CNOB
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.
CNOB's fundamentals are strong: revenue grew 32% and its operating margin rose 21 points to 46%. Its PE isn't a useful guide right now because of how its recent earnings were reported.
CNOB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CNOB's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like CNOB.
CNOB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.8x | $22.45 | -32% |
| Forward | 9.3x | $32.78 | — |
| Fair | 10x | $29.90 | -8.8% |
| Current | 11x | $32.78 | — |
| Expensive | 15x | $41.53 | +27% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CNOB's PE is 11x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
CNOB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CNOB, with profitability improving.
CNOB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.51 | +23% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.86 | +131% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.05 | +251% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.73 | -6.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.50 | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.24 | -29% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.87 | -53% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.85 | -2.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.77 | -14% |
CNOB earned $2.86 per share over the past year, up 131% from the year before. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
CNOB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $102.8M | -15% |
| Q2 2026 | $121.6M | +45% |
| Q1 2026 | $115.6M | +65% |
| Q4 2025 | $112.6M | +65% |
| Q3 2025 | $121.4M | +85% |
| Q2 2025 | $84.1M | +28% |
| Q1 2025 | $70.2M | +9.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $68.5M | +3.7% |
CNOB's revenue is growing: $103M last quarter, down 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 41% | -5.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 48% | +78 points |
| Q1 2026 | 45% | +6.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 47% | +8.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 47% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -30% | -69 points |
| Q1 2025 | 39% | +3.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 39% | 0 points |
CNOB's operating margin was 41% last quarter, down 5.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CNOB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $84.9M | +150% |
| Q2 2026 | $33.7M | +427% |
| Q1 2026 | $14M | -4.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $46.1M | +54% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.9M | +$49.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $6.4M | -71% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.6M | -28% |
| Q4 2024 | $30M | +21% |
CNOB's free cash flow was $179M over the past year, up 111% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CNOB.
CNOB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +52K shares |
| 1 year | 0% | -6K shares |
| 3 years | +30% | +11.6M shares |
| 5 years | +27% | +10.6M shares |
| Available history | +27% | +10.8M shares |
CNOB has 50M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
CNOB spent $4M buying back its own shares over the past year, after none the year before.
CNOB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.3x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 4.4x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 7.9x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 4.0x | Elevated |
CNOB's net debt is about 4.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 5.1 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CNOB.
CNOB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 65.4 | Neutral |
CNOB's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 65 (neutral).
CNOB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | CNOB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 12% below |
| PE % | 62 | 63 | 1 pt below |
CNOB is trading at 11x earnings, a 12% discount to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
CNOB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $31.5 | 4% above |
| 20 week MA | $32.1 | 2.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $29.8 | 10% above |
| 100 week MA | $26.9 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $23.7 | 38% above |
CNOB is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 38% above its 200-week average.
CNOB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.6 | $19.6 | -24% |
| 2021 | $19.6 | $32.1 | +64% |
| 2022 | $32.1 | $24.3 | -24% |
| 2023 | $24.3 | $22.9 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | $22.9 | $22.7 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | $22.7 | $26.9 | +19% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.9 | $32.8 | +22% |
CNOB has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 22% so far in 2026.