Home Bancshares is compounding earnings on an expanding securities-led balance sheet, with NII growth reaccelerating to 7.0% year over year to $242.0M in 2026Q3 and EPS reaching $0.65, while a 42.1% efficiency ratio and 0.19 equity-to-assets ratio reflect durable operating leverage and retained-capital accretion.
CONWAY, Ark., Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Home BancShares, Inc. (NYSE: HOMB) (the “Company”), parent company of Centennial Bank (“Centennial”), announced today that its Board of Directors increased the number of shares authorized for repurchase under the Company's stock repurchase program and declared its regular quarterly cash dividend.
Home BancShares, Inc. ( HOMB ) Q3 2026 Earnings Call October 15, 2026 2:00 PM EDT Company Participants Donna Townsell - Senior EVP, Director of Investor Relations, Corporate Secretary & Director John Allison - Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO John Tipton - Chief Operating Officer Kevin Hester - President & Chief Lending Officer Christopher Poulton - President of Centennial Commercial Finance Group Brian Davis - CFO, Treasurer & Director Conference Call Participants Wood Lay - Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc., Research Division Jon Arfstrom - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division Brett Rabatin - StoneX Financial, Inc., Research Division Matt Olney - Stephens Inc., Research Division Michael Rose - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division David Rochester - Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Research Division Edward Najarian Brian Martin - Brean Capital, LLC, Research Division Presentation Operator Greetings ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Home BancShares, Inc. Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Call.
Home BancShares NYSE: HOMB reported record third-quarter earnings of $129.1 million, or $0.65 per share, as the bank cited margin expansion, disciplined funding costs, continued share repurchases and progress on a large Texas commercial-and-industrial credit.