8.0% | 499.04M▼ 4.1% |
Revenue Growth % | 27.69% | 25.23% | 14.23% | -5.43% | -0.7% | 37.78% | 59.83% | 8.03% | -4.11% |
Non-Interest Expense | 48.98M | 54.19M | 56.03M | 57.35M | 60.79M | 67.86M | 73.29M | 87.83M | 84.75M |
Efficiency Ratio | 30.08% | 26.57% | 24.05% | 26.03% | 27.79% | 22.51% | 15.21% | 16.88% | 16.98% |
Operating Income | 80.48M▲ 0% | 98.7M▲ 22.6% | 111.41M▲ 12.9% | 96.86M▼ 13.1% | 133.83M▲ 38.2% | 179.2M▲ 33.9% | 210.63M▲ 17.5% | 184.03M▼ 12.6% | 189.55M▲ 3.0% |
Operating Margin % | 49.42% | 48.39% | 47.82% | 43.96% | 61.17% | 59.45% | 43.72% | 35.36% | 37.98% |
Operating Income Growth % | 34.81% | 22.64% | 12.88% | -13.06% | 38.17% | 33.9% | 17.54% | -12.63% | 3% |
Pretax Income | 80.48M▲ 0% | 98.7M▲ 22.6% | 111.41M▲ 12.9% | 96.86M▼ 13.1% | 133.83M▲ 38.2% | 179.2M▲ 33.9% | 209.85M▲ 17.1% | 184.03M▼ 12.3% | 189.55M▲ 3.0% |
Pretax Margin % | 49.42% | 48.39% | 47.82% | 43.96% | 61.17% | 59.45% | 43.56% | 35.36% | 37.98% |
Income Tax | 37.09M | 27.7M | 33.03M | 27.39M | 38.59M | 50.35M | 59.81M | 53.37M | 55.91M |
Effective Tax Rate % | 46.08% | 28.07% | 29.65% | 28.28% | 28.83% | 28.1% | 28.5% | 29% | 29.5% |
Net Income | 43.39M▲ 0% | 70.99M▲ 63.6% | 78.37M▲ 10.4% | 69.47M▼ 11.4% | 95.24M▲ 37.1% | 128.84M▲ 35.3% | 150.04M▲ 16.4% | 130.66M▼ 12.9% | 133.63M▲ 2.3% |
Net Margin % | 26.64% | 34.81% | 33.64% | 31.53% | 43.53% | 42.75% | 31.14% | 25.11% | 26.78% |
Net Income Growth % | 19.32% | 63.6% | 10.39% | -11.36% | 37.1% | 35.28% | 16.45% | -12.92% | 2.27% |
Net Income (Continuing) | 43.39M | 70.99M | 78.37M | 69.47M | 95.24M | 128.84M | 150.04M | 130.66M | 133.63M |
EPS (Diluted) | 2.96▲ 0% | 4.64▲ 56.8% | 5.16▲ 11.2% | 4.65▼ 9.9% | 6.41▲ 37.8% | 8.70▲ 35.7% | 10.52▲ 20.9% | 9.65▼ 8.3% | 10.41▲ 7.9% |
EPS Growth % | 15.63% | 56.76% | 11.21% | -9.88% | 37.85% | 35.73% | 20.92% | -8.27% | 7.88% |
EPS (Basic) | 2.97 | 4.64 | 5.16 | 4.65 | 6.41 | 8.84 | 10.64 | 9.80 | 10.61 |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 14.49M | 15.06M | 15.06M | 14.88M | 14.87M | 14.81M | 14.26M | 13.55M | 12.84M |
Preferred Bank (PFBC) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash & Short Term Investments | 635.02M | 709.17M | 739.28M | 979.15M | 1.48B | 1.18B | 1.2B | 765.52M | 827.1M |
Cash & Due from Banks | 446.82M | 526.76M | 498.64M | 739.47M | 1.03B | 747.53M | 890.85M | 765.51M | 807.1M |
Short Term Investments | 188.2M | 182.41M | 240.64M | 239.68M | 451.91M | 428.3M | 313.84M | 3K | 20M |
Total Investments | 3.14B | 3.53B | 3.99B | 4.28B | 4.88B | 5.51B | 5.58B | 5.99B | 6.66B |
Investments Growth % | 14.22% | 12.55% | 12.84% | 7.22% | 14.21% | 12.79% | 1.39% | 7.24% | 11.19% |
Long-Term Investments | 2.95B | 3.35B | 3.75B | 4.04B | 4.43B | 5.08B | 5.27B | 5.99B | 6.64B |
Accounts Receivables | 11.29M | 14.27M | 14.96M | 23.69M | 14.65M | 23.59M | 33.89M | 33.56M | 34.23M |
Goodwill & Intangibles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Intangible Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PP&E (Net) | 5.68M | 7.5M | 29.34M | 27.93M | 32.5M | 30.72M | 31.74M | 21.64M | 38.59M |
Other Assets | 145.67M | 114.02M | 74.45M | 51.92M | 58.27M | 72M | 66.69M | 63.92M | 19.19M |
Total Current Assets | 649.03M | 723.44M | 757.61M | 1B | 1.5B | 1.2B | 1.24B | 801.27M | 861.25M |
Total Non-Current Assets | 3.12B | 3.49B | 3.87B | 4.14B | 4.55B | 5.23B | 5.42B | 6.12B | 6.74B |
Total Assets | 3.77B▲ 0% | 4.22B▲ 11.8% | 4.63B▲ 9.8% | 5.14B▲ 11.1% | 6.05B▲ 17.5% | 6.43B▲ 6.3% | 6.66B▲ 3.6% | 6.92B▲ 4.0% | 7.6B▲ 9.8% |
Asset Growth % | 17.02% | 11.85% | 9.77% | 11.13% | 17.55% | 6.27% | 3.64% | 3.97% | 9.79% |
Return on Assets (ROA) | 1.24% | 1.78% | 1.77% | 1.42% | 1.7% | 2.07% | 2.29% | 1.92% | 1.84% |
Accounts Payable | 3.83M | 6.84M | 3.32M | 1.25M | 715K | 2.61M | 16.12M | 16.52M | 16.51M |
Total Debt | 105.37M | 100.39M | 119.71M | 118.02M | 170.62M | 168.94M | 168M | 165.46M | 383.81M |
Net Debt | -341.45M | -426.37M | -378.94M | -621.45M | -859.99M | -578.58M | -722.85M | -600.06M | -423.29M |
Long-Term Debt | 105.36M | 100.39M | 99.21M | 99.33M | 147.76M | 148M | 148.23M | 148.47M | 348.71M |
Short-Term Debt | 8K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.76M |
Other Liabilities | 42.93M | 52.87M | 52.14M | 56.45M | 62.74M | 66.38M | 70.71M | 61.45M | 6.43B |
Total Current Liabilities | 3.27B | 3.65B | 3.99B | 4.44B | 5.23B | 5.56B | 5.73B | 5.93B | 5.76M |
Total Non-Current Liabilities | 148.29M | 153.26M | 171.85M | 174.47M | 233.36M | 235.33M | 238.71M | 226.91M | 6.81B |
Total Liabilities | 3.41B | 3.8B | 4.16B | 4.62B | 5.46B | 5.79B | 5.96B | 6.16B | 6.81B |
Total Equity | 355.03M▲ 0% | 416.65M▲ 17.4% | 470.01M▲ 12.8% | 525.45M▲ 11.8% | 586.72M▲ 11.7% | 630.43M▲ 7.4% | 695.11M▲ 10.3% | 763.15M▲ 9.8% | 789.48M▲ 3.4% |
Equity Growth % | 19.11% | 17.36% | 12.81% | 11.79% | 11.66% | 7.45% | 10.26% | 9.79% | 3.45% |
Equity / Assets (Capital Ratio) | 9.42% | 9.88% | 10.15% | 10.22% | 9.7% | 9.81% | 10.44% | 11.02% | 10.39% |
Return on Equity (ROE) | 13.29% | 18.4% | 17.68% | 13.96% | 17.13% | 21.17% | 22.64% | 17.92% | 17.21% |
Book Value per Share | 24.50 | 27.67 | 31.21 | 35.30 | 39.47 | 42.57 | 48.74 | 56.30 | 61.50 |
Tangible BV per Share | 24.50 | 27.67 | 31.21 | 35.30 | 39.47 | 42.57 | 48.74 | 56.30 | 61.50 |
Common Stock | 207.95M | 210.88M | 210.88M | 210.88M | 210.88M | 210.88M | 210.88M | 210.88M | 210.88M |
Additional Paid-in Capital | 39.46M | 47.42M | 55.17M | 64.06M | 73.17M | 81.56M | 86.83M | 95.79M | 105.11M |
Retained Earnings | 139.68M | 194.85M | 255.05M | 300.97M | 372.95M | 475.07M | 592.33M | 685.11M | 780.64M |
Accumulated OCI | 1.17M | -1.98M | 3.97M | 7.03M | 4.93M | -28.61M | -31.75M | -27.46M | -13.74M |
Treasury Stock | -33.23M | -34.53M | -55.05M | -57.5M | -75.21M | -108.48M | -163.18M | -201.17M | -293.41M |
Preferred Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Preferred Bank (PFBC) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash from Operations | 53.18M | 99.01M | 86.76M | 103.77M | 119.63M | 143.76M | 175.39M | 164.52M | 168.14M |
Operating CF Growth % | 1.05% | 86.18% | -12.38% | 19.6% | 15.29% | 20.16% | 22.01% | -6.2% | 2.2% |
Net Income | 43.39M | 70.99M | 78.37M | 69.47M | 95.24M | 128.84M | 150.04M | 130.66M | 133.63M |
Depreciation & Amortization | 990K | 953K | 1.34M | 1.91M | 1.9M | 1.89M | 1.72M | 2.15M | 1.75M |
Deferred Taxes | 7.78M | -934K | -2.19M | -3.74M | -1.39M | -3.47M | -4.54M | -87K | 489K |
Other Non-Cash Items | 6.25M | 12.16M | 8.91M | 30.06M | 1.46M | 11.09M | 23.41M | 15.16M | 22.78M |
Working Capital Changes | -8.87M | 7.81M | -7.43M | -2.83M | 13.31M | -3M | -1.04M | 7.43M | -693K |
Cash from Investing | -389.49M | -409.48M | -457.1M | -318.77M | -620.01M | -699.89M | -98.03M | -421.62M | -623.8M |
Purchase of Investments | -15.37M | -28.99M | -126.46M | -185.35M | -281.89M | -119.93M | -72.56M | -60.63M | -269.86M |
Sale/Maturity of Investments | 23.9M | 16.33M | 66.41M | 181.36M | 50.31M | 83.04M | 167.02M | 23.2M | 47.03M |
Net Investment Activity | 8.53M | -12.66M | -60.06M | -4M | -231.58M | -36.89M | 94.47M | -37.43M | -222.83M |
Acquisitions | 0 | -13.99M | -10.38M | -8.42M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Investing | -396.67M | -380.06M | -380.58M | -304.85M | -387.83M | -662.65M | -190.09M | -383.27M | -399.62M |
Cash from Financing | 487.81M | 357.9M | 303.48M | 438.82M | 791.52M | 273.05M | 65.97M | 131.76M | 497.24M |
Dividends Paid | -11.04M | -15.63M | -18.29M | -17.91M | -21.43M | -25.14M | -31.14M | -37.5M | -38.25M |
Share Repurchases | -14.12M | -1.3M | -20.54M | -2.45M | -17.72M | -33.29M | -55.23M | -38.25M | -93.1M |
Stock Issued | 32.55M | 1.71M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net Stock Activity | 18.43M | 413K | -20.54M | -2.45M | -17.72M | -33.29M | -55.23M | -38.25M | -93.1M |
Debt Issuance (Net) | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 0 | 1000K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000K |
Other Financing | 500.41M | 378.15M | 343.61M | 459.19M | 783.03M | 331.49M | 152.34M | 207.51M | 428.6M |
Net Change in Cash | 151.49M▲ 0% | 47.44M▼ 68.7% | -67.11M▼ 241.5% | 223.82M▲ 433.5% | 291.14M▲ 30.1% | -283.08M▼ 197.2% | 143.33M▲ 150.6% | -125.34M▼ 187.4% | 41.58M▲ 133.2% |
Exchange Rate Effect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cash at Beginning | 403.83M | 555.32M | 602.76M | 535.64M | 759.47M | 1.05B | 767.53M | 910.85M | 785.51M |
Cash at End | 555.32M | 602.76M | 535.64M | 759.47M | 1.05B | 767.53M | 910.85M | 785.51M | 827.1M |
Interest Paid | 27.26M | 37.93M | 65.6M | 42.19M | 25.69M | 45.13M | 175.1M | 236.07M | 215.64M |
Income Taxes Paid | 29.6M | 18.4M | 34.54M | 20.91M | 29.29M | 43.67M | 58.38M | 46.33M | 41.49M |
Free Cash Flow | 51.82M▲ 0% | 96.25M▲ 85.7% | 80.67M▼ 16.2% | 102.27M▲ 26.8% | 119.03M▲ 16.4% | 143.4M▲ 20.5% | 172.98M▲ 20.6% | 163.6M▼ 5.4% | 166.79M▲ 1.9% |
FCF Growth % | -0.32% | 85.73% | -16.18% | 26.77% | 16.39% | 20.47% | 20.62% | -5.42% | 1.94% |
Preferred Bank (PFBC) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Return on Equity (ROE) | 12.94% | 13.29% | 18.4% | 17.68% | 13.96% | 17.13% | 21.17% | 22.64% | 17.92% | 17.21% |
Return on Assets (ROA) | 1.25% | 1.24% | 1.78% | 1.77% | 1.42% | 1.7% | 2.07% | 2.29% | 1.92% | 1.84% |
Net Interest Margin | 3.23% | 3.44% | 3.66% | 3.56% | 3.39% | 3.07% | 3.85% | 4.35% | 3.94% | 3.56% |
Efficiency Ratio | 33.49% | 30.08% | 26.57% | 24.05% | 26.03% | 27.79% | 22.51% | 15.21% | 16.88% | 16.98% |
Equity / Assets | 9.25% | 9.42% | 9.88% | 10.15% | 10.22% | 9.7% | 9.81% | 10.44% | 11.02% | 10.39% |
Book Value / Share | 21.31 | 24.5 | 27.67 | 31.21 | 35.3 | 39.47 | 42.57 | 48.74 | 56.3 | 61.5 |
NII Growth | 24.25% | 24.5% | 18.91% | 6.75% | 5.78% | 6.73% | 33.08% | 16.99% | -5.79% | -0.66% |
Dividend Payout | 23.2% | 25.43% | 22.01% | 23.34% | 25.79% | 22.5% | 19.51% | 20.76% | 28.7% | 28.62% |
Preferred Bank (PFBC) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained
Preferred Bank (PFBC) saw revenue decline by 4.1% over the past year.
Yes, Preferred Bank (PFBC) is profitable, generating $133.6M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (26.8% net margin).
Yes, Preferred Bank (PFBC) pays a dividend with a yield of 3.01%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.
Preferred Bank (PFBC) has a return on equity (ROE) of 17.2%. This is reasonable for most industries.
Preferred Bank (PFBC) has a net interest margin (NIM) of 3.6%. This indicates healthy earnings from lending activities.
Preferred Bank (PFBC) has an efficiency ratio of 17.0%. This is excellent, indicating strong cost control.