AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL)

Western Alliance Q4 net income rises 35.2% to $293.2 million; EPS $2.59

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Western Alliance Bancorporation reported fourth quarter 2025 net income of $293.2 million, or $2.59 per diluted share, up from $216.9 million and $1.95 a year earlier. For the full year, net income was $990.6 million, or $8.73 per share, compared with $787.7 million and $7.09 in 2024, so the quarter and year both show higher profit for shareholders.

Key points

  • Q4 2025 diluted EPS of $2.59 versus $1.95 in Q4 2024, up 32.8%
  • Full-year 2025 net income of $990.6 million and EPS of $8.73, up 25.8% and 23.1%
  • Q4 net interest income of $766.2 million, up 15.0% from a year earlier; net interest margin 3.51% versus 3.53% in Q3 2025
  • Earnings conference call and webcast scheduled for 12:00 p.m. ET on January 27, 2026

The filing

CompanyWestern Alliance Bancorporation (WAL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 26, 2026, 9:58 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-003507

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:17 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits 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 January 26, 2026.

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