COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.
Business
Community Financial System, Inc. is a financial holding company providing diversified banking and financial services to retail, commercial, institutional and governmental customers across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont, Western Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. The Company operates through Community Bank, N.A., which offers commercial and retail banking services through 192 full-service branches and 8 drive-thru locations, alongside subsidiaries providing employee benefit plan administration, insurance and risk management products, and wealth management and trust services. The Company's four reportable segments are Banking and Corporate, Employee Benefit Services, Insurance Services and Wealth Management Services.
Summary from 10-K filed 2026-02-27
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest and fees on loans | 597 | 546 | 445 | 335 | 308 | |
| Interest and dividends on taxable investments | 92 | 86 | 82 | 95 | 69 | |
| Interest and dividends on nontaxable investments | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | |
| Total interest income | 699 | 644 | 541 | 444 | 387 | |
| Interest on deposits | 162 | 160 | 85 | 15 | 12 | |
| Interest on borrowings | 31 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total interest expense | 193 | 194 | 104 | 23 | — | |
| Net interest income | 507 | 449 | 437 | 421 | 374 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 21 | 23 | 11 | 15 | −9 | |
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 485 | 426 | 426 | 406 | 383 | |
| Deposit service fees | 59 | 58 | 55 | 67 | 59 | |
| Mortgage banking | 4 | 4 | 595,000 | 390,000 | 2 | |
| Other banking services | 21 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | |
| Employee benefit services | 136 | 131 | 118 | 115 | 114 | |
| Insurance services | 54 | 50 | 47 | 40 | 34 | |
| Wealth management services | 37 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 33 | |
| Loss on sales of investment securities | 0 | −487,000 | −52 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gain on debt extinguishment | 0 | 0 | 242,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities | 375,000 | 1 | −47,000 | −44,000 | 17,000 | |
| Loss from equity method investments | −285,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Total noninterest revenues | 311 | 297 | 215 | 259 | 246 | |
| Salaries and employee benefits | 314 | 301 | 282 | 257 | 242 | |
| Data processing and communications | 70 | 62 | 58 | 54 | 51 | |
| Occupancy and equipment | 48 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | |
| Business development and marketing | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | |
| Legal and professional fees | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
| Other expenses | 42 | 35 | 45 | 23 | 19 | |
| Total noninterest expenses | 521 | 487 | 473 | 424 | 388 | |
| Income before income taxes | 275 | 237 | 168 | 240 | 241 | |
| Income taxes | 65 | 54 | 36 | 52 | 52 | |
| Net income | 210 | 182 | 132 | 188 | 190 | |
| Basic earnings per share (in dollars per shares) | 3.98 | 3.44 | 2.45 | 3.48 | 3.51 | |
| Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per shares) | 3.97 | 3.44 | 2.45 | 3.46 | 3.48 |
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 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents (includes restricted cash of $14,760 and $5,110, respectively) | 302 | 197 | 191 | 210 | 1,875 | |
| Available-for-sale investment securities, includes pledged securities that can be sold or repledged of $319,478 and $362,129, respectively (cost of $3,148,728 and $3,192,392, respectively) | 2,875 | 2,786 | 2,920 | 4,152 | 4,934 | |
| Held-to-maturity securities (fair value of $1,370,464 and $1,220,168, respectively) | 1,454 | 1,345 | 1,172 | 1,080 | — | |
| Equity and other securities | 77 | 88 | 73 | 83 | 45 | |
| Loans | 10,950 | 10,432 | 9,705 | 8,809 | — | |
| Allowance for credit losses | −88 | −79 | −67 | −61 | −51 | |
| Loans, net of allowance for credit losses | 10,862 | 10,353 | 9,638 | 8,748 | — | |
| Goodwill | 888 | 853 | 845 | 842 | 799 | |
| Core deposit intangibles, net | 15 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | |
| Other intangibles, net | 40 | 43 | 44 | 49 | 56 | |
| Goodwill and intangible assets, net | 943 | 901 | 898 | 903 | — | |
| Premises and equipment, net | 247 | 184 | 173 | 161 | 161 | |
| Accrued interest and fees receivable | 58 | 54 | 55 | 53 | 36 | |
| Equity method investments | 37 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Other assets | 449 | 478 | 436 | 446 | 314 | |
| Total assets | 17,303 | 16,386 | 15,556 | 15,836 | 15,553 | |
| Noninterest-bearing deposits | 3,683 | 3,557 | 3,639 | 4,141 | 3,922 | |
| Interest-bearing deposits | 10,704 | 9,884 | 9,290 | 8,872 | 8,990 | |
| Total deposits | 14,387 | 13,442 | 12,928 | 13,012 | 12,911 | |
| Overnight borrowings | 0 | 118 | 53 | 768 | 0 | |
| Securities sold under agreement to repurchase, short-term | 231 | 262 | 305 | 347 | 325 | |
| Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings | 459 | 619 | 408 | — | — | |
| Accrued interest and other liabilities | 220 | 183 | 164 | 134 | 211 | |
| Total liabilities | 15,297 | 14,623 | 13,858 | 14,284 | 13,452 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (See Note N) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 500,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $1.00 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized; 54,907,426 and 54,696,208 shares issued, respectively | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | |
| Additional paid in capital | 1,088 | 1,076 | 1,060 | 1,050 | 1,041 | |
| Retained earnings | 1,388 | 1,275 | 1,189 | 1,152 | 1,058 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −419 | −548 | −557 | −686 | −51 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost (2,225,209 shares, including 94,479 shares held by deferred compensation arrangements at December 31, 2025, and 2,028,372 shares including 103,696 shares held by deferred compensation arrangements at December 31, 2024) | −111 | −101 | −56 | −26 | −11 | |
| Deferred compensation arrangements (94,479 and 103,696 shares, respectively) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| Total shareholders' equity | 2,006 | 1,763 | 1,698 | 1,552 | 2,101 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 17,303 | 16,386 | 15,556 | 15,836 | 15,553 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | |
| Net amortization on securities, loans, finance leases and borrowings | 14 | 11 | 6 | −19 | — | |
| Stock-based compensation | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
| Provision for deferred income taxes | 12 | 674,000 | −8 | 1 | 8 | |
| Amortization of mortgage servicing rights | 779,000 | 722,000 | 849,000 | 801,000 | 519,000 | |
| Income from bank-owned life insurance policies | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | |
| Net gain on sale of assets | −855,000 | −2 | −1 | −655,000 | −328,000 | |
| Change in other assets and liabilities | 8 | −6 | 1 | −6 | 2 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 302 | 242 | 228 | 215 | 203 | |
| Proceeds from maturities, calls, and paydowns of available-for-sale investment securities | 53 | 60 | 598 | 262 | 424 | |
| Proceeds from maturities, calls, and paydowns of held-to-maturity investment securities | 30 | 9 | 208,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from maturities and redemptions of equity and other investment securities, net | 14 | 398,000 | 15 | 5 | 3 | |
| Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale investment securities | 0 | 58 | 734 | 0 | 0 | |
| Purchases of held-to-maturity investment securities | −110 | −153 | −63 | 0 | 0 | |
| Purchases of equity and other securities, net | −2 | −14 | −5 | −35 | −353,000 | |
| Net increase in loans | −533 | −766 | −923 | −1,004 | 50 | |
| Cash received (paid) for acquisitions, net of cash acquired | 470 | −16 | −9 | −668,000 | −29 | |
| Purchases of equity method investments | −37 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from sales of premises, equipment and other assets | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 201,000 | |
| Purchases of premises and equipment | −69 | −21 | −19 | −13 | −13 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −182 | −836 | 336 | −2,139 | −1,531 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in deposits | 402 | 514 | −84 | −421 | 1,686 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in overnight borrowings | −118 | 65 | −715 | 768 | 0 | |
| Net decrease in securities sold under agreement to repurchase, short-term | −30 | −43 | −42 | 22 | 41 | |
| Proceeds from other Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings | 0 | 250 | 400 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payments on and maturities of other Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings | −160 | −47 | −12 | −95,000 | −5 | |
| Payments of contingent consideration for acquisitions | −1 | −3 | −1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Redemption of subordinated notes payable | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from the issuance of common stock for employee stock plans | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Purchases of treasury stock | −11 | −46 | −30 | −17 | −5 | |
| Cash dividends paid | −98 | −96 | −95 | −93 | −91 | |
| Withholding taxes paid on share-based compensation | −3 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | −15 | 599 | −583 | 259 | 1,557 | |
| Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 105 | 6 | −19 | −1,665 | 229 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 193 | 193 | 100 | 23 | 14 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes | 40 | 44 | 42 | 57 | 42 | |
| Transfers from loans to other real estate | 7 | 3 | 1 | 543,000 | 520,000 | |
| Transfers from premises and equipment, net to other assets | 277,000 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| Finance lease right of use asset in exchange for finance lease liability | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Fair value of assets acquired, excluding acquired cash and intangibles | 37 | 497,000 | 243,000 | 491 | 1 | |
| Fair value of liabilities assumed | 546 | 2 | 18,000 | 544 | 1 | |
| Contingent consideration in exchange for acquired assets | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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Portfolio as of 2014-09-30 · 1,068 positions
Top sectors
| Sector | Value | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | $913.82M | 100.0% |
Top holdings
| Issuer | Ticker | Shares | Value | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISHARES TR S&P 500 INDEX FD | — | 210.0K | $41.64M | 4.6% |
| ISHARES TR S&P 500 INDEX FD | — | 210.0K | $41.64M | 4.6% |
| COMMUNITY BK SYS INC | — | 891.0K | $29.93M | 3.3% |
| COMMUNITY BK SYS INC | — | 891.0K | $29.93M | 3.3% |
| COMMUNITY BK SYS INC | — | 797.9K | $26.80M | 2.9% |
| COMMUNITY BK SYS INC | — | 797.9K | $26.80M | 2.9% |
| ISHARES CORE MSCI EAFE ETF | — | 360.9K | $21.02M | 2.3% |
| ISHARES CORE MSCI EAFE ETF | — | 360.9K | $21.02M | 2.3% |
| INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP | — | 83.6K | $15.86M | 1.7% |
| INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP | — | 83.6K | $15.86M | 1.7% |
Frequently asked questions
What is COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.'s CIK number?
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.'s SEC CIK number is 0000723188 (723188). The CIK (Central Index Key) is the permanent identifier the SEC assigns to every EDGAR filer — unlike a ticker symbol, it never changes.
Where can I find COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.'s SEC filings?
All of COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.'s EDGAR filings — 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly reports, 8-K material events, and insider transactions — are listed on this page, sourced live from SEC EDGAR.
When did COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC. last report earnings?
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC. (CBU) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on Apr 29, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001104659-26-050927). This is COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.'s most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
What is COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.'s most recent earnings 8-K?
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.'s latest earnings 8-K (Item 2.02) was filed Apr 29, 2026 under accession 0001104659-26-050927. It carries the quarterly or annual earnings press release — the earliest official, SEC-filed version of the results.
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