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KBW Announces 2026 Bank Honor Roll Award Winners

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SF Stifel Financial Corp. is mentioned as the parent company of KBW, which announced its 2026 Bank Honor Roll award winners. The article focuses on the award winners rather than Stifel's performance. SRCE 1st Source Corporation is named to the KBW Bank Honor Roll for consistent earnings growth and top-tier EPS CAGR over 10 years, indicating strong fundamentals and likely stock outperformance. BANF BancFirst Corporation is recognized for its consistent presence on the KBW Bank Honor Roll for 14 consecutive years, highlighting sustained strong performance and peer-leading fundamentals. CCB Coastal Financial Corporation is named to the KBW Bank Honor Roll, indicating it meets criteria for consistent earnings growth or top-tier EPS CAGR over 10 years. ESQ Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. is highlighted for satisfying both criteria for the KBW Bank Honor Roll (consistent earnings growth and top 5% EPS CAGR), signifying elite performance. FCNCA First Citizens BancShares, Inc. is named to the KBW Bank Honor Roll, suggesting it meets the criteria for consistent earnings growth or top-tier EPS CAGR over 10 years. HTB HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. is included in the KBW Bank Honor Roll, indicating strong performance based on consistent earnings growth or top-tier EPS CAGR over the past decade. MGYR Magyar Bancorp, Inc. is recognized as a member of the KBW Bank Honor Roll, implying it has demonstrated consistent earnings growth or top-tier EPS CAGR over the last 10 years. NBN Northeast Bank is named to the KBW Bank Honor Roll, indicating it meets the criteria for consistent earnings growth or top-tier EPS CAGR over the past decade. NECB NorthEast Community Bancorp, Inc. is recognized on the KBW Bank Honor Roll, suggesting it has achieved consistent earnings growth or top-tier EPS CAGR over the last 10 years. CASH Pathward Financial, Inc. (CASH) is highlighted for satisfying both criteria for the KBW Bank Honor Roll (consistent earnings growth and top 5% EPS CAGR), signifying elite performance. AMAL Amalgamated Financial Corp. is a new member of the KBW Bank Honor Roll, indicating it meets the criteria for consistent earnings growth or top-tier EPS CAGR over the past decade. CFBK CF Bankshares Inc. is welcomed as a new member to the KBW Bank Honor Roll, suggesting it has demonstrated consistent earnings growth or top-tier EPS CAGR over the last 10 years. LOB Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. is named as a new member of the KBW Bank Honor Roll, indicating it meets the criteria for consistent earnings growth or top-tier EPS CAGR over the past decade. MCB Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. is recognized as a new inductee to the KBW Bank Honor Roll, implying it has achieved consistent earnings growth or top-tier EPS CAGR over the last 10 years. OBT Orange County Bancorp, Inc. is a new member of the KBW Bank Honor Roll, indicating it meets the criteria for consistent earnings growth or top-tier EPS CAGR over the past decade. BPOP Popular, Inc. is named to the KBW Bank Honor Roll, suggesting it has demonstrated consistent earnings growth or top-tier EPS CAGR over the last 10 years. WTFC Wintrust Financial Corporation is recognized as a new member of the KBW Bank Honor Roll, indicating it meets the criteria for consistent earnings growth or top-tier EPS CAGR over the past decade.

KBW Announces 2026 Bank Honor Roll Award Winners NEW YORK, April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., a leading specialist investment bank to the financial services and fintech sectors, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), today named 17 U.S. banking institutions, just 6% of eligible banks, to the coveted 2026 KBW Bank Honor Roll.

KBW congratulates the 10 returning members to this year’s Honor Roll, including 1st Source Corporation (SRCE), BancFirst Corporation (BANF), Coastal Financial Corporation (CCB), Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (ESQ), First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA), HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (HTB), Magyar Bancorp, Inc. (MGYR), Northeast Bank (NBN), NorthEast Community Bancorp, Inc. (NECB), and Pathward Financial, Inc. (CASH).

Two of these banks have consistently been named to the KBW Bank Honor Roll, including BANF (14 consecutive years), and SRCE (eight consecutive years).

In addition, KBW welcomes seven new members to the Honor Roll this year, including: Amalgamated Financial Corp. (AMAL), CF Bankshares Inc. (CFBK), Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (LOB), Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (MCB), Orange County Bancorp, Inc. (OBT), Popular, Inc. (BPOP), and Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC).

These 17 elite banks were named to the KBW Bank Honor Roll based on two central criteria: 1) consistent earnings growth over each of the past 10 years; and/or 2) top 5% of eligible banks based on 10-year EPS CAGR. As with prior Honor Rolls, banks must have more than $500 million in total assets to be eligible. Two banks, CASH and ESQ, had the elite distinction of satisfying both criteria.

“This year’s Honor Roll banks continue to demonstrate peer-leading fundamentals across the business cycle, and the market is rightfully rewarding these banks with premium valuations,” said Thomas B. Michaud, KBW President and CEO. “We congratulate the 2026 class of Honor Roll banks for this distinguished accomplishment.”

Over the five-year period ending in 2025, KBW Bank Honor Roll stocks yielded a total return of 172%, significantly outperforming both the KBW Nasdaq Bank Index (BKX, 96%) and the KBW Nasdaq Regional Banking Index (KRX, 53%).

Christopher McGratty, KBW’s Head of U.S. Banks Research, added, “Consistency remains a key differentiator of the most successful banks and a characteristic that is contributing to notable stock outperformance for this year’s Honor Roll banks.”

About KBW

KBW (Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., operating in the U.S., and Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, also trading as Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Europe, operating in Europe) is a Stifel company. Over the years, KBW has established itself as a leading independent authority in the banking, insurance, brokerage, asset management, mortgage banking, and specialty finance sectors. Founded in 1962, the firm maintains industry‐leading positions in the areas of research, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions as well as sales and trading in equities securities of financial services companies.

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