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First Financial sets October 27 results. First Financial Bancorp stock sits 13.08 percent below high

Published on 10/05/2026 at 15:46 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

First Financial Bancorp stock costs EUR 18.20 on October 5, 2026 versus EUR 18.30. Assets totaled USD 22.4 billion on June 30, 2026.

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First Financial Bancorp (ISIN US3198291078) was trading at EUR 18.20 at Lang & Schwarz on October 5, 2026 at 3:34 p.m. CEST, minus 0.55 percent versus the prior close of EUR 18.30. The bank announced on October 2, 2026 that it expects to release third-quarter 2026 financial results after market close on October 27, 2026, according to Yahoo Finance.

October 27 marks the next report

The scheduled release gives investors a firm date for the next test of First Financial's earnings momentum. The conference call and webcast are set for October 28, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time, with the event details carried in the same October 2 company announcement.

The timing matters because the bank's most recent reported quarter showed mixed signals. A September 25 Nasdaq report said First Financial posted USD 0.73 in earnings per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, against a USD 0.7871 consensus estimate, while revenue reached USD 242.5 million, below the USD 275.4 million estimate.

Assets reached USD 22.4 billion

First Financial's investor-relations page reported USD 22.4 billion in assets, USD 13.7 billion in loans, USD 17.6 billion in deposits and USD 3.0 billion in shareholders' equity as of June 30, 2026. The bank also reported USD 4.6 billion in wealth-management assets under management and 151 full-service banking centers across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois, according to First Financial Bancorp.

The balance-sheet scale provides the key context for the October report: deposits were 21.74 percent below assets on the same June 30, 2026 snapshot, while shareholders' equity equaled 13.34 percent of assets. Those ratios are descriptive, not forecasts, but they show why loan growth, deposit costs and net interest income will matter in the next update.

Stock sits 13.08 percent below high

On Nasdaq, FFBC was trading at USD 31.51 on October 5, 2026 at 9:45 a.m. ET, with a USD 23.06 to USD 36.25 52-week range and a market capitalization of USD 3.3 billion. The USD 31.51 quote stood 13.08 percent below the USD 36.25 high.

Truist Securities upgraded First Financial from Hold to Buy and set a USD 37.00 price target on September 24, 2026, as reported by TradingView. The target was 17.42 percent above the Nasdaq price of USD 31.51, keeping analyst expectations as a separate benchmark ahead of the October results.

Stock trades at EUR 18.20

First Financial Bancorp was trading at EUR 18.20 at Lang & Schwarz on October 5, 2026 at 3:34 p.m. CEST, minus 0.55 percent versus the Lang & Schwarz prior close of EUR 18.30. The next scheduled company event is the third-quarter report after market close on October 27, 2026.