Columbia Financial, Inc. Common Stock

Day range

$10.83 – $11.07

Open

$10.83

Prev close

$10.85

Volume

1.48M

Market cap

$2.92B

Shares out

269.55M

• Dividend declarationJul 30, 2026

  The Company announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share, payable on August 26, 2026, to shareholders of record as of August 12, 2026.

• Annual meeting resultsJul 2, 2026

  At its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 25, 2026, its stockholders approved the Plan of Conversion and Reorganization whereby Columbia Bank MHC, the mutual holding company of Columbia Financial and Columbia Bank (the "MHC"), will convert from mutual holding company form to the fully public stock holding company form (the "Conversion"), and approved its acquisition of Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

• Annual meeting resultsJun 25, 2026

  The annual meeting of shareholders of Columbia Financial, Inc. (the "Company" or "Columbia Financial") was held on June 25, 2026. The final results of each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the annual meeting are as follows... Each proposal considered and voted on was approved by the requisite vote of Columbia Financial's shareholders.

• Public offeringMay 15, 2026

  The shares of common stock are being offered pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-294103) filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and a related prospectus dated May 11, 2026. KBW will receive a fee of 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price of all shares of common stock sold by the Company in the subscription offering and a fee of 2.0% of the aggregate purchase price of all shares of common stock sold by the Company in the community offering.

• Executive compensation changeApr 27, 2026

  Columbia Financial, Inc., Columbia Financial and Columbia Bank entered into two-year employment agreements with each of the Executives effective April 1, 2026. The employment agreements set forth the annual base salary for 2026 for each Executive: Mr. Gibney - $700,000; Ms. Schlesinger - $470,000; Mr. Klimowich - $445,000; Mr. Lewis - $440,000; and Mr. Prabhu - $430,000.

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Days to cover

3.7

Short interest

21.97M

Avg volume

5.88M

As of Sep 30, 2026 · reported to FINRA twice monthly.

• Columbia Financial, Inc. Announces Completion of Second Step Conversion and $1.7 Billion Stock Offering and Acquisition of Northfield Bancorp, Inc.
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• Columbia Financial, Inc. Announces the Results of Its Offering; Final Merger Consideration; and Anticipated Closing Date
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• Columbia Financial, Inc. Announces Receipt of Stockholder and Depositor Approvals of Pending Second Step Conversion and Updated Results of Subscription Offering
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• Columbia Financial, Inc. and Northfield Bancorp, Inc. Announce Mailing of Merger Consideration Election Materials and Deadline to Elect Preferred Form of Merger Consideration
  positiveBenzinga· Jun 11, 2026
• Columbia Financial, Inc. Announces Commencement of Second-Step Conversion Offering; Receipt of Regulatory Approvals for the Conversion and the Acquisition of Northfield Bancorp, Inc.
  positiveBenzinga· May 11, 2026