Stockman Bank of Montana
Miles City, Montana · $7.75B in assets · beside the 11 other the Mountain West banks between $3B and $10B (the state alone holds too few in the band to rank)
The filing
Stockman Bank of Montana is the third largest of the 12 the Mountain West banks between $3B and $10B, with $7.75B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 84.4% of deposits, 6th of 12 against a median of 86.0%, and equity is 9.7% of assets, 9th of 12. Loans grew +8.9% in the year, 3rd of 12, and deposits grew 11.0%; the cohort's median loan growth is +6.6%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.60% of the book, 7th of 12 against a median of 0.60%; 0.38% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 3.0 times. Commercial real estate is 55.8% of loans, the highest in the cohort against a median of 34.5%, and 349% of capital, above the 300% screen, with construction at 147% against the 100% screen. CRE has grown +67.8% over 36 months, past the guidance's 50% prong.
Return on assets is 1.90%, 4th of 12 against a median of 1.44%, on an efficiency ratio of 50.6%, 5th of 12. Five years ago it was 1.68%. The question is what the concentration does under a commercial real estate stress, and how much of it is owner-occupied (owner-occupied nonresidential is 7.8% of loans).
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Stockman Bank of Montana is the 6th largest 7(a) lender into Montana of 172, with $64M across 336 loans, 3.9% of everything approved in the state (Glacier Bank leads with $190M). 27 of its 30 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone, MT | $28M | 3rd of 58 | 8.2% | -11.5 pts |
| Flathead, MT | $8M | 9th of 52 | 3.4% | -15.4 pts |
| Richland, MT | $8M | 1st of 11 | 55.4% | quiet FY2021 |
| Glacier, MT | $4M | 1st of 4 | 41.7% | quiet FY2010 |
| Dawson, MT | $3M | 3rd of 10 | 23.0% | quiet FY2021 |
| Daniels, MT | $2M | 1st of 4 | 72.0% | quiet FY2021 |
| Gallatin, MT | $1M | 42nd of 79 | 0.4% | thin |
| Mccone, MT | $935K | 1st of 2 | 73.9% | quiet FY2013 |
| Roosevelt, MT | $887K | 3rd of 9 | 18.0% | quiet FY2011 |
| Sheridan, MT | $870K | 3rd of 8 | 15.8% | quiet FY2008 |
| Powder River, MT | $815K | 1st of 2 | 66.7% | quiet FY2016 |
| Lewis And Clark, MT | $780K | 20th of 33 | 0.6% | quiet FY2018 |
| Beaverhead, MT | $735K | 5th of 16 | 5.9% | quiet FY2015 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 58 | $14M | 21.1% | 0.02% | 397th of 2,589 |
| Accommodation & food services | 34 | $11M | 17.2% | 0.01% | 537th of 2,596 |
| Health care & social assistance | 26 | $7M | 10.9% | 0.01% | 461st of 2,172 |
| Construction | 50 | $6M | 9.3% | 0.02% | 505th of 2,063 |
| Other services | 28 | $6M | 8.9% | 0.02% | 493rd of 2,248 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Stockman Bank of Montana | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 349% | 12th of 12 | 230% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 147% | 12th of 12 | 55% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 23.5% | 12th of 12 | 8.0% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 27.5% | 9th of 12 | 19.4% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 55.8% | 12th of 12 | 34.5% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +67.8% | 10th of 10 | +36.8% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9.13B | 2.5% | 33.6% | 3.52% | 11.62% | 15.4% | 117.2% | 17.6% | |
| $8.77B | 1.0% | 23.4% | 0.97% | 0.00% | 0.3% | 68.4% | 19.2% | |
| $7.75B | 1.9% | 50.6% | 0.60% | 0.02% | 1.8% | 84.4% | 9.7% | |
| $7.61B | 1.3% | 51.8% | 0.10% | 0.01% | 1.3% | 81.2% | 10.2% | |
| $6.69B | 1.3% | 61.4% | 0.31% | 0.12% | 1.1% | 75.8% | 10.8% | |
| $5.44B | 1.5% | 92.5% | 3.56% | 66.62% | 17.3% | 0.8% | 5.8% | |
| $5.33B | 3.3% | 33.2% | 3.63% | 0.46% | 1.6% | 117.3% | 17.4% | |
| $4.41B | 1.6% | 61.6% | 0.60% | 0.00% | 1.8% | 103.7% | 9.3% | |
| $3.79B | 1.3% | 61.6% | 0.15% | 0.22% | 1.2% | 100.4% | 12.3% | |
| $3.70B | 1.3% | 51.6% | 0.26% | 0.00% | 1.4% | 57.2% | 9.3% | |
| $3.49B | 2.0% | 39.1% | 0.29% | 0.09% | 1.3% | 87.6% | 10.5% | |
| $3.24B | 0.8% | 73.5% | 0.60% | 0.00% | 0.7% | 95.9% | 9.8% |
| Stockman Bank of Montana | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $2.81B | $5.24B | +86% | $2.37B | $4.00B | +69% |
| Deposits | $4.32B | $6.21B | +44% | $2.71B | $4.47B | +65% |
| NPA / loans | 0.60% | 0.60% | +0.00 pts | 0.31% | 0.60% | +0.29 pts |
| Efficiency | 54.0% | 50.6% | -3.4 pts | 50.5% | 51.7% | +1.2 pts |
| ROA | 1.68% | 1.90% | +0.22 pts | 1.62% | 1.44% | -0.18 pts |
This read was prepared for Stockman Bank of Montana's board and management from the public record, and is one slice of what Lynx builds for any bank from its own filing: the peer cohort, the capital, liquidity and rate models with the assumptions the institution sets, and a summary report of twenty sections for the board.
The full pack on Stockman Bank of Montana is prepared on request, and thirty days on the institution's own numbers are open to anyone at the bank.
Ask for the packPrepared 7 September 2026
Filing 30 June 2026
Cohort Mountain West banks $3B to $10B
Institution www.stockmanbank.com
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