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WTFC October 21, 2025

Wintrust Financial Corporation Q3 2025 Earnings Call - Record Net Income Fueled by Broad-Based Loan and Deposit Growth, Stable NIM

Wintrust posted a third consecutive quarter of record net income, $216 million, supported by record net interest income of $567 million. Loan balances climbed to $52 billion, driven by diversified CRE...

  • Record quarterly net income of $216 million, up about 11% sequentially from Q2.
  • Net interest income hit a record $567 million, helped by a $2.4 billion increase in average earning assets.
  • Total loans reached $52 billion, roughly 11% year-to-date on an annualized basis, with broad-based growth across CRE, premium finance, leasing, and residential mortgages.
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CADE October 21, 2025

Cadence Bank Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Call - Industry Acquisition Beats Marks, Fast Capital Recovery and Strong Q3 Earnings

Cadence closed and fully integrated two deals this year, most importantly Industry Bankshares, and turned what looked like a complex securities headache into a capital win. Management sold Industry’s ...

  • Closed and fully integrated Industry Bankshares and First Chatham, completing operational conversions and consolidating both into the Cadence brand.
  • Management sold 100% of Industry’s securities portfolio in Q3, at marks better than initial estimates, and unwound related hedges, resulting in a net zero impact on other non-interest revenue after offsets.
  • Refined purchase accounting and tax work added roughly $143 million of tangible common equity versus initial estimates, led by an $80 million deferred tax asset, limiting tangible book value per share decline to $0.12 to $22.82.
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RLI October 21, 2025

RLI Corp Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Call - 85% Combined Ratio, 26% YTD Book Value Gain Despite Property Market Softening

RLI reported a clean quarter: operating earnings of $0.83 per share, GAAP earnings of $1.35, comprehensive earnings of $1.65, and a total combined ratio of 85.1% as underwriting profits held across al...

  • Total combined ratio improved to 85.1% in Q3 2025, down from 89.6% a year earlier, with underwriting profits across all segments.
  • Operating earnings were $0.83 per share; GAAP net earnings were $1.35 per share in Q3 2025, versus $1.03 in Q3 2024; comprehensive earnings were $1.65 per share.
  • Book value per share rose 26% year to date (inclusive of dividends), supporting a return on equity north of 20% YTD.
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GATX October 21, 2025

GATX Corporation 2025 Q3 Earnings Call - Remarketing and Engine Leasing Offset European Softness; Wells Fargo Deal Expected Q1 2026

GATX reported Q3 2025 net income of $82.2 million, or $2.25 per diluted share, down from $89.0 million a year ago. Year-to-date results improved to $236.3 million or $6.46 per diluted share, helped by...

  • Q3 2025 net income $82.2 million, $2.25 per diluted share, versus Q3 2024 $89.0 million, $2.43 per diluted share.
  • Year-to-date 2025 net income $236.3 million, $6.46 per diluted share, up from $207.7 million, $5.68 per share in 2024; includes $5.3 million positive tax/other items year-to-date.
  • Full-year 2025 guidance reiterated at $8.50 to $8.90 per diluted share, excluding tax adjustments and any impact from the Wells Fargo transaction.
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BMI October 21, 2025

Badger Meter Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Call - 13% Sales Growth, Record Free Cash Flow and Raised Normalized Gross Margin to 39% to 42%

Badger Meter delivered a clean, resilient quarter: total sales rose 13% year over year to $236 million, BASE sales up 8%, operating earnings climbed 13% and free cash flow hit a record $48.2 million. ...

  • Total sales of $236 million in Q3 2025, up 13% year over year, with BASE sales growth of 8% excluding SmartCover.
  • Management defines BASE metrics as excluding the SmartCover acquisition for comparability.
  • Operating earnings rose 13% year over year to $46.1 million, with operating margin of 19.6%.
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CBU October 21, 2025

Community Financial System, Inc. Q3 2025 Earnings Call - Record operating EPS as diversified businesses drive high-return capital deployment

Community Financial System posted a clean quarter, with record operating earnings per share and broad-based revenue gains across banking, insurance, benefits, and wealth. Net interest income expanded ...

  • GAAP EPS for Q3 2025 was $1.04, up 25.3% year over year; operating EPS was $1.09, up from $0.88 a year ago and a quarterly record.
  • Total operating revenues hit a quarterly high of $206.8 million, driven by both net interest income and non-interest revenue growth across all four business lines.
  • Net interest income was $128.2 million, up 13.7% year over year and marking the sixth consecutive quarter of NII expansion.
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NOC October 21, 2025

Northrop Grumman Q3 2025 Earnings Call - Revenue Guidance Trimmed as Timing Delays Bite, B-21 Acceleration and Missile Defense Provide Upside

Northrop delivered a workmanlike quarter: solid organic growth, expanding margins, and a big jump in cash. Management beat on execution but trimmed full-year revenue as timing slippage and uncertain a...

  • Q3 revenue $10.4 billion, up 4% year over year and up 5% organically.
  • Company reported a Q3 book-to-bill of 1.17, with international sales up 32% in the quarter and 20% year to date.
  • Segment operating margin rose to 12.3% in Q3; diluted EPS was $7.67, a 10% increase year over year.
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MBWM October 21, 2025

Mercantile Bank Corporation Q3 2025 Earnings Call - NIM Holds Near 3.5% as Clean Credit Meets an Accretive M&A

Mercantile reported a tidy quarter: net income $23.8 million, EPS $1.46, with a quarter-over-quarter EPS jump of 20% and ROA and ROE of 1.5% and 14.7% respectively. The bank leaned on match funding an...

  • Net income for Q3 2025 was $23.8 million, or $1.46 per diluted share, up from $19.6 million, or $1.22 per diluted share, in Q3 2024.
  • Net interest margin held essentially steady at about 3.5%, declining only 2 basis points over the last five quarters despite a 96 basis point decline in the SOFR 90-day average rate.
  • Average loans were $4.6 billion in Q3, up roughly $201 million year over year (about 4%), while average deposits grew to $4.83 billion, up $489 million or over 11% year over year.
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PNR October 21, 2025

Pentair Q3 2025 Earnings Call - Record margins and higher guidance as transformation and Hydrostat deal drive momentum

Pentair delivered a tidy quarter of execution. Q3 sales rose 3% to $1.022 billion, adjusted operating income climbed 10% to $263 million, return on sales expanded 160 basis points to 25.7%, and adjust...

  • Q3 financials: sales up 3% to $1.022 billion, adjusted operating income up 10% to $263 million, adjusted EPS $1.24, up 14% year over year.
  • Return on sales expanded 160 basis points to 25.7% in Q3, marking a record third quarter ROS post-2018 separation.
  • Management raised full-year 2025 guidance to approximately 2% sales growth and adjusted EPS of $4.85 to $4.90, a 12% to 13% increase from 2024.
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PM October 21, 2025

Philip Morris International Q3 2025 Earnings Call - Smoke-free momentum drives record margins and lifts EPS guidance

Philip Morris posted a strong Q3, powered by faster-than-industry growth across its smoke-free franchises IQOS, ZYN, and VEEV. Smoke-free scale and pricing pushed quarterly smoke-free gross profit abo...

  • Q3 delivered record smoke-free profitability, with quarterly smoke-free gross profit topping $3 billion for the first time.
  • Adjusted diluted EPS reached $2.24 in Q3, up 17.3% year on year, helped by a $0.08 currency tailwind and a favorable tax rate.
  • Adjusted operating income margin expanded to about 43.1% in Q3, the highest in almost four years, driven by smoke-free mix, pricing and cost efficiency.
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