Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $2.70
- Estimate
- $2.57
- Surprise
- +5.2%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $34.2M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.5 → 5.5/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) beat the $2.57 estimate with diluted EPS of $2.70 — a clear 5.2% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (5.5/10) to Buy (Wait) at 5.5/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CFR Hold at 5.6/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +5.2% surprise compares with a +9.4% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-29.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Financial Services): +1.0
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Loan Portfolio: commercial and industrial, energy, construction and commercial real estate (80.9%)
- Concentration risk — Loan Portfolio: uninsured deposits
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $161.71
- Price target
- $166.32
- Stop
- $156.59
- Upside to target
- +2.9%
At 15.3× trailing and 13.9× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CFR at TrendMatrix's latest read
For financials, the EPS print is only half the story: credit costs, reserve builds, and rate sensitivity decide how a quarter actually lands.
- Industry
- Banks - Regional
- Market cap
- $10.11B
- P/E (fwd)
- 13.9
- P/E (ttm)
- 15.3
- 52-week range
- $119.00–$170.80
- Off 52-week high
- 5.3%
- RSI (14)
- 31
- Volume vs avg
- 1.09×
- Score today
- 5.6/10