Board Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.25 per Share

Revenue of $69.5 Million

Net Income Attributable to Cohen & Company Inc. of $3.6 Million, or $0.94 per Diluted Share

Adjusted Pre-Tax Income of $10.1 Million, or $1.62 per Diluted Share

PHILADELPHIA and NEW YORK, Aug. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cohen & Company Inc. (NYSE:COHN) ("Cohen & Company" or the "Company") today reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Lester Brafman, Chief Executive Officer of Cohen & Company, said, "We are pleased to deliver another solid quarter, driven by continued strong performance in our full-service boutique investment bank, Cohen & Company Capital Markets, and its expertise in SPAC and de-SPAC transactions. Recently, we achieved important milestones across our sponsored SPACs, with Columbus Circle Capital Corp II signing a definitive business combination agreement with Elroy Air, Inc. on June 26th, and Columbus Circle Capital Corp III completing its $230 million IPO on July 9th. We are encouraged by the momentum we have underway, as we look for opportunities to increase our revenue and profitability. We remain confident in our future earnings potential and are committed to creating long-term, sustained value for our stockholders, including through our quarterly dividend."

Summary Operating Results

	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
($ in thousands)	6/30/26			3/31/26			6/30/25			6/30/26			6/30/25

Investment banking and new issue	$	54,059		$	45,711		$	44,133		$	99,770		$	64,297
Net trading		13,888			13,200			10,757			27,088			19,968
Asset management		1,837			2,419			2,168			4,256			4,188
Principal transactions and other revenue		(297	)		(3,428	)		2,813			(3,725	)		158
Total revenues		69,487			57,902			59,871			127,389			88,611

Compensation and benefits		48,185			41,307			44,323			89,492			65,989
Non-compensation operating expenses		8,893			11,462			8,053			20,355			15,020
Operating income (loss)		12,409			5,133			7,495			17,542			7,602

Interest expense, net		(1,311	)		(1,335	)		(1,496	)		(2,646	)		(2,944	)
Gain on sale of management contracts		-			-			837			-			837
Income (loss) from equity method affiliates		(3,038	)		(527	)		(1,437	)		(3,565	)		981
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)		8,060			3,271			5,399			11,331			6,476

Income tax expense (benefit)		141			(182	)		771			(41	)		910
Net income (loss)		7,919			3,453			4,628			11,372			5,566
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to the non-convertible non-controlling interest		(2,058	)		(718	)		(141	)		(2,776	)		(314	)
Enterprise net income (loss)		9,977			4,171			4,769			14,148			5,880
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to the convertible non-controlling interest		6,403			2,679			3,361			9,082			4,143
Net income (loss) attributable to Cohen & Company Inc.	$	3,574		$	1,492		$	1,408		$	5,066		$	1,737
Fully diluted net income (loss) per share	$	0.94		$	0.42		$	0.81		$	1.36		$	1.00

Adjusted pre-tax income (loss) (1)	$	10,118		$	3,989		$	5,540		$	14,107		$	6,790
Fully diluted adjusted pre-tax income (loss) per share (1)	$	1.62		$	0.65		$	0.94		$	2.28		$	1.15

(1) Adjusted pre-tax income (loss) and adjusted pre-tax income (loss) per share are not measures recognized under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). See Note 1 below.

Financial Highlights

Net income attributable to Cohen & Company Inc. was $3.6 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $1.5 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and $1.4 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Adjusted pre-tax income was $10.1 million, or $1.62 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $4.0 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and $5.5 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Adjusted pre-tax income (loss) and adjusted pre-tax income (loss) per diluted share are not measures recognized under GAAP. See Note 1 below.

Revenue was $69.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $57.9 million for the prior quarter and $59.9 million for the prior year quarter.

- Investment banking and new issue revenue was $54.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, up $8.3 million from the prior quarter and up $9.9 million from the prior year quarter. Cohen & Company Capital Markets ("CCM"), a division of Cohen & Company Securities, LLC, generated substantially all of the investment banking and new issue revenue in the three quarters presented.

- Net trading revenue was $13.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, up $0.7 million from the prior quarter and up $3.1 million from the prior year quarter. The increase from the prior quarter reflected higher trading revenue from the Company’s mortgage group, and the SPAC equity and structured notes trading desks. The increase from the prior year quarter reflected higher trading revenue from the Company’s mortgage group, and the CMO trading desk. The gestation repo book of business was $4.1 billion at June 30, 2026.

- Asset management revenue was $1.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, down $0.6 million from the prior quarter and down $0.3 million from the prior year quarter.

- Principal transactions and other revenue was negative $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to negative $3.4 million in the prior quarter and positive $2.8 million in the prior year quarter.

Compensation and benefits expense during the three months ended June 30, 2026 increased by $6.9 million from the prior quarter and increased by $3.9 million from the prior year quarter. The change from both prior quarters was primarily the result of fluctuations in revenue and the related variable incentive compensation. The number of Company employees was 129 as of June 30, 2026, compared to 128 as of March 31, 2026, and 118 as of June 30, 2025.

Interest expense during the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $1.3 million, including $1.2 million on our trust preferred securities debt, $76 thousand on our senior promissory notes, and $45 thousand on our bank credit facility.

Loss from equity method affiliates for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $3.0 million, compared to a loss of $0.5 million for the prior quarter and loss of $1.4 million for the prior year quarter. The loss in the current quarter was primarily driven by Columbus Circle Capital Corp II, which had an offsetting credit recorded in the net income (loss) attributable to the non-convertible non-controlling interest line item of $2.1 million, resulting in a net loss of $0.9 million to the Company.

Income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $0.1 million, compared to income tax benefit of $0.2 million in the prior quarter, and income tax expense of $0.8 million in the prior year quarter. The Company will continue to evaluate its operations on a quarterly basis and may adjust the valuation allowance applied against the Company's net operating loss and net capital loss tax assets. Future adjustments could be material and may result in additional tax benefit or tax expense.

Total Equity and Dividend Declaration

As of June 30, 2026, total equity was $109.3 million, compared to $103.1 million as of December 31, 2025; the non-convertible non-controlling interest component of total equity was $5 thousand as of June 30, 2026 and $0.4 million as of December 31, 2025. Thus, the total equity excluding the non-convertible non-controlling interest component was $109.3 million as of June 30, 2026, a $6.6 million increase from $102.6 million as of December 31, 2025.

The Company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, payable on September 2, 2026, to stockholders of record as of August 19, 2026. The Board of Directors will continue to evaluate the dividend policy each quarter, and future decisions regarding dividends may be impacted by quarterly operating results and the Company’s capital needs.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET), today, August 3, 2026, to discuss these results. The conference call will be available via webcast. Interested parties can access the webcast by clicking the webcast link on the Company’s homepage at www.cohenandcompany.com. Those wishing to listen to the conference call with operator assistance can dial (877) 524-8416 (domestic) or +1 (412) 902-1028 (international). A replay of the call will be available for three days following the call by dialing (877) 660-6853 or (201) 612-7415, with participant passcode 13761821.

About Cohen & Company

Cohen & Company is a financial services company specializing in an expanding range of capital markets and asset management services. Cohen & Company’s operating segments are Capital Markets, Asset Management, and Principal Investing. The Capital Markets segment consists of sales, trading, gestation repo financing, new issue placements in corporate and securitized products, underwriting, and advisory services, operating primarily through Cohen & Company’s subsidiaries, Cohen & Company Securities, LLC ("Cohen Securities") in the United States and Cohen & Company Financial (Europe) S.A. in Europe. A division of Cohen Securities, Cohen & Company Capital Markets ("CCM") is the Company’s full-service boutique investment bank providing capital markets and SPAC advisory services to corporations, financial sponsors, investors, and institutions. The Capital Markets business segment also includes investment returns on financial instruments that the Company has received as consideration for investment banking and new issue services provided by CCM. The Asset Management segment manages and services assets through investment funds, managed accounts, joint ventures, and collateralized debt obligations. As of June 30, 2026, the Company had approximately $1.3 billion of assets under management in primarily fixed income assets in a variety of asset classes including European bank and insurance trust preferred securities, debt issued by small and medium sized European, U.S., and Bermudian insurance and reinsurance companies, and servicing commercial real estate loans. The Principal Investing segment is comprised primarily of investments the Company has made for the purpose of earning an investment return rather than investments made to support its trading or other capital markets business activity. For more information, please visit www.cohenandcompany.com.

Note 1: Adjusted pre-tax income (loss) and adjusted pre-tax income (loss) per share are non-GAAP measures of performance. Please see the discussion under "Non-GAAP Measures" below. Also see the tables below for the reconciliations of non-GAAP measures of performance to their corresponding GAAP measures of performance.

Forward-looking Statements

This communication contains certain statements, estimates, and forecasts with respect to future performance and events. These statements, estimates, and forecasts are "forward-looking statements." In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "might," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "seek," or "continue" or the negatives thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this communication are forward-looking statements and are based on various underlying assumptions and expectations and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, and may include projections of our future financial performance based on our growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business. These statements are based on our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance, or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance, or achievements expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" and "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition" in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which are available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and our website at www.cohenandcompany.com/investor-relations/sec-filings. Such risk factors include the following: (a) a decline in general economic conditions or the global financial markets, including those caused by inflation, raising interest rates, and the current geopolitical situation, (b) unfavorable market conditions may lead to a reduction in revenues from our investment banking and new issue revenues, including from underwriting and placement activities, (c) losses caused by financial or other problems experienced by third parties, (d) losses due to unidentified or unanticipated risks, (e) a lack of liquidity, i.e., ready access to funds for use in our businesses, (f) the ability to attract and retain personnel, (g) litigation and regulatory proceedings, (h) reputational harm due to losses or our inability to sell securities we purchase as an underwriter at the anticipated price levels, (i) competitive pressure, (j) an inability to generate incremental income from new or expanded businesses, (k) unanticipated market closures or effects due to inclement weather or other disasters, (l) losses (whether realized or unrealized) on our principal investments, (m) the possibility that payments to the Company of subordinated management fees from its CDOs will continue to be deferred or will be discontinued, (n) the possibility that the Company’s stockholder rights plan may fail to preserve the value of the Company’s deferred tax assets, whether as a result of the acquisition by a person of 5% of the Company’s common stock or otherwise, (o) the Company’s reduction in the volume of its investments into SPACs, (p) the difficulty in identifying potential business combinations as a result of increased competition in the SPAC market, (q) the value of the Company’s holdings of founders shares in post-business combination companies is volatile and may decline and the possibility that significant portions of the founder shares may remain restricted for a long period of time, (r) the possibility that the Company will stop paying quarterly dividends to its stockholders, (s) the impacts of rising interest rates and inflation, and (t) that CCM’s gross pipeline of possible transactions may not result in transactions that are consummated and total recognition of all pipeline fees. As a result, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements included in this communication will prove to be accurate or correct. In light of these risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, the future performance or events described in the forward-looking statements in this communication might not occur. Accordingly, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Cautionary Note Regarding Quarterly Financial Results

Due to the nature of our business, our revenue and operating results may fluctuate materially from quarter to quarter. Accordingly, revenue and net income in any particular quarter may not be indicative of future results. Further, our employee compensation arrangements are in large part incentive-based and, therefore, will fluctuate with revenue. The amount of compensation expense recognized in any one quarter may not be indicative of such expense in future periods. As a result, we suggest that annual results may be the most meaningful gauge for investors in evaluating our business performance.

COHEN & COMPANY INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)

		Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
		6/30/26			3/31/26			6/30/25			6/30/26			6/30/25
	Revenues
	Investment banking and new issue	$	54,059		$	45,711		$	44,133		$	99,770		$	64,297
	Net trading		13,888			13,200			10,757			27,088			19,968
	Asset management		1,837			2,419			2,168			4,256			4,188
	Principal transactions and other revenue		(297	)		(3,428	)		2,813			(3,725	)		158
	Total revenues		69,487			57,902			59,871			127,389			88,611

	Operating expenses
	Compensation and benefits		48,185			41,307			44,323			89,492			65,989
	Business development, occupancy, equipment		2,591			2,383			1,988			4,974			3,817
	Subscriptions, clearing, and execution		3,573			3,952			2,332			7,525			4,506
	Professional services and other operating		2,512			4,924			3,561			7,436			6,353
	Depreciation and amortization		217			203			172			420			344
	Total operating expenses		57,078			52,769			52,376			109,847			81,009
	Operating income (loss)		12,409			5,133			7,495			17,542			7,602

	Non-operating income (expense)
	Interest expense, net		(1,311	)		(1,335	)		(1,496	)		(2,646	)		(2,944	)
	Gain on sale of management contracts		-			-			837			-			837
	Income (loss) from equity method affiliates		(3,038	)		(527	)		(1,437	)		(3,565	)		981
	Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)		8,060			3,271			5,399			11,331			6,476
	Income tax expense (benefit)		141			(182	)		771			(41	)		910
	Net income (loss)		7,919			3,453			4,628			11,372			5,566
	Less: Net income (loss) attributable to the non-convertible non-controlling interest		(2,058	)		(718	)		(141	)		(2,776	)		(314	)
	Enterprise net income (loss)		9,977			4,171			4,769			14,148			5,880
	Less: Net income (loss) attributable to the convertible non-controlling interest		6,403			2,679			3,361			9,082			4,143
	Net income (loss) attributable to Cohen & Company Inc.	$	3,574		$	1,492		$	1,408		$	5,066		$	1,737

Earnings per share

	Basic
	Net income (loss) attributable to Cohen & Company Inc.	$	3,574		$	1,492		$	1,408		$	5,066		$	1,737
	Basic shares outstanding		2,260			1,824			1,740			2,042			1,722
	Net income (loss) attributable to Cohen & Company Inc. per share	$	1.58		$	0.82		$	0.81		$	2.48		$	1.01

	Fully Diluted
	Net income (loss) attributable to Cohen & Company Inc.	$	3,574		$	1,492		$	1,408		$	5,066		$	1,737
	Net income (loss) attributable to the convertible non-controlling interest		6,403			2,679			3,361			9,082			4,143
	Income tax and conversion adjustment		(4,134	)		(1,592	)		7			(5,726	)		10
	Net income (loss) attributable to Cohen & Company Inc. for fully diluted net income (loss) per share calculation	$	5,843		$	2,579		$	4,776		$	8,422		$	5,890

	Basic shares outstanding		2,260			1,824			1,740			2,042			1,722
	Unrestricted Operating LLC membership units exchangeable into COHN shares		3,885			4,173			4,129			4,028			4,117
	Additional dilutive shares		102			108			44			106			44
	Fully diluted shares outstanding (1)		6,247			6,105			5,913			6,176			5,883
	Fully diluted net income (loss) per share	$	0.94		$	0.42		$	0.81		$	1.36		$	1.00

Reconciliation of adjusted pre-tax income (loss) to net income (loss) attributable to Cohen & Company Inc. and calculations of per share amounts

	Net income (loss) attributable to Cohen & Company Inc.	$	3,574		$	1,492		$	1,408		$	5,066		$	1,737
	Addback (deduct): Income tax expense (benefit)		141			(182	)		771			(41	)		910
	Addback (deduct): Net income (loss) attributable to the convertible non-controlling interest		6,403			2,679			3,361			9,082			4,143
	Adjusted pre-tax income (loss)	$	10,118		$	3,989		$	5,540		$	14,107		$	6,790

	Adjusted fully diluted shares outstanding (2)		6,247			6,105			5,913			6,176			5,883
	Fully diluted adjusted pre-tax income (loss) per share	$	1.62		$	0.65		$	0.94		$	2.28		$	1.15


	(1) When the fully diluted net income (loss) per share is anti-dilutive, the basic shares outstanding are presented on this line item.
	(2) Adjusted fully diluted shares outstanding includes (a) weighted average unrestricted and restricted Operating LLC units exchangeable into COHN shares and (b) weighted average unrestricted and restricted shares, even during periods when the corresponding GAAP calculation of fully diluted shares outstanding above does not include them. The Operating LLC units are always included because the non-GAAP measure of performance, adjusted pre-tax income (loss), always includes net income (loss) attributable to the corresponding convertible interest.

COHEN & COMPANY INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)

		June 30, 2026
		(unaudited)			December 31, 2025
	Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	40,093		$	56,762
	Receivables from brokers, dealers, and clearing agencies		51,270			46,194
	Due from related parties		1,426			1,401
	Other receivables		11,608			8,896
	Investments - trading		173,064			140,576
	Other investments, at fair value		80,205			57,258
	Receivables under resale agreements		409,371			357,408
	Investment in equity method affiliates		8,152			6,661
	Deferred income taxes		4,539			4,126
	Goodwill		109			109
	Right-of-use asset - operating leases		14,766			15,406
	Other assets		5,780			5,788
	Total assets	$	800,383		$	700,585

	Liabilities
	Payables to brokers, dealers, and clearing agencies	$	49,626		$	4
	Accounts payable and other liabilities		10,509			17,944
	Due to related parties		2,744			-
	Accrued compensation		89,448			92,689
	Trading securities sold, not yet purchased		48,932			36,617
	Other investments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value		80			-
	Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		444,688			400,391
	Operating lease liability		16,255			16,959
	Debt		28,800			32,895
	Total liabilities		691,082			597,499

	Equity
	Voting non-convertible preferred stock		27			27
	Common stock		32			21
	Additional paid-in capital		88,940			78,539
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1,077	)		(914	)
	Accumulated deficit		(24,660	)		(26,593	)
	Total stockholders' equity		63,262			51,080
	Non-controlling interest		46,039			52,006
	Total equity		109,301			103,086
	Total liabilities and equity	$	800,383		$	700,585

Non-GAAP Measures

Adjusted pre-tax income (loss) and adjusted pre-tax income (loss) per diluted share

Adjusted pre-tax income (loss) is not a financial measure recognized by GAAP. Adjusted pre-tax income (loss) represents net income (loss) attributable to Cohen & Company Inc., computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding income tax expense (benefit), plus the net income (loss) attributable to the convertible non-controlling interest. Income tax expense (benefit) has been excluded because a pre-tax measurement of enterprise earnings that includes net income (loss) attributable to the convertible non-controlling interest is a useful and appropriate measure of performance. Furthermore, our income tax expense (benefit) has been, and we expect it will continue to be, a substantially non-cash item for the foreseeable future, generated from adjustments in our valuation allowance applied to the Company’s gross deferred tax assets. Convertible non-controlling interest is added back to adjusted pre-tax income (loss) because the underlying Cohen & Company, LLC equity units are convertible into Cohen & Company Inc. shares. Adjusted pre-tax income (loss) per diluted share is calculated by dividing adjusted pre-tax income (loss) by diluted shares outstanding, both of which include adjustments used in the corresponding calculation in accordance with GAAP.

We present adjusted pre-tax income (loss) and related per diluted share amounts in this release because we consider them to be useful and appropriate supplemental measures of our performance. Adjusted pre-tax income (loss) and related per diluted share amounts help us to evaluate our performance without the effects of certain GAAP calculations that may not have a direct cash or recurring impact on our current operating performance. In addition, our management uses adjusted pre-tax income (loss) and related per diluted share amounts to evaluate the performance of our enterprise operations. Adjusted pre-tax income (loss) and related per diluted share amounts, as we define them, are not necessarily comparable to similarly named measures of other companies and may not be appropriate measures for performance relative to other companies. Adjusted pre-tax income (loss) should not be assessed in isolation from or construed as a substitute for net income (loss) attributable to Cohen & Company Inc. prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted pre-tax income (loss) is not intended to represent and should not be considered to be a more meaningful measure than, or an alternative to, measures of operating performance as determined in accordance with GAAP.

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