Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. Announces Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2026

Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. Announces Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2026 Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. Announces Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2026 Pathfinder earns $0.38 per share in the first quarter of 2026 while growing core deposits and commercial loans, expanding net interest margin from the fourth quarter of 2025, and reporting credit performance that benefited from last year’s loan portfolio review and reserve build GlobeNewswire April 29, 2026

OSWEGO, N.Y., April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (“Pathfinder” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PBHC) announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

The holding company for Pathfinder Bank (“the Bank”) reported net income attributable to common shareholders of $2.4 million or $0.38 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2026, compared to a net loss of $5.6 million, or $0.88 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2025 and net income of $3.0 million or $0.47 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2025.

First Quarter 2026 Highlights and Key Developments

“We’re pleased to report first quarter results that included positive earnings momentum, core-deposit and commercial-loan growth, and sequential-quarter NIM expansion, as well as lower net charge offs and overall credit performance that benefited from the comprehensive portfolio review and meaningful risk-based reserve build completed last year,” President and Chief Executive Officer James Dowd said. “We believe that the Company is appropriately reserved for potential exposures to the commercial credits with unique risk characteristics that we identified in 2025’s portfolio review.” 

Dowd added, “Throughout 2026, we intend to continue strengthening Pathfinder’s relationship-based core deposit base and driving high-quality commercial loan growth, while intensifying efforts to prudently increase local residential and consumer lending within in our Central New York markets, supported by significant liquidity, a strong balance sheet, and a robust credit framework.”

(1) Non-GAAP financial metric. See “Notes on Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and non-GAAP reconciliation included herein for the most directly comparable financial measures.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin
First quarter 2026 net interest income was $10.3 million, a decrease of $170,000, or 1.6%, from the fourth quarter of 2025. A decrease in total interest and dividend income of $792,000 in the first quarter of 2026, from the linked quarter, was primarily attributed to an average yield decrease of 13 basis points on all interest-earning assets. A 26 basis point decrease in average loan yields in the first quarter of 2026, from the linked quarter, is primarily driven by the transfer of three commercial relationships to nonperforming status as well as maturities and payoffs of higher yielding loans and their replacement with new originations at lower rates. A 17 basis point increase in taxable securities average yield in the first quarter of 2026, from the linked quarter, reflected a decline in average taxable investment securities balances which the Company views as temporary. In addition, average balances of loans, taxable securities and tax-exempt securities declined in the first quarter of 2026, from the linked quarter, by $2.8 million, $23.4 million and $314,000, respectively. Compared to the linked quarter, first quarter 2026 income from loan interest, taxable securities, tax-exempt securities and dividends decreased by $626,000, $82,000, $50,000, and $34,000, respectively, while income from federal funds sold remained flat. A decrease in total interest expense in the first quarter of 2026, from the linked quarter, of $622,000 was attributed to a 17 basis point decline in the average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities, including a reduction of 23 basis points in the average cost of interest-bearing deposits that was partially offset by increases of 6 basis points in the average cost of borrowings and 161 basis points in the average cost of subordinated loans. Fourth quarter 2025 average cost of subordinated loans benefited by 136 basis points, or $103,000, from a reversal of deferred expenses related to subordinated notes that reset from fixed to floating-rate interest after October 15, 2025.

First quarter 2026 NIM was 3.10%, compared to 3.09% in the linked quarter. The 1 basis point increase from the linked quarter resulted from a reduction in the cost of interest-bearing deposits and other liabilities, which more than offset lower earning asset yields.

First quarter 2026 net interest income was $10.3 million, a decrease of $1.1 million, or 9.4%, from the year-ago period. Approximately $347,000 of first quarter 2025 net interest income reflected 2024 interest recovered from loans removed from nonaccrual status and income from prepayment fees. A decrease in total interest and dividend income of $1.9 million in the first quarter of 2026, from the year-ago period, was primarily attributed to an average yield decrease of 38 basis points on all interest-earning assets. Average loan yields decreased 49 basis points from the year-ago period, reflecting in part a 15 basis point benefit recognized in the first quarter of 2025 attributable to 2024 interest recovered on loans removed from nonaccrual status and income from prepayment fees. The remaining decrease was driven by maturities and payoffs of higher-yielding loans, new originations at lower rates, and elevated nonperforming loans for which specific reserves were established as appropriate prior to the first quarter of 2026. A 14 basis point decrease in taxable securities average yield in the first quarter of 2026, from the year-ago period, reflected a decline in average taxable investment securities balances which the Company views as temporary, as well as decrease in average yield due to a declining rate environment. In addition, average balances of loans, taxable securities and tax-exempt securities declined in the first quarter of 2026, from the year-ago period, by $14.1 million, $39.3 million, and $1.0 million, respectively. Compared to the year-ago period, first quarter 2026 decreases in income from loan interest, taxable securities, tax-exempt securities, and dividends of $1.3 million, $586,000, $67,000, and $44,000, respectively, were partially offset by an increase in income from federal funds sold of $73,000. A decrease in total interest expense in the first quarter of 2026, from the year-ago period, of $868,000 was attributed to a 22 basis point decline in the average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities, including a reduction of 31 basis points in the average cost of interest-bearing deposits that was partially offset by an increase of 34 basis points in the average cost of borrowings, as well as an increase of 230 basis points in the average cost of subordinated loans that reset from bearing fixed to floating-rate interest after October 15, 2025.

First quarter 2026 NIM was 3.10%, compared to 3.31% in the year-ago period. The decrease of 21 basis points primarily reflected lower earning asset yields that more than offset the reduction in the cost of interest-bearing deposits and other liabilities. In addition, approximately 10 basis points of NIM in the year-ago period reflected 2024 interest recovered from loans removed from nonaccrual status and income from prepayment fees in the first quarter of 2025.

Noninterest Income
First quarter 2026 noninterest income totaled $1.1 million, including a loss of $203,000 for fair value adjustments made in the period to $6.3 million in substandard loans that were transferred to held-for-sale status in the fourth quarter of 2025. Active sale negotiations remain ongoing. Fourth quarter 2025 noninterest income of $1.3 million included a loss of $398,000 that was recorded with the initial transfer of these same loans to held-for-sale status, as well as a loss of $37,000 on the sale of premises and equipment, and a reduction of $115,000 for final settlement costs associated with the insurance agency business sold in October 2024. First quarter 2025 noninterest income totaled $1.2 million.

Compared to the linked quarter, first quarter 2026 noninterest income reflected increases of $27,000 in debit card interchange fees and $26,000 in earnings and gain on BOLI, as well as a decrease of $5,000 in service charges on deposit accounts. In addition, compared to the linked quarter, first quarter 2026 noninterest income also reflected increases of $53,000 in gains on sales of loans and foreclosed real estate and $14,000 in loan servicing fees, as well as decreases of $591,000 in net unrealized gains on marketable equity securities and $2,000 in net realized losses on sales and redemptions of investment securities. Net unrealized gains on marketable equity securities, which include two limited partnership equity method investments, remains a variable contributor to noninterest income, decreasing $591,000 in the first quarter of 2026 from the linked quarter.

Compared to the year-ago period, first quarter 2026 noninterest income reflected increases of $94,000 in earnings and gains on BOLI, $138,000 in debit card interchange fees, and $2,000 in service charges on deposit accounts. In addition, compared to the year-ago period, first quarter 2026 noninterest income included increases of $121,000 in gains on sales of loans and foreclosed real estate and $3,000 in net realized losses on sales and redemptions of investment securities, as well as decreases of $142,000 in net unrealized gains on marketable equity securities and $12,000 in loan servicing fees. Net unrealized gains on marketable equity securities, which include two limited partnership equity method investments, remains a variable contributor to noninterest income, decreasing $142,000 in the first quarter of 2026 from the year-ago quarter.

Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense totaled $8.7 million in the first quarter of 2026, compared to $9.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 and $8.4 million in the first quarter of 2025.

Salaries and benefits expense was $4.9 million in the first quarter of 2026, decreasing $67,000 from the linked quarter and increasing $407,000 from the year-ago period. The decrease from the linked period primarily reflected seasonally higher employee benefit expenses and a year-end pension plan expense adjustment in the fourth quarter of 2025, partially offset by general increases in salaries and seasonal payroll tax fluctuations recognized during the first quarter of 2026. The increase from the year-ago period was primarily driven by general increases in salaries and strategic changes in workforce composition since early 2025, with the addition of more senior, key personnel across the organization, as well as higher payroll taxes and stock-based compensation in the first quarter of 2026.

Building and occupancy expense was $1.3 million in the first quarter of 2026, decreasing $10,000 from the linked quarter and decreasing $20,000 from the year-ago quarter. The decreases from the linked and year-ago quarters reflected modest reductions across multiple building and occupancy expense categories, partially offset by higher utilities costs.

Data processing expense was $733,000 in the first quarter of 2026, increasing $35,000 from the linked quarter and increasing $67,000 from the year-ago period. The increases from the linked and year-ago quarters reflected higher costs primarily associated with data, ATM, and other technology maintenance costs.

Other expenses were $475,000 in the first quarter of 2026, decreasing $323,000 from the linked quarter and $216,000 from the year-ago period. The decrease from the linked quarter reflected a one-time $100,000 charitable contribution and $162,000 in fees related to the aforementioned loans held-for-sale during the fourth quarter of 2025. The year-over-year decrease reflected a heightened focus on practices and procedures as they relate to procurement, vendors, and accounts-payable, as well as a general emphasis on operating expense discipline.

Annualized noninterest expense represented 2.48% of average assets in the first quarter of 2026, compared to 2.51% and 2.33% in the linked and year-ago periods. The efficiency ratio was 75.65% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 74.96% and 67.19% in the linked and year-ago periods, respectively(2).

(2) Non-GAAP financial metric. See “Notes on Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and non-GAAP reconciliation included herein for the most directly comparable financial measures.

Net Income
First quarter 2026 net income attributable to common shareholders was $2.4 million, or $0.38 per basic and diluted share, compared to a fourth quarter 2025 net loss attributable to common shareholders of $5.6 million, or $0.89 per basic share and $0.88 per diluted share, and first quarter 2025 net income of $3.0 million, or $0.48 per basic share and $0.47 per diluted share.

Statement of Financial Condition
As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s statement of financial condition reflects total assets of $1.42 billion, compared to $1.43 billion on December 31, 2025, and $1.50 billion on March 31, 2025.

Loans totaled $895.2 million on March 31, 2026, decreasing $1.5 million or 0.2% during the first quarter of 2026 and $16.9 million or 1.9% from one year prior. Consumer and residential loans totaled $347.0 million on March 31, 2026, decreasing $7.3 million or 2.1% during the first quarter of 2026 and $24.0 million or 6.5% from one year prior. Commercial loans totaled $549.5 million on March 31, 2026, increasing $5.8 million or 1.1% during the first quarter of 2026 and $6.7 million or 1.2% from one year prior.

Investment securities totaled $401.6 million on March 31, 2026, decreasing $11.6 million or 2.8% from the linked quarter and $42.5 million or 9.6% from the year-ago period. The decrease from December 31, 2025 was primarily due to $16.6 million of prepayments in mortgage obligation securities and $2.1 million of calls. The decrease from March 31, 2025 was primarily driven by $47.4 million in prepayments and $17.2 million in calls.

With respect to liabilities, deposits totaled $1.21 billion on March 31, 2026, increasing $27.9 million or 2.4% during the first quarter of 2026 and decreasing $52.8 million or 4.2% from one year prior. The increase from December 31, 2025 reflects growth in MMDA deposits and both interest- and non-interest-bearing demand deposits, partially offset by runoff of higher-cost time deposits. The decrease from March 31, 2025 was primarily driven by runoff of higher-cost brokered deposits and time deposits, partially offset by growth in MMDA deposits and both interest- and non-interest-bearing demand deposits.

Core deposits totaled $993.7 million on March 31, 2026, increasing $46.5 million or 4.9% during the first quarter of 2026 and increasing $3.5 million or 0.4% from one year prior.

Shareholders’ equity totaled $123.6 million on March 31, 2026, increasing $1.1 million or 0.9% during the first quarter of 2026 and decreasing $1.3 million or 1.1% from one year prior. The increase from December 31, 2025 primarily reflected a $1.8 million increase in retained earnings, a $1.3 million decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) and a $705,000 increase in additional paid in capital.

Asset Quality
The Company’s asset quality metrics reflect ongoing efforts the Bank is undertaking as part of its commitment to continuously improve its credit risk management approach.

Nonperforming loans were $38.2 million, or 4.26% of total loans on March 31, 2026, compared to $27.6 million, or 3.07%, of total loans on December 31, 2025, and $13.2 million or 1.45% of total loans on March 31, 2025. The increase primarily reflected certain legacy loans associated with two commercial relationships that may have been less than 90 days delinquent but were identified as having unique risk characteristics through the Company’s 2025 portfolio review, and specific reserves for these exposures were established as appropriate prior to the first quarter of 2026.

Net charge-offs (“NCOs”) after recoveries declined to $284,000, or an annualized 0.13% of average loans in the first quarter of 2026, from $604,000, or 0.27%, in the linked quarter and $340,000, or 0.15% in the year-ago period. First quarter 2026 NCOs benefited from $481,000 in recoveries in the first three months of the year, primarily attributed to one commercial loan relationship recovery of $312,500.

A credit loss provision benefit of $168,000 was recorded in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting lower net charge offs and overall credit performance that resulted in a small reserve release in the first three months of this year. Provision for credit loss expense was $11.2 million in the linked quarter, reflecting a $10.8 million increase in the Company’s ACL in the period in conjunction with December 2025’s completion of the Company’s comprehensive commercial loan portfolio review. Provision expense was $457,000 in the year-ago period.

The Company believes it is sufficiently collateralized and reserved, with an ACL of $29.0 million on March 31, 2026, compared to $29.4 million on December 31, 2025, and $17.4 million on March 31, 2025. As a percentage of total loans, ACL represented 3.24% on March 31, 2026, 3.28% on December 31, 2025, and 1.91% on March 31, 2025.

Specific reserves, including those established in conjunction with 2025’s comprehensive commercial portfolio review, represented 63.8% of the Company’s ACL at the end of the first quarter of 2026.

Liquidity
The Company has diligently ensured a strong liquidity profile as of March 31, 2026 to meet its ongoing financial obligations. The Bank’s liquidity management, as evaluated by its cash reserves and operational cash flows from loan repayments and investment securities, remains robust and is effectively managed by the institution’s leadership.

The Bank’s analysis indicates that expected cash inflows from loans and investment securities are more than sufficient to meet all projected financial obligations. Total deposits were $1.21 billion on March 31, 2026, compared to $1.18 billion on December 31, 2025, and $1.26 billion on March 31, 2026. Core deposits, as a percentage of total deposits, represented 82.01% on March 31, 2026, compared to 79.78% on December 31, 2025, and 78.31% on March 31, 2025. The Bank continues to implement strategic initiatives to enhance its core deposit franchise, including targeted marketing campaigns and customer engagement programs aimed at deepening banking relationships and enhancing deposit stability.

On March 31, 2026, Pathfinder Bancorp had an available additional funding capacity of $138.5 million with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and $45.0 million with the Federal Reserve Bank, which complements its liquidity reserves. Moreover, the Bank maintains additional unused credit lines totaling $15.0 million, which provide a buffer for additional funding needs. These facilities, including access to the Federal Reserve’s Discount Window, are part of a comprehensive liquidity strategy that ensures flexibility and readiness to respond to any funding requirements.

Cash Dividend Declared
On March 30, 2026, Pathfinder’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share for holders of both voting common and non-voting common stock.

In addition, this dividend also extends to the notional shares of the Company’s warrants. Shareholders registered by April 17, 2026 will be eligible for the dividend, which is scheduled for disbursement on May 8, 2026. This distribution aligns with Pathfinder Bancorp’s philosophy of consistent and reliable delivery of shareholder value.

Evaluating the Company’s market performance, the closing stock price as of March 31, 2026 stood at $12.76 per share. This positions the annualized dividend yield at 3.13%.

About Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.
Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC) is the bank holding company for Pathfinder Bank, which serves Central New York customers throughout Oswego, Syracuse, and their neighboring communities. Strategically located branches, as well as diversified consumer, mortgage, and commercial loan portfolios, reflect the state-chartered Bank’s commitment to in-market relationships and local customer service. The Company also offers investment services to individuals and businesses. More information is available at pathfinderbank.com and ir.pathfinderbank.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein are “forward looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expected earnings normalization, future credit costs, the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses, reduced incremental reserve pressure, potential expansion of regulatory capital ratios, dividend sustainability, liquidity capacity, funding availability, and the Company’s business strategy and outlook for 2026 and beyond.

Forward-looking statements are generally identified by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project” or similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs, such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may.” These forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations of the Company’s and the Bank’s management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive and regulatory uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company’s and the Bank’s control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change.

Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors. Although it is not possible to identify all factors that may cause actual results to differ, such include, but are not limited to: risks related to the real estate and economic environment, particularly in the market areas in which the Company and the Bank operate; fiscal and monetary policies of the U.S. Government; inflation; changes in prevailing interested rates; changes in government regulations affecting financial institutions, including regulatory compliance costs and capital requirements; the risk that actual credit losses, borrower performance, collateral values, or loan migration patterns differ from management’s forward-looking estimates or assumptions; fluctuations in the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses; decreases in deposit levels or changes in deposit mix that may necessitate increased borrowing to fund loans and investments; access to wholesale or other funding sources; operational risks including, cybersecurity, fraud, model risk and natural disasters; credit risk management; and the risk that the Company may not be successful in the implementation of its business strategy.

Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which are available at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.  While the Company believes it has identified and discussed the material risks affecting its business, there may be additional risks and uncertainties not currently known or considered immaterial that could affect the forward-looking statements made herein.

Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as predictions of future results. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

Notes on Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures, including, but not limited to the efficiency ratio, pre-tax, pre-provision net income, tangible common equity, tangible book value per share, and return on average tangible common equity. For purposes of Regulation G, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a registrant’s historical or future financial performance, financial position, or cash flows that excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding amounts, that are included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of including amounts, that are excluded from the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors by assisting in the evaluation of the Company’s operating performance, operating efficiency, financial condition, and trends, and by facilitating comparisons with prior periods and with peer institutions. In particular, management uses these measures to assess expense control relative to revenue generation, underlying profitability excluding certain non-recurring or non-operational items, and capital strength on a basis that it believes is meaningful for internal planning and external analysis.

These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and should be considered only in conjunction with the Company’s GAAP financial results.

Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation G, the Company has provided reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures within this release.  

PATHFINDER BANCORP, INC.               
Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)               
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)               
                
  2026  2025 
SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA: March 31,
 December 31,
 September 30,
 June 30,
 March 31,
ASSETS:               
Cash and due from banks $13,915  $11,521  $19,317  $16,183  $18,606 
Interest-earning deposits  25,244   19,649   21,255   15,292   32,862 
Total cash and cash equivalents  39,159   31,170   40,572   31,475   51,468 
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value  272,971   276,815   294,457   300,951   284,051 
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost  122,432   130,324   142,538   157,892   155,704 
Marketable equity securities, at fair value  6,207   6,034   5,352   4,881   4,401 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost  2,169   2,560   3,488   5,278   2,906 
Loans held-for-sale  5,700   5,900   -   3,161   - 
Loans, net of deferred fees  895,202   896,670   898,520   909,723   912,150 
Less: Allowance for credit losses  28,966   29,436   18,654   15,983   17,407 
Loans receivable, net  866,236   867,234   879,866   893,740   894,743 
Premises and equipment, net  17,882   18,008   18,760   19,047   19,233 
Operating lease right-of-use assets  1,072   1,098   1,124   1,115   1,356 
Finance lease right-of-use assets  15,687   15,885   16,082   16,280   16,478 
Accrued interest receivable  5,832   6,328   6,498   6,889   6,748 
Foreclosed real estate  137   137   137   83   - 
Intangible assets, net  5,205   5,362   5,518   5,675   5,832 
Goodwill  5,056   5,056   5,056   5,056   5,056 
Bank owned life insurance  31,631   31,374   31,145   31,045   24,889 
Other assets  24,606   23,351   21,675   22,551   22,472 
Total assets $1,421,982  $1,426,636  $1,472,268  $1,505,119  $1,495,337 
                
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:               
Deposits:               
Interest-bearing deposits $1,005,092  $987,471  $1,028,782  $1,030,155  $1,061,166 
Noninterest-bearing deposits  206,635   196,377   196,299   191,732   203,314 
Total deposits  1,211,727   1,183,848   1,225,081   1,221,887   1,264,480 
Short-term borrowings  15,000   44,000   38,000   75,500   27,000 
Long-term borrowings  12,374   14,074   18,702   20,977   17,628 
Subordinated debt  30,155   30,155   30,258   30,206   30,156 
Accrued interest payable  451   424   1,134   813   844 
Operating lease liabilities  1,282   1,304   1,326   1,313   1,560 
Finance lease liabilities  16,295   16,390   16,479   16,566   16,655 
Other liabilities  11,115   13,990   14,949   13,444   12,118 
Total liabilities  1,298,399   1,304,185   1,345,929   1,380,706   1,370,441 
Shareholders' equity:               
Voting common stock shares issued and outstanding  4,876,213   4,805,361   4,794,225   4,788,109   4,761,182 
Voting common stock $49  $48  $48  $48  $48 
Non-voting common stock  14   14   14   14   14 
Additional paid in capital  55,095   54,390   53,974   53,645   53,103 
Retained earnings  75,140   73,366   79,560   79,564   80,163 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (6,715)  (5,367)  (7,257)  (8,858)  (8,432)
Total shareholders' equity  123,583   122,451   126,339   124,413   124,896 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $1,421,982  $1,426,636  $1,472,268  $1,505,119  $1,495,337 
                     

The above information is unaudited and preliminary, based on the Company's data available at the time of presentation.

  2026
 2025 
SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT DATA: Q1  Q4  Q3  Q2  Q1 
Interest and dividend income:               
Loans, including fees $12,357  $12,983  $13,799  $13,106  $13,672 
Debt securities:               
Taxable  4,599   4,681   5,307   5,522   5,185 
Tax-exempt  335   385   455   465   402 
Dividends  49   83   44   21   93 
Federal funds sold and interest-earning deposits  162   162   131   68   89 
Total interest and dividend income  17,502   18,294   19,736   19,182   19,441 
Interest expense:               
Interest on deposits  6,133   6,768   6,957   7,318   6,945 
Interest on short-term borrowings  266   365   566   495   545 
Interest on long-term borrowings  114   123   127   72   65 
Interest on subordinated debt  649   528   486   483   475 
Total interest expense  7,162   7,784   8,136   8,368   8,030 
Net interest income  10,340   10,510   11,600   10,814   11,411 
(Benefit from) provision for credit losses:               
Loans  (186)  11,385   3,341   1,173   504 
Held-to-maturity securities  -   (86)  -   5   - 
Unfunded commitments  18   (105)  153   19   (47)
Total (benefit from) provision for credit losses, net  (168)  11,194   3,494   1,197   457 
Net interest income after provision for (benefit from) credit losses  10,508   (684)  8,106   9,617   10,954 
Noninterest income (loss):               
Service charges on deposit accounts  376   381   404   380   374 
Earnings and gain on bank owned life insurance  256   230   286   156   162 
Loan servicing fees  89   75   113   97   101 
Net realized losses on sales and redemptions of investment securities  (5)  (3)  (12)  -   (8)
Loss on asset sale  -   (115)  -   -   - 
Net unrealized gains on marketable equity securities  76   667   145   420   218 
Gains on sales of loans and foreclosed real estate  186   133   121   83   65 
Fair value adjustment to loans held-for-sale 1  (203)  (398)  -   (3,064)  - 
Loss on sale of premises and equipment  -   (37)  -   -   - 
Debit card interchange fees  139   112   217   180   1 
Other charges, commissions & fees  213   268   229   230   284 
Total noninterest income (loss)  1,127   1,313   1,503   (1,518)  1,197 
Noninterest expense:               
Salaries and employee benefits  4,857   4,924   5,005   4,525   4,450 
Building and occupancy  1,327   1,337   1,399   1,230   1,347 
Data processing  733   698   641   667   666 
Professional and other services  680   657   709   778   606 
Advertising  89   155   86   77   141 
FDIC assessments  204   204   171   -   229 
Audits and exams  140   169   132   60   114 
Amortization expense  157   157   156   157   157 
Community service activities  21   21   10   28   11 
Foreclosed real estate expenses  9   30   26   29   21 
Other expenses  475   798   602   510   691 
Total noninterest expense  8,692   9,150   8,937   8,061   8,433 
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes  2,943   (8,521)  672   38   3,718 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes  530   (2,957)  46   7   744 
Net income (loss) $2,413  $(5,564) $626  $31  $2,974 
Voting Earnings per common share - basic $0.38  $(0.89) $0.10  $-  $0.48 
Voting Earnings per common share - diluted $0.38  $(0.88) $0.10  $-  $0.47 
Series A Non-Voting Earnings per common share- basic $0.38  $(0.89) $0.10  $-  $0.48 
Series A Non-Voting Earnings per common share- diluted $0.38  $(0.88) $0.10  $-  $0.47 
Dividends per common share (Voting and Series A Non-Voting) $0.10  $0.10  $0.10  $0.10  $0.10 
                     

1 The loss reflects a valuation adjustment “Lower-of-cost-or-market" adjustment on loans held for sale to their estimated market value based on active sale negotiations.

The above information is unaudited and preliminary, based on the Company's data available at the time of presentation.

  2026
 2025 
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS: Q1  Q4  Q3  Q2  Q1 
Selected Ratios:               
Return on average assets  0.68%  -1.54%  0.17%  0.01%  0.81%
Return on average common equity  7.78%  -17.29%  1.98%  0.10%  9.64%
Return on average equity  7.78%  -17.29%  1.98%  0.10%  9.64%
Return on average tangible common equity 1  8.61%  -18.67%  2.17%  0.11%  10.73%
Net interest margin  3.10%  3.09%  3.34%  3.11%  3.31%
Loans / deposits  73.88%  75.74%  73.34%  74.45%  72.14%
Core deposits/deposits 2  82.01%  79.78%  78.37%  78.47%  78.31%
Annualized non-interest expense / average assets  2.48%  2.51%  2.40%  2.18%  2.33%
Commercial real estate / risk-based capital 3  189.84%  190.37%  174.67%  183.34%  182.62%
Efficiency ratio 1  75.65%  74.96%  68.78%  65.66%  67.19%
                
Other Selected Data:               
Average yield on loans  5.48%  5.74%  6.09%  5.75%  5.97%
Average cost of interest-bearing deposits  2.45%  2.68%  2.71%  2.81%  2.76%
Average cost of total deposits, including noninterest-bearing  2.06%  2.24%  2.28%  2.37%  2.29%
Deposits/branch $100,977  $98,654  $102,090  $101,824  $105,373 
Pre-tax, pre-provision net income 1 $2,797  $3,056  $4,057  $4,216  $4,118 
Total revenue 1 $11,489  $12,206  $12,994  $12,277  $12,551 
                
Share and Per Share Data:               
Cash dividends per share $0.10  $0.10  $0.10  $0.10  $0.10 
Book value per common share $19.75  $19.80  $20.46  $20.17  $20.33 
Tangible book value per common share 1 $18.11  $18.11  $18.75  $18.43  $18.56 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding - Voting  4,838   4,799   4,790   4,769   4,749 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding - Voting  4,885   4,859   4,842   4,811   4,819 
Basic earnings per share - Voting 4 $0.38  $(0.89) $0.10  $-  $0.48 
Diluted earnings per share - Voting 4 $0.38  $(0.88) $0.10  $-  $0.47 
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding - Series A Non-Voting  1,380   1,380   1,380   1,380   1,380 
Basic earnings per share - Series A Non-Voting 4 $0.38  $(0.89) $0.10  $-  $0.48 
Diluted earnings per share - Series A Non-Voting 4 $0.38  $(0.88) $0.10  $-  $0.47 
Common shares outstanding at period end  6,256   6,186   6,175   6,168   6,141 
                
Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. Capital Ratios:               
Company tangible common equity to tangible assets 1  8.03%  7.91%  7.92%  7.61%  7.68%
Company Total Core Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)  16.18%  15.57%  15.81%  15.97%  15.89%
Company Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)  12.43%  12.29%  12.17%  12.31%  12.24%
Company Tier 1 Common Equity (to Risk-Weighted Assets)  11.92%  11.78%  11.68%  11.81%  11.75%
Company Tier 1 Capital (to Assets)  8.95%  8.57%  8.79%  8.75%  8.82%
                
Pathfinder Bank Capital Ratios:               
Bank Total Core Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)  14.87%  14.72%  14.71%  14.87%  14.86%
Bank Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)  13.59%  13.45%  13.45%  13.62%  13.61%
Bank Tier 1 Common Equity (to Risk-Weighted Assets)  13.59%  13.45%  13.45%  13.62%  13.61%
Bank Tier 1 Capital (to Assets)  9.79%  9.41%  9.72%  9.68%  9.80%
                     

1 Non-GAAP financial metrics. See non-GAAP reconciliation included herein for the most directly comparable GAAP measures.
2 Non-brokered deposits excluding certificates of deposit of $250,000 or more.
3 Construction and development, multifamily, and non-owner occupied CRE loans as a percentage of Pathfinder Bank total capital.
4 Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated based upon the two-class method.

The above information is unaudited and preliminary, based on the Company's data available at the time of presentation.

  2026
 2025 
ASSET QUALITY: Q1  Q4  Q3  Q2  Q1 
Total loan charge-offs $765  $767  $923  $2,844  $508 
Total recoveries  481   163   253   247   168 
Net loan charge-offs  284   604   670   2,597   340 
Allowance for credit losses at period end  28,966   29,436   18,654   15,983   17,407 
Nonperforming loans at period end  38,160   27,561   23,305   11,689   13,232 
Nonperforming assets at period end $38,297  $27,698  $23,442  $11,772  $13,232 
Annualized net loan charge-offs to average loans  0.13%  0.27%  0.30%  1.14%  0.15%
Allowance for credit losses to period end loans  3.24%  3.28%  2.08%  1.76%  1.91%
Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans  75.91%  106.80%  80.04%  136.74%  131.55%
Nonperforming loans to period end loans  4.26%  3.07%  2.59%  1.28%  1.45%
Nonperforming assets to period end assets  2.69%  1.94%  1.59%  0.78%  0.88%
                     


  2026
 2025 
LOAN COMPOSITION: March 31,
 December 31,
 September 30,
 June 30,
 March 31,
1-4 family first-lien residential mortgages $234,027  $239,692  $238,975  $240,833  $243,854 
Residential construction  1,259   2,039   1,406   3,520   3,162 
Commercial real estate  384,739   380,311   371,683   381,575   381,479 
Commercial lines of credit  80,238   75,371   79,021   75,487   65,074 
Other commercial and industrial  77,863   81,210   86,687   85,578   91,644 
Paycheck protection program loans  49   63   74   85   96 
Tax exempt commercial loans  6,581   6,716   6,229   6,349   4,446 
Home equity and junior liens  51,442   49,783   50,106   49,339   52,315 
Other consumer  60,278   62,825   65,694   68,439   71,681 
Subtotal loans  896,476   898,010   899,875   911,205   913,751 
Deferred loan fees  (1,274)  (1,340)  (1,355)  (1,482)  (1,601)
Total loans $895,202  $896,670  $898,520  $909,723  $912,150 
                     


  2026
 2025 
DEPOSIT COMPOSITION: March 31,
 December 31,
 September 30,
 June 30,
 March 31,
Savings accounts $127,044  $122,718  $123,958  $129,252  $129,898 
Time accounts  283,693   317,201   333,211   341,063   349,673 
Time accounts in excess of $250,000  130,857   134,779   143,026   144,355   149,922 
Money management accounts  8,483   9,539   9,539   9,902   10,774 
MMDA accounts  315,982   285,564   298,653   278,919   306,281 
Demand deposit interest-bearing  134,399   110,702   115,274   120,083   109,941 
Demand deposit noninterest-bearing  206,635   196,377   196,299   191,732   203,314 
Mortgage escrow funds  4,634   6,968   5,121   6,581   4,677 
Total deposits $1,211,727  $1,183,848  $1,225,081  $1,221,887  $1,264,480 
                     


The above information is unaudited and preliminary, based on the Company's data available at the time of presentation.

SELECTED AVERAGE BALANCES: Q1  Q4  Q1 
Interest-earning assets:         
Loans $902,143  $904,977  $916,207 
Taxable investment securities  377,210   400,605   416,558 
Tax-exempt investment securities  33,472   33,786   34,475 
Fed funds sold and interest-earning deposits  21,143   19,963   12,939 
Total interest-earning assets  1,333,968   1,359,331   1,380,179 
Noninterest-earning assets:         
Other assets  120,516   113,425   114,882 
Allowance for credit losses  (29,436)  (18,764)  (17,413)
Net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities  (5,559)  (6,723)  (9,947)
Total assets $1,419,489  $1,447,269  $1,467,701 
Interest-bearing liabilities:         
NOW accounts $125,250  $116,184  $111,643 
Money management accounts  9,110   9,636   10,906 
MMDA accounts  298,555   298,510   256,186 
Savings and club accounts  125,276   122,533   129,769 
Time deposits  441,341   465,032   498,963 
Subordinated loans  30,155   30,192   30,123 
Borrowings  39,982   52,125   70,575 
Total interest-bearing liabilities  1,069,669   1,094,212   1,108,165 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:         
Demand deposits  193,992   194,277   206,137 
Other liabilities  31,817   30,037   29,961 
Total liabilities  1,295,478   1,318,526   1,344,263 
Shareholders' equity  124,011   128,743   123,438 
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity $1,419,489  $1,447,269  $1,467,701 
             


   2026  2025 
SELECTED AVERAGE YIELDS: Q1  Q4  Q1 
Interest-earning assets:         
Loans  5.48%  5.74%  5.97%
Taxable investment securities  4.93%  4.76%  5.07%
Tax-exempt investment securities  4.00%  4.56%  4.66%
Fed funds sold and interest-earning deposits  3.06%  3.25%  2.75%
Total interest-earning assets  5.25%  5.38%  5.63%
Interest-bearing liabilities:         
NOW accounts  0.95%  1.08%  1.07%
Money management accounts  0.09%  0.17%  0.11%
MMDA accounts  2.65%  2.99%  3.06%
Savings and club accounts  0.22%  0.24%  0.25%
Time deposits  3.43%  3.57%  3.69%
Subordinated loans  8.61%  7.00%  6.31%
Borrowings  3.80%  3.74%  3.46%
Total interest-bearing liabilities  2.68%  2.85%  2.90%
Net interest rate spread  2.57%  2.53%  2.73%
Net interest margin  3.10%  3.09%  3.31%
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities  124.71%  124.23%  124.55%
             

The above information is unaudited and preliminary based on the Company's data available at the time of presentation.

  2026
 2025 
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS: Q1  Q4  Q3  Q2  Q1 
Tangible book value per common share:               
Total equity $123,583  $122,451  $126,339  $124,413  $124,896 
Intangible assets  (10,261)  (10,418)  (10,574)  (10,731)  (10,888)
Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)  113,322   112,033   115,765   113,682   114,008 
Common shares outstanding  6,256   6,186   6,175   6,168   6,144 
Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP) $18.11  $18.11  $18.75  $18.43  $18.56 
Tangible common equity to tangible assets:               
Tangible common equity (non-GAAP) $113,322  $112,033  $115,765  $113,682  $114,008 
Tangible assets  1,411,721   1,416,218   1,461,694   1,494,388   1,484,449 
Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (non-GAAP)  8.03%  7.91%  7.92%  7.61%  7.68%
Return on average tangible common equity:               
Average shareholders' equity $124,011  $128,743  $126,211  $125,225  $123,438 
Average intangible assets  10,363   10,520   10,677   10,834   10,991 
Average tangible equity (non-GAAP)  113,648   118,223   115,534   114,391   112,447 
Net income (loss)  2,413   (5,564)  626   31   2,974 
Net income (loss), annualized $9,786  $(22,075) $2,511  $124  $12,061 
Return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP) 1  8.61%  -18.67%  2.17%  0.11%  10.73%
Revenue, pre-tax, pre-provision net income, and efficiency ratio:               
Net interest income $10,340  $10,510  $11,600  $10,814  $11,411 
Total noninterest income (loss)  1,127   1,313   1,503   (1,518)  1,197 
Net realized losses on sales and redemptions of investment securities  (5)  (3)  (12)  -   (8)
Gains on sales of loans and foreclosed real estate  186   133   121   83   65 
Fair value adjustment to loans held-for-sale 2  (203)  (398)  -   (3,064)  - 
Loss on asset sale  -   (115)  -   -   - 
Revenue (non-GAAP) 3  11,489   12,206   12,994   12,277   12,551 
Total non-interest expense  8,692   9,150   8,937   8,061   8,433 
Pre-tax, pre-provision net income (non-GAAP) 4 $2,797  $3,056  $4,057  $4,216  $4,118 
Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) 5  75.65%  74.96%  68.78%  65.66%  67.19%
                     

1 Return on average tangible common equity equals annualized net income (loss) divided by average tangible equity.
2 The loss reflects a valuation adjustment “Lower-of-cost-or-market" adjustment on loans held for sale to the estimated market value based on sale negotiation terms.
3 Revenue equals net interest income plus total noninterest income, less net realized gains or losses on sales and redemptions of investment securities, sales of loans and foreclosed real estate, fair value adjustment to loans held-for-sale, and sales of assets.
4 Pre-tax, pre-provision net income equals revenue less total non-interest expense.
5 Efficiency ratio equals noninterest expense divided by revenue.

The above information is unaudited and preliminary based on the Company's data available at the time of presentation.

Investor/Media Contacts
James A. Dowd, President, CEO
Justin K. Bigham, Executive Vice President, CFO
Telephone: (315) 343-0057


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