Renasant CorporationNYSE: RNST

Renasant Corporation Announces Earnings for the Second Quarter of 2026

· Issued by Renasant Corporation via GlobeNewswire

TUPELO, Miss., July 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Renasant Corporation (NYSE: RNST) (the "Company") today announced earnings results for the second quarter of 2026.

(Dollars in thousands, except earnings per share)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

Jun 30, 2026

Mar 31, 2026

Jun 30, 2025

Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2025

Net income and Earnings per share:

Net income

$

87,091

$

88,228

$

1,018

$

175,319

$

42,536

Merger and conversion related expenses (net of tax)

—

—

(15,935

)

—

(16,527

)

Day 1 acquisition provision (net of tax)

—

—

(50,026

)

—

(50,026

)

Basic EPS

0.95

0.94

0.01

1.89

0.54

Diluted EPS

0.94

0.94

0.01

1.88

0.53

Adjusted diluted EPS (non-GAAP)(1)

0.94

0.93

0.69

1.88

1.36

Impact to diluted EPS from merger and conversion related expenses (net of tax)

—

—

(0.17

)

—

(0.21

)

Impact to diluted EPS from Day 1 acquisition provision (net of tax)

—

—

(0.53

)

—

(0.63

)

"Second quarter results were strong, and together with the first quarter, we have six months of financial performance that is well ahead of last year's levels. We believe our team is operating at a high level and has positioned us to continue producing strong profitability as we pursue opportunities for added growth throughout our footprint," remarked Kevin D. Chapman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

Quarterly Highlights

Earnings

  • Net income for the second quarter of 2026 was $87.1 million; both diluted EPS and adjusted diluted EPS (non-GAAP)(1) were $0.94

  • Net interest income, on a fully tax equivalent basis, for the second quarter of 2026 was $227.7 million, down $0.8 million linked quarter

  • Net interest margin, on fully tax equivalent basis, for the second quarter of 2026 was 3.83%, down 4 basis points linked quarter. Adjusted net interest margin (non-GAAP)(1) was flat at 3.61%

  • Cost of total deposits was 1.96% for the second quarter of 2026, up 2 basis points linked quarter

  • Noninterest income increased $0.9 million linked quarter

  • Mortgage banking income decreased $0.3 million linked quarter. The mortgage division generated $611.6 million in interest rate lock volume in the second quarter of 2026, up $69.3 million linked quarter. Gain on sale margin was 1.57% for the second quarter of 2026, down 28 basis points linked quarter

  • Noninterest expense increased $6.2 million linked quarter, driven primarily by deferred compensation accruals tied to market valuations, higher health insurance claims and annual merit increases

Balance Sheet

  • Loans increased $220.9 million linked quarter, representing a 4.7% annualized net loan increase. Included in this increase is a $58.3 million loan portfolio that Renasant Bank's subsidiary, Republic Business Credit, acquired during the quarter

  • Securities increased $9.3 million linked quarter. The Company purchased $162.4 million in securities during the second quarter, which was offset by a negative fair market value adjustment in the Company's available-for-sale portfolio of $9.2 million and cash flows related to principal payments, calls and maturities of $146.5 million

  • Deposits at June 30, 2026 decreased $398.4 million linked quarter. Seasonal outflows in public fund deposits accounted for $367.7 million of the decrease. Noninterest bearing deposits decreased $145.4 million linked quarter and represented 23.2% of total deposits at June 30, 2026 as compared to 23.5% at March 31, 2026

Capital and Stock Repurchase Program

  • Book value per share and tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)(1) increased 1.7% and 1.4%, respectively, linked quarter

  • Effective April 28, 2026, the Company's quarterly cash dividend was increased to $0.24 per share

  • The Company has a $250.0 million stock repurchase program under which the Company is authorized to repurchase outstanding shares of its common stock either in open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions. The program will remain in effect until the earlier of October 2026 or the repurchase of the entire amount authorized under the plan. During the second quarter of 2026, the Company repurchased $60.0 million of common stock at a weighted average price of $39.54. As of June 30, 2026, $101.8 million in repurchase authorization remained available under the program

  • On May 7, 2026, the Company completed a subordinated debt offering, issuing $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.25% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2036

Credit Quality

  • The Company recorded a provision for credit losses on loans and unfunded commitments of $1.2 million and $2.6 million, respectively, for the second quarter of 2026, representing a decrease of $3.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively, linked quarter

  • The ratio of the allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans was 1.54% at June 30, 2026, down 2 basis points linked quarter

  • The coverage ratio, or the allowance for credit losses on loans to nonperforming loans, was 158.73% at June 30, 2026, compared to 147.71% at March 31, 2026

  • Net loan charge-offs for the second quarter of 2026 were $2.8 million, or 0.06% annualized

  • Nonperforming loans to total loans decreased to 0.97% at June 30, 2026 compared to 1.06% at March 31, 2026 , and criticized loans (which include classified and Special Mention loans) to total loans decreased to 2.66% at June 30, 2026, compared to 2.77% at March 31, 2026

(1) This is a non-GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of all non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this release from GAAP to non-GAAP is included in the tables at the end of this release. The information below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" explains why the Company believes the non-GAAP financial measures in this release provide useful information and describes the other purposes for which the Company uses non-GAAP financial measures.

Income Statement

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

Jun 30, 2026

Mar 31, 2026

Dec 31, 2025

Sep 30, 2025

Jun 30, 2025

Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2025

Interest income

Loans held for investment

$

296,346

$

295,397

$

305,604

$

308,110

$

301,794

$

591,743

$

498,360

Loans held for sale

3,329

2,876

3,617

4,675

4,639

6,205

7,647

Securities

35,660

32,266

30,232

30,217

28,408

67,926

40,525

Other

5,105

7,581

7,480

8,096

9,057

12,686

17,696

Total interest income

340,440

338,120

346,933

351,098

343,898

678,560

564,228

Interest expense

Deposits

106,398

103,860

105,673

115,573

111,921

210,258

191,307

Borrowings

11,288

10,701

13,867

12,005

13,118

21,989

19,865

Total interest expense

117,686

114,561

119,540

127,578

125,039

232,247

211,172

Net interest income

222,754

223,559

227,393

223,520

218,859

446,313

353,056

Provision for credit losses

Provision for loan losses

1,166

4,224

5,473

9,650

75,400

5,390

77,450

Provision for unfunded commitments

2,633

3,856

5,462

800

5,922

6,489

8,622

Total provision for credit losses

3,799

8,080

10,935

10,450

81,322

11,879

86,072

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

218,955

215,479

216,458

213,070

137,537

434,434

266,984

Noninterest income

51,190

50,272

51,125

46,026

48,334

101,462

84,729

Noninterest expense

161,501

155,328

170,750

183,830

183,204

316,829

297,080

Income before income taxes

108,644

110,423

96,833

75,266

2,667

219,067

54,633

Income taxes

21,553

22,195

17,885

15,478

1,649

43,748

12,097

Net income

$

87,091

$

88,228

$

78,948

$

59,788

$

1,018

$

175,319

$

42,536

Adjusted net income (non-GAAP)(1)

$

87,091

$

88,071

$

86,879

$

72,917

$

65,877

$

175,162

$

107,987

Adjusted pre-provision net revenue ("PPNR") (non-GAAP)(1)

$

112,443

$

118,294

$

118,335

$

103,210

$

103,001

$

230,737

$

160,508

Basic earnings per share

$

0.95

$

0.94

$

0.84

$

0.63

$

0.01

$

1.89

$

0.54

Diluted earnings per share

0.94

0.94

0.83

0.63

0.01

1.88

0.53

Adjusted diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP)(1)

0.94

0.93

0.91

0.77

0.69

1.88

1.36

Average basic shares outstanding

91,650,415

93,693,615

94,469,544

94,623,551

94,580,927

92,666,370

79,209,073

Average diluted shares outstanding

92,220,282

94,228,343

95,172,380

95,284,603

95,136,160

93,219,350

79,671,775

Cash dividends per common share

$

0.24

$

0.23

$

0.23

$

0.22

$

0.22

$

0.47

$

0.44

(1) This is a non-GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of all non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this release from GAAP to non-GAAP is included in the tables at the end of this release. The information below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" explains why the Company believes the non-GAAP financial measures in this release provide useful information and describes the other purposes for which the Company uses non-GAAP financial measures.

Performance Ratios

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

Jun 30, 2026

Mar 31, 2026

Dec 31, 2025

Sep 30, 2025

Jun 30, 2025

Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2025

Return on average assets

1.30

%

1.33

%

1.17

%

0.90

%

0.02

%

1.32

%

0.39

%

Adjusted return on average assets (non-GAAP)(1)

1.30

1.33

1.29

1.09

1.01

1.32

0.98

Return on average tangible assets (non-GAAP)(1)

1.48

1.51

1.35

1.06

0.13

1.50

0.48

Adjusted return on average tangible assets (non-GAAP)(1)

1.48

1.51

1.47

1.27

1.18

1.50

1.12

Return on average equity

9.07

9.20

8.14

6.25

0.11

9.14

2.66

Adjusted return on average equity (non-GAAP)(1)

9.07

9.19

8.95

7.62

7.06

9.13

6.76

Return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP)(1)

16.25

16.36

14.80

11.87

1.43

16.30

5.24

Adjusted return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP)(1)

16.25

16.33

16.18

14.22

13.50

16.29

12.10

Efficiency ratio (fully taxable equivalent)

57.92

55.73

60.23

67.05

67.59

56.83

66.78

Adjusted efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)(1)

54.92

52.82

53.52

57.51

57.07

53.87

59.95

Dividend payout ratio

25.26

24.47

27.38

34.92

2200.00

24.87

81.48

Capital and Balance Sheet Ratios

As of

Jun 30, 2026

Mar 31, 2026

Dec 31, 2025

Sep 30, 2025

Jun 30, 2025

Shares outstanding

91,403,230

92,881,329

94,636,207

95,020,881

95,019,311

Market value per share

$

42.54

$

36.13

$

35.22

$

36.89

$

35.93

Book value per share

42.35

41.63

41.05

40.26

39.77

Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)(1)

25.34

25.00

24.65

23.77

23.10

Shareholders' equity to assets

14.34

%

14.27

%

14.52

%

14.31

%

14.19

%

Tangible common equity ratio (non-GAAP)(1)

9.10

9.08

9.26

8.98

8.77

Leverage ratio(2)

9.55

9.54

9.61

9.46

9.36

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio(2)

11.06

11.22

11.24

11.04

11.08

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio(2)

11.06

11.22

11.24

11.04

11.08

Total risk-based capital ratio(2)

15.94

14.77

14.78

14.88

14.97

(1) This is a non-GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of all non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this release from GAAP to non-GAAP is included in the tables at the end of this release. The information below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" explains why the Company believes the non-GAAP financial measures in this release provide useful information and describes the other purposes for which the Company uses non-GAAP financial measures.

(2) Preliminary

Noninterest Income and Noninterest Expense

(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

Jun 30, 2026

Mar 31, 2026

Dec 31, 2025

Sep 30, 2025

Jun 30, 2025

Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2025

Noninterest income

Service charges on deposit accounts

$

14,516

$

14,740

$

14,535

$

13,416

$

13,618

$

29,256

$

23,982

Fees and commissions

5,471

4,654

5,192

4,167

6,650

10,125

10,437

Wealth management revenue

9,073

8,678

8,572

8,217

7,345

17,751

14,412

Mortgage banking income

9,178

9,435

8,924

9,017

11,263

18,613

19,410

BOLI income

4,608

3,689

3,697

4,235

3,383

8,297

6,312

Other

8,344

9,076

10,205

6,974

6,075

17,420

10,176

Total noninterest income

$

51,190

$

50,272

$

51,125

$

46,026

$

48,334

$

101,462

$

84,729

Noninterest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

$

96,228

$

91,749

$

98,082

$

98,982

$

99,542

$

187,977

$

171,499

Data processing

5,037

5,221

5,636

5,541

5,438

10,258

9,527

Net occupancy and equipment

18,018

18,031

16,123

18,415

17,359

36,049

29,113

Other real estate owned

453

1,399

481

328

157

1,852

842

Professional fees

4,518

4,402

4,327

3,435

4,223

8,920

7,107

Advertising and public relations

4,677

4,599

4,314

5,254

4,490

9,276

8,787

Intangible amortization

8,370

8,220

8,465

8,674

8,884

16,590

9,964

Communications

3,566

4,009

4,493

3,955

3,184

7,575

5,217

Merger and conversion related expenses

—

—

10,567

17,494

20,479

—

21,270

Other

20,634

17,698

18,262

21,752

19,448

38,332

33,754

Total noninterest expense

$

161,501

$

155,328

$

170,750

$

183,830

$

183,204

$

316,829

$

297,080

Mortgage Banking Income

(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

Jun 30, 2026

Mar 31, 2026

Dec 31, 2025

Sep 30, 2025

Jun 30, 2025

Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2025

Gain on sales of loans, net(1)

$

4,760

$

5,305

$

5,243

$

5,270

$

5,316

$

10,065

$

9,816

Fees, net

3,470

2,842

2,970

3,050

3,740

6,312

6,057

Mortgage servicing income, net

948

1,288

711

697

2,207

2,236

3,537

Total mortgage banking income

$

9,178

$

9,435

$

8,924

$

9,017

$

11,263

$

18,613

$

19,410

(1) Gain on sales of loans, net includes pipeline fair value adjustments

Balance Sheet

(Dollars in thousands)

As of

Jun 30, 2026

Mar 31, 2026

Dec 31, 2025

Sep 30, 2025

Jun 30, 2025

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

881,203

$

1,216,980

$

1,070,718

$

1,083,785

$

1,378,612

Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost

983,032

1,006,511

1,030,073

1,051,884

1,076,817

Securities available for sale, at fair value

2,842,424

2,809,647

2,560,818

2,512,650

2,471,487

Loans held for sale, at fair value

241,588

230,980

265,959

286,779

356,791

Loans held for investment

19,196,172

18,975,248

19,047,039

19,025,521

18,563,447

Allowance for credit losses on loans

(296,008

)

(295,862

)

(293,955

)

(297,591

)

(290,770

)

Loans, net

18,900,164

18,679,386

18,753,084

18,727,930

18,272,677

Premises and equipment, net

464,020

463,723

465,141

471,213

465,100

Other real estate owned

15,571

12,954

15,191

10,578

11,750

Goodwill

1,417,538

1,406,667

1,405,840

1,411,711

1,419,782

Other intangibles

138,022

138,392

146,612

155,077

163,751

Bank-owned life insurance

495,235

494,874

492,541

488,920

486,613

Mortgage servicing rights

65,816

64,850

65,271

65,466

64,539

Other assets

560,386

582,310

480,178

460,172

457,056

Total assets

$

27,004,999

$

27,107,274

$

26,751,426

$

26,726,165

$

26,624,975

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Liabilities

Deposits:

Noninterest-bearing

$

5,038,070

$

5,183,426

$

5,043,960

$

5,238,431

$

5,356,153

Interest-bearing

16,662,982

16,916,058

16,429,110

16,186,124

16,226,484

Total deposits

21,701,052

22,099,484

21,473,070

21,424,555

21,582,637

Short-term borrowings

315,225

305,863

555,774

606,063

405,349

Long-term debt

796,469

500,342

499,756

558,878

556,976

Other liabilities

320,875

334,667

337,921

310,891

301,159

Total liabilities

$

23,133,621

$

23,240,356

$

22,866,521

$

22,900,387

$

22,846,121

Shareholders' equity:

Common stock

488,612

488,612

488,612

488,612

488,612

Treasury stock

(232,402

)

(173,835

)

(103,494

)

(90,297

)

(90,248

)

Additional paid-in capital

2,390,839

2,388,649

2,392,997

2,389,033

2,393,566

Retained earnings

1,327,997

1,263,116

1,196,522

1,139,600

1,100,965

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(103,668

)

(99,624

)

(89,732

)

(101,170

)

(114,041

)

Total shareholders' equity

3,871,378

3,866,918

3,884,905

3,825,778

3,778,854

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

27,004,999

$

27,107,274

$

26,751,426

$

26,726,165

$

26,624,975

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2026

March 31, 2026

June 30, 2025

Average
Balance

Interest
Income/
Expense(1)

Yield/
Rate(1)

Average
Balance

Interest
Income/
Expense(1)

Yield/
Rate(1)

Average
Balance

Interest
Income/
Expense(1)

Yield/
Rate(1)

Interest-earning assets:

Loans held for investment

$

19,060,083

$

300,112

6.31

%

$

19,035,115

$

299,125

6.37

%

$

18,448,000

$

304,834

6.63

%

Loans held for sale

223,489

3,329

5.96

%

211,507

2,876

5.44

%

287,855

4,639

6.45

%

Taxable securities

3,472,422

29,691

3.42

%

3,380,880

28,861

3.41

%

3,106,565

24,917

3.21

%

Tax-exempt securities

445,249

7,106

6.38

%

432,789

4,542

4.20

%

462,732

4,309

3.72

%

Total securities

3,917,671

36,797

3.76

%

3,813,669

33,403

3.50

%

3,569,297

29,226

3.28

%

Interest-bearing balances with banks

600,075

5,105

3.41

%

823,706

7,581

3.73

%

901,803

9,057

4.03

%

Total interest-earning assets

23,801,318

345,343

5.82

%

23,883,997

342,985

5.81

%

23,206,955

347,756

6.01

%

Cash and due from banks

264,246

290,611

357,338

Intangible assets

1,546,924

1,548,244

1,589,490

Other assets

1,187,805

1,132,508

1,029,082

Total assets

$

26,800,293

$

26,855,360

$

26,182,865

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Interest-bearing demand(2)

$

11,647,640

$

72,261

2.49

%

$

11,741,333

$

72,025

2.49

%

$

11,191,443

$

76,542

2.74

%

Savings deposits

1,307,314

944

0.29

%

1,289,327

876

0.28

%

1,322,007

1,032

0.31

%

Time deposits

3,760,192

33,193

3.54

%

3,583,946

30,959

3.50

%

3,404,482

34,347

4.05

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

16,715,146

106,398

2.55

%

16,614,606

103,860

2.54

%

15,917,932

111,921

2.82

%

Borrowed funds

891,081

11,288

5.07

%

973,114

10,701

4.44

%

1,036,045

13,118

5.07

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

17,606,227

117,686

2.68

%

17,587,720

114,561

2.64

%

16,953,977

125,039

2.96

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

5,038,879

5,088,817

5,233,976

Other liabilities

303,586

290,242

249,861

Shareholders' equity

3,851,601

3,888,581

3,745,051

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

26,800,293

$

26,855,360

$

26,182,865

Net interest income/ net interest margin (FTE)

$

227,657

3.83

%

$

228,424

3.87

%

$

222,717

3.85

%

Cost of funding

2.08

%

2.05

%

2.26

%

Cost of total deposits

1.96

%

1.94

%

2.12

%

(1) Interest income and weighted average yields on tax-exempt loans and securities have been computed on a fully tax equivalent basis assuming a federal tax rate of 21%.
(2) Interest-bearing demand deposits include interest-bearing transactional accounts and money market deposits.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin, continued

(Dollars in thousands)

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2026

June 30, 2025

Average
Balance

Interest
Income/
Expense(1)

Yield/
Rate(1)

Average
Balance

Interest
Income/
Expense(1)

Yield/
Rate(1)

Interest-earning assets:

Loans held for investment

$

19,047,668

$

599,237

6.34

%

$

15,722,576

$

504,338

6.47

%

Loans held for sale

217,531

6,205

5.71

%

244,626

7,647

6.25

%

Taxable securities

3,426,904

58,552

3.42

%

2,498,428

35,888

2.87

%

Tax-exempt securities

439,053

11,648

5.31

%

361,827

5,752

3.18

%

Total securities

3,865,957

70,200

3.63

%

2,860,255

41,640

2.91

%

Interest-bearing balances with banks

711,273

12,686

3.60

%

863,486

17,696

4.13

%

Total interest-earning assets

23,842,429

688,328

5.81

%

19,690,943

571,321

5.84

%

Cash and due from banks

277,356

270,088

Intangible assets

1,547,581

1,297,622

Other assets

1,160,309

850,231

Total assets

$

26,827,675

$

22,108,884

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Interest-bearing demand(2)

$

11,694,228

$

144,286

2.49

%

$

9,522,800

$

131,252

2.78

%

Savings deposits

1,298,370

...

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