CHYM ▲ +6.3% - Chime Financial, Inc. $CHYM TO ACQUIRE STRIDE BANK FOR $590M IN CASH The company says the deal is immediately accretive to EPS with over $100M in net synergies, funded from cash on the balance sheet with no incremental capital contribution. Q3 guidance: • Revenue: $705M • Adj EBITDA: $117-120M, margin around 17% FY2026 guidance: • Revenue: $2.76-2.77B • Adj EBITDA: $481-489M, margin 17-18% Chime Financial rose 6.3% after announcing its $590 million acquisition of Stride Bank, which the company projects will be immediately accretive to earnings per share and generate over $100 million in net synergies while being funded entirely from existing cash reserves. The acquisition and accompanying guidance updates—including Q3 revenue of $705 million and FY2026 revenue guidance of $2.76-2.77 billion with expanding EBITDA margins—signaled management confidence in the deal's financial benefits. 08-SEP-2026 04:06 PM ET