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WesBanco (WSBC) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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For the quarter ended June 2026, WesBanco (WSBC - Free Report) reported revenue of $275.79 million, up 5.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.92, compared to $0.91 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.04% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $267.67 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.86, the EPS surprise was +6.98%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

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 WesBanco performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Net Interest Margin: 3.6% versus 3.6% estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Efficiency Ratio: 51.2% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 55.9%.
  • Average Balance - Total earning assets: $24.67 billion compared to the $24.77 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Annualized net loan charge-offs and recoveries /average loans: 0% compared to the 0.2% average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Total non-performing loans: $146.06 million versus $137.38 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Total Non-Interest Income: $53.63 million compared to the $44.07 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Digital banking income: $7.41 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $7.2 million.
  • Bank-owned life insurance: $4.32 million versus $3.75 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Other income: $8.99 million versus $4.27 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Service charges on deposits: $11.55 million compared to the $11.26 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Net Interest Income: $222.16 million versus $223.57 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Mortgage banking income: $1.06 million compared to the $2.09 million average estimate based on two analysts.

View all Key Company Metrics for WesBanco here>>>

Shares of WesBanco have returned +10.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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