M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE:MTB) announces third quarter 2025 results

BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T" or "the Company") reports quarterly net income of $792 million or $4.82 of diluted earnings per common share.

Financial Highlights

• Taxable-equivalent net interest income increased $51 million in the recent quarter as compared with the second quarter of 2025 reflecting an additional day of earnings, favorable earning asset and interest-bearing liability repricing and the impact of $20 million of lower taxable-equivalent interest income in the second quarter of 2025 resulting from an alignment of amortization periods for certain municipal bonds obtained from the acquisition of People's United Financial, Inc.
• Average loans in the recent quarter reflect higher average balances of commercial and industrial, consumer and residential real estate loans, partially offset by a lower average balance of commercial real estate loans.
• Higher noninterest income reflects a distribution of an earnout payment of $28 million related to the Company's 2023 sale of its Collective Investment Trust ("CIT") business, a $20 million distribution from M&T's investment in Bayview Lending Group LLC ("BLG"), higher mortgage banking revenues and a gain on the sale of equipment leases, partially offset by gains on the sales of an out-of-footprint loan portfolio of $15 million and a subsidiary that specialized in institutional services of $10 million each in the second quarter of 2025.
• The increase in noninterest expense was primarily attributed to higher severance-related expense, an impairment of a renewable energy tax credit investment and a rise in expenses associated with the Company's supplemental executive retirement savings plan.
• Reflecting improved asset quality, the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans declined 3 basis points to 1.58% at September 30, 2025.
• M&T repurchased 2.1 million shares of its common stock during the recent quarter for a total cost of $409 million, compared with 6.1 million shares for a total cost of $1.1 billion in the second quarter of 2025. M&T's CET1 capital ratio is estimated to be 10.99% at September 30, 2025.

Chief Financial Officer Commentary

"M&T's businesses generated strong fee income in 2025 and contributed to M&T's earnings growth in the recent quarter. Our improved credit quality and loan growth each reflect the dedication of our teams to prudent lending in service of our customers and communities. We continued to return capital to our investors including an 11% increase in quarterly dividends on M&T's common stock. Our results are a reflection of M&T's commitment to finding solutions for a diverse customer base and making a difference in people's lives."

- Daryl N. Bible, M&T's Chief Financial Officer

Non-GAAP Measures (1)

M&T consistently provides supplemental reporting of its results on a "net operating" or "tangible" basis, from which M&T excludes the after-tax effect of amortization of core deposit and other intangible assets (and the related goodwill and core deposit and other intangible asset balances, net of applicable deferred tax amounts) and expenses associated with merging acquired operations into M&T (when incurred), since such items are considered by management to be "nonoperating" in nature.

Taxable-equivalent Net Interest Income

Taxable-equivalent net interest income increased $51 million in the recent quarter as compared with the second quarter of 2025 reflecting an additional day of earnings, favorable earning asset and interest-bearing liability repricing and the impact of $20 million of lower taxable-equivalent interest income in the second quarter of 2025 resulting from an alignment of amortization periods for certain municipal bonds obtained from the acquisition of People's United Financial, Inc.

Taxable-equivalent net interest income increased $34 million as compared with the year-earlier third quarter reflecting favorable earning asset and interest-bearing liability repricing as net interest spread widened 28 basis points.

Average Earning Assets

Average earning assets increased $385 million from the second quarter of 2025 reflecting purchases of investment securities and net loan fundings, partially offset by lower interest-bearing deposits at banks. Growth in commercial and industrial loans, primarily in loans to the financial and insurance industry, residential real estate loans and consumer loans, predominantly recreational finance loans, contributed to the increase in average loans in the recent quarter. Partially offsetting that loan growth was a decline in average commercial real estate loans of $980 million, reflecting payoffs and the full-quarter impact of the sale of an out-of-footprint residential builder and developer loan portfolio.

Average earning assets decreased $446 million from the third quarter of 2024. Average interest-bearing deposits at banks decreased $7.8 billion reflecting purchases of investment securities and loan growth, partially offset by higher average deposit balances. Average loan increases resulted from higher average commercial and industrial loans of $1.9 billion, reflecting growth in loans to the financial and insurance industry, an increase in average residential real estate loans of $1.4 billion, and higher average consumer loans of $3.2 billion, reflecting a rise in average balances of recreational finance and automobile loans. Partially offsetting those increases was a $4.7 billion decline in average commercial real estate loans.

Average Interest-bearing Liabilities

Average interest-bearing liabilities rose $1.8 billion from the second quarter of 2025. Higher average borrowings resulted from issuances of senior notes in the second quarter of 2025 and subordinated notes in the recent quarter, partially offset by lower average short-term borrowings from the FHLB of New York.

Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $3.5 billion from the third quarter of 2024, largely attributable to a $3.6 billion increase in non-brokered interest-bearing deposits. Average borrowings increased $205 million reflecting higher average long-term borrowings from issuances of senior and subordinated notes and other long-term debt since the third quarter of 2024, partially offset by lower average short-term and long-term borrowings from the FHLB of New York.

Provision for Credit Losses/Asset Quality

The provision for credit losses was $125 million in each of the third and second quarters of 2025, compared with $120 million in the third quarter of 2024. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans outstanding decreased from 1.61% at June 30, 2025 to 1.58% at September 30, 2025 reflecting lower levels of criticized commercial real estate loans. Net charge-offs totaled $146 million in 2025's third quarter as compared with $108 million in 2025's second quarter and $120 million in the year-earlier third quarter, representing .42%, .32% and .35%, respectively, of average loans outstanding.

Nonaccrual loans were $1.5 billion at September 30, 2025, compared with $1.6 billion at June 30, 2025 and $1.9 billion at September 30, 2024. The lower level of nonaccrual loans at the two most recent quarter ends as compared with September 30, 2024 predominantly reflects decreases in commercial real estate, commercial and industrial and consumer nonaccrual loans.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income in the third quarter of 2025 increased $69 million, or 10%, from 2025's second quarter.

• Mortgage banking revenues rose $17 million reflecting an increase in residential mortgage loan servicing income and higher gains on sales of commercial mortgage loans.
• Trading account and other non-hedging derivative gains increased $6 million reflecting an increase in revenues from interest swap transactions with commercial customers.
• Other revenues from operations increased $39 million reflecting a $28 million distribution of an earnout payment related to the Company's 2023 sale of its CIT business, a $20 million distribution from M&T's investment in BLG and a $12 million gain on the sale of equipment leases in the recent quarter, partially offset by a $15 million gain on the sale of an out-of-footprint residential builder and developer loan portfolio and a $10 million gain on the sale of a subsidiary that specialized in institutional services each in the second quarter of 2025.

Noninterest income rose $146 million, or 24%, as compared with the third quarter of 2024.

• Mortgage banking revenues rose $38 million predominantly due to increased residential mortgage loan servicing income.
• Service charges on deposit accounts increased $9 million reflecting higher commercial service charges.
• Trust income rose $11 million reflecting higher revenues from the Company's global capital markets and wealth advisory services businesses.
• Other revenues from operations increased $78 million reflecting a $28 million distribution of an earnout payment related to the Company's 2023 sale of its CIT business, a $20 million distribution from M&T's investment in BLG and $12 million gain on the sale of equipment leases in the recent quarter. Also contributing to the increase was higher merchant discount and credit card fees, letter of credit and other credit-related fees and tax-exempt income from bank owned life insurance.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense rose $27 million, or 2%, from the second quarter of 2025.

• Salaries and employee benefits expense increased $20 million reflecting higher severance-related expense in the recent quarter.
• FDIC assessments decreased $9 million reflecting the recent quarter reduction of estimated special assessment expense resulting from a decrease in the FDIC's loss estimates associated with certain failed banks.
• Other costs of operations increased $23 million reflecting higher expense associated with the Company's supplemental executive retirement savings plan due to market performance and an impairment of a renewable energy tax credit investment.

Noninterest expense increased $60 million, or 5%, from the third quarter of 2024.

• Salaries and employee benefits expense increased $58 million reflecting higher expenses from annual merit and other increases, a rise in average employee staffing levels and an increase in severance-related costs and medical benefits expenses.
• Outside data processing and software costs rose $15 million reflecting costs associated with enhancements to the Company's technology infrastructure, cybersecurity and financial recordkeeping and reporting systems.
• FDIC assessments declined $12 million reflecting the recent quarter reduction of estimated FDIC special assessment expense and improved asset quality.
• Other costs of operations increased $8 million reflecting the recent quarter impairment of a renewable energy tax credit investment.

Income Taxes

The Company's effective income tax rate was 22.8% in the third quarter of 2025, compared with 23.4% and 20.7% in the second quarter of 2025 and the third quarter of 2024, respectively. The year-earlier third quarter income tax expense reflects a discrete tax benefit related to certain tax credits claimed on a prior year tax return.

Capital and Liquidity

M&T's capital ratios remained well above the minimum set forth by regulatory requirements. Cash dividends declared on M&T's common and preferred stock totaled $234 million and $36 million, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. In June 2025, the Federal Reserve released the results of its most recent supervisory stress tests, in which M&T elected to participate. Based on those results, on October 1, 2025, M&T's stress capital buffer of 2.7% became effective.

The CET1 capital ratio for M&T was estimated at 10.99% as of September 30, 2025. M&T's total risk-weighted assets at September 30, 2025 are estimated to be $159.5 billion.

M&T repurchased 2.1 million shares of its common stock in accordance with its capital plan during the recent quarter at an average cost per share of $193.46 resulting in a total cost, including the share repurchase excise tax, of $409 million, compared with 6.1 million and 1.2 million shares at an average cost per share of $175.93 and $166.40 and a total cost, including the share repurchase excise tax, of $1.1 billion and $200 million in the second quarter of 2025 and the third quarter of 2024, respectively. Reflecting lower levels of share repurchases in the recent quarter M&T's tangible common equity to tangible asset ratio increased 12 basis points compared with June 30, 2025.

While not subject to the liquidity coverage ratio requirements ("LCR"), M&T estimates that its LCR on September 30, 2025 was 108%, exceeding the regulatory minimum standards that would be applicable if it were a Category III institution subject to the Category III reduced LCR requirements.

Conference Call

Investors will have an opportunity to listen to M&T's conference call to discuss third quarter financial results today at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Those wishing to participate in the call may dial (800) 347-7315. International participants, using any applicable international calling codes, may dial (785) 424-1755. Callers should reference M&T Bank Corporation or the conference ID #MTBQ325. The conference call will be webcast live through M&T's website at https://ir.mtb.com/news-events/events-presentations. A replay of the call will be available through Thursday October 23, 2025, by calling (800) 723-0488 or (402) 220-2651 for international participants. No conference ID or passcode is required. The event will also be archived and available by 3:00 p.m. today on M&T's website at https://ir.mtb.com/news-events/events-presentations.

About M&T

M&T is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T's principal banking subsidiary, M&T Bank, provides banking products and services with a branch and ATM network spanning the eastern U.S. from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. Trust-related services are provided in select markets in the U.S. and abroad by M&T's Wilmington Trust-affiliated companies and by M&T Bank. For more information on M&T Bank, visit www.mtb.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release and related conference call may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the rules and regulations of the SEC. Any statement that does not describe historical or current facts is a forward-looking statement, including statements based on current expectations, estimates and projections about M&T's business, and management's beliefs and assumptions.

Statements regarding the potential effects of events or factors specific to M&T and/or the financial industry as a whole, as well as national and global events generally, on M&T's business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations may constitute forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to the risk that the actual effects may differ, possibly materially, from what is reflected in those forward-looking statements due to factors and future developments that are uncertain, unpredictable and in many cases beyond M&T's control.

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While there can be no assurance that any list of risks and uncertainties is complete, important factors that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those contemplated by forward-looking statements include the following, without limitation: economic conditions and growth rates, including inflation and market volatility; events, developments and current conditions in the financial services industry, including trust, brokerage and investment management businesses; changes in interest rates, spreads on earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and interest rate sensitivity; prepayment speeds, loan originations, loan concentrations by type and industry, credit losses and market values on loans, collateral securing loans, and other assets; sources of liquidity; levels of client deposits; ability to contain costs and expenses; changes in M&T's credit ratings; domestic or international political developments and other geopolitical events, including trade and tariff policies and international conflicts and hostilities; changes and trends in the securities markets; common shares outstanding and common stock price volatility; fair value of and number of stock-based compensation awards to be issued in future periods; the impact of changes in market values on trust-, brokerage-, and investment management-related revenues; federal, state or local legislation and/or regulations affecting the financial services industry, or M&T and its subsidiaries individually or collectively, including tax policy; regulatory supervision and oversight, including monetary policy and capital requirements; governmental and public policy changes; political conditions, either nationally or in the states in which M&T and its subsidiaries do business; the initiation and outcome of potential, pending and future litigation, investigations and governmental proceedings, including tax-related examinations and other matters; operational risk events, including loss resulting from fraud by employees or persons outside M&T and breaches in data and cybersecurity; changes in accounting policies or procedures as may be required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, regulatory agencies or legislation; increasing price, product and service competition by competitors, including new entrants; technological developments and changes; the ability to continue to introduce competitive new products and services on a timely, cost-effective basis; the mix of products and services; protection and validity of intellectual property rights; reliance on large customers; technological, implementation and cost/financial risks in large, multi-year contracts; continued availability of financing; financial resources in the amounts, at the times and on the terms required to support M&T and its subsidiaries' future businesses; and material differences in the actual financial results of merger, acquisition, divestment and investment activities compared with M&T's initial expectations, including the full realization of anticipated cost savings and revenue enhancements.

These are representative of the factors that could affect the outcome of the forward-looking statements. In addition, as noted, such statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions and growth rates, general economic and political conditions, either nationally or in the states in which M&T and its subsidiaries do business, and other factors.

M&T provides further detail regarding these risks and uncertainties in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, including in the Risk Factors section of such report, as well as in other SEC filings. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and M&T assumes no duty and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements.

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