Compared to Estimates, Independent Bank Corp. (INDB) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

Independent Bank Corp. (INDB) reported $253.93 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 43.6%. EPS of $1.70 for the same period compares to $1.21 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $247.67 million, representing a surprise of +2.53%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.83%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.65.

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 Independent Bank Corp. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Efficiency Ratio: 60.8% versus 56.2% estimated by three analysts on average.
• Net interest margin (FTE): 3.8% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 3.6%.
• Average Balance - Total interest-earning assets: $22.48 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $22.56 billion.
• Total Non-Interest Income: $41.45 million versus $39.94 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance policies: $2.7 million versus $2.63 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Net Interest Income: $212.49 million compared to the $207.65 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Loan level derivative income: $1.23 million versus $1.01 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Interchange and ATM fees: $5.38 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $6 million.
• Deposit account fees: $9.1 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $8.72 million.
• Other noninterest income: $7.65 million compared to the $6.84 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Mortgage banking income: $1.27 million compared to the $1.15 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Investment management and advisory: $13.79 million compared to the $13.75 million average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of Independent Bank Corp. have returned +4.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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