First Commonwealth Financial (FCF) reported $137.92 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 14.5%. EPS of $0.43 for the same period compares to $0.35 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.96% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $135.26 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.41, the EPS surprise was +4.04%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how First Commonwealth Financial performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Core Efficiency Ratio: 52.8% compared to the 53.7% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net interest margin (FTE): 4% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 3.9%.
- Total Interest-Earning Assets (FTE): $11.31 billion compared to the $11.43 billion average estimate based on two analysts.
- Gain on sale of mortgage loans: $1.94 million compared to the $2.05 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Total Non-Interest Income: $24.72 million compared to the $24 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of First Commonwealth Financial have returned +2.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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