Renasant Corporation Announces Earnings for the First Quarter of 2026 and an Increase in Its Quarterly Dividend

TUPELO, Miss., April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Renasant Corporation (NYSE: RNST) (the “Company”) today announced earnings results for the first quarter of 2026.

The Company also announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per share to be paid June 30, 2026, to shareholders of record as of June 16, 2026. This represents a $0.01 increase in the Company’s quarterly dividend.

“Two years ago, we challenged ourselves by setting aspirational goals to improve the financial performance of Renasant. The strong financial results for the first quarter exceeded the goals we set for ourselves and reflect the strong performance of our team. We are also pleased to announce our second dividend increase within the last six months,” remarked Kevin D. Chapman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “We believe we are well positioned to build upon this success in future quarters as our team remains focused on growing customer relationships and hiring talent throughout our Southeastern markets.”

Quarterly Highlights

Performance Metrics

• Return on assets was 1.33% for the first quarter of 2026, up from 0.94% in the first quarter of 2025
• Return on average equity for the first quarter of 2026 was 9.20%, up from 6.25% in the first quarter of 2025
• Return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾ was 16.36% for the first quarter of 2026, up from 10.16% in the first quarter of 2025
• Our efficiency ratio improved to 55.73% for the first quarter of 2026, down from 65.51% in the first quarter of 2025, and the adjusted efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾ improved to 52.82% for the first quarter of 2026, down from 64.43% in the first quarter of 2025

Earnings

• Net income for the first quarter of 2026 was $88.2 million; diluted EPS and adjusted diluted EPS (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾ were $0.94 and $0.93, respectively
• Net interest income (fully tax equivalent) for the first quarter of 2026 was $228.4 million, down $3.9 million linked quarter
• For the first quarter of 2026, net interest margin was 3.87%, down 2 basis points linked quarter. Adjusted net interest margin (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾ was 3.61%, down 1 basis point linked quarter
• Cost of total deposits was 1.94% for the first quarter of 2026, down 3 basis points linked quarter
• Noninterest income decreased $0.9 million linked quarter
• Mortgage banking income increased $0.5 million linked quarter. The mortgage division generated $542.3 million in interest rate lock volume in the first quarter of 2026, up $52.8 million linked quarter. Gain on sale margin was 1.85% for the first quarter of 2026, down 14 basis points linked quarter
• Noninterest expense decreased $15.4 million linked quarter, which includes a $10.6 million decrease in merger and conversion related expenses. The Company continued to realize cost savings from the integration with The First Bancshares, Inc. in the first quarter of 2026

Balance Sheet

• Loans decreased $71.8 million linked quarter, representing a 1.5% annualized net loan decrease
• Securities increased $225.3 million linked quarter. The Company purchased $379.0 million in securities during the first quarter which was offset by a negative fair market value adjustment in the Company’s available-for-sale portfolio of $15.9 million and cash flows related to principal payments, calls and maturities of $141.5 million
• Deposits at March 31, 2026 increased $626.4 million linked quarter. Seasonal increases in public fund deposits contributed $380.4 million to the overall increase. Noninterest bearing deposits increased $139.5 million linked quarter and represented 23.5% of total deposits at March 31, 2026

Capital and Stock Repurchase Program

• Book value per share and tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾ both increased 1.4% linked quarter
• During the first quarter of 2026, the Company repurchased $75.0 million of common stock at a weighted average price of $39.53. In April, an additional $25.0 million has been repurchased at a weighted average price of $38.36
• Effective April 28, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors increased the amount authorized for repurchase under the Company’s stock repurchase program by $100.0 million. This plan, under which the Company is authorized to repurchase outstanding shares of its common stock either in open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, will remain in effect until the earlier of October 2026 or the repurchase of the entire amount authorized under the plan. With this increase, as of April 28, 2026, approximately $136.8 million in repurchase authorization remains available under the program.

Credit Quality

• The Company recorded a provision for credit losses on loans and unfunded commitments of $4.2 million and $3.9 million, respectively for the first quarter of 2026, representing a decrease of $1.2 million and $1.6 million, respectively, linked quarter
• The ratio of the allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans was 1.56% at March 31, 2026, up 2 basis points linked quarter
• The coverage ratio, or the allowance for credit losses on loans to nonperforming loans, was 147.71% at March 31, 2026, compared to 167.00% at December 31, 2025
• Net loan charge-offs for the first quarter of 2026 were $2.3 million, or 0.05% annualized, down $6.8 million linked quarter
• Nonperforming loans to total loans increased to 1.06% at March 31, 2026 compared to 0.92% at December 31, 2025, and criticized loans (which include classified and Special Mention loans) to total loans decreased to 2.77% at March 31, 2026, compared to 2.94% at December 31, 2025

⁽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

⁽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

Capital and Balance Sheet Ratios

⁽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

Mortgage Banking Income

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

Balance Sheet

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

⁽¹⁾ Interest-bearing demand deposits include interest-bearing transactional accounts and money market deposits.

Loan Portfolio

Credit Quality and Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION:
A live audio webcast of a conference call with analysts will be available beginning at 10:00 AM Eastern Time (9:00 AM Central Time) on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

The webcast is accessible through Renasant’s investor relations website at www.renasant.com or https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=SgFaqN4L. To access the conference via telephone, dial 1-877-513-1143 in the United States and request the Renasant Corporation 2026 First Quarter Earnings Webcast and Conference Call. International participants should dial 1-412-902-4145 to access the conference call.

The webcast will be archived on www.renasant.com after the call and will remain accessible for one year. A replay can be accessed via telephone by dialing 1-855-669-9658 in the United States and entering conference number 8054019 or by dialing 1-412-317-0088 internationally and entering the same conference number. Telephone replay access is available until May 13, 2026.

ABOUT RENASANT CORPORATION:
Renasant Corporation is the parent of Renasant Bank, a 122-year-old financial services institution. Renasant has assets of approximately $27.1 billion and operates 282 banking, lending, mortgage and wealth management offices throughout the Southeast and also offers factoring and asset-based lending on a nationwide basis.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
This press release may contain, or incorporate by reference, statements about Renasant Corporation that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “believes,” “expects,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “plans,” “potential,” “focus,” “possible,” “may increase,” “may fluctuate,” “will likely result,” or similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would” and “could,” are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. Forward-looking statements include information about the Company’s future financial performance, business strategy, projected plans and objectives and are based on the current beliefs and expectations of management. The Company’s management believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, but they are all inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. Actual results may differ from those indicated or implied in the forward-looking statements, and such differences may be material. Prospective investors are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and, accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made.

Important factors currently known to management that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include the following: (i) the Company’s ability to efficiently integrate acquisitions into its operations, retain the customers of these businesses, grow the acquired operations and realize the cost savings expected from an acquisition to the extent and in the timeframe anticipated by management (including the possibility that such cost savings will not be realized when expected, or at all, as a result of the impact of, or challenges arising from, the integration of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities into the Company, potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, or as a result of other unexpected factors or events); (ii) potential exposure to unknown or contingent risks and liabilities the Company has acquired or may acquire; (iii) the effect of economic conditions and interest rates on a national, regional or international basis; (iv) timing and success of the implementation of changes in operations to achieve enhanced earnings or effect cost savings; (v) our ability to remediate the material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting identified in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K; (vi) competitive pressures in the consumer finance, commercial finance, financial services, asset management, retail banking, factoring and mortgage lending and auto lending industries; (vii) the financial resources of, and products available from, competitors; (viii) changes in laws and regulations as well as changes in accounting standards; (ix) changes in governmental and regulatory policy, whether applicable specifically to financial institutions or impacting the United States generally (such as, for example, changes in trade policy); (x) changes in the securities and foreign exchange markets; (xi) the Company’s potential growth, including its entrance or expansion into new markets, and the need for sufficient capital to support that growth; (xii) changes in the quality or composition of the Company’s loan or investment portfolios, including adverse developments in borrower industries or in the repayment ability of individual borrowers or issuers of investment securities, or the impact of interest rates on the value of the Company’s investment securities portfolio; (xiii) an insufficient allowance for credit losses as a result of inaccurate assumptions; (xiv) changes in the sources and costs of the capital the Company uses to make loans and otherwise fund the Company’s operations, due to deposit outflows, changes in the mix of deposits and the cost and availability of borrowings; (xv) general economic, market or business conditions, including the impact of inflation; (xvi) changes in demand for loan and deposit products and other financial services; (xvii) concentrations of credit or deposit exposure; (xviii) changes or the lack of changes in interest rates, yield curves and interest rate spread relationships; (xix) losses resulting from fraudulent activity, including loan and deposit fraud and social engineering attacks targeting our customers, employees and third party vendors; (xx) increased cybersecurity risk, including potential network breaches, business disruptions or financial losses, including as a result of sophisticated attacks using artificial intelligence (“AI”) and similar tools; (xxi) civil unrest, natural disasters, epidemics and other catastrophic events in the Company’s geographic area; (xxii) geopolitical conditions, including acts or threats of terrorism and actions taken by the United States or other governments in response to acts or threats of terrorism and/or military conflicts, which could impact business and economic conditions in the United States and abroad; (xxiii) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes, including the rapid development of AI technologies; and (xxiv) other circumstances, many of which are beyond management’s control.

Management believes that the assumptions underlying the Company’s forward-looking statements are reasonable, but any of the assumptions could prove to be inaccurate. Investors are urged to carefully consider the risks described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) from time to time, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are available at www.renasant.com and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Company undertakes no obligation, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, except as required by federal securities laws.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES:
In addition to results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”), this press release and the presentation slides furnished to the SEC on the same Form 8-K as this release contain non-GAAP financial measures, namely, (i) adjusted loan yield, (ii) adjusted net interest income and margin, (iii) pre-provision net revenue (including on an as-adjusted basis), (iv) adjusted net revenue and net income, (v) adjusted diluted earnings per share, (vi) tangible book value per share, (vii) the tangible common equity ratio, (viii) the adjusted return on average assets and on average equity and certain other performance ratios (namely, the ratio of pre-provision net revenue to average assets and the return on average tangible assets and on average tangible common equity (including each of the foregoing on an as-adjusted basis)), (ix) adjusted noninterest expense, and (x) the adjusted efficiency ratio.

These non-GAAP financial measures adjust GAAP financial measures to exclude intangible assets, including related amortization, and/or certain gains or charges (such as, for the first quarter of 2026, gains on sales of mortgage servicing rights), with respect to which the Company is unable to accurately predict when these charges will be incurred or, when incurred, the amount thereof. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures when evaluating capital utilization and adequacy. In addition, the Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate the making of period-to-period comparisons and are meaningful indicators of its operating performance, particularly because these measures are widely used by industry analysts for companies with merger and acquisition activities. Also, because intangible assets such as goodwill and the core deposit intangible can vary extensively from company to company and, as to intangible assets, are excluded from the calculation of a financial institution’s regulatory capital, the Company believes that the presentation of this non-GAAP financial information allows readers to more easily compare the Company’s results to information provided in other regulatory reports and the results of other companies. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the tables below under the caption “Non-GAAP Reconciliations”.

None of the non-GAAP financial information that the Company has included in this release or the accompanying presentation slides are intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for any measure prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors should note that, because there are no standardized definitions for the calculations as well as the results, the Company’s calculations may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Also, there may be limits in the usefulness of these measures to investors. As a result, the Company encourages readers to consider its consolidated financial statements in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

Non-GAAP Reconciliations

⁽¹⁾ Tax effect is calculated based on the respective legal entity’s appropriate federal and state tax rates (as applicable) for the period, and includes the estimated impact of both current and deferred tax expense.

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