Creston, IA · Cert 8751 · Ames National Corp.
State charter, non-member · FDIC · 5 affiliate banks · 3 branches (19 in holding)
Q2 2026
Return on Assets (quarter, annualized)
Net Interest Margin (quarter, annualized)
Efficiency Ratio (quarter, annualized)
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio
Discrete quarter, annualized.
| Metric | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | YoY Δ | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings | ||||||||||
| Return on Assets | 0.73% | 0.65% | 1.17% | 1.12% | 0.88% | 0.94% | 1.46% | 1.33% | +21 bps | |
| Return on Equity | 7.60% | 6.92% | 13.11% | 12.38% | 9.45% | 9.79% | 15.38% | 13.81% | +142 bps | |
| Net Interest Margin | 3.04% | 3.02% | 2.92% | 3.09% | 3.14% | 3.39% | 3.41% | 3.62% | +53 bps | |
| Efficiency Ratio | 65.21% | 71.32% | 55.36% | 57.07% | 57.03% | 53.19% | 51.63% | 53.59% | -348 bps | |
| Non-Interest Burden | 1.88% | 2.07% | 1.51% | 1.66% | 1.68% | 1.68% | 1.59% | 1.84% | +17 bps | |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Asset Growth (YoY) | 2.78% | 6.12% | 5.63% | 10.77% | 9.35% | 4.58% | 0.45% | -2.73% | -1,350 bps | |
| Loan Growth (YoY) | 8.73% | 7.83% | 4.23% | -2.34% | -3.41% | -0.74% | -0.36% | 5.80% | +815 bps | |
| Deposit Growth (YoY) | 2.41% | 6.61% | 5.28% | 8.44% | 8.52% | 4.58% | 1.06% | -0.66% | -910 bps | |
| Asset Quality | ||||||||||
| Nonperforming Loans / Loans | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.44% | 0.21% | 0.21% | 0.20% | +19 bps | |
| Net Charge-Offs / Loans | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0 bps | |
| Allowance / Loans | 1.31% | 1.30% | 1.29% | 1.30% | 1.41% | 1.52% | 1.51% | 1.50% | +20 bps | |
| Allowance Coverage of NPLs | 116.4x | 145.1x | 160.2x | 183.7x | 3.2x | 7.4x | 7.3x | 7.5x | -176.3x | |
| Capital | ||||||||||
| Tier 1 Leverage Ratio | 9.80% | 9.45% | 9.10% | 9.09% | 9.17% | 9.27% | 9.32% | 9.40% | +31 bps | |
| Total Risk-Based Capital | 15.65% | 15.12% | 15.89% | 16.56% | 16.64% | 15.81% | 16.58% | 16.49% | -7 bps | |
| Equity / Assets | 9.85% | 8.98% | 8.87% | 9.19% | 9.49% | 9.61% | 9.36% | 9.87% | +68 bps | |
| Liquidity & Funding | ||||||||||
| Loans / Deposits | 70.37% | 69.91% | 63.86% | 62.61% | 62.63% | 66.35% | 62.97% | 66.68% | +408 bps | |
| Liquid Assets / Assets | 4.30% | 8.34% | 13.87% | 13.90% | 11.29% | 6.73% | 7.13% | 2.93% | -1,097 bps | |
| CRE / Total Capital | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 57.99% | 58.74% | 62.98% | n/a | n/a | |