LendingClub Corp
Q3 2025 Earnings
Market Reaction
Did LC Beat Earnings? Q3 2025 Results
LendingClub posted a standout third quarter for fiscal 2025, delivering earnings per share of $0.37 against a consensus estimate of $0.31, a beat of 20.88%, while revenue of $266.23 million topped the $256.01 million estimate by roughly 4%, even as total revenue declined 11.8% year over year. The headline driver behind the strong bottom line was a sharp improvement in credit quality, with net charge-offs on the held-for-investment portfolio falling to $31.12 million from $55.80 million a year ago, while net interest margin expanded to 6.18% from 5.63% on the back of lower deposit funding costs. Marketplace originations climbed 44% year over year to $2.03 billion, reinforcing the company's capital-light strategy, and a newly announced partnership with BlackRock to deploy up to $1 billion through LendingClub's marketplace programs through 2026 added further investor confidence, sending shares up more than 6% in after-hours trading. Looking ahead, management guided Q4 loan originations of $2.50 billion to $2.60 billion and ROTCE of 10% to 11.5%, implying some seasonal moderation from the third quarter's strong pace.
- Loan originations grew 37% YoY to $2.6 billion driven by product and marketing initiatives
- Net interest margin expanded to 6.18% from 5.63% YoY due to improved deposit funding costs
- Marketplace revenue surged 75% YoY to $102.2 million on higher origination fees and loan sale pricing
- Strong credit performance with net charge-off ratio improving to 2.9% from 5.4% YoY
- Efficiency ratio improved to 61.1% from 67.5% YoY through AI technologies and cost initiatives
- Non-interest income grew 75% YoY driven by origination fees up 48% and servicing fees up 110%
“We delivered another outstanding quarter with 37% growth in originations and 32% growth in revenue, and nearly tripling diluted earnings per share, resulting in an ROTCE of over 13%.”
LendingClub CEO, on the earnings call
Forward Guidance & Outlook
For Q4 2025, LendingClub expects loan originations of $2.5 billion to $2.6 billion, pre-provision net revenue (PPNR) of $90 million to $100 million, and return on tangible common equity (ROTCE) of 10% to 11.5%. The company also announced an Investor Day scheduled for November 5, 2025.
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