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Timberland Bancorp, Inc.

$46.47 +$11.14 (+31.53%)
NASDAQ · 11 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$46.55
Day Range
$46.11$47.62
Year Range
$30.93$49.38
Market Cap
363.76M
AVG Volume
35.03K
Trailing/Forward PE
11.59/-
PEG ratio
0.66
Dividend Yield
2.50%
Next Earnings Date
-
Primary Exchange
NASDAQUS
Revenue (USD)
010M20M30M24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
TSBK Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q321.29M
26 Q228.76M
26 Q129.95M
25 Q429.63M
25 Q327.32M
25 Q226.56M
25 Q126.98M
24 Q426.82M
24 Q325.76M
24 Q224.71M
Net Income (USD)
02.5M5M7.5M10M24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
TSBK Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q37.72M
26 Q27.13M
26 Q18.22M
25 Q48.45M
25 Q37.1M
25 Q26.75M
25 Q16.86M
24 Q46.36M
24 Q35.92M
24 Q25.71M
Operating Income (USD)
05M10M15M24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
TSBK Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q39.65M
26 Q28.87M
26 Q110.32M
25 Q410.31M
25 Q38.89M
25 Q28.46M
25 Q18.57M
24 Q47.93M
24 Q37.46M
24 Q27.18M
EBITDA (USD)
05M10M15M24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
TSBK EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q310.15M
26 Q29.43M
26 Q110.89M
25 Q410.95M
25 Q39.5M
25 Q29.08M
25 Q19.19M
24 Q48.56M
24 Q38.1M
24 Q27.83M
Cash Flows (USD)
-5M05M10M15M24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
TSBK Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q37.77M
26 Q23.92M
26 Q15.58M
25 Q49.48M
25 Q310.35M
25 Q212.16M
25 Q1-3.56M
24 Q46.32M
24 Q37.21M
24 Q23.61M
EPS (USD)
00.511.524 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
TSBK EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q30.98
26 Q20.9
26 Q11.04
25 Q41.07
25 Q30.9
25 Q20.85
25 Q10.86
24 Q40.79
24 Q30.74
24 Q20.7
Expenses (USD)
05M10M15MSG&ACapex24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
TSBK Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q310.71M
26 Q28.06M
26 Q11.01M
25 Q47.05M
25 Q36.65M
25 Q26.58M
25 Q16.99M
24 Q46.58M
24 Q36.56M
24 Q26.89M
Cash & Debt (USD)
0100M200M300MCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
TSBK Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q332.8M
26 Q224.16M
26 Q1156.44M
25 Q4281.89M
25 Q3231.32M
25 Q2219.97M
25 Q1191.68M
24 Q4247.19M
24 Q3243.89M
24 Q2253.3M
Debt ratios
-8-6-4-2024 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
TSBK Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q3-0.45
26 Q2-0.03
26 Q1-3.23
25 Q4-6.68
25 Q3-5.78
25 Q2-5.68
25 Q1-5.05
24 Q4-6.84
24 Q3-6.66
24 Q2-6.83
Margins
0%25%50%75%100%24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
TSBK Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q3100%
26 Q271.37%
26 Q172.59%
25 Q471.5%
25 Q369.38%
25 Q270.25%
25 Q169.16%
24 Q466.48%
24 Q367.33%
24 Q269.25%
Return on Capital
0%1%2%3%4%24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
TSBK Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q32.83%
26 Q22.63%
26 Q13.06%
25 Q43.22%
25 Q32.77%
25 Q22.67%
25 Q12.75%
24 Q42.59%
24 Q32.46%
24 Q22.39%
Shares Outstanding
02.5M5M7.5M10M24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
TSBK Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q37.8M
26 Q27.88M
26 Q17.89M
25 Q47.88M
25 Q37.89M
25 Q27.94M
25 Q17.96M
24 Q47.95M
24 Q38M
24 Q28.08M
Dividends (USD)
00.10.20.3May 24Aug 24Nov 24Feb 25May 25Aug 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26Aug 26
TSBK Dividends (USD) by quarter
PeriodDividends (USD)
Aug 260.3
May 260.29
Feb 260.29
Nov 250.28
Aug 250.26
May 250.26
Feb 250.25
Nov 240.25
Aug 240.24
May 240.24
Employee Count
01002003002016201720182019202020212022202320242025
TSBK Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
2025271
2024274
2023285
2022284
2021276
2020267
2019286
2018249
2017250
2016249
Book Value Per Share (USD)
01020304024 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
TSBK Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q335.01
26 Q234.42
26 Q134.04
25 Q433.33
25 Q332.52
25 Q231.82
25 Q131.31
24 Q430.85
24 Q330.14
24 Q229.53
Total Assets (USD)
01B2B3B24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
TSBK Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q32.06B
26 Q22.05B
26 Q12.01B
25 Q42.01B
25 Q31.96B
25 Q21.93B
25 Q11.91B
24 Q41.92B
24 Q31.9B
24 Q21.91B
PE Ratio
9101112med 9.92Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
TSBK PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2611.51
Sep 2611.5
Aug 2611.49
Aug 2611.53
Aug 2611.4
Aug 2611.2
Jul 2611.43
Jul 2611.17
Jul 2611.16
Jul 2610.98
Jul 2611.39
Jun 2611.42
Jun 2610.84
Jun 2610.88
Jun 2610.6
May 2610.34
May 2610.24
May 269.98
May 2610.45
May 2610.43
Apr 2610.5
Apr 2610.74
Apr 2610.72
Apr 2610.43
Mar 2610.05
Mar 269.87
Mar 269.8
Mar 269.91
Feb 269.84
Feb 2610.09
Feb 2610.09
Feb 2610.24
Jan 2610.52
Jan 269.92
Jan 269.8
Jan 269.69
Jan 269.55
Dec 259.68
Dec 259.83
Dec 2510.09
Dec 2510.1
Nov 259.97
Nov 259.9
Nov 259.83
Nov 259.63
Oct 259.37
Oct 259.37
Oct 259.17
Oct 259.1
Oct 259.52
Sep 259.97
Sep 2510.18
Sep 2510.62
Sep 2510.07
Aug 259.75
Aug 259.74
Aug 259.41
Aug 259.04
Aug 259.49
Jul 2510.09
Jul 259.81
Jul 259.88
Jul 259.93
Jun 259.72
Jun 259.33
Jun 259.25
Jun 259.43
May 259.33
May 259.27
May 259.65
May 259.39
May 259.99
Apr 259.42
Apr 259.47
Apr 259.3
Apr 259.24
Mar 259.83
Mar 259.64
Mar 259.65
Mar 259.69
Feb 2510.26
Feb 259.86
Feb 259.76
Feb 2510.13
Jan 259.83
Jan 259.63
Jan 259.62
Jan 259.34
Jan 259.82
Dec 2410
Dec 2410.22
Dec 2410.71
Dec 2410.84
Nov 2410.55
Nov 2410.75
Nov 2410.42
Nov 2410.49
Nov 249.84
Oct 249.46
Oct 2410
Free Cash Flow Yield
4%6%8%10%12%14%med 9.16%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
TSBK Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 267.37%
Sep 267.38%
Aug 267.39%
Aug 267.36%
Aug 267.44%
Aug 267.58%
Jul 268.31%
Jul 268.5%
Jul 268.51%
Jul 268.65%
Jul 268.34%
Jun 268.31%
Jun 268.76%
Jun 268.73%
Jun 268.95%
May 269.18%
May 269.27%
May 269.51%
May 269.08%
May 2611.8%
Apr 2611.72%
Apr 2611.46%
Apr 2611.49%
Apr 2611.81%
Mar 2612.24%
Mar 2612.47%
Mar 2612.56%
Mar 2612.42%
Feb 2612.51%
Feb 2612.2%
Feb 2612.2%
Feb 2612.02%
Jan 269.26%
Jan 269.83%
Jan 269.95%
Jan 2610.06%
Jan 2610.21%
Dec 2510.07%
Dec 259.92%
Dec 259.66%
Dec 259.24%
Nov 259.36%
Nov 259.43%
Nov 259.5%
Nov 259.69%
Oct 259.96%
Oct 259.96%
Oct 2510.17%
Oct 2510.26%
Oct 259.8%
Sep 259.36%
Sep 259.17%
Sep 258.78%
Sep 259.26%
Aug 259.57%
Aug 259.58%
Aug 259.91%
Aug 2510.33%
Aug 259%
Jul 258.47%
Jul 258.71%
Jul 258.65%
Jul 258.61%
Jun 258.79%
Jun 259.16%
Jun 259.24%
Jun 259.06%
May 259.16%
May 259.22%
May 258.85%
May 259.1%
May 255.47%
Apr 255.8%
Apr 255.77%
Apr 255.88%
Apr 255.92%
Mar 255.56%
Mar 255.67%
Mar 255.67%
Mar 255.64%
Feb 255.33%
Feb 255.54%
Feb 255.6%
Feb 258.82%
Jan 259.09%
Jan 259.29%
Jan 259.29%
Jan 259.58%
Jan 259.1%
Dec 248.94%
Dec 248.75%
Dec 248.34%
Dec 248.55%
Nov 248.78%
Nov 248.62%
Nov 248.9%
Nov 248.83%
Nov 249.42%
Oct 249.79%
Oct 249.26%
Price to Sales
22.533.5med 2.51Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
TSBK Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 263.31
Sep 263.31
Aug 263.3
Aug 263.31
Aug 263.28
Aug 263.22
Jul 263.05
Jul 262.98
Jul 262.98
Jul 262.93
Jul 263.04
Jun 263.05
Jun 262.9
Jun 262.91
Jun 262.83
May 262.76
May 262.73
May 262.67
May 262.79
May 262.81
Apr 262.82
Apr 262.89
Apr 262.88
Apr 262.8
Mar 262.7
Mar 262.65
Mar 262.64
Mar 262.67
Feb 262.65
Feb 262.71
Feb 262.71
Feb 262.75
Jan 262.78
Jan 262.62
Jan 262.59
Jan 262.56
Jan 262.52
Dec 252.55
Dec 252.59
Dec 252.66
Dec 252.54
Nov 252.51
Nov 252.49
Nov 252.47
Nov 252.42
Oct 252.35
Oct 252.35
Oct 252.31
Oct 252.29
Oct 252.39
Sep 252.51
Sep 252.56
Sep 252.67
Sep 252.53
Aug 252.45
Aug 252.45
Aug 252.37
Aug 252.27
Aug 252.32
Jul 252.46
Jul 252.39
Jul 252.41
Jul 252.42
Jun 252.37
Jun 252.28
Jun 252.26
Jun 252.3
May 252.28
May 252.26
May 252.36
May 252.29
May 252.38
Apr 252.24
Apr 252.26
Apr 252.22
Apr 252.2
Mar 252.34
Mar 252.3
Mar 252.3
Mar 252.31
Feb 252.44
Feb 252.35
Feb 252.33
Feb 252.42
Jan 252.35
Jan 252.3
Jan 252.3
Jan 252.23
Jan 252.35
Dec 242.39
Dec 242.44
Dec 242.56
Dec 242.71
Nov 242.64
Nov 242.69
Nov 242.61
Nov 242.62
Nov 242.46
Oct 242.37
Oct 242.5
EV/EBITDA
02.557.510med 1.66Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
TSBK EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 268.31
Sep 268.31
Aug 268.3
Aug 268.32
Aug 268.23
Aug 268.07
Jul 268.63
Jul 268.43
Jul 268.43
Jul 268.29
Jul 268.6
Jun 268.62
Jun 268.19
Jun 268.21
Jun 268
May 267.81
May 267.73
May 267.53
May 267.89
May 264.65
Apr 264.7
Apr 264.88
Apr 264.86
Apr 264.65
Mar 264.36
Mar 264.22
Mar 264.17
Mar 264.26
Feb 264.2
Feb 264.39
Feb 264.39
Feb 264.51
Jan 261.24
Jan 260.79
Jan 260.7
Jan 260.61
Jan 260.51
Dec 250.61
Dec 250.72
Dec 250.91
Dec 251.74
Nov 251.65
Nov 251.6
Nov 251.54
Nov 251.39
Oct 251.2
Oct 251.2
Oct 251.06
Oct 251
Oct 251.31
Sep 251.65
Sep 251.8
Sep 252.14
Sep 251.72
Aug 251.49
Aug 251.47
Aug 251.23
Aug 250.95
Aug 251.35
Jul 251.8
Jul 251.59
Jul 251.64
Jul 251.68
Jun 251.52
Jun 251.23
Jun 251.17
Jun 251.31
May 251.23
May 251.19
May 251.47
May 251.28
May 252.32
Apr 251.89
Apr 251.93
Apr 251.81
Apr 251.76
Mar 252.2
Mar 252.06
Mar 252.06
Mar 252.09
Feb 252.51
Feb 252.22
Feb 252.15
Feb 250.62
Jan 250.4
Jan 250.25
Jan 250.24
Jan 250.03
Jan 250.39
Dec 240.52
Dec 240.69
Dec 241.05
Dec 241.32
Nov 241.11
Nov 241.26
Nov 241.01
Nov 241.06
Nov 240.58
Oct 240.31
Oct 240.7
Price/Operating Cashflow
7.51012.51517.5med 10.33Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
TSBK Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 2612.54
Sep 2612.54
Aug 2612.53
Aug 2612.57
Aug 2612.43
Aug 2612.21
Jul 2611.27
Jul 2611.01
Jul 2611
Jul 2610.82
Jul 2611.23
Jun 2611.26
Jun 2610.69
Jun 2610.72
Jun 2610.45
May 2610.2
May 2610.09
May 269.84
May 2610.31
May 268.1
Apr 268.16
Apr 268.34
Apr 268.32
Apr 268.1
Mar 267.81
Mar 267.66
Mar 267.61
Mar 267.7
Feb 267.64
Feb 267.83
Feb 267.84
Feb 267.95
Jan 2610.18
Jan 269.59
Jan 269.47
Jan 269.37
Jan 269.23
Dec 259.36
Dec 259.5
Dec 259.75
Dec 2510.24
Nov 2510.11
Nov 2510.04
Nov 259.97
Nov 259.76
Oct 259.5
Oct 259.5
Oct 259.3
Oct 259.23
Oct 259.66
Sep 2510.11
Sep 2510.32
Sep 2510.77
Sep 2510.21
Aug 259.89
Aug 259.87
Aug 259.55
Aug 259.16
Aug 2510.53
Jul 2511.19
Jul 2510.88
Jul 2510.96
Jul 2511.01
Jun 2510.79
Jun 2510.35
Jun 2510.26
Jun 2510.46
May 2510.35
May 2510.29
May 2510.71
May 2510.42
May 2516.44
Apr 2515.5
Apr 2515.58
Apr 2515.3
Apr 2515.2
Mar 2516.18
Mar 2515.86
Mar 2515.88
Mar 2515.94
Feb 2516.88
Feb 2516.24
Feb 2516.07
Feb 2510.69
Jan 2510.37
Jan 2510.16
Jan 2510.15
Jan 259.85
Jan 2510.36
Dec 2410.55
Dec 2410.78
Dec 2411.3
Dec 2411.01
Nov 2410.73
Nov 2410.93
Nov 2410.59
Nov 2410.66
Nov 2410
Oct 249.62
Oct 2410.17
Price to Book
0.811.21.4med 1.06Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
TSBK Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 261.33
Sep 261.33
Aug 261.33
Aug 261.33
Aug 261.32
Aug 261.29
Jul 261.3
Jul 261.27
Jul 261.27
Jul 261.25
Jul 261.3
Jun 261.3
Jun 261.24
Jun 261.24
Jun 261.21
May 261.18
May 261.17
May 261.14
May 261.19
May 261.19
Apr 261.19
Apr 261.22
Apr 261.22
Apr 261.19
Mar 261.14
Mar 261.12
Mar 261.11
Mar 261.13
Feb 261.12
Feb 261.15
Feb 261.15
Feb 261.16
Jan 261.17
Jan 261.1
Jan 261.09
Jan 261.08
Jan 261.06
Dec 251.07
Dec 251.09
Dec 251.12
Dec 251.06
Nov 251.05
Nov 251.04
Nov 251.04
Nov 251.02
Oct 250.99
Oct 250.99
Oct 250.97
Oct 250.96
Oct 251
Sep 251.05
Sep 251.07
Sep 251.12
Sep 251.06
Aug 251.03
Aug 251.03
Aug 250.99
Aug 250.95
Aug 250.97
Jul 251.03
Jul 251.01
Jul 251.01
Jul 251.02
Jun 251
Jun 250.96
Jun 250.95
Jun 250.97
May 250.96
May 250.95
May 250.99
May 250.96
May 251
Apr 250.94
Apr 250.94
Apr 250.93
Apr 250.92
Mar 250.98
Mar 250.96
Mar 250.96
Mar 250.97
Feb 251.02
Feb 250.98
Feb 250.97
Feb 251
Jan 250.97
Jan 250.95
Jan 250.95
Jan 250.92
Jan 250.97
Dec 240.99
Dec 241.01
Dec 241.06
Dec 241.1
Nov 241.07
Nov 241.1
Nov 241.06
Nov 241.07
Nov 241
Oct 240.96
Oct 241.02
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BlackRock Inc. Makes New $30.93 Million Investment in Timberland Bancorp, Inc. $TSBK

defenseworld.net · 2 Sep 2026

BlackRock Inc. Makes New $30.93 Million Investment in Timberland Bancorp, Inc. $TSBK

BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSBK) during the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 690,183 shares of the savings and loans company's stock, valued at approximately $30,927,000. BlackRock Inc. owned 8.82%

12,142 Shares in Timberland Bancorp, Inc. $TSBK Purchased by Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.

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12,142 Shares in Timberland Bancorp, Inc. $TSBK Purchased by Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.

Connor Clark and Lunn Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSBK) in the undefined quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 12,142 shares of the savings and loans company's stock, valued at

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Timberland Bancorp Reports Third Fiscal Quarter Net Income of $7.72 Million

globenewswire.com · 28 Jul 2026

Timberland Bancorp Reports Third Fiscal Quarter Net Income of $7.72 Million

Quarterly EPS Increases 9% to $0. 98 from $0. 90 for the Comparable Quarter One Year Ago Quarterly Return on Average Assets Increases to 1. 51% Quarterly Return on Average Equity Increases to 11. 42% Quarterly Net Interest Margin Increases to 3.

Timberland Bancorp Reports Third Fiscal Quarter Net Income of $7.72 Million

globenewswire.com · 28 Jul 2026

Timberland Bancorp Reports Third Fiscal Quarter Net Income of $7.72 Million

HOQUIAM, Wash., July 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSBK) (“Timberland” or “the Company”), the holding company for Timberland Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $7.72 million, or $0.98 per diluted common share for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. This compares to net income of $7.10 million, or $0.90 per diluted common share for the comparable quarter one year ago, and $7.13 million, or $0.90 per diluted common share, for the preceding quarter.

Timberland Rises 37% in a Year: Should You Buy the Stock?

zacks.com · 7 Jul 2026

Timberland Rises 37% in a Year: Should You Buy the Stock?

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