Community Financial System, Inc.(CBU)Earnings Date, History & Expected Move

Next report
Oct 27, 2026

CBU is scheduled to report on Oct 27, 2026, before the market opens. Analysts expect EPS of $1.20.

Next report
Oct 27, 2026
In 3 days · before open
EPS beat rate
25%
3 of 12 quarters
Avg move after earnings
±2.3%
Up 33% of the time · last 12
Options-implied move
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EPS: Actual vs Estimate

Reported EPS against the consensus estimate, last 12 quarters.

Green beat or met, red missed, amber sources differ.

Stock Reaction After Earnings

Close-to-close move in the first session that reflected each report.

Dashed lines mark the average actual move (±2.3%).

Did the stock rise after good news?

The next-day move after each of its last 3 EPS beats and 8 misses.

When it beat expectations
3 reports
When it missed expectations
8 reports

In plain words: it beat expectations 3 times, but the stock still fell 1 of those 3 times.

Report by report
  • Jul '26
    Missed
    ▼ -2.8%
  • Apr '26
    Missed
    ▼ -1.5%
  • Jan '26
    Missed
    ▼ -0.5%
  • Jul '25
    Missed
    ▼ -3.7%
  • Apr '25
    Beat
    ▼ -2.1%
  • Jan '25
    Beat
    ▲ +3.3%
  • Oct '24
    Missed
    ▼ -1.8%
  • Jul '24
    Beat
    ▲ +3.5%
  • Apr '24
    Missed
    ▲ +0.3%
  • Jan '24
    Missed
    ▼ -3.1%
  • Oct '23
    Missed
    ▼ -5.4%

Clear beats and misses with a known reaction only. What counts as a beat

After an EPS beat
+1.6%
average next-day move · up 67% of 3 times
After an EPS miss
-2.3%
average next-day move · up 13% of 8 times

Why did CBU fall after beating earnings?

2 of CBU's last 11 reactions went against the EPS result. What stands out in each:

CBU beat EPS estimates in 3 quarters, and the stock still closed lower the next day 1 time.

  • Apr 28, 2025EPS beat +2.2%stock -2.1% next day
    • It had risen 5.9% in the final week before the report, so good news may already have been priced in.
    • It opened 2.5% lower as soon as trading resumed.

Rose despite an EPS miss (1 of 8)

  • Apr 23, 2024EPS missed -2.6%stock +0.3% next day

    Nothing in the price and estimate numbers we track stands out for this one. Guidance and management comments are not part of our data.

Patterns in estimates and prices, not confirmed causes: how we read them.

Was CBU's earnings move already priced in?

CBU's move in the month before each of its last 12 reports, against what it did after.

Avg move in the month before
+2.8%
last 12 reports
Higher before the report
33%
of the time
After a run-up of 3%+
Fell 75%
4 reports, avg -0.6%
After a drop of 3%+
Rose 67%
3 reports, avg -0.6%

How the run-up is measured (a move of 5% or more counts as large).

Before vs after each report

Grey: the month before each of the last 12 reports. Green or red: the day after.

Past reports only. How the run-up is measured

Does CBU hold its opening gap after earnings?

CBU's opening move after each report and where it closed that day.

In 6 reports CBU opened at least 1% away from the previous close. It gave back half or more of that gap by the close 2 of 6 times (33%), and fully reversed 1 time.

  • Jul 28, 2026Held
    Opened -3.0%, closed -2.8%
  • Jan 27, 2026Faded
    Opened -1.6%, closed -0.5%
  • Apr 28, 2025Held
    Opened -2.5%, closed -2.1%
  • Jan 21, 2025Held
    Opened +1.2%, closed +3.3%
  • Jul 23, 2024Reversed
    Opened -1.3%, closed +3.5%
  • Oct 24, 2023Held
    Opened -7.6%, closed -5.4%

How gaps, fades and reversals are defined

What the history says

  • CBU has missed EPS estimates in 3 straight quarters.

CBU earnings history

Last 12 reported quarters with the stock's reaction.

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Report dateTimeEPS est.EPS actualSurprise1-day move3-day move
Jul 28, 2026Before open$1.18$1.10-6.8%-2.76%-2.27%
Apr 29, 2026Before open$1.09$1.08-0.9%-1.49%+0.71%
Jan 27, 2026Before open$1.13$1.03-8.8%-0.50%+1.08%
Oct 21, 2025Before open$1.05$1.050.0%+0.25%+0.98%
Jul 22, 2025Before open$1.01$0.97-4.0%-3.71%-5.97%
Apr 28, 2025After close$0.91$0.93+2.2%-2.07%-1.04%
Jan 21, 2025Before open$0.91$0.94+3.3%+3.27%+2.73%
Oct 22, 2024Before open$0.88$0.83-5.7%-1.75%-0.75%
Jul 23, 2024Before open$0.81$0.90+11.1%+3.45%+5.41%
Apr 23, 2024Before open$0.78$0.76-2.6%+0.27%+0.54%
Jan 23, 2024Before open$0.84$0.76-9.5%-3.14%-5.23%
Oct 24, 2023Before open$0.88$0.82-6.8%-5.44%-1.71%

Consensus for the next report: EPS $1.20, revenue $226.92M.

CBU Earnings FAQ

Answers computed from Community Financial System, Inc.'s reported history

CBU is scheduled to report on Oct 27, 2026, before the market opens. Analysts expect EPS of $1.20.

Over the last 12 quarters with a usable EPS surprise, CBU beat the consensus estimate 3 times (25%), missed 8 and landed in line 1. It has missed estimates in each of the last 3 counted quarters.

Across its last 12 quarters with a measured reaction, CBU moved an average of ±2.3% in the first session after reporting. It closed higher 33% of the time; the largest gain was 3.5% and the largest drop -5.4%.

Across its last 12 quarters with price data, CBU moved an average of +2.8% in the 20 trading sessions before reporting and was higher in 33% of them. After a run-up of 3% or more (4 quarters), it fell the next day 75% of the time, averaging -0.6%. After a drop of 3% or more (3 quarters), it rose the next day 67% of the time, averaging -0.6%. This describes past reports; it is not a forecast.

In 6 reports CBU opened at least 1% away from the previous close. It gave back half or more of that gap by the close 2 of 6 times (33%), and fully reversed once. A fade means the opening move was partly undone during the first session.

How we calculate these numbers · CBU: 12 reported quarters, latest Jul 28, 2026. Information only, not investment advice.

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