Washington Trust Q2 net income rises to $16.0 million, or $0.83 per diluted share
Washington Trust Bancorp reported second quarter 2026 net income of $16.0 million, or $0.83 per diluted share, up $3.4 million and $0.17 per share from the first quarter and up $2.7 million and $0.15 per share from the second quarter of 2025. Net interest margin rose to 2.73%, and the filing says the end of a terminated hedge's amortization expense will improve earnings and margin from the third quarter.
Key points
- Net income $16.0 million, diluted EPS $0.83, versus $0.66 in Q1 2026 and $0.68 in Q2 2025
- Net interest margin 2.73%, up 10 basis points from Q1 2026; the hedge amortization ending May 1, 2026 contributed $1.4 million to net interest income
- Provision for credit losses $1.6 million, down from $4.0 million in Q1 2026
- Past due loans rose to $41.4 million, or 0.81% of total loans, from $16.4 million, which the company attributed to a single commercial real estate office loan already on nonaccrual
The filing
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