third quarter of 2026
Filed Oct 21, 2026BancFirst Corporation reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $67.3 million, or $1.97 per diluted share, versus $62.7 million, or $1.85 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2025.
Third-quarter net income, net interest income, noninterest income, net interest margin and stockholders' equity were higher than the prior-year quarter, while loan growth continued. Offsetting factors included higher noninterest expense, increased net charge-offs and a higher nonaccrual-loan ratio than year-end 2025.
Key metrics
shortened, hover for the filing’s print| Metric | Value | q/q | y/y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net interest income, third quarter 2026GAAP | $136.0M | – | – |
| Provision for credit losses on loans, third quarter 2026GAAP | $3.20M | – | – |
| Provision for/(benefit from) off-balance sheet credit exposures, third quarter 2026GAAP | −$110K | – | – |
| Trust revenue, third quarter 2026GAAP | $5.87M | – | – |
| Service charges on deposits, third quarter 2026GAAP | $19.31M | – | – |
| Securities transactions, third quarter 2026GAAP | $103K | – | – |
| Sales of loans, third quarter 2026GAAP | $800K | – | – |
| Insurance commissions, third quarter 2026GAAP | $8.68M | – | – |
| Cash management, third quarter 2026GAAP | $10.93M | – | – |
| Other noninterest income, third quarter 2026GAAP | $5.69M | – | – |
| Total noninterest income, third quarter 2026GAAP | $51.39M | – | – |
| Salaries and employee benefits, third quarter 2026GAAP | $61.83M | – | – |
| Occupancy expense, net, third quarter 2026GAAP | $6.67M | – | – |
| Depreciation, third quarter 2026GAAP | $5.10M | – | – |
| Amortization of intangible assets, third quarter 2026GAAP | $975K | – | – |
| Data processing services, third quarter 2026GAAP | $3.04M | – | – |
| Net expense from other real estate owned, third quarter 2026GAAP | $2.42M | – | – |
| Marketing and business promotion, third quarter 2026GAAP | $2.31M | – | – |
| Deposit insurance, third quarter 2026GAAP | $1.77M | – | – |
| Other noninterest expense, third quarter 2026GAAP | $14.08M | – | – |
| Total noninterest expense, third quarter 2026GAAP | $98.21M | – | – |
| Income before income taxes, third quarter 2026GAAP | $86.08M | – | – |
| Income tax expense, third quarter 2026GAAP | $18.83M | – | – |
| Net income, third quarter 2026GAAP | $67.25M | – | – |
| Net income-basic per common share, third quarter 2026GAAP | $ 2.00 | – | – |
| Net income-diluted per common share, third quarter 2026GAAP | $ 1.97 | – | – |
| Return on average assets, third quarter 2026GAAP | 1.76 % | – | – |
| Return on average stockholders' equity, third quarter 2026GAAP | 13.42 | – | – |
| Net interest margin, third quarter 2026GAAP | 3.85 % | – | – |
| Efficiency ratio, third quarter 2026GAAP | 52.41 | – | – |
| Total assets, September 30, 2026GAAP | $15.02B | – | – |
| Interest-bearing deposits with banks, September 30, 2026GAAP | $4.01B | – | – |
| Debt securities, September 30, 2026GAAP | $1.10B | – | – |
| Total loans, September 30, 2026GAAP | $8.73B | – | – |
| Allowance for credit losses, September 30, 2026GAAP | −$107.0M | – | – |
| Noninterest-bearing demand deposits, September 30, 2026GAAP | $4.05B | – | – |
| Money market and interest-bearing checking deposits, September 30, 2026GAAP | $5.40B | – | – |
| Savings deposits, September 30, 2026GAAP | $1.45B | – | – |
| Time deposits, September 30, 2026GAAP | $1.80B | – | – |
| Total deposits, September 30, 2026GAAP | $12.70B | – | – |
| Stockholders' equity, September 30, 2026GAAP | $2.00B | – | – |
| Book value per common share, September 30, 2026GAAP | 59.40 | – | – |
| Tangible book value per common share, September 30, 2026non-GAAP | $ 53.40 | – | – |
| Past due loans, September 30, 2026GAAP | $6.03M | – | – |
| Nonaccrual loans, September 30, 2026GAAP | $75.62M | – | – |
| Other real estate owned and repossessed assets, September 30, 2026GAAP | $60.30M | – | – |
| Nonaccrual loans to total loans, September 30, 2026GAAP | 0.87 % | – | – |
| Allowance to total loans, September 30, 2026GAAP | 1.23 | – | – |
| Allowance to nonaccrual loans, September 30, 2026GAAP | 141.56 | – | – |
| Net charge-offs to average loans, third quarter 2026GAAP | 0.04 | – | – |
| Net interest income, nine months ended September 30, 2026GAAP | $397.1M | – | – |
| Total noninterest income, nine months ended September 30, 2026GAAP | $156.7M | – | – |
| Total noninterest expense, nine months ended September 30, 2026GAAP | $292.5M | – | – |
| Net income, nine months ended September 30, 2026GAAP | $196.9M | – | – |
| Net income-diluted per common share, nine months ended September 30, 2026GAAP | $ 5.78 | – | – |
| Net interest margin, nine months ended September 30, 2026GAAP | 3.81 % | – | – |
Capital returns
- Cash dividends declared of $ 0.52 per common share for the third quarter of 2026, compared to $ 0.49 for the third quarter of 2025 and $ 0.49 for the second quarter of 2026.
- Cash dividends declared of $ 1.50 per common share for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to $ 1.41 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
What drove it
- Higher loan volume and general growth in earning assets were the primary drivers of the increase in net interest income.
- Service charges on deposits and treasury income each increased compared with the third quarter of 2025.
- The increase in noninterest expense was primarily attributable to growth in salaries and employee benefits of $4.1 million.
- Of the $4.0 million of third-quarter net charge-offs, $1.8 million related to purchased credit deteriorated loans.
Concerns
- Nonaccrual loans represented 0.87% of total loans at September 30, 2026, compared with 0.72% at year-end 2025.
- Nonaccrual loans totaled $75.6 million at the end of the third quarter of 2026, and one commercial loan was the primary driver of the nonaccrual-loans balance.
- Net charge-offs totaled $4.0 million for the quarter, compared with $1.7 million for the third quarter last year.
- Management expects higher interest rates and a higher-for-longer rate outlook to have a dampening effect on future economic activity.
What to watch
- Loan volume and growth in earning assets, which management identified as primary drivers of net interest income.
- Net interest margin, which was 3.85% in the third quarter of 2026.
- The nonaccrual-loan balance and the commercial loan identified as the primary driver of that balance.
- Deposit and sweep-account trends, including sweep accounts of $4.7 billion at the end of the third quarter.
- The previously announced acquisition of Tulsa-based Spirit Bank, which management said was on schedule to close in October.
Balance sheet and cash flow
- Total assets were $15.0 billion at September 30, 2026, an increase of $182.3 million from December 31, 2025.
- Loans totaled $8.7 billion at September 30, 2026 and grew $187.9 million from December 31, 2025.
- Deposits totaled $12.7 billion at September 30, 2026, an increase of $29.3 million from year-end 2025.
- Sweep accounts totaled $4.7 billion at the end of the third quarter, down $282.5 million from December 31, 2025.
- Stockholders' equity stood at $2.0 billion, an increase of $142.9 million from the end of 2025.
- Operating cash flow and free cash flow were not reported.
Analysis
BancFirst reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $67.3 million, or $1.97 per diluted share, compared with $62.7 million, or $1.85 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2025. Net interest income increased to $136.0 million from $125.6 million, supported by higher loan volume and general growth in earning assets. Net interest margin was 3.85%, compared with 3.79% in the prior-year quarter and 3.84% in the second quarter of 2026.
Noninterest income totaled $51.4 million versus $49.9 million a year earlier. The release specifically cited higher service charges on deposits and treasury income. Service charges on deposits were $19.3 million, cash management was $10.9 million and insurance commissions were $8.7 million. Total noninterest income was below the $53.9 million reported in the second quarter of 2026, with other noninterest income at $5.7 million versus $8.7 million in the preceding quarter.
Expenses rose to $98.2 million from $92.1 million in the third quarter of 2025. Salaries and employee benefits were $61.8 million, compared with $57.7 million a year earlier, and management attributed the increase in noninterest expense primarily to $4.1 million of growth in salaries and employee benefits. The efficiency ratio was 52.41, compared with 52.47 in the third quarter of 2025. Stockholders' equity was $2.0 billion at September 30, 2026, while tangible book value per common share, a non-GAAP measure, was $53.40.
Balance-sheet growth was led by loans, which totaled $8.7 billion at September 30, 2026 and had grown $187.9 million from December 31, 2025. Deposits totaled $12.7 billion, an increase of $29.3 million from year-end 2025, while sweep accounts totaled $4.7 billion and were down $282.5 million from December 31, 2025. Credit costs included a $3.1 million provision for credit losses, while net charge-offs were $4.0 million compared with $1.7 million in the prior-year quarter. Nonaccrual loans were $75.6 million, or 0.87% of total loans, and one commercial loan was identified as the primary driver of the nonaccrual balance.
Management did not provide quantitative financial guidance. It described business development pipelines as encouraging, but expects higher interest rates and a higher-for-longer rate outlook to dampen future economic activity. The company also said its acquisition of Tulsa-based Spirit Bank was on schedule to close in October.
Management, verbatim
Earnings for the quarter were strong, driven by growth in earning assets, a sustained margin, year-over-year growth in non-interest income combined with expenses in line with plan.
David Harlow, Chief Executive Officer
Capital levels remain strong and the allowance for credit losses is ample – both at levels necessary to support the Company through future economic cycles.
David Harlow, Chief Executive Officer
While business development pipelines are encouraging, we expect higher interest rates and a higher-for-longer rate outlook to have a dampening effect on future economic activity.
David Harlow, Chief Executive Officer
Not in the filing
stated, not guessed- Total revenue was not reported.
- Business-segment revenue was not reported.
- Gross margin was not reported.
- Operating income was not reported.
- Non-GAAP earnings or non-GAAP EPS was not reported.
- Operating cash flow was not reported.
- Free cash flow was not reported.
- Share repurchases were not reported.
- Cash and cash equivalents were not reported as a balance-sheet line item.
- Quantitative forward financial guidance was not reported.
- A previous-release outlook was not provided.
AlphAI analysis generated from the company’s SEC earnings filing (Form 8-K Item 2.02, or Form 6-K for a foreign private issuer). Every figure was cross-checked against the filing text; consensus estimates, price targets and share-price reactions are not shown because they are not in the filing. AI-generated research, not investment advice.