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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Hancock Whitney (HWC)

Hancock Whitney Q1 EPS falls to $0.57 on $98.6 million securities portfolio loss

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Hancock Whitney reported first-quarter 2026 net income of $47.4 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, down from $125.6 million, or $1.49, in the fourth quarter of 2025. The drop reflects a $98.6 million pretax loss from a securities portfolio restructuring; excluding that item, EPS was $1.52, up $0.03 from the prior quarter.

Key points

  • Reported diluted EPS was $0.57, versus $1.49 in Q4 2025 and $1.38 in Q1 2025.
  • The $98.6 million pretax loss equaled $0.95 per share and was recorded in noninterest income.
  • Adjusted EPS of $1.52 excludes the restructuring loss; the company raised its quarterly dividend 11% to $0.50 per share.
  • The company repurchased 1.4 million shares at an average price of $67.55 during the quarter.

The filing

CompanyHancock Whitney (HWC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 21, 2026, 4:01 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-166705

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

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:05 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 April 21, 2026.

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