Net interest income grew to $634.4 million in 2026Q1, yet the net interest margin remains compressed between 0.7% and 0.8%, suggesting ongoing challenges in managing funding costs.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Net Interest Income | 2.52B | 2.5B | 2.34B | 2.34B | 2.03B | 901.09M | 891.39M | 955.13M | 906.68M | 796.29M | 718.51M | 664.63M | 628.44M | 596.73M | 578.91M | 563.77M | 537.27M | 494.64M | 505.79M | 508.19M | 508.55M | 517.34M | 468.16M | 413.52M | 405.73M | 367.48M | 326.52M | 303.51M | 282.61M | 285.76M | 222.1M |
| NII Growth % | 23.26% | 6.82% | 0.05% | 14.89% | 125.76% | 1.09% | -6.67% | 5.34% | 13.86% | 10.82% | 8.11% | 5.76% | 5.31% | 3.08% | 2.69% | 4.93% | 8.62% | -2.21% | -0.47% | -0.07% | -1.7% | 10.5% | 13.21% | 1.92% | 10.41% | 12.55% | 7.58% | 7.4% | -1.1% | 28.66% | 64.15% |
| Net Interest Margin % | 2.94% | 2.97% | 2.96% | 3.12% | 2.85% | 2.58% | 2.74% | 3.14% | 3.28% | 3.01% | 2.76% | 2.7% | 2.79% | 2.86% | 2.87% | 3.01% | 2.98% | 2.79% | 2.88% | 2.95% | 2.97% | 2.9% | 2.75% | 2.84% | 3.01% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.06% | 2.87% | 3.14% | 3.96% |
| Interest Income | 4.04B | 4.02B | 3.93B | 3.63B | 2.28B | 942.84M | 1B | 1.15B | 1.06B | 913.61M | 821.91M | 760.04M | 718.94M | 687.64M | 693.5M | 699.72M | 708.65M | 745.34M | 869.27M | 995.6M | 1.01B | 871.85M | 732.11M | 658.72M | 692.03M | 757.24M | 738.91M | 645.79M | 682.24M | 633.07M | 507M |
| Interest Expense | 1.52B | 1.52B | 1.59B | 1.29B | 250.45M | 41.76M | 110.66M | 199.46M | 148.49M | 117.32M | 103.4M | 95.42M | 90.5M | 90.91M | 114.59M | 135.96M | 171.38M | 250.7M | 363.48M | 487.4M | 506.19M | 354.51M | 263.95M | 245.2M | 286.31M | 389.76M | 412.39M | 342.28M | 399.63M | 347.31M | 284.9M |
| Loan Loss Provision | 132.5M | 210M | 222M | 150.75M | 280.62M | -54.5M | 137.75M | 37.8M | 42M | 40.9M | 56.35M | 49.3M | 37.25M | 33.5M | 21.5M | 22.5M | 115M | 303M | 186.3M | 67.75M | 11M | 9.5M | 18M | 25M | 29M | 14.4M | 11.8M | 9M | 8.1M | 26.45M | 13.1M |
| Non-Interest Income | 308.91M | 401.52M | 240.24M | 314.34M | 438.24M | 322.14M | 285.28M | 285.31M | 282.57M | 259.46M | 264.48M | 237.53M | 201.82M | 191.05M | 192.76M | 177.04M | 201.22M | 209.59M | -28.05M | 205.88M | 180.48M | 176.5M | 219.71M | 232.48M | 185.57M | 162.1M | 128.82M | 92.63M | 82.64M | 47.72M | 52M |
| Non-Interest Income % | 7.1% | 9.08% | 5.76% | 7.97% | 16.09% | 25.47% | 22.16% | 19.81% | 21.12% | 22.12% | 24.34% | 23.81% | 21.92% | 21.74% | 21.75% | 20.19% | 22.12% | 21.95% | -3.33% | 17.14% | 15.1% | 16.84% | 23.08% | 26.09% | 21.15% | 17.63% | 14.85% | 12.54% | 10.8% | 7.01% | 9.3% |
| Total Revenue | 4.35B | 4.42B | 4.17B | 3.94B | 2.72B | 1.26B | 1.29B | 1.44B | 1.34B | 1.17B | 1.09B | 997.57M | 920.76M | 878.69M | 886.26M | 876.76M | 909.87M | 954.93M | 841.22M | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.05B | 951.82M | 891.2M | 877.61M | 919.33M | 867.73M | 738.42M | 764.88M | 680.79M | 559M |
| Revenue Growth % | 15.24% | 6.13% | 5.71% | 44.79% | 115.26% | -1.74% | -10.6% | 7.64% | 14.04% | 7.98% | 8.9% | 8.34% | 4.79% | -0.85% | 1.08% | -3.64% | -4.72% | 13.52% | -29.98% | 0.52% | 14.01% | 10.14% | 6.8% | 1.55% | -4.54% | 5.95% | 17.51% | -3.46% | 12.35% | 21.79% | 54.93% |
| Non-Interest Expense | 1.52B | 1.43B | 1.34B | 1.42B | 1.39B | 743.86M | 758.95M | 715.95M | 705.62M | 661.06M | 623.19M | 555.1M | 501.31M | 497.71M | 501.8M | 510.98M | 538.97M | 529.88M | 675.17M | 487.54M | 485.21M | 416.77M | 447.14M | 377.98M | 328.32M | 308.93M | 267.13M | 244.46M | 229.43M | 229.53M | 174.4M |
| Efficiency Ratio | 34.9% | 32.31% | 32.14% | 35.92% | 51.19% | 58.8% | 58.96% | 49.72% | 52.75% | 56.35% | 57.36% | 55.64% | 54.45% | 56.64% | 56.62% | 58.28% | 59.24% | 55.49% | 80.26% | 40.58% | 40.6% | 39.75% | 46.98% | 42.41% | 37.41% | 33.6% | 30.78% | 33.11% | 30% | 33.72% | 31.2% |
| Operating Income | 1.18B | 1.26B | 1.02B | 1.08B | 797.98M | 533.86M | 279.97M | 486.69M | 441.63M | 353.79M | 303.45M | 297.76M | 291.7M | 256.57M | 248.36M | 207.33M | 84.52M | -128.65M | -383.73M | 158.78M | 192.82M | 267.57M | 222.73M | 243.02M | 233.98M | 206.25M | 176.41M | 142.68M | 127.71M | 77.5M | 86.6M |
| Operating Margin % | 27.07% | 28.49% | 24.4% | 27.51% | 29.31% | 42.2% | 21.75% | 33.8% | 33.01% | 30.16% | 27.93% | 29.85% | 31.68% | 29.2% | 28.02% | 23.65% | 9.29% | -13.47% | -45.62% | 13.22% | 16.13% | 25.52% | 23.4% | 27.27% | 26.66% | 22.43% | 20.33% | 19.32% | 16.7% | 11.38% | 15.49% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | 23.91% | -6.22% | 35.91% | 49.47% | 90.68% | -42.47% | 10.2% | 24.83% | 16.59% | 1.91% | 2.08% | 13.69% | 3.3% | 19.79% | 145.3% | 165.7% | 66.47% | -341.67% | -17.65% | -27.94% | 20.13% | -8.35% | 3.86% | 13.45% | 16.91% | 23.64% | 11.72% | 64.79% | -10.51% | 93.3% |
| Pretax Income | 1.28B | 1.26B | 1.02B | 1.08B | 797.98M | 533.86M | 279.97M | 486.69M | 441.63M | 353.79M | 303.45M | 297.76M | 291.7M | 256.57M | 248.36M | 207.33M | 84.52M | -128.65M | -383.73M | 158.78M | 192.82M | 267.57M | 222.73M | 243.02M | 233.98M | 206.25M | 176.41M | 142.68M | 127.71M | 77.5M | 86.6M |
| Pretax Margin % | 29.4% | 28.49% | 24.4% | 27.51% | 29.31% | 42.2% | 21.75% | 33.8% | 33.01% | 30.16% | 27.93% | 29.85% | 31.68% | 29.2% | 28.02% | 23.65% | 9.29% | -13.47% | -45.62% | 13.22% | 16.13% | 25.52% | 23.4% | 27.27% | 26.66% | 22.43% | 20.33% | 19.32% | 16.7% | 11.38% | 15.49% |
| Income Tax | 257.14M | 257.35M | 248.3M | 216.66M | 153.69M | 125M | 59.35M | 103.97M | 81.22M | 98.35M | 96.32M | 93.03M | 91.97M | 77.11M | 74.67M | 57.95M | 12.36M | -52.74M | -65.84M | 48.09M | 59.14M | 85.04M | 68.9M | 79.77M | 73.97M | 69.43M | 58.12M | 47.33M | 49.69M | 29.89M | 32.6M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 20.1% | 20.42% | 24.41% | 19.98% | 19.26% | 23.41% | 21.2% | 21.36% | 18.39% | 27.8% | 31.74% | 31.24% | 31.53% | 30.06% | 30.06% | 27.95% | 14.62% | 40.99% | 17.16% | 30.29% | 30.67% | 31.78% | 30.93% | 32.83% | 31.61% | 33.66% | 32.94% | 33.17% | 38.91% | 38.56% | 37.64% |
| Net Income | 1.02B | 1B | 768.71M | 867.84M | 644.28M | 408.86M | 220.62M | 382.72M | 360.42M | 255.44M | 207.13M | 204.73M | 199.73M | 179.46M | 173.7M | 151.38M | 72.25M | -75.63M | -320.97M | 96.77M | 133.79M | 185.19M | 153.83M | 163.25M | 152.73M | 133.19M | 118.29M | 95.35M | 78.02M | 47.61M | 54M |
| Net Margin % | 23.49% | 22.67% | 18.45% | 22.01% | 23.66% | 32.32% | 17.14% | 26.58% | 26.94% | 21.78% | 19.07% | 20.52% | 21.69% | 20.42% | 19.6% | 17.27% | 7.94% | -7.92% | -38.15% | 8.05% | 11.19% | 17.67% | 16.16% | 18.32% | 17.4% | 14.49% | 13.63% | 12.91% | 10.2% | 6.99% | 9.66% |
| Net Income Growth % | 31.16% | 30.45% | -11.42% | 34.7% | 57.58% | 85.32% | -42.35% | 6.19% | 41.1% | 23.32% | 1.17% | 2.5% | 11.3% | 3.32% | 14.74% | 109.51% | 195.53% | 76.44% | -431.67% | -27.67% | -27.76% | 20.39% | -5.77% | 6.89% | 14.67% | 12.59% | 24.06% | 22.21% | 63.86% | -11.83% | 84.3% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 1.02B | 1B | 768.71M | 867.84M | 644.28M | 408.86M | 220.62M | 382.72M | 360.42M | 255.44M | 207.13M | 204.73M | 199.73M | 179.46M | 173.7M | 149.38M | 72.16M | -75.91M | -317.89M | 110.7M | 133.68M | 182.53M | 153.83M | 163.25M | 160.01M | 136.81M | 118.29M | 95.35M | 78.02M | 47.61M | 54M |
| EPS (Diluted) | 6.39 | 5.91 | 4.37 | 4.91 | 3.72 | 4.42 | 2.35 | 4.06 | 3.81 | 2.67 | 2.16 | 2.13 | 2.08 | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1.61 | 0.60 | -2.14 | -6.42 | 1.76 | 2.47 | 3.42 | 2.98 | 3.49 | 3.16 | 2.68 | 2.55 | 2.10 | 1.69 | 1.74 | 0.68 |
| EPS Growth % | 37.61% | 35.24% | -11% | 31.99% | -15.84% | 88.09% | -42.12% | 6.56% | 42.7% | 23.61% | 1.41% | 2.4% | 11.83% | 0% | 15.53% | 168.33% | 128.04% | 66.67% | -464.77% | -28.74% | -27.78% | 14.77% | -14.61% | 10.44% | 17.91% | 5.1% | 21.43% | 24.26% | -2.87% | 155.88% | 21.43% |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 5.92 | 4.38 | 4.91 | 3.72 | 4.43 | 2.35 | 4.07 | 3.83 | 2.68 | 2.17 | 2.15 | 2.10 | 1.90 | 1.96 | 1.69 | 0.63 | -1.40 | -6.42 | 1.78 | 2.50 | 3.46 | 3.03 | 3.55 | 3.21 | 2.71 | 2.58 | 2.14 | 1.72 | 1.74 | 0.72 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 159.85M | 160.6M | 170.19M | 173.36M | 168.91M | 90.21M | 90.15M | 91.88M | 92.23M | 92.36M | 91.86M | 91.53M | 90.62M | 90.26M | 91.65M | 91.69M | 82.17M | 63.92M | 52.02M | 55M | 54.06M | 54.24M | 51.62M | 46.78M | 48.39M | 49.74M | 46.39M | 45.41M | 46.16M | 27.36M | 23.9M |
Commercial Real Estate Exposure
As reported in recent financial statements, Webster Financial Corporation achieved a consistent upward trajectory in net interest income, rising from $567.7 million in 2024Q1 to $634.4 million by 2026Q1, reflecting the bank's ability to scale its interest-earning assets despite a challenging and volatile interest rate environment.
The steady expansion in NII suggests that the bank's core lending activities are successfully offsetting the pressures of rising funding costs. Investors should monitor whether this growth remains sustainable as the bank navigates the competitive landscape for deposits in the Northeast corridor.
Based on the provided quarterly data, the net interest margin has remained largely stagnant, hovering between 0.7% and 0.8% over the last ten quarters, which indicates that the bank's asset yields are struggling to outpace the rising costs associated with maintaining its specialized deposit base.
This margin compression appears to reflect the difficulty of maintaining profitability when deposit betas are elevated. It warrants further investigation into whether the HSA deposit engine is providing the expected cost-of-funds advantage or if competitive pressures are forcing higher interest payouts to retain these balances.
According to the latest quarterly filings, Webster Financial Corporation has demonstrated improved operational efficiency, with the efficiency ratio tightening from 37.8% in 2023Q4 to 33.8% by 2025Q4, suggesting that management is successfully capturing synergies and streamlining the cost structure following recent strategic merger activities.
The downward trend in the efficiency ratio implies that the bank is becoming more adept at managing its fixed-cost base relative to its revenue generation. Continued focus on this metric will be essential to determine if the bank can maintain this discipline during periods of slower revenue growth.
As indicated by the quarterly income statement data, provision for credit losses reached a peak of $77.5 million in 2025Q1, highlighting the bank's proactive approach to managing potential credit deterioration within its loan portfolio as economic conditions in its core operating regions have fluctuated significantly.
The variability in provision expenses suggests that management is closely monitoring the credit quality of its commercial loan book. Investors should remain cautious, as any further spikes in provisioning may indicate underlying stress in the bank's exposure to commercial real estate or other cyclical sectors.
Based on the reported figures, non-interest fee income has shown significant volatility, peaking at $113.3 million in 2025Q4 before dropping to zero in 2026Q1, which underscores the inherent unpredictability of the bank's fee-based revenue streams and their sensitivity to market-driven transaction volumes and administrative service demand.
This inconsistency in fee generation may suggest a reliance on non-recurring items or seasonal fluctuations that complicate earnings predictability. A deeper analysis of the composition of these fees is necessary to determine if the bank can establish a more stable and recurring fee-income profile over time.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying WBS stock.
Webster Financial Corporation (WBS) is profitable, generating $1.00B in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 22.7%.
Webster Financial Corporation (WBS) reported an operating income of $1.26B, resulting in an operating profit margin of 28.5%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Webster Financial Corporation (WBS) generated $2.69B in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 60.8%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.