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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. (FBIZ)

First Business Financial: Q2 2026 diluted EPS $1.84, up 36% from a year earlier

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

First Business Financial Services furnished an investor presentation on its second-quarter 2026 results and strategy. Diluted EPS was $1.84 and net income available to common was $15.4 million, up 28% from the linked quarter and 37% from a year earlier, though Q2 EPS included a $0.14 net one-time benefit. The company also exited out-of-footprint SBA 7(a) lending in May 2026 and estimates a $0.03 quarterly EPS benefit in 2027.

Key points

  • Q2 2026 diluted EPS $1.84 (up 28% linked quarter, up 36% year over year); net income available to common $15.4 million
  • Q2 EPS included a $0.14 net benefit from a $1.5 million deferred tax asset valuation allowance reversal, partly offset by $405,000 in severance costs
  • Operating revenue $46.7 million, up 14% year over year for the first half comparison in the table is $91.0 million, up 11%
  • Out-of-footprint SBA 7(a) lending exit completed in May 2026; estimated 2027 quarterly EPS benefit of $0.03

The filing

CompanyFIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. (FBIZ)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 20, 2026, 5:28 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-359419

Items reported: 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:38 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 20, 2026.

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