First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) reported $265.33 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 16.6%. EPS of $0.80 for the same period compares to $0.74 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.37% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $269 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.81, the EPS surprise was -1.24%.
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 First Financial performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Net Interest Margin: 4% compared to the 4% average estimate based on two analysts. Efficiency Ratio: 61.2% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 56.5%. Total Noninterest Income: $73.79 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $75.6 million.View all Key Company Metrics for First Financial here>>>
Shares of First Financial have returned +11.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.Zacks' Research Chief Names "Stock Most Likely to Double"
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