Sep 2026 (Q3 FY26) — Oct 19, 2026
ServisFirst Bancshares Q3 FY26 — Strong Earnings Growth and Margin Expansion
Read the full callServisFirst Bancshares earnings: last reported Mon, 19 Oct 2026, for the quarter ended Sep 2026.
Reported
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| Metric | Value | Change | Basis | Period | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Jun 2026 | Not in the filed figures for the quarter to jun 2026. No older figure is substituted. | ||
| Operating margin | Operating profit / revenue | Quarter to Jun 2026 | Not in the filed figures for the quarter to jun 2026. No older figure is substituted. | ||
| Net profit | 85.8 | +39.7% YoY | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Jun 2026 | Profit after tax as filed. |
Guidance
6 of 8 judged targets kept · 7 open · verdicts reflect calls analysed to Jun 2026.
| Target | Original wording | Said | Latest call | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank-owned life insurance income (quarterly run rate) | $3.8 million | Mar 2026 | bank-owned life insurance income was $4.1 million, up 94% year-over-year and 47% linked quarter | Achieved |
| Noninterest expense growth (year-over-year) | high single digit[s] | Dec 2025 | Noninterest expense was $50 million for the quarter, up 5.4% linked quarter and 13% year-over-year. | At Risk |
| Effective tax rate (annual target) | stay below 20% | Jun 2026 | My target is to stay below 20% on an effective tax rate. | New |
2 of ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.'s 15 targets were missed. See which ones, and which are quietly gone. The 3 above are the free sample; 12 more targets are in the full ledger.
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Price
1Y: $35.43 on 22 Oct 2025 → $41.22. High $45.77 (13 Aug 2026), low $33.88 (20 Nov 2025).
Overview
Guidance
6 of 8 judged targets kept · 7 open · verdicts reflect calls analysed to Jun 2026.
| Target | Original wording | Said | Latest call | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank-owned life insurance income (quarterly run rate) | $3.8 million | Mar 2026 | bank-owned life insurance income was $4.1 million, up 94% year-over-year and 47% linked quarter | Achieved |
| Noninterest expense growth (year-over-year) | high single digit[s] | Dec 2025 | Noninterest expense was $50 million for the quarter, up 5.4% linked quarter and 13% year-over-year. | At Risk |
| Effective tax rate (annual target) | stay below 20% | Jun 2026 | My target is to stay below 20% on an effective tax rate. | New |
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Call summaries
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Financials
Net profit, year on year: +40% (quarter to jun 2026 against jun 2025).
| Line item | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | 72 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 79 | 108 | 101 | 107 |
| Tax rate | 17.2% | 17.9% | 20.1% | 19.8% | 16.8% | 19.7% | 17.8% | 19.9% |
| Net profit | 60 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 66 | 86 | 83 | 86 |
| EPS ($ per share) | 1.10 | — | 1.16 | 1.12 | 1.20 | — | 1.52 | 1.57 |
| Line item | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reserves | 501 | 617 | 748 | 911 | 1,110 | 1,255 | 1,413 | 1,614 |
| Total liabilities | 7,292 | 8,105 | 10,940 | 14,297 | 13,298 | 14,689 | 15,735 | 15,877 |
| Fixed assets | 58 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 60 |
| Total assets | 8,007 | 8,948 | 11,933 | 15,449 | 14,596 | 16,130 | 17,352 | 17,727 |
| Line item | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 168 | 164 | 191 | 266 | 273 | 197 | 253 | 355 |
| Cash from investing | -754 | -988 | -1,411 | -1,561 | -2,642 | -200 | -949 | -1,154 |
| Cash from financing | 790 | 773 | 2,801 | 3,305 | -1,036 | 1,318 | 941 | 49 |
| Net cash flow | 204 | -51 | 1,581 | 2,011 | -3,406 | 1,315 | 246 | -750 |
| Capital expenditure | -2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KPI | Mar 2026 Q1 FY26 | Jun 2026 Q2 FY26 | Sep 2026 Q3 FY26 | Change vs prior quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efficiency ratio | 29.81%We are very pleased that the efficiency ratio came in at 29.81%, the second consecutive quarter below 30%.Source: earnings call transcript | 29.65%Despite that growth, our efficiency ratio came in at 29.65%, the third consecutive quarter below 30% and a meaningful improvement from 33.46% a year ago.Source: earnings call transcript | 30.2%Our efficiency ratio is 30.20% compared to 29.65% last quarter and 35.22% a year ago or 33.31% adjustment.Source: earnings call transcript | +0.6 pt |
| Common equity tier 1 ratio (CET1) | 11.86%Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets reached 11.86% on a preliminary basis, up 21 basis points from year-end and up 38 basis points from 1 year ago.Source: earnings call transcript | 11.83%Common equity Tier 1 capital risk to weighted assets reached 11.83% on a preliminary basis, relatively flat from 11.86% last quarter and up 45 basis points from a year ago.Source: earnings call transcript | 11.98%Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets was 11.98% on a preliminary basis, up 49 basis points from 11.49% a year ago.Source: earnings call transcript | +0.2 pt |
Operating figures the company stated on at least two of the calls shown, checked against each call's transcript. Click a figure to read the sentence. A dash means it was not stated that quarter.
16 filings between Dec 19, 2025 and Jul 31, 2026.
Purchases
None
No insider bought shares.
Sales
$4.16M
2 sales by 1 insider
Also filed: 2 gifts.
| Insider | Bought | Sold | Last filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cashio J. Richard | — | $4.16M | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Date | Insider | What | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | Cashio J. Richard Director | Sale | 11,500 | $1.03M |
| May 18, 2026 | Smith Hatton C.V. Director | Award | 788 | $0 |
| May 18, 2026 | Cashio J. Richard Director | Award | 788 | $0 |
| May 18, 2026 | Filler James J Director | Award | 788 | $0 |
| May 18, 2026 | TUDER IRMA LOYA Director | Award | 788 | $0 |
| May 18, 2026 | Mettler Christopher J Director | Award | 788 | $0 |
| May 18, 2026 | Holloway Elizabeth Bugg Director | Award | 788 | $0 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Cashio J. Richard Director | Sale | 42,000 | $3.13M |
| Mar 12, 2026 | TUDER IRMA LOYA Director | Option exercise | 8,000 | $285.2K |
| Feb 9, 2026 | BROUGHTON THOMAS A Chairman, President, & CEO | Award | 6,018 | $0 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | RUSHING RODNEY ELDON COO, EVP | Award | 1,801 | $0 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | BROUGHTON THOMAS A Chairman, President, & CEO | Award | 6,500 | $0 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Harper James Hannon CCO, SVP | Award | 1,000 | $0 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | RUSHING RODNEY ELDON COO, EVP | Award | 1,700 | $0 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Cashio J. Richard Director | Gift | 3,300 | $0 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Cashio J. Richard Director | Gift | 3,300 | $0 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | BROUGHTON THOMAS A Chairman, President, & CEO | Gift | 284 | $0 |
| Sep 3, 2025 | Cashio J. Richard Director | Gift | 1,200 | $0 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | BROUGHTON THOMAS A Chairman, President, & CEO | Sale | 22,206 | $1.95M |
| May 19, 2025 | Filler James J Director | Award | 784 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | TUDER IRMA LOYA Director | Award | 784 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | Mettler Christopher J Director | Award | 784 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | Cashio J. Richard Director | Award | 784 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | Smith Hatton C.V. Director | Award | 784 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | Holloway Elizabeth Bugg Director | Award | 784 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Harper James Hannon CCO, SVP | Award | 3,000 | $0 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | RUSHING RODNEY ELDON COO, EVP | Gift | 275 | $0 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Sparacio David Anthony CFO, EVP | Award | 5,000 | $0 |
| Feb 21, 2025 | BROUGHTON THOMAS A Chairman, President, & CEO | Tax withheld | 700 | $60.7K |
| Feb 21, 2025 | RUSHING RODNEY ELDON COO, EVP | Tax withheld | 115 | $10.0K |
| Feb 18, 2025 | ABBOTT HENRY FULBROOK Chief Credit Officer, SVP | Award | 700 | $0 |
| Feb 13, 2025 | Mettler Christopher J Director | Sale | 18,000 | $1.60M |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Cashio J. Richard Director | Sale | 1,589 | $145.4K |
| Jan 29, 2025 | BROUGHTON THOMAS A Chairman, President, & CEO | Tax withheld | 624 | $56.9K |
| Jan 29, 2025 | RUSHING RODNEY ELDON COO, EVP | Tax withheld | 201 | $18.3K |
| Jan 27, 2025 | BROUGHTON THOMAS A Chairman, President, & CEO | Award | 4,569 | $0 |
| Jan 27, 2025 | BROUGHTON THOMAS A Chairman, President, & CEO | Award | 4,596 | $0 |
| Jan 27, 2025 | RUSHING RODNEY ELDON COO, EVP | Award | 1,244 | $0 |
| Jan 27, 2025 | RUSHING RODNEY ELDON COO, EVP | Tax withheld | 431 | $38.7K |
| Jan 27, 2025 | BROUGHTON THOMAS A Chairman, President, & CEO | Tax withheld | 1,404 | $125.9K |
| Jan 27, 2025 | RUSHING RODNEY ELDON COO, EVP | Award | 1,366 | $0 |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Mettler Christopher J Director | Sale | 1,500 | $129.8K |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Mettler Christopher J Director | Sale | 1,805 | $157.3K |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Mettler Christopher J Director | Sale | 1,000 | $85.5K |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Mettler Christopher J Director | Sale | 2,500 | $232.5K |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Mettler Christopher J Director | Sale | 4,000 | $385.0K |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Mettler Christopher J Director | Sale | 556 | $53.5K |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Mettler Christopher J Director | Option exercise | 25,000 | $847.5K |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Mettler Christopher J Director | Tax withheld | 8,770 | $847.5K |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Mettler Christopher J Director | Tax withheld | 4,869 | $470.5K |
Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Form 4 reports transactions, not the cap table — absence of filings says nothing about how much an insider owns, and a quiet window is not a signal.
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