BY
Byline Bancorp, Inc.
BY's fundamentals are strong: its operating margin rose 5 points to 44% and earnings per share grew 23%. At 11x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 11x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
BY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BY's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BY.
BY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.5x | $29.37 | -25% |
| Fair | 11x | $36.15 | -7.5% |
| Current | 11x | $39.07 | — |
| Forward | 11x | $39.07 | — |
| Expensive | 12x | $42.67 | +9.2% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BY's PE is in its expensive range at 11.4x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 11.2x, in its fair range.
BY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BY, with profitability improving.
BY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.48 | +1.2% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.44 | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.32 | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.08 | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.89 | +5.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.80 | +1.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.67 | -1.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.69 | -1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.75 | +3% |
BY earned $3.44 per share over the past year, up 23% from the year before.
BY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $121M | +4.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $117.7M | +6.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $112.4M | +9% |
| Q4 2025 | $117M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $115.7M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $110.5M | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $103.1M | +2% |
| Q4 2024 | $104.7M | +3.9% |
BY's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $121M last quarter, up 4.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 45% | +1.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 46% | +11 points |
| Q1 2026 | 44% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 40% | +1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 43% | +3.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 35% | -5.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 36% | -3.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 39% | -1.1 points |
BY's operating margin was 45% last quarter, up 1.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $61.7M | +63% |
| Q2 2026 | $13.2M | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $54.1M | +116% |
| Q4 2025 | $58.1M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $38M | +98% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.2M | -61% |
| Q1 2025 | $25M | -59% |
| Q4 2024 | $50.8M | +$56.8M |
BY's free cash flow was $187M over the past year, up 45% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BY.
BY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -247K shares |
| 1 year | -1.8% | -831K shares |
| 3 years | +2.5% | +1.1M shares |
| 5 years | +17% | +6.5M shares |
| Available history | +17% | +6.6M shares |
BY has 45M diluted shares, down 1.8% from a year ago, with $49M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $9.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $9.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $9.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $193,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $13.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $687,000 |
| Q4 2023 | — |
BY spent $49M buying back its own shares over the past year.
BY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 4.2x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 4.0x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.8x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.3x | High |
BY's net debt is about 1.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.3 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BY.
BY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 64.4 | Neutral |
BY's weekly RSI is 63 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 64 (neutral).
BY PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 13% below |
| PE % | 67 | 63 | 4 pts above |
BY is trading at 11x earnings, a 13% discount to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
BY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $37.9 | 3.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $38.2 | 2.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $34.5 | 13% above |
| 100 week MA | $30.9 | 26% above |
| 200 week MA | $26.8 | 46% above |
BY is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 46% above its 200-week average.
BY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.3 | $15.4 | -20% |
| 2021 | $15.4 | $26.9 | +74% |
| 2022 | $26.9 | $22.9 | -15% |
| 2023 | $22.9 | $23.6 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | $23.6 | $29.0 | +23% |
| 2025 | $29.0 | $29.7 | +2.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $29.7 | $39.1 | +32% |
BY has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 32% so far in 2026.