BWB
Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc.
BWB's fundamentals are strong: revenue grew 26% and its operating margin rose 6 points to 46%. At 11x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 11x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
BWB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BWB's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BWB.
BWB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.8x | $17.14 | -17% |
| Fair | 11x | $22.18 | +7% |
| Current | 11x | $20.73 | — |
| Forward | 11x | $20.73 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $26.63 | +28% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BWB's PE is in its fair range at 10.7x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 10.5x.
BWB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BWB, with profitability holding steady.
BWB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.97 | +1.5% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.94 | +46% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.83 | +50% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.76 | +60% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.49 | +45% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.33 | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.22 | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.10 | -3.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.03 | -19% |
BWB earned $1.94 per share over the past year, up 46% from the year before.
BWB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.2M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $40.9M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $46.2M | +43% |
| Q4 2025 | $38.8M | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $36.2M | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $36.1M | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $32.3M | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $29.5M | +10% |
BWB's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $43M last quarter, up 20% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 44% | +2.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 45% | +3.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 49% | +10 points |
| Q4 2025 | 44% | +8.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 42% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 42% | +2.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 39% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 36% | -7.7 points |
BWB's operating margin was 44% last quarter, up 2.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BWB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $45.5M | +486% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.3M | +229% |
| Q1 2026 | $14.2M | +105% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.4M | -86% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.8M | +$14.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $2.8M | -73% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.9M | -3.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $31.2M | +$39.8M |
BWB's free cash flow was $73M over the past year, up 51% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BWB.
BWB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.7% | +207K shares |
| 1 year | +2.1% | +606K shares |
| 3 years | +1.7% | +485K shares |
| 5 years | -1.1% | -314K shares |
| Available history | -4% | -1.2M shares |
BWB has 29M diluted shares, up 2.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $1.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $621,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $17,000 |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | $2.9M |
BWB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 6.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.8x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.7x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.6x | High |
BWB's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 6.8 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BWB.
BWB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.5 | Neutral |
BWB's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 24 (neutral).
BWB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BWB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 18% below |
| PE % | 38 | 63 | 25 pts below |
BWB is trading at 11x earnings, a 18% discount to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
BWB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $20.5 | 1% above |
| 20 week MA | $21.1 | 1.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $19.6 | 6% above |
| 100 week MA | $17.4 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $14.7 | 41% above |
BWB's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 41% above its 200-week average.
BWB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13.8 | $12.3 | -11% |
| 2021 | $12.3 | $17.3 | +40% |
| 2022 | $17.3 | $17.8 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | $17.8 | $13.5 | -24% |
| 2024 | $13.5 | $13.5 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | $13.5 | $18.0 | +34% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.0 | $20.7 | +15% |
BWB has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 15% so far in 2026.