Skip to main content

BlastPoint's Banking Scorecard

Bank OZK

$10B-$250B Specialty: Commercial AR FDIC cert 110

Little Rock, AR

274 branches across AR · GA · FL · TX · NC · CA · MS · NY · TN

137 banks in the $10B-$250B peer group nationally 4 in AR
View $10B-$250B leaderboard (AR) →

Bank OZK has 4 strengths but faces 2 concerns

Key Strengths include matched growth signatures, metrics ranked in the top 10%, and values meaningfully above the tier average.
Key Concerns include matched risk or decline signatures, metrics ranked in the bottom 10%, and values meaningfully below the tier average.

Key Strengths

Areas where this bank excels compared to peers

  • + ROA 0.30% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.34% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 14.65% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.10% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 44.4% in tier
  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 46.7% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (AR) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $41.7B
+6.4% YoY +2.2% QoQ
-$5.3B $47.0B
-1.9% YoY
$2.3B
+2.8% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
71%
Total Loans ? $32.5B
+6.1% YoY +2.1% QoQ
+$3.1B $29.4B
-0.4% YoY
$1.7B
+6.4% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
74%
Total Deposits ? $33.8B
+5.8% YoY +1.1% QoQ
-$4.7B $38.4B
-1.6% YoY
$1.9B
+3.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
72%
Return on Assets ? 1.59%
-10.8% YoY -10.8% QoQ
+0.30% 1.28%
+18.7% YoY
1.34%
+14.2% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
81%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.11%
-2.8% YoY -5.0% QoQ
+0.34% 3.77%
+5.8% YoY
4.08%
+8.2% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
84%
Efficiency Ratio ? 39.35%
+9.6% YoY +9.5% QoQ
-14.65% 54.01%
-3.7% YoY
61.77%
-4.8% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Top 12.4% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.91%
+345.6% YoY -14.8% QoQ
-0.10% 1.02%
-3.8% YoY
1.02%
+24.4% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
35%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 96.24%
+0.3% YoY +0.9% QoQ
+15.45% 80.79%
+1.9% YoY
80.49%
+1.3% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 13.9% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 11.55%
-4.7% YoY +0.6% QoQ
-8.49% 20.04%
+0.2% YoY
19.62%
+0.8% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
23%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 1.07%
+97.6% YoY +10.4% QoQ
+0.35% 0.72%
+4.2% YoY
0.79%
+32.8% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Bottom 11.7% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 12.35%
+2.0% YoY -1.2% QoQ
-3.16% 15.51%
-0.4% YoY
13.59%
+0.0% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
36%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.08%
-11.8% YoY -76.5% QoQ
-0.15% 0.22%
+0.3% YoY
0.18%
-3.1% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
21%

Signature Analysis

Composite behavioral patterns that combine multiple metrics to identify what stands out about this bank. Matched signatures only; metric-level callouts appear in the Key Strengths / Key Concerns summary above.

Strengths are growth signatures this bank matches (e.g. Revenue Diversifier, Profitability Leader).
Concerns are risk or decline signatures this bank matches (e.g. Margin Compression, Credit Quality Pressure).

Strengths (0)

No matched strength signatures this quarter

Concerns (2)

Liquidity Strain

risk
#17 of 36 • Bottom 44.4% in tier

Loan-to-deposit ratio above 90% - loan demand outpacing deposits. Bumping against liquidity limits, funding solutions needed.

Why this signature
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 96.24%
(Tier: 80.79%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
36 of 36 Large banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Margin Compression

decline
#8 of 15 • Bottom 46.7% in tier

Profitability above 0.75% ROA but margins eroding by at least 0.10pp YoY. Something changed - rising costs or falling yields need addressing.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 1.59%
(Tier: 1.28%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
15 of 15 Large banks match · 407 nationally
↑ Growing +94 banks QoQ

Metric Rankings

See how this bank ranks across all tracked metrics compared to peers.

Strengths are metrics in the top 25% (75th percentile or higher).
Concerns are metrics in the bottom 25% (25th percentile or lower).
Comparing against 137 peers in $10B-$250B

Top Strengths (3 metrics)

18
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 39.35%
Peer Median: 54.01%
#18 of 137 Top 12.4% in $10B-$250B
23
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.11%
Peer Median: 3.77%
#23 of 137 Top 16.1% in $10B-$250B
27
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 1.59%
Peer Median: 1.28%
#27 of 137 Top 19.0% in $10B-$250B

Top Weaknesses (4 metrics)

122
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 1.07%
Peer Median: 0.72%
#122 of 137 Bottom 11.7% in $10B-$250B
119
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 96.24%
Peer Median: 80.79%
#119 of 137 Bottom 13.9% in $10B-$250B
109
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.08%
Peer Median: 0.22%
#109 of 137 Bottom 21.2% in $10B-$250B
107
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 11.55%
Peer Median: 20.04%
#107 of 137 Bottom 22.6% in $10B-$250B
Powered by BlastPoint © 2026