POPULAR, INC.
Business
POPULAR, INC. is a diversified publicly owned financial holding company that provides banking and financial services through its subsidiaries. It offers retail, mortgage and commercial banking, consumer loans, credit cards, auto and equipment leasing and financing, broker‑dealer and investment advisory services, insurance products, and deposit gathering. Its key business units include Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Popular Bank (Popular U.S.), and specialized subsidiaries for leasing, securities, asset management and insurance. Popular distributes services through branch networks, digital channels, online deposit platforms and institutional lending in Puerto Rico, the U.S. mainland and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-03
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loans | 2,763 | 2,626 | 2,332 | 1,876 | 1,748 | |
| Money market investments | 255 | 352 | 367 | 118 | 21 | |
| Investment securities | 765 | 695 | 547 | 472 | 354 | |
| Total interest income | 3,783 | 3,673 | 3,245 | 2,466 | 2,123 | |
| Deposits | 1,178 | 1,336 | 1,050 | 253 | 112 | |
| Short-term borrowings | 16 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 319,000 | |
| Long-term debt | 48 | 50 | 56 | 40 | 53 | |
| Total interest expense | 1,242 | 1,391 | 1,114 | 299 | 165 | |
| Net interest income | 2,541 | 2,282 | 2,132 | 2,167 | 1,958 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 260 | 257 | 209 | 83 | −193 | |
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 2,281 | 2,025 | 1,923 | 2,084 | 2,151 | |
| Mortgage banking activities | 15 | 19 | 21 | 42 | 50 | |
| Net gain (loss), including impairment on equity securities | 2 | −2 | 3 | −7 | 131,000 | |
| Net gain on trading account debt securities | 2 | 1 | 1 | −784,000 | −389,000 | |
| Net gain (loss) on sale of loans, including valuation on loans held for sale [1] | 0 | 440,000 | −115,000 | 0 | −73,000 | |
| Adjustments to indemnity reserves on loans sold | −174,000 | 1 | 2 | 919,000 | 4 | |
| Other operating income | 81 | 98 | 100 | 371 | 114 | |
| Total non-interest income | 658 | 659 | 651 | 897 | 642 | |
| Personnel costs | 905 | 820 | 778 | 720 | 632 | |
| Net occupancy expenses | 110 | 111 | 112 | 106 | 102 | |
| Equipment expenses | 22 | 33 | 37 | 36 | 33 | |
| Other taxes | 73 | 66 | 56 | 64 | 57 | |
| Professional fees | 110 | 126 | 161 | 172 | 127 | |
| Technology and software expenses | 342 | 329 | 291 | 292 | 278 | |
| Processing and transactional services | 152 | 143 | 138 | 127 | 121 | |
| Communications | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | |
| Business promotion | 107 | 102 | 95 | 89 | 73 | |
| FDIC deposit insurance | 24 | 55 | 106 | 27 | 26 | |
| Other real estate owned (OREO) income | −13 | −18 | −15 | −22 | −14 | |
| Other operating expenses | 65 | 98 | 97 | 109 | 92 | |
| Amortization expense | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Goodwill impairment | 13 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total operating expenses | 1,932 | 1,888 | 1,898 | 1,746 | 1,549 | |
| Income before income tax | 1,007 | 797 | 676 | 1,235 | 1,244 | |
| Income tax (benefit) expense | 174 | 182 | 134 | 132 | 309 | |
| Net Income | 833 | 614 | 541 | 1,103 | 935 | |
| Net Income Applicable to Common Stock | 832 | 613 | 540 | 1,101 | 933 | |
| Net Income per Common Share - Basic | 12.31 | 8.56 | 7.53 | 14.65 | 11.49 | |
| Net Income per Common Share - Diluted | 12.3 | 8.56 | 7.52 | 14.63 | 11.46 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and due from banks | 403 | 420 | 420 | 470 | — | |
| Time deposits with other banks | 4,627 | 6,381 | 6,999 | 5,615 | — | |
| Total money market investments | 4,627 | 6,381 | 6,999 | 5,615 | — | |
| Trading account debt securities, at fair value | 37 | 33 | 32 | 28 | — | |
| Pledged securities with creditors' right to repledge | 31 | 30 | 73 | 129 | — | |
| Other debt securities available-for-sale | 20,544 | 18,215 | 16,656 | 17,675 | — | |
| Debt securities available-for-sale | 20,575 | 18,246 | 16,729 | — | — | |
| Pledged securities with creditors' right to repledge | 9 | 27 | 27 | 26 | — | |
| Other debt securities held-to-maturity | 7,318 | 7,731 | 8,167 | 8,499 | — | |
| Debt securities held-to-maturity (fair value 2025 - $7,363,587; 2024 - $7,682,664) | 7,328 | 7,758 | 8,194 | 8,525 | — | |
| Less - Allowance for credit losses | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | — | |
| Debt securities held-to-maturity, net | 7,322 | 7,753 | 8,189 | 8,518 | — | |
| Equity securities (realizable value 2025 - $230,388; 2024 - $208,663) | 230 | 208 | 194 | 196 | — | |
| Loans held-for-sale, at fair value | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | |
| Loans held-in-portfolio | 39,749 | 37,523 | 35,421 | 32,373 | — | |
| Less - Unearned income | 422 | 415 | 356 | 295 | — | |
| Allowance for credit losses | 808 | 746 | 729 | 720 | — | |
| Total loans held-in-portfolio, net | 38,519 | 36,362 | 34,336 | 31,357 | — | |
| Premises and equipment, net | 686 | 602 | 565 | 499 | — | |
| Other real estate | 42 | 57 | 80 | 89 | — | |
| Accrued income receivable | 301 | 263 | 263 | 240 | — | |
| Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value | 96 | 108 | 118 | 128 | 128 | |
| Other assets | 1,706 | 1,798 | 2,015 | 1,848 | — | |
| Goodwill | 790 | 803 | 804 | 827 | 827 | |
| Other intangible assets | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | — | |
| Total assets | 75,348 | 73,045 | 70,758 | 67,638 | — | |
| Non-interest bearing | 15,304 | 15,140 | 15,420 | 15,961 | — | |
| Interest bearing | 50,886 | 49,745 | 48,199 | 45,267 | — | |
| Total deposits | 66,190 | 64,884 | 63,618 | 61,227 | — | |
| Assets sold under agreements to repurchase | 39 | 55 | 91 | 149 | — | |
| Other short-term borrowings | 650 | 225 | 0 | 365 | — | |
| Notes payable | 760 | 896 | 987 | 887 | — | |
| Other liabilities | 1,461 | 1,372 | 915 | 917 | — | |
| Total liabilities | 69,099 | 67,432 | 65,611 | 63,544 | — | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, 30,000,000 shares authorized; 885,726 shares issued and outstanding (2024 - 885,726) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value; 170,000,000 shares authorized;104,921,229 shares issued (2024 - 104,849,460) and 65,719,385 shares outstanding (2024 - 70,141,291) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Surplus | 4,924 | 4,909 | 4,843 | 4,791 | — | |
| Retained earnings | 5,206 | 4,571 | 4,195 | 3,834 | — | |
| Treasury stock - at cost, 39,201,844 shares (2024 - 34,708,169) | −2,723 | −2,229 | −2,019 | −2,030 | — | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | −1,182 | −1,661 | −1,896 | −2,525 | — | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 6,249 | 5,613 | 5,147 | 4,093 | — | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 75,348 | 73,045 | 70,758 | 67,638 | — |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amortization of intangibles | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment | 53 | 57 | 59 | 55 | 55 | |
| Net accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums and deferred fees | −257 | −252 | −45 | 29 | −22 | |
| Interest capitalized on loans subject to the temporary payment moratorium or loss mitigation alternatives | −5 | −7 | −10 | −12 | −16 | |
| Share-based compensation | 27 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
| Impairment losses on right-of-use and long-lived assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| Fair value adjustments on mortgage servicing rights | 13 | 11 | 12 | −166,000 | 10 | |
| Fair value adjustment for contingent consideration | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | 0 | |
| Losses (earnings) from investments under the equity method, net of dividends or distributions | −26 | −24 | −27 | −30 | −51 | |
| Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | 6 | 24 | −43 | −33 | 229 | |
| Disposition of premises and equipment and other productive assets | −187,000 | −8 | −13 | −9 | −18 | |
| Proceeds from insurance claims | 0 | 0 | −145,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sale of loans, including valuation adjustments on loans held-for-sale and mortgage banking activities | −608,000 | −758,000 | 203,000 | 252,000 | −22 | |
| Sale of equity method investment | −1 | 0 | −152,000 | −8 | 0 | |
| Sale of foreclosed assets, including write-downs | −12 | −18 | −23 | −33 | −30 | |
| Acquisitions of loans held-for-sale | −9 | −7 | −8 | −122 | −251 | |
| Proceeds from sale of loans held-for-sale | 36 | 48 | 45 | 65 | 95 | |
| Net originations on loans held-for-sale | −34 | −50 | −68 | −203 | −528 | |
| Trading debt securities | 11 | 14 | 34 | 353 | 741 | |
| Equity securities | −5 | −7 | −11 | 54,000 | −2 | |
| Accrued income receivable | −37 | 216,000 | −23 | −63 | 6 | |
| Other assets | 55 | 30 | 24 | 77 | 25 | |
| Interest payable | 6 | 2 | 20 | 6 | −5 | |
| Pension and other postretirement benefits obligation | 4 | 8 | 16 | −3 | −4 | |
| Other liabilities | −53 | −39 | −41 | −21 | 23 | |
| Total adjustments | 45 | 61 | 145 | −88 | 70 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 878 | 675 | 687 | 1,015 | 1,005 | |
| Net decrease (increase) in money market investments | 1,755 | 621 | −1,384 | 11,923 | −5,896 | |
| Available-for-sale | −36,752 | −34,340 | −16,707 | −22,232 | −14,673 | |
| Held-to-maturity | 0 | 0 | −9 | −1,879 | 0 | |
| Equity | −60 | −27 | −18 | −49 | −16 | |
| Available-for-sale | 35,212 | 33,789 | 18,216 | 20,144 | 9,602 | |
| Held-to-maturity | 607 | 660 | 459 | 10 | 16 | |
| Equity | 45 | 20 | 32 | 43 | 3 | |
| Net disbursements on loans | −1,793 | −1,637 | −2,476 | −2,237 | 469 | |
| Proceeds from sale of loans | 67 | 42 | 135 | 141 | 203 | |
| Acquisition of loan portfolios | −733 | −668 | −770 | −754 | −348 | |
| Return of capital from equity method investments | 3,000 | 279,000 | 249,000 | 681,000 | 6 | |
| Payments to acquire equity method investments | −687,000 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −375,000 | |
| Proceeds from sale of equity method investment | 1 | 0 | 152,000 | 8 | — | |
| Proceeds from sale of stock in equity method investee | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from disposition of stock as part of the Evertec Transactions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | — | |
| Acquisition of premises and equipment | −197 | −213 | −208 | −104 | −73 | |
| Proceeds from insurance claims | 0 | 0 | 145,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Premises and equipment and other productive assets | 659,000 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 21 | |
| Foreclosed assets | 89 | 109 | 110 | 107 | 87 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −1,759 | −1,632 | −2,613 | 5,350 | −10,519 | |
| Deposits | 1,301 | 1,261 | 2,365 | −5,770 | 10,139 | |
| Assets sold under agreements to repurchase | −16 | −37 | −57 | 57 | −30 | |
| Other short-term borrowings | 425 | 225 | −365 | 290 | 75 | |
| Payment of notes payable | −144 | −92 | −343 | −103 | −238 | |
| Principal payments of finance leases | −4 | −4 | −5 | −3 | −3 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of notes payable | 6 | 0 | 442 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| Dividends paid | −198 | −180 | −160 | −162 | −141 | |
| Net payments for repurchase of common stock | −505 | −214 | −461,000 | −632 | −351 | |
| Payments related to tax witholding for share-based compensation | −8 | −6 | −4 | −6 | −5 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 865 | 960 | 1,878 | −6,323 | 9,451 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and due from banks, and restricted cash | −16 | 2 | −49 | 42 | −63 |