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First Financial Bancorp (FFBC)

US · Financial Services · Banks - Regional

$32.12-0.20%
Last close · 2026-09-17

Latest quarter · ended 2026-06-30

Revenue
$314.2M
Revenue YoY
+0.1%
Net profit
$76.5M
Profit YoY
+9.2%
EPS
$0.80
EPS estimate
$0.81
Net margin
24.3%

EPS came in at 0.80 against a street estimate of 0.81 — a miss of 1.2%.

Key statistics

Market cap
$3.41B
P/E
11.4
Forward P/E
9.2
P/B
1.13
Book value
$28.46
EPS (TTM)
$2.86
Dividend yield
3.10%
52-week high
$35.96
52-week low
$22.26
50-day MA
$33.80
200-day MA
$29.85
Beta
0.92

Analyst view

Analysts rate First Financial Bancorp a hold (1 buy, 5 hold, 0 sell out of 6) with an average price target of $37.57.

Shareholding

Insiders
1.00%
Institutions
86.84%

Largest institutional holders

FundStake
BlackRock Inc14.48%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.6.33%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC5.96%
State Street Corp5.26%
Delaware Management Holdings Inc5.22%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.27%
Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc2.94%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.51%

Recent filings & reports

DocumentDate
Board / officer change · Q3 2026
FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP. – FORM 8-K SUMMARY BUSINESS & SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS • Executive Leadership Restructuring: Effective September 14, 2026, James
2026-09-15
Quarterly report · Q2 2026
FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ - Q2 2026 10-Q SUMMARY --- HEADLINE NUMBERS • Net Income (6M 2026): $150.9 million vs. $121.3 million (6M 2025) — +24.
2026-08-06
Reg FD disclosure · Q3 2026
FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP. (FFBC) - FORM 8-K SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • No specific financial metrics provided – This Form 8-K filing does not contain
2026-07-27
Results announced · Q3 2026
FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP Q2 2026 EARNINGS & FINWARD ACQUISITION SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Q2 2026 net income: $76.5 million ($0.73 per diluted share
2026-07-21
Board / officer change · Q2 2026
FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP. (FFBC) - FORM 8-K SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Annual shareholder meeting held May 26, 2026 • 104,922,249 total shares eligib
2026-05-29
Reg FD disclosure · Q2 2026
FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP. (FFBC) - FORM 8-K SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • No financial results or numerical data provided in this filing • This is a dis
2026-05-22
Quarterly report · Q1 2026
FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ - Q1 2026 10-Q SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Total assets: $22.78 billion (March 31, 2026) vs. $21.13 billion (December 31
2026-05-08
Proxy statement · Q2 2026
FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP. (FFBC) 2026 PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY WHAT SHAREHOLDERS ARE VOTING ON • Proposal 1: Election of Directors — Vote required: af
2026-04-16

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Corporate actions

ActionDetailDate
Dividend$0.26 / share
ex-date Sep 1, 2026 · pay Sep 15, 2026
2026-09-01
Dividend$0.25 / share
ex-date Jun 1, 2026 · pay Jun 15, 2026
2026-06-01
Dividend$0.25 / share
ex-date Mar 2, 2026 · pay Mar 16, 2026
2026-03-02
Dividend$0.25 / share
ex-date Dec 1, 2025 · pay Dec 15, 2025
2025-12-01
Dividend$0.25 / share
ex-date Sep 2, 2025 · pay Sep 15, 2025
2025-09-02

Deals & corporate news

AnnouncementDate
Merger agreement with Finward Bancorp signed, expected to close Q4 2026
First Financial Bancorp agreed to acquire Finward Bancorp in an all-stock merger announced July 21, 2026. Finward shareholders will receive 1.35 First Financial shares for each Finward share
2026-07-21
Board authorizes repurchase of up to 5 million shares
First Financial Bancorp announced its Q1 2026 earnings results on April 23, 2026. The company also announced a new stock repurchase authorization allowing the board to buy back up to 5 milli
2026-04-23
Completed merger with BankFinancial, banking subsidiary integration effective
First Financial Bancorp completed its merger with BankFinancial effective January 1, 2026. Under the merger terms, each BankFinancial share was converted into 0.480 shares of First Financial
2026-01-02
Regulatory approvals received for BankFinancial merger, closing expected January 2026
First Financial Bancorp received regulatory approvals to merge with BankFinancial Corporation. On December 9, 2025, the Ohio Department of Financial Institutions approved the merger of BankF
2025-12-15
Completed acquisition of Westfield Bancorp and Westfield Bank
First Financial Bancorp completed the acquisition of Westfield Bancorp and its subsidiary Westfield Bank on November 1, 2025. The total purchase price was $325 million, consisting of $260 mi
2025-11-03

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Data updated 2026-09-18.