PCB Bancorp (PCB) opened Q1 2026 with total revenue of US$29.7 million and basic EPS of US$0.75, alongside trailing twelve month revenue of US$116.1 million and EPS of US$2.80. This provides a clear snapshot of both the quarter and the recent earnings run rate. Over the past year, revenue has moved from US$96.3 million in Q4 2024 to US$116.1 million on a trailing basis, while EPS has gone from US$1.75 to US$2.80, placing this result against a period of higher net profit margins and a 42.5% increase in earnings. For investors, that combination of higher trailing profitability, a 34.2% net profit margin, and a 3.67% dividend yield presents Q1 as a period where margins and income potential are central to the story.
See our full analysis for PCB Bancorp.With the latest numbers on the table, the next step is to see how this earnings profile lines up with the key narratives around PCB Bancorp, highlighting where the data supports the story and where it starts to push back.
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42.5% earnings jump against mixed 5 year record
- On a trailing basis, earnings grew 42.5% over the last year to US$39.7 million of net income and US$2.80 in EPS, while the five year earnings trend shows a 1.1% annual decline.
- What stands out for a bullish view is how the stronger 12 month run, with net profit margin moving from 28.2% to 34.2%, sits alongside that 1.1% annual earnings decline over five years, which means:
- Bulls can point to the recent 42.5% earnings lift and higher margins as support for the idea that current operations are running more profitably than a year ago.
- At the same time, the weaker multi year trend challenges the bullish claim that the latest margin level and EPS of US$2.80 automatically signal a durable shift rather than a period of stronger results within a longer, flatter pattern.
Stronger net margins and a big one year earnings jump can make the recent story look very appealing, but the five year record urges you to check how repeatable these numbers really are before leaning too hard on the optimistic angle.
Costs and credit quality versus recent history
- Looking back over recent quarters, the cost to income ratio moved from 60.2% in Q4 2024 to 53.88% in Q1 2025 and 48.92% in Q3 2025, while non performing loans were US$4.7 million in Q4 2024 and sat between US$6.2 million and US$8.9 million through 2025.
- Bears often worry that community banks carry rising credit risk and pressure on efficiency, and the figures here give you a mixed picture to weigh:
- Critics highlight that non performing loans were higher through 2025, at up to US$8.9 million, which fits the cautious view that a bank focused on commercial and real estate lending needs close attention on credit quality.
- Set against that, the lower cost to income ratios through 2025, from 53.88% down to 48.92%, challenge a bearish claim that expenses are out of control, since the reported data shows costs taking a smaller share of income over that period.
When you put credit quality and efficiency side by side like this, the story is not all good or all bad, and it is worth watching how those non performing loans and cost ratios move in the next few reports.
P/E of 8.5x and DCF fair value gap
- PCB Bancorp trades on a trailing P/E of 8.5x, compared with 10.8x for peers and 11.7x for the US Banks industry, and the DCF fair value of US$30.71 sits above the current share price of US$23.95.
- What is interesting for a more cautious narrative is how the apparently low valuation lines up with the growth profile in the data:
- Consensus narrative notes that earnings are forecast to grow about 7% a year and revenue about 10.3% a year, both below the broader US market forecasts referenced, which can help explain why the market might not be paying peer level multiples even with a 3.67% dividend.
- At the same time, the combination of a lower P/E than peers and a DCF fair value that sits roughly US$6.76 above the current price challenges a purely bearish stance that the stock is simply expensive, because the reported valuation metrics point to a discount against both industry averages and the modelled fair value.
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Next Steps
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PCB Bancorp combines a recent 42.5% earnings lift with a five year earnings decline and higher non performing loans, which raises questions about consistency and risk.
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