Kearny Financial Corp.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $562.89M
- P/E (TTM)
- 15.6
- Dividend yield
- 4.96%
About Kearny Financial
Savings Institution, Federally Chartered, SIC 6035
Kearny Financial Corp. operates as the savings and loan holding company for Kearny Bank, a state-chartered savings bank providing community banking services. The bank primarily gathers retail deposits from the public and deploys those funds into portfolio loans and secondary-market loan sales. Its lending business includes multi-family residential mortgages, nonresidential commercial real estate financing, one- to four-family residential mortgages, commercial and industrial loans, construction financing, and consumer credit products such as home equity lines.
The company operates through 40 branch offices located across multiple counties in New Jersey and New York, serving individuals, small and middle-market businesses, builders, and professionals. Kearny Financial maintains administrative offices throughout New Jersey and is headquartered in Fairfield, New Jersey.
Summary of the business section of Kearny Financial's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Kearny Financial Corp.
- Headquarters
- Fairfield, NJ
- Address
- 120 Passaic Avenue 07004
- Phone
- (973) 244-4500
- Website
- kearnybank.com
- Employees
- 549, Jun 30, 2026
- Industry
- Savings Institution, Federally Chartered
- Fiscal year ends
- June 30
- Auditor
- Crowe LLP, Livingston, NJ
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- KRNY
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Shares outstanding
- 65M, Aug 19, 2026
- Public float
- $449.00M, Dec 31, 2025
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1617242
- CUSIP
- 48716P108
- ISIN
- US48716P1084
- EIN
- 30-0870244
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Montanaro | President and CEO, Director | 555,780 |
| Anthony V. Bilotta Jr | EVP and Chief Banking Officer | 115,710 |
| Patrick M. Joyce | EVP and CLO | 166,755 |
| Timothy A. Swansson | EVP and CTIO | 107,091 |
| Sean Byrnes | EVP and CFO | 58,700 |
| Thomas DeMedici | EVP and CCO | 173,114 |
| Erika K. Parisi | EVP and CAO | 258,240 |
| Cassia J. Beierle | EVP and General Counsel | 39,111 |
| Keith Suchodolski | SEVP and COO | 175,231 |
| John V. Dunne | EVP and CRO | 69,254 |
| Melvina Wong-Zaza | Director | 35,470 |
| Leopold W. Montanaro | Director | 304,510 |
| Curtland E. Fields | Director | 57,900 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Craig L. Montanaro | $2.10M | $2.43M | $703.48K | $104 | $148 |
| FY2025 Craig L. Montanaro | $1.35M | $1.14M | $624.23K | $67 | $114 |
| FY2024 Craig L. Montanaro | $1.40M | $1.04M | $660.65K | $59 | $93 |
| FY2023 Craig L. Montanaro | $1.74M | $1.37M | $722.72K | $64 | $75 |
| FY2022 Craig L. Montanaro | $2.12M | $2.05M | $733.67K | $96 | $93 |
| FY2021 Craig L. Montanaro | $1.15M | $1.51M | $658.51K | $151 | $168 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of June 30, 2026, we employed 549 employees (502 full-time employees and 47 part-time) across our banking and corporate operations of which 57.0% were female and 43.0% were male.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2020 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Mar 17, 2020 | Merger | Registration of securities for a merger or exchange offer (S-4) |
| Apr 2, 2018 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Dec 13, 2017 | Merger | Registration of securities for a merger or exchange offer (S-4) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| May 18, 2015 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |