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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES | |
This press release contains financial information prepared under accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States (“U.S. GAAP”) and non-GAAP financial measures. Management uses non-GAAP financial measures when it
determines that these measures provide more meaningful information of the underlying performance of the ongoing
operations. Non-GAAP financial measures used by the Corporation may not be comparable to similarly named non-GAAP
financial measures used by other companies. Below are the non-GAAP measures used in this earnings release:
•NII, NIM and loan yields on an FTE basis – Management believes that this presentation provides meaningful
information since it facilitates the comparison of revenues, margin and yields arising from taxable and tax-exempt
sources. NII FTE, NIM FTE and loan yields FTE are presented, together with their different components, as
applicable, in Tables D and E for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 and F for the year to date ended
September 30, 2026.
•Tangible common equity – The tangible common equity ratio and tangible book value per common share are
commonly used by banks and analysts in conjunction with more traditional bank capital ratios to compare the
capital adequacy of banking organizations with significant amounts of goodwill or other intangible assets, typically
stemming from the use of the purchase accounting method for mergers and acquisitions. Return on average
tangible common equity is also a measure commonly used by banks and analysts to measure the return on that
tangible common equity. We present return on average tangible common equity with and without the impact of
unrealized (gains) losses on AFS securities including those transferred to HTM in the denominator because we
believe that adding back the impact of unrealized (gains) losses on AFS securities, including those transferred to
HTM, to the denominator provides meaningful information about the Corporation’s return on capital. Unless
otherwise indicated, references to “ROTCE” in this press release means return on average tangible common equity
as adjusted to add back unrealized (gains) losses on AFS securities, including those transferred to HTM. Neither
tangible common equity nor tangible assets or related measures should be used in isolation or as a substitute for
stockholders’ equity, total assets or any other measure calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Refer to Table R for a reconciliation of total stockholders’ equity to tangible common equity and total assets to
tangible assets.
•Adjusted Net Income – Management believes that the “Adjusted net income” provides meaningful information
about the underlying performance of the Corporation’s ongoing operations. There were no adjustments to net
income for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 or June 30, 2026.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS | |
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, including without limitation those regarding Popular’s business, financial condition, results of operations, plans,
objectives, outlook and future performance. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, are based on
management’s current expectations and, by their nature, involve risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions. Potential
factors, some of which are beyond the Corporation’s control, could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the effect of
competitive and economic factors, and our reaction to those factors, the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses,
delinquency trends, market risk and the impact of interest rate changes (including on our cost of deposits), our ability to
attract deposits and grow our loan portfolio, capital market conditions, capital adequacy and liquidity, the effect of legal and
regulatory proceedings, the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including for dividends by the Corporation’s
subsidiaries, and the timing of those regulatory approvals, new regulatory requirements or accounting standards on the
Corporation’s financial condition and results of operations, the occurrence of unforeseen or catastrophic events, such as
extreme weather events, pandemics, man-made disasters or acts of violence or war, as well as actions taken by
governmental authorities in response thereto, and the direct and indirect impact of such events on Popular, our customers,
service providers and third parties. Other potential factors include Popular’s ability to successfully execute its transformation
initiative, including, but not limited to, achieving projected earnings, efficiencies and return on tangible common equity and
accurately anticipating costs and expenses associated therewith, our ability to execute capital actions, including with respect
to share repurchases and dividends, the imposition of additional or special FDIC assessments, or increases thereto, the
occurrence of any cyber-security event, changes to regulatory capital, liquidity and resolution-related requirements
applicable to financial institutions, the impact of bank failures or adverse developments at other banks and related negative
media coverage of the banking industry in general on investor and depositor sentiment regarding the stability and liquidity of
banks, and changes in and uncertainty regarding federal funding, tax and trade policies, and rulemaking, supervision,
examination and enforcement priorities of the federal administration. All statements contained herein that are not clearly
historical in nature, are forward-looking, and the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continues,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,”
“project” and similar expressions, and future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “might,” “can,”
“may” or similar expressions, are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements.