# First (FFBC) — Earnings

FFBC · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/ffbc/earnings

## Most recent quarter

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Fiscal period | Q2 2026 |
| Period end | Jun 30, 2026 |
| EPS actual | $0.73 |
| EPS estimate | $0.78 |
| EPS surprise | −6.43% |
| Revenue surprise | −2.27% |
| Revenue | $264.2M |
| Revenue estimate | $270.3M |
| Reported | Jul 21, 2026 |
| SEC filing | [View filing](https://www.sec.gov:443/Archives/edgar/data/708955/000110465926085424/tm2620858d1_8k.htm) |
| Earnings call | [Transcript](http://o.thsi.cn/dc-d-stock-america.teleconference/724750df-c7f9-113e-c557-f244a4bab592.html) |

First Financial Bancorp reported Q2 2026 results on July 21, 2026. Earnings per share were $0.73, short of the $0.78 estimate by 6.43%. Revenue was $264.2 million, 2.27% below the $270.3 million consensus. EPS was unchanged from $0.73 in Q2 2025, while revenue rose about 17% from $226.3 million.

Revenue has grown more steadily than earnings. Annual revenue rose from $708.9 million in 2022 to $840.3 million in 2023, held at $835.7 million in 2024 and reached $899.5 million in 2025. Q1 2026 set the quarterly revenue high in the table at $271.5 million. Annual EPS moved up and down: $2.31 in 2022, $2.69 in 2023, $2.40 in 2024 and $2.66 in 2025. The first half of 2026 adds up to $1.44 per share, about 13% more than a year earlier. Quarterly EPS has ranged from $0.44 in Q1 2022 to $0.75 in Q3 2025. Results against estimates are evenly split, with 10 beats and 10 misses over the last 20 quarters.

First Financial reported Q3 between October 20 and October 24 in each of the past five years. That points to late October 2026 for the next report.

## Earnings history

| Fiscal period | Report date | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue estimate | Revenue actual |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Q2 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | $0.78 | $0.73 | -6.43% | $270.3M | $264.2M |
| Q1 2026 | Apr 23, 2026 | $0.61 | $0.71 | 15.84% | $257.9M | $271.5M |
| Q4 2025 | Jan 28, 2026 | $0.60 | $0.64 | 6.97% | $248.9M | $238.8M |
| Q3 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 | $0.73 | $0.75 | 2.12% | $229.7M | $234.0M |
| Q2 2025 | Jul 24, 2025 | $0.68 | $0.73 | 7.73% | $220.2M | $226.3M |
| Q1 2025 | Apr 24, 2025 | $0.63 | $0.54 | -14.01% | $215.0M | $200.4M |
| Q4 2024 | Jan 23, 2025 | $0.65 | $0.68 | 4.62% | $216.3M | $224.3M |
| Q3 2024 | Oct 24, 2024 | $0.66 | $0.55 | -16.92% | $214.3M | $201.3M |
| Q2 2024 | Jul 25, 2024 | $0.59 | $0.64 | 8.02% | $205.5M | $214.8M |
| Q1 2024 | Apr 25, 2024 | $0.59 | $0.53 | -10.43% | $201.1M | $195.3M |
| Q4 2023 | Jan 25, 2024 | $0.60 | $0.60 | -0.66% | $207.3M | $200.8M |
| Q3 2023 | Oct 24, 2023 | $0.67 | $0.66 | -1.79% | $209.9M | $212.1M |
| Q2 2023 | Jul 20, 2023 | $0.70 | $0.69 | -0.96% | $212.3M | $212.5M |
| Q1 2023 | Apr 20, 2023 | $0.71 | $0.74 | 4.96% | $204.3M | $214.9M |
| Q4 2022 | Jan 26, 2023 | $0.69 | $0.73 | 6.06% | $198.8M | $213.9M |
| Q3 2022 | Oct 20, 2022 | $0.60 | $0.59 | -1.94% | $179.9M | $180.4M |
| Q2 2022 | Jul 21, 2022 | $0.51 | $0.55 | 8.91% | $160.2M | $167.0M |
| Q1 2022 | Apr 21, 2022 | $0.45 | $0.44 | -2.93% | $151.7M | $147.6M |
| Q4 2021 | Jan 27, 2022 | $0.55 | $0.50 | -8.54% | $153.4M | $156.5M |
| Q3 2021 | Oct 21, 2021 | $0.52 | $0.63 | 20.76% | $152.5M | $155.9M |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### When did First (FFBC) last report earnings?

First last reported on Jul 21, 2026, covering fiscal Q2 2026.

### Did FFBC beat earnings estimates?

No. First reported EPS of $0.73 for Q2 2026 against a $0.78 estimate — a 6.43% miss.

### How much revenue did FFBC report last quarter?

First reported $264.2M in revenue for Q2 2026, against a consensus estimate of $270.3M.

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