Fulton Financial (FULT) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Fulton Financial (FULT) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

For the quarter ended December 2025, Fulton Financial (FULT) reported revenue of $340.44 million, up 5.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.55, compared to $0.48 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $335 million, representing a surprise of +1.62%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +6.8%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.52.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Fulton Financial performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Efficiency Ratio: 60% versus 58.9% estimated by two analysts on average. Net Interest Margin: 3.6% versus 3.5% estimated by two analysts on average. Average Balance - Total Interest-Earning Assets: $30.03 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $30.62 billion. Total Non-Interest Income: $69.98 million versus $69.5 million estimated by two analysts on average. Net Interest Income (FTE): $270.46 million versus $266.15 million estimated by two analysts on average.

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Shares of Fulton Financial have returned -2.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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