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Axos Financial
(NYSE:AX)
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Rating:74Outperform
Price Target:
$107.00
▲(11.66% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/21/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial fundamentals (profitability, capital position, and solid ROE) and a constructive earnings outlook featuring continued loan/deposit momentum and a prospective tax-rate benefit. These positives are tempered by weak near-term technicals (below key short-term moving averages, low momentum) and cash-flow volatility, while valuation remains supportive with a low P/E.
Positive Factors
Sustained earnings and asset growth
Double-digit growth in earnings, assets and deposits indicates strong customer acquisition and operating momentum. Continued expansion across lending and fee businesses can support durable revenue growth while diversifying the earnings base.
Negative Factors
Volatile cash conversion
The sharp cash-flow swing creates uncertainty around the consistency of earnings conversion and internally generated capital. Persistent volatility could constrain reinvestment, acquisitions or shareholder returns even while reported profitability remains strong.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Sustained earnings and asset growth
Double-digit growth in earnings, assets and deposits indicates strong customer acquisition and operating momentum. Continued expansion across lending and fee businesses can support durable revenue growth while diversifying the earnings base.
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Axos Financial Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Income Before Taxes by Segment
Shows the pre-tax profit or loss contributed by each Axos business unit, letting investors see which segments drive overall profitability. Trends here reveal whether growth is translating into sustainable earnings, and how credit costs, expense management, or one-time items are affecting each line of business. Helpful for assessing management’s capital allocation, margin health, and which parts of the company are most exposed to downside.
Shows the pre-tax profit or loss contributed by each Axos business unit, letting investors see which segments drive overall profitability. Trends here reveal whether growth is translating into sustainable earnings, and how credit costs, expense management, or one-time items are affecting each line of business. Helpful for assessing management’s capital allocation, margin health, and which parts of the company are most exposed to downside.
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Axos Financial (AX) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$5.47B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)414.98K
Price to Earnings (P/E)11.1
Beta (1Y)1.07
Revenue Growth12.54%
EPS Growth13.67%
CountryUS
Employees1,989
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryBanks - Regional
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)8.66
Shares Outstanding56,884,636
10 Day Avg. Volume332,343
30 Day Avg. Volume414,980
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.82
Price to Book (P/B)1.74
Price to Sales (P/S)2.52
P/FCF Ratio54.96
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$118.80Price Target Upside23.97% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering5
EPS Forecast (FY)9.6
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.62B
Axos Financial Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Founded in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1999, Axos Financial, Inc. is a U.S.-based financial institution that delivers a comprehensive array of banking services to both individual consumers and businesses. The company operates through two primary divisio...
How the Company Makes Money
Axos Financial primarily makes money through (1) net interest income and (2) noninterest income. Net interest income is earned by taking deposits and other funding (such as checking, savings, money market accounts, and time deposits), paying depos...
Axos Financial Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jul 30, 2026
(Q4-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Oct 22, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed strong core performance: robust organic loan growth ($856M Q/Q), deposit growth (+7.6% YoY to $20.8B), improving NIM (4.84%), solid profitability (17% ROE, adjusted EPS ~$1.87), and meaningful custody business momentum (AUC +$2.3B, net new assets +$215M). Management highlighted continued credit stability, a healthy $2.0B loan pipeline, and a forthcoming ~3 percentage-point reduction in state tax rate that should boost future EPS. Headwinds were largely manageable and mostly one-time or strategic (a $5.6M deferred tax impairment, modest increase in professional services and new-team costs, competitive pressure on new loan yields, and some monitoring of C&I nonaccruals). On balance, positive operational trends and outlook beat the limited near-term negatives, supporting a constructive view on the company’s trajectory.Positive Updates
Strong Net Loan Growth
Net loan growth of $856 million linked-quarter, representing 4.2% linked-quarter growth (16% annualized) driven by asset based lending, commercial real estate, specialty equipment leasing, lender finance and single-family warehouse; single-family mortgage balances grew for the second consecutive quarter.
Negative Updates
One-Time Deferred Tax Impairment Increased Tax Expense
A $5.6 million noncash deferred tax impairment related to California taxation changes increased income tax expense in the quarter, contributing to a reported tax rate of 29% for the quarter (vs 27.4% year-ago); this was a one-time remeasurement but increased Q4 tax expense by ~$2.3 million when combined with stock-based incentive remeasurement.
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Q4-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Net Loan Growth
Net loan growth of $856 million linked-quarter, representing 4.2% linked-quarter growth (16% annualized) driven by asset based lending, commercial real estate, specialty equipment leasing, lender finance and single-family warehouse; single-family mortgage balances grew for the second consecutive quarter.
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Company Guidance
Management guided that for fiscal 2026 they expect organic loan growth toward the mid‑to‑high end of their "high single‑digits to low‑teens" annual range (excluding FDIC loan purchases or other asset acquisitions), see a consolidated NIM ex‑FDIC accretion to remain at the high or slightly above their 4.25%–4.35% target, and begin the year with a $2.0 billion loan pipeline (7/25/2025) comprising $532M single‑family jumbo, $49M gain‑on‑sale, $302M multifamily/small‑business commercial, $73M auto/consumer and $1.1B commercial; they emphasized capital discipline, said a California tax change will lower their effective tax rate by ~3 percentage points to ~26%–27% starting 9/30/2025 (boosting net income/EPS), and reiterated expense controls — targeting personnel and professional services growth to be ≤30% of NII + noninterest income growth, planning a ~4% annual merit increase and noting one new floor‑plan team will add roughly $1M of expense per quarter.Axos Financial Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
82
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
55
Neutral
| Breakdown | Jun 2026 | Jun 2025 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 2.19B | 1.93B | 1.77B | 1.26B | 757.91M |
| Gross Profit | 1.38B | 1.19B | 1.04B | 865.93M | 681.59M |
| EBITDA | 646.67M | 642.41M | 662.57M | 455.13M | 364.56M |
| Net Income | 490.37M | 432.91M | 450.01M | 307.17M | 240.72M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 29.96B | 24.78B | 22.86B | 20.35B | 17.46B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 163.46M | 2.00B | 2.12B | 2.47B | 1.47B |
| Total Debt | 691.64M | 372.67M | 415.68M | 451.78M | 562.74M |
| Total Liabilities | 26.80B | 22.10B | 20.56B | 18.43B | 15.81B |
| Stockholders Equity | 3.17B | 2.68B | 2.29B | 1.92B | 1.64B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 100.39M | 436.12M | 269.52M | 166.49M | 195.12M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 100.39M | 490.33M | 305.48M | 196.71M | 216.62M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -64.84M | -1.84B | -2.59B | -2.40B | -2.78B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -22.99M | 1.34B | 2.09B | 3.01B | 3.10B |
Axos Financial Technical Analysis
Neutral
95.83
Price Trends
96.88
Negative
93.17
Positive
90.59
Positive
Market Momentum
0.19
Positive
42.06
Neutral
3.70
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For AX, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 95.83 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 99.75, below the 50-day MA of 96.88, and above the 200-day MA of 90.59, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.19 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 42.06 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 3.70 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for AX.
Axos Financial Risk Analysis
Axos Financial disclosed 50 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Axos Financial reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Axos Financial Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 Outperform | $4.89B | 18.21 | 14.00% | 2.28% | 9.67% | 9.32% | |
74 Outperform | $5.47B | 11.08 | 16.41% | ― | 12.54% | 13.67% | |
74 Outperform | $6.11B | 14.69 | 9.61% | 2.49% | -3.22% | -5.23% | |
70 Outperform | $5.82B | 15.55 | 9.25% | 0.91% | 2.30% | -2.55% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
61 Neutral | $5.91B | 12.24 | 9.68% | 3.43% | 35.21% | 61.65% | |
51 Neutral | $5.68B | 395.60 | 0.59% | 0.29% | -21.42% | ― |
* Financial Sector Average
AX
Axos Financial
95.96
5.22
5.75%
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
86.12
14.81
20.77%
FFIN
First Financial Bankshares
34.23
-2.50
-6.81%
HWC
Hancock Whitney
75.66
13.99
22.68%
FLG
Flagstar Financial
13.49
0.90
7.14%
AUB
Atlantic Union Bankshares
41.02
7.13
21.02%
Axos Financial Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Axos Financial Highlights Growth and Strategic Investor Positioning
Positive
Aug 6, 2026
On August 6, 2026, Axos Financial released an investor presentation outlining its performance and strategic positioning ahead of investor meetings beginning around August 11, 2026. Management highlighted a diverse mix of assets, deposits and fee i...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackFinancial DisclosuresLegal ProceedingsM&A Transactions
Axos Financial posts strong Q4 and full-year results
Positive
Jul 30, 2026
Axos Financial reported strong unaudited results for its fourth fiscal quarter and full year ended June 30, 2026, with quarterly net income rising to $124.9 million and diluted EPS to $2.16, up 12.9% and 12.5% from the prior-year quarter. Adjusted...
Business Operations and StrategyM&A Transactions
Axos Financial to Acquire Arc Technologies Fintech Platform
Positive
Jul 7, 2026
Axos Nevada Holding, LLC, a subsidiary of Axos Financial, Inc., agreed on July 6, 2026, to acquire Arc Technologies, Inc., a financial technology platform focused on technology and growth companies. Arc, founded in 2021 with headquarters in San Fr...
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Axos Financial Gains Approval for Strategic Deposit Acquisition
Positive
Jun 9, 2026
Axos Bank, a subsidiary of Axos Financial, Inc., received approval on June 8, 2026, from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to proceed with a previously announced deposit acquisition. The company expects the transaction to close later i...
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