Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. ( NWBI ) Q3 2026 Earnings Call October 27, 2026 9:00 AM EDT Company Participants Michael Perry - Managing Director of Corporate Development & Strategy Louis Torchio - President, CEO & Director Douglas Schosser - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Jeff Rulis - D.A. Davidson & Co., Research Division Daniel Tamayo - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Brian Foran - Truist Securities, Inc., Research Division David Bishop - Hovde Group, LLC, Research Division Emily Noelle Lee - Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc., Research Division Matthew Breese - Stephens Inc., Research Division Manuel Navas - Piper Sandler & Co., Research Division Daniel Tamayo - CGS International Presentation Operator Good morning.

The headline numbers for Northwest Bancshares (NWBI) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended September 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

Northwest Bancshares (NWBI) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.35 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate . This compares to earnings of $0.29 per share a year ago.

Record total revenue and net interest income Adjusted diluted EPS (non-GAAP) of $0.35 per share 31% average C&I loan growth from prior year Credit quality remained strong with annualized net charge-offs of 0.15% and nonperforming loans of 0.74% COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: NWBI) announced net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 of $51 million, or $0.34 per diluted share. This represents an increase of $48 million compared to the same quarter last year, when net income was $3 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, and a decrease of $3 million compared to the prior quarter, when net income was $54 million, or $0.36 per diluted share.