AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · First Commonwealth Financial (FCF)

First Commonwealth Q1 profit falls from Q4 to $37.5 million; dividend up 3.7%

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

First Commonwealth Financial reported first-quarter 2026 net income of $37.5 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, down from $44.9 million ($0.43) in the fourth quarter of 2025 but up from $32.7 million ($0.32) a year earlier. Its board raised the quarterly cash dividend 3.7% to $0.14 per share, while the provision for credit losses rose to $10.7 million from $7.0 million in the prior quarter.

Key points

  • Net income was $37.5 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, versus $44.9 million ($0.43) in Q4 2025 and $32.7 million ($0.32) in Q1 2025.
  • Provision for credit losses was $10.7 million, up from $7.0 million in Q4 2025, driven by a $4.2 million increase in reserves for individually analyzed commercial credits.
  • Quarterly dividend increased to $0.14 per share, payable May 22, 2026 to shareholders of record as of May 8, 2026.
  • Net interest margin was 3.92%, down from 3.98% in Q4 2025 and up from 3.62% in Q1 2025.

The filing

CompanyFirst Commonwealth Financial (FCF)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 28, 2026, 8:42 AM ET
Accession number0000712537-26-000018

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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