First Financial Bancorp

Q2 FY2026 EarningsQ2 FY26 results missed analyst consensus across most key metrics. Diluted EPS of $0.73 was below the $0.78 expected, while net revenue of $264.2M missed the $270.3M consensus. The variance was primarily driven by higher-than-expected noninterest expenses related to ongoing merger integrations, which overshadowed a lower-than-projected effective tax rate of 19.0%. Net interest margin (NIM) remained relatively stable at 3.96%, slightly below the 4.00% mean estimate.