AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Northwest Bancshares (NWBI)

Northwest Bancshares Q1 net income rises to $51 million, $0.34 per diluted share

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Northwest Bancshares reported first quarter 2026 net income of $51 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, up $5 million from the prior quarter and up $7 million from a year earlier, when diluted EPS was also $0.34. The board also approved a share repurchase program of up to $50 million over 24 months and declared a $0.20 quarterly dividend.

Key points

  • Q1 2026 GAAP net income of $51 million, or $0.34 per diluted share; adjusted diluted EPS of $0.35 versus $0.33 in Q4 2025
  • Net interest margin of 3.70%, compared with 3.87% in Q1 2025
  • New share repurchase program of up to $50 million over 24 months, replacing the program approved December 13, 2012
  • Quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, payable May 20, 2026 to shareholders of record May 7, 2026

The filing

CompanyNorthwest Bancshares (NWBI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 27, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
Accession number0001471265-26-000014

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:56 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 27, 2026.

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