For the quarter ended December 2025, Mercantile Bank (MBWM Quick QuoteMBWM - Free Report) reported revenue of $62.07 million, up 6.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.40, compared to $1.22 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $61.8 million, representing a surprise of +0.44%. The company has not delivered EPS surprise, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.37.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Mercantile Bank performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Efficiency Ratio: 59.2% compared to the 54.8% average estimate based on three analysts.
• Net interest margin (fully tax-equivalent): 3.4% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 3.5%.
• Net loan charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans: 0.2% versus 0.1% estimated by two analysts on average.
• Average Balances - Total earning assets (before allowance): $5.93 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $5.95 billion.
• Total Noninterest Income: $11.06 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $9.98 million.
• Net Interest Income: $51.02 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $51.92 million.
• Payroll services: $0.83 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $0.88 million.
• Interest rate swap income: $0.27 million compared to the $0.39 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Credit and debit card income: $2.29 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.4 million.
• Earnings on bank owned life insurance policies: $1.33 million compared to the $0.74 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Mortgage banking income: $3.33 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.85 million.
• Other income: $0.75 million compared to the $0.82 million average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of Mercantile Bank have returned +2.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.