Bankwell Financial Group Named to Piper Sandler's 2026 Sm-All Stars Class
Bankwell Financial Group was named to Piper Sandler's 2026 Sm-All Stars Class, recognizing 25 top-performing small-cap banks and thrifts nationwide on growth, profitability, credit quality and capital strength. Per the report, core EPS grew 104.2% for the twelve months ended June 30, 2026, with organic loan and deposit growth of 10.9% and 8.7% respectively, ROAE of 14.1%, and a net charge-off ratio of (0.01)%. Q2 2026 results cited in the release show net income of $12.4 million ($1.52 diluted EPS), net interest margin of 3.58% up 48 bps year-over-year, and an efficiency ratio improved to 47.5% from 56.1% a year earlier.
Key figures
- Npa ratio
- 0.54%
- Q2 sba loans
- $26 million
- Q2 net income
- $12.4 million
- Nim qoq change
- +30 bps
- Nim yoy change
- +48 bps
- Q2 diluted eps
- 1.52
- Core eps growth
- 104.2%
- Efficiency ratio
- 47.5%
- H1 2025 net income
- $16.0 million
- H1 2026 net income
- $23.6 million
- Net interest margin
- 3.58%
- Organic loan growth
- 10.9%
- Net charge off ratio
- (0.01)%
- Q2 loan originations
- $268.2 million
- Return on avg assets
- 1.46%
- Return on avg equity
- 14.1%
- Core deposit growth q2
- $128 million
- Organic deposit growth
- 8.7%
- Wholesale funding ratio
- 16.3%
- Commercial lending growth
- 28%
- Brokered deposits reduction
- $519.9 million (50.6%)
- Efficiency ratio prior year
- 56.1%
- Tangible common equity ratio
- 9.2%
- Noninterest bearing deposit growth
- 18.8%
- Return on avg tangible common equity
- 15.61%
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