First US Bancshares Q3 net income rises to $2.0 million, $0.36 per diluted share
First US Bancshares, Inc. reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $2.0 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, up from $1.8 million, or $0.31 per share, in the second quarter and $1.9 million, or $0.32 per share, a year earlier. For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, diluted earnings per share were $1.00, compared with $0.64 in the same period of 2025, and the company cited a share repurchase program as a contributor to the per-share gains.
Key points
- Q3 2026 net income was $2.0 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, versus $1.8 million, or $0.31, in Q2 2026 and $1.9 million, or $0.32, in Q3 2025.
- Nine-month 2026 diluted EPS was $1.00, compared with $0.64 for the first nine months of 2025.
- Net interest margin rose to 3.66% in Q3 2026 from 3.56% in Q2 2026, while total loans fell $15.6 million, or 1.8%, to $845.0 million.
- The company repurchased 390,000 shares in Q3 2026 at a weighted average price of $16.43 and declared a $0.07 per share dividend.
The filing
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