CNB Financial (CCNE) reported $88.27 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 12.6%. EPS of $0.91 for the same period compares to $0.82 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.36% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $87.95 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.88, the EPS surprise was +3.41%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how CNB performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Net Interest Margin: 3.9% versus the five-analyst average estimate of 3.9%.
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Efficiency Ratio: 58.2% versus the five-analyst average estimate of 58.5%.
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Net Interest Income: $76.31 million versus $76.59 million estimated by five analysts on average.
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Total Non Interest Income: $11.49 million compared to the $11.27 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Shares of CNB have returned +2.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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