Why Bread Financial (BFH) stock is down today

Shares of financial services company Bread Financial (NYSE:BFH) fell 3% in the afternoon session after investors continued to sell the stock after the company reported third-quarter 2026 results with a net interest margin below analyst forecasts. According to the company’s earnings materials, Bread Financial’s net interest margin was 18.9%, 17 basis points below the 19.1% consensus and essentially flat with a year earlier, though it widened from the prior quarter on the usual seasonal pattern. R