First Busey (BUSE) earnings history
Most recent quarter
- Fiscal period
- Q2 2026
- Period end
- Jun 30, 2026
- EPS actual
- $0.69
- EPS estimate
- $0.63
- EPS surprise
- +9.02%
- Revenue surprise
- −1.68%
- Revenue
- $194.3M
- Revenue estimate
- $197.6M
- Reported
- Jul 28, 2026
First Busey reported Q2 2026 results on July 28, 2026. Earnings per share were $0.69, ahead of the $0.63 estimate by 9.02%. Revenue was $194.3 million, about 1.7% below the $197.6 million consensus. Compared with Q2 2025, EPS rose about 33% from $0.52, while revenue rose 1.2% from $192.0 million.
The table shows a clear step up in scale. Quarterly revenue stayed between $104.0 million and $120.0 million from Q3 2021 through Q4 2024. It reached $140.7 million in Q1 2025 and has been between $192.0 million and $200.9 million since Q2 2025. Q1 2025 was also the only loss in the table, at $0.44 per share. Annual EPS eased from $2.29 in 2022 to $2.17 in 2023 and $1.97 in 2024, then fell to $1.29 in 2025 because of that loss. The first half of 2026 adds up to $1.21, against $0.08 a year earlier. Over the last 20 quarters, First Busey beat the EPS estimate six times.
First Busey reported its third quarter between October 22 and October 28 in each of the past five years. That points to late October 2026 for the next report.
Earnings history
| Period | Reported | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 | $0.63 | $0.69 | +9.02% | $194.3M | SEC |
| Q1 2026 | Apr 28, 2026 | $0.54 | $0.52 | −4.29% | $197.2M | SEC |
| Q4 2025 | Jan 27, 2026 | $0.60 | $0.63 | +5.00% | $200.9M | SEC |
| Q3 2025 | Oct 28, 2025 | $0.61 | $0.58 | −5.14% | $196.7M | SEC |
| Q2 2025 | Jul 22, 2025 | $0.59 | $0.52 | −12.30% | $192.0M | SEC |
| Q1 2025 | Apr 22, 2025 | $0.45 | −$0.44 | −197.24% | $140.7M | SEC |
| Q4 2024 | Jan 28, 2025 | $0.51 | $0.49 | −4.26% | $117.0M | SEC |
| Q3 2024 | Oct 22, 2024 | $0.54 | $0.55 | +2.17% | $117.7M | SEC |
| Q2 2024 | Jul 23, 2024 | $0.49 | $0.47 | −3.43% | $116.3M | SEC |
| Q1 2024 | Apr 23, 2024 | $0.49 | $0.46 | −5.49% | $109.7M | SEC |
| Q4 2023 | Jan 23, 2024 | $0.50 | $0.46 | −7.07% | $107.9M | SEC |
| Q3 2023 | Oct 24, 2023 | $0.51 | $0.54 | +5.53% | $109.1M | SEC |
| Q2 2023 | Jul 25, 2023 | $0.56 | $0.52 | −6.31% | $108.7M | SEC |
| Q1 2023 | Apr 25, 2023 | $0.64 | $0.65 | +1.56% | $118.3M | SEC |
| Q4 2022 | Jan 24, 2023 | $0.73 | $0.61 | −15.86% | $120.0M | SEC |
| Q3 2022 | Oct 25, 2022 | $0.64 | $0.64 | +0.27% | $117.2M | SEC |
| Q2 2022 | Jul 26, 2022 | $0.57 | $0.53 | −6.54% | $108.7M | SEC |
| Q1 2022 | Apr 26, 2022 | $0.52 | $0.51 | −1.66% | $106.4M | SEC |
| Q4 2021 | Jan 25, 2022 | $0.54 | $0.53 | −1.85% | $105.1M | SEC |
| Q3 2021 | Oct 26, 2021 | $0.50 | $0.46 | −7.74% | $104.0M | SEC |
Quarterly revenue
Frequently asked questions
When did First Busey (BUSE) last report earnings?
First Busey last reported on Jul 28, 2026, covering fiscal Q2 2026.
Did BUSE beat earnings estimates?
Yes. First Busey reported EPS of $0.69 for Q2 2026 against a $0.63 estimate — a 9.02% beat.
How much revenue did BUSE report last quarter?
First Busey reported $194.3M in revenue for Q2 2026, against a consensus estimate of $197.6M.
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