FFBC FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/

BULLISH Impact: 7/10 8-K
Horizon weeks Filed Apr 23, 2026 Processed 1mo ago SEC 0000708955-26-000088
8-K Item 2.02: Earnings release
Latest settled — T+20d
FFBC ▲ +0.33% at T+20d
LONG call ✓ call won +0.33% · α vs SPY -3.70% · entry $30.58 → $30.68
Next anchor: T+60d in 6w
Last close $30.82 (close Jun 8) · +0.78% from $30.58 entry
Entry anchored
Apr 23, 03:59 PM ET
via Databento tick
T+1d
+0.56%
call +0.56% · α +0.39%
$30.75
settled 7w ago
T+5d
-0.98%
call -0.98% · α -1.89%
$30.28
settled 6w ago
T+20d
+0.33%
call +0.33% · α -3.70%
$30.68
settled 20d ago
T+60d
call — · α —
in 6w

Price Chart

Loading chart...

Executive Summary

First Financial Bancorp reported strong Q1 2026 earnings with GAAP EPS of $0.71, a 10.9% beat versus consensus of $0.64, driven by a 1 bp increase in net interest margin to 3.99% (FTE) and record adjusted revenue of $265.3 million. The company authorized a $150 million share repurchase program, signaling confidence in its capital position following the BankFinancial acquisition.

Actionable Insight

Monitor next quarter's loan growth excluding acquisitions to assess organic momentum; the 10.9% EPS beat and margin expansion suggest pricing power, but watch for any reversal in funding cost declines. The new buyback program enhances shareholder returns.

Key Facts

  • GAAP EPS of $0.71 vs. consensus $0.64 (10.9% beat)
  • Net interest margin increased 1 bp QoQ to 3.99% on a fully tax-equivalent basis
  • Record adjusted revenue of $265.3 million, up from $251.3 million in Q4 2025
  • Board authorized $150 million share repurchase program (5 million shares)
  • Tangible book value per share rose 2.6% to $16.15
  • Loan growth of $70.8 million, primarily from BankFinancial acquisition

Financial Impact

$74.4 million net income, $0.71 EPS, $189.6 million net interest income

epsrevenuenetInterestIncometangibleBookValueloanGrowth

Risk Factors

  • Loan growth was largely acquisition-driven; organic growth remains pressured by elevated payoffs in ICRE portfolio
  • Net charge-offs increased to 35 bps, impacted by one large commercial relationship

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
National Commercial Banks

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 7 SEC documents filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
8-K Filing (Primary)0000708955-26-000088
Exhibit: exh992earningsrelease1q2.htm0000708955-26-000088
Document: ffbc-20260423.htm0000708955-26-000088
Document: 0000708955-26-000088-index-headers.html0000708955-26-000088
Document: 0000708955-26-000088-index.html0000708955-26-000088
Document: 0000708955-26-000088.txt0000708955-26-000088
8-K Data (Synthetic)0000708955-26-000088
4 reports for FFBC
Performance horizon
Filters
Rows
Reports for FFBC — sortable, filterable
Type Now
May 29, 2026
11d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$30.76 $29.77▼ −3.22%▼ −2.93%$30.82 (+0.20%)
May 22, 2026
18d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$30.73 $30.02▼ −2.31%▼ −3.99%$30.82 (+0.29%)
Apr 29, 2026
6w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$29.91 $30.44▲ +1.77%▼ −1.34%$30.82 (+3.04%)
Apr 23, 2026
6w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$30.58 $30.28▼ −0.98%▼ −1.89%$30.82 (+0.78%)
Showing 4 of 4

US Market Status

Market Closed — Opens in 7h 17m

Subscribe to SecBot

Get Real-Time SEC Filing Intelligence

Comprehensive SEC filing analysis delivered the moment filings hit EDGAR. Sentiment scoring, impact analysis, and actionable insights for every material event.

Try SecBot Free Coming soon: SecBot Pro with alerts, watchlists, and API access