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Side-by-side financial comparison of Cadre Holdings, Inc. (CDRE) and Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (LOB). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

Cadre Holdings, Inc. is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($167.2M vs $145.5M, roughly 1.1× Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.). Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. runs the higher net margin — 19.2% vs 7.0%, a 12.2% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (18.4% vs -5.0%). Over the past eight quarters, Cadre Holdings, Inc.'s revenue compounded faster (10.1% CAGR vs 7.7%).

RealCadre LLC, commonly Cadre, is an American financial technology company that provides individuals and institutions direct access to real estate investment properties, including commercial properties based in New York. The business and financial press describe it as a platform that "makes the real estate market more like the stock market" by allowing investors to select the individual transactions in which they participate, while investing a smaller amount than would be required to fully fu...

Live Oak Bank, a subsidiary of Live Oak Bancshares, Inc., is an American bank. Headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina, it serves small business owners in all 50 states and was the leading SBA 7(a) lender by dollar volume in 2022.

CDRE vs LOB — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
CDRE
CDRE
1.1× larger
CDRE
$167.2M
$145.5M
LOB
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
LOB
LOB
+23.3% gap
LOB
18.4%
-5.0%
CDRE
Higher net margin
LOB
LOB
12.2% more per $
LOB
19.2%
7.0%
CDRE
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
CDRE
CDRE
Annualised
CDRE
10.1%
7.7%
LOB

Income Statement — Q4 FY2025 vs Q1 FY2026

Metric
CDRE
CDRE
LOB
LOB
Revenue
$167.2M
$145.5M
Net Profit
$11.7M
$27.9M
Gross Margin
43.4%
Operating Margin
12.2%
Net Margin
7.0%
19.2%
Revenue YoY
-5.0%
18.4%
Net Profit YoY
-9.6%
187.6%
EPS (diluted)
$0.22
$0.60

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
CDRE
CDRE
LOB
LOB
Q1 26
$145.5M
Q4 25
$167.2M
$161.9M
Q3 25
$155.9M
$146.1M
Q2 25
$157.1M
$143.7M
Q1 25
$130.1M
$126.1M
Q4 24
$176.0M
$116.9M
Q3 24
$109.4M
$129.9M
Q2 24
$144.3M
$125.5M
Net Profit
CDRE
CDRE
LOB
LOB
Q1 26
$27.9M
Q4 25
$11.7M
$46.2M
Q3 25
$10.9M
$26.5M
Q2 25
$12.2M
$23.4M
Q1 25
$9.2M
$9.7M
Q4 24
$13.0M
$9.9M
Q3 24
$3.7M
$13.0M
Q2 24
$12.6M
$27.0M
Gross Margin
CDRE
CDRE
LOB
LOB
Q1 26
Q4 25
43.4%
Q3 25
42.7%
Q2 25
40.9%
Q1 25
43.1%
Q4 24
43.9%
Q3 24
36.6%
Q2 24
40.6%
Operating Margin
CDRE
CDRE
LOB
LOB
Q1 26
Q4 25
12.2%
38.2%
Q3 25
12.0%
25.0%
Q2 25
9.3%
21.7%
Q1 25
10.4%
10.4%
Q4 24
16.7%
11.3%
Q3 24
5.0%
13.7%
Q2 24
13.8%
28.7%
Net Margin
CDRE
CDRE
LOB
LOB
Q1 26
19.2%
Q4 25
7.0%
28.5%
Q3 25
7.0%
18.1%
Q2 25
7.8%
16.3%
Q1 25
7.1%
7.7%
Q4 24
7.4%
8.5%
Q3 24
3.3%
10.0%
Q2 24
8.7%
21.5%
EPS (diluted)
CDRE
CDRE
LOB
LOB
Q1 26
$0.60
Q4 25
$0.22
$0.96
Q3 25
$0.27
$0.55
Q2 25
$0.30
$0.51
Q1 25
$0.23
$0.21
Q4 24
$0.32
$0.22
Q3 24
$0.09
$0.28
Q2 24
$0.31
$0.59

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
CDRE
CDRE
LOB
LOB
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$122.9M
Total DebtLower is stronger
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$317.8M
$1.3B
Total Assets
$770.0M
$15.3B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
CDRE
CDRE
LOB
LOB
Q1 26
Q4 25
$122.9M
Q3 25
$150.9M
Q2 25
$137.5M
Q1 25
$133.4M
Q4 24
$124.9M
Q3 24
$93.0M
Q2 24
$105.9M
Stockholders' Equity
CDRE
CDRE
LOB
LOB
Q1 26
$1.3B
Q4 25
$317.8M
$1.2B
Q3 25
$340.4M
$1.2B
Q2 25
$332.5M
$1.1B
Q1 25
$317.6M
$1.0B
Q4 24
$311.5M
$999.0M
Q3 24
$300.3M
$1.0B
Q2 24
$299.4M
$961.0M
Total Assets
CDRE
CDRE
LOB
LOB
Q1 26
$15.3B
Q4 25
$770.0M
$15.1B
Q3 25
$792.1M
$14.7B
Q2 25
$794.4M
$13.8B
Q1 25
$656.3M
$13.6B
Q4 24
$652.7M
$12.9B
Q3 24
$616.6M
$12.6B
Q2 24
$620.6M
$11.9B

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
CDRE
CDRE
LOB
LOB
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$21.3M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$18.0M
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
10.7%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
2.0%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
1.81×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$56.8M

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
CDRE
CDRE
LOB
LOB
Q1 26
Q4 25
$21.3M
$158.2M
Q3 25
$22.5M
$62.3M
Q2 25
$2.6M
$49.2M
Q1 25
$17.4M
$-33.0M
Q4 24
$23.7M
$156.8M
Q3 24
$-5.2M
$47.4M
Q2 24
$11.1M
$29.5M
Free Cash Flow
CDRE
CDRE
LOB
LOB
Q1 26
Q4 25
$18.0M
$143.5M
Q3 25
$21.6M
$60.6M
Q2 25
$1.2M
$47.8M
Q1 25
$16.1M
$-35.3M
Q4 24
$22.4M
$107.5M
Q3 24
$-6.2M
$41.0M
Q2 24
$9.1M
$12.3M
FCF Margin
CDRE
CDRE
LOB
LOB
Q1 26
Q4 25
10.7%
88.6%
Q3 25
13.9%
41.4%
Q2 25
0.7%
33.3%
Q1 25
12.4%
-28.0%
Q4 24
12.7%
91.9%
Q3 24
-5.7%
31.6%
Q2 24
6.3%
9.8%
Capex Intensity
CDRE
CDRE
LOB
LOB
Q1 26
Q4 25
2.0%
9.1%
Q3 25
0.5%
1.2%
Q2 25
0.9%
1.0%
Q1 25
1.0%
1.8%
Q4 24
0.7%
42.2%
Q3 24
0.9%
4.9%
Q2 24
1.4%
13.7%
Cash Conversion
CDRE
CDRE
LOB
LOB
Q1 26
Q4 25
1.81×
3.42×
Q3 25
2.05×
2.35×
Q2 25
0.21×
2.10×
Q1 25
1.88×
-3.39×
Q4 24
1.83×
15.84×
Q3 24
-1.43×
3.64×
Q2 24
0.89×
1.10×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

CDRE
CDRE

U.s.state And Local Agencies$72.7M43%
Other$48.6M29%
U.s.Federal Agencies$31.6M19%
Commercial$12.0M7%

LOB
LOB

Segment breakdown not available.

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