First Financial Bancorp Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results

Earnings per diluted share of $0.71; $0.77 on an adjusted(1) basis Return on average assets of 1.34%; 1.45% on an adjusted(1) basis Net interest margin on FTE basis(1) of 3.99% Record quarterly revenue of $265.3 million on an adjusted(1) basis Noninterest income of $75.6 million on an adjusted(1) basis $150 million of subordinated debt redeemed ROTCE of 17.8%; 19.2% on adjusted(1) basis 2nd consecutive Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for outstanding associate engagement BankFinancial acquisition closed January 1, 2026 Board of Directors authorized 5,000,000 share repurchase plan CINCINNATI, April 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) ("First Financial" or the "Company") announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026.