ServisFirst Bancshares stock gains on stronger Q3 earnings
Published on 11/10/2026 at 03:01 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSServisFirst reports stronger third quarter
- Diluted earnings per share reached 0.80 US dollars, up 33 percent from the third quarter of 2025.
- Ending loans increased 10.7 percent year over year to 14.74 billion US dollars.
- Net interest margin held at 3.63 percent quarter over quarter and improved from 3.09 percent a year earlier.
ServisFirst Bancshares reported third-quarter net income of 87.3 million US dollars for the period ended September 30, 2026, according to the company’s October 19 earnings release. The result increased 33.2 percent from 65.6 million US dollars in the third quarter of 2025.
Loans and margins drive earnings
Diluted earnings per share rose to 0.80 US dollars from 0.60 US dollars a year earlier and from 0.78 US dollars in the second quarter. Adjusted diluted earnings per share also reached 0.80 US dollars, compared with 0.65 US dollars in the prior-year quarter after excluding the earlier securities loss.
Net interest income climbed to 159.8 million US dollars from 133.4 million US dollars a year earlier. The net interest margin was 3.63 percent, unchanged from the second quarter and above 3.09 percent in the third quarter of 2025. The prior-year comparison benefits from a 7.8 million US dollar securities loss recorded in that period, which the company excludes from its adjusted measures.
Ending loans reached 14.74 billion US dollars, up 1.43 billion US dollars from a year earlier and 258.8 million US dollars from the second quarter. Total deposits stood at 14.09 billion US dollars at September 30, down 3.2 percent from the previous quarter but broadly unchanged from a year earlier.
Buyback adds a capital signal
After the quarter ended, ServisFirst Bancshares authorized the repurchase of up to two million common shares through December 31, 2027. The company also completed a two-for-one stock split during the quarter, so current per-share comparisons reflect the split adjustment.
Regional banking model
Based in Birmingham, Alabama, ServisFirst Bancshares is the holding company for ServisFirst Bank. The bank provides commercial, personal and correspondent banking services across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
Its offerings include commercial and consumer loans, deposits, electronic banking, treasury and cash-management services, merchant services and correspondent banking. The model emphasizes relationship-led business banking for companies, professionals and individuals across the Southeast.
ServisFirst Bancshares at a glance
- Company: ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.
- ISIN: US81768T1088
- Ticker: SFBS
- Home exchange: NYSE
- Reporting period: Quarter ended September 30, 2026
- Net income: 87.3 million US dollars
- Diluted earnings per share: 0.80 US dollars
- Ending loans: 14.74 billion US dollars
- Net interest margin: 3.63 percent
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