BANCFIRST CORPORATION REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER EARNINGS
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BancFirst (NASDAQ GS:BANF) reported Q4 2025 net income $59.5M (diluted EPS $1.75) versus $56.5M ($1.68) in Q4 2024. Net interest income rose to $127.7M from $115.9M, aided by higher loan volume and the Nov 17, 2025 acquisition of American Bank of Oklahoma for $33M. Total assets were $14.84B and loans were $8.54B at Dec 31, 2025. Noninterest income increased to $53.3M (includes $4.5M gain on Visa B-1 stock sale). Noninterest expense grew to $107.4M, driven by higher other real estate owned expense and payroll. Asset quality remained stable: nonaccrual loans $61.1M (0.72% of loans) and allowance for credit losses 1.22% of loans.
Positive
- Full-year net income +11.2% to $240.61M (2025 vs 2024)
- Q4 net interest income +10.2% to $127.7M
- Acquisition of American Bank of Oklahoma for $33M added ~$413M in assets
- Noninterest income increased to $53.3M including $4.5M Visa B-1 stock gain
Negative
- Q4 noninterest expense +16.3% to $107.4M
- Efficiency ratio worsened to 59.33% from 56.67% (+266 bps)
- Net expense from other real estate owned increased by $5.6M in Q4
Market Reaction
Following this news, BANF has declined 5.77%, reflecting a notable negative market reaction. Our momentum scanner has triggered 2 alerts so far, indicating moderate trading interest and price volatility. The stock is currently trading at $110.59. This price movement has removed approximately $226M from the company's valuation.
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Key Figures
Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
BANF is up 1.22% while key regional peers (IBOC, ASB, AUB, IFS, SFBS) are modestly negative, indicating a stock-specific earnings reaction rather than a sector-wide move.
Previous Earnings Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | Quarterly earnings | Positive | -1.5% | Q3 2025 earnings with higher net income and net interest income. |
| Jul 17 | Quarterly earnings | Positive | +3.1% | Q2 2025 earnings showing strong net income and loan-driven growth. |
| Apr 17 | Quarterly earnings | Positive | +3.2% | Q1 2025 results with higher net income and stable NIM at 3.70%. |
| Jan 23 | Quarterly earnings | Positive | -2.1% | Q4 2024 earnings with record net income and modest asset quality shifts. |
Recent earnings have produced mixed reactions: two positive and two negative moves despite generally strong results.
Over the last four earnings releases, BancFirst reported rising net interest income, steady margins around 3.7%, and expanding assets above $14B. Net income climbed from $56.5M in Q4 2024 to $62.7M in Q3 2025, with deposits and loans growing alongside solid asset quality. Market reactions have varied, with both rallies and pullbacks following earnings, suggesting investors focus on nuances such as expenses, credit provisioning, and outlook rather than headline growth alone.
Historical Comparison
In the past four earnings releases, average post-earnings moves were about 2.49%. Today’s 1.22% gain is smaller but directionally consistent with generally positive fundamentals.
Earnings across 2024–2025 showed recurring record profits, expanding assets and deposits, and stable net interest margins, now supplemented by the American Bank of Oklahoma acquisition.
Regulatory & Risk Context
An effective Form S-3ASR shelf, filed on August 5, 2025, allows BancFirst to offer common stock as needed. No usage has been recorded yet, so the shelf remains available as a potential future capital-raising tool.
Market Pulse Summary
The stock is down -5.8% following this news. A negative reaction despite record earnings would fit prior divergence episodes, such as Q3 2025 and Q4 2024, when shares fell after strong reports. Investors may focus on rising noninterest expenses, including other real estate costs, even as Q4 2025 net income reached $59.5M. With an effective S-3ASR shelf from August 2025 still unused, the possibility of future equity issuance can also weigh on sentiment, despite solid margins and asset quality.
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The Company's net interest income for the three-months ended December 31, 2025 increased to
Noninterest income for the quarter totaled
Noninterest expense grew to
At December 31, 2025, the Company's total assets were
Asset quality was strong through the quarter. Nonaccrual loans of
On November 17, 2025, the Company acquired American Bank of
BancFirst Corporation CEO David Harlow commented, "The Company reported record net income and record earnings per share for the fifth consecutive year. Loan growth, a stable net interest margin and solid growth in most all non-interest income categories contributed positively to the year's results. We closed on our previously announced acquisition of American Bank of
BancFirst Corporation (the Company) is an
The Company may make forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to earnings, credit quality, corporate objectives, interest rates and other financial and business matters. Forward-looking statements include estimates and give management's current expectations or forecasts of future events. The Company cautions readers that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including economic conditions, the performance of financial markets and interest rates; legislative and regulatory actions and reforms; competition; as well as other factors, all of which change over time. Actual results may differ materially from forward-looking statements.
BancFirst Corporation | ||||||||||
2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
4th Qtr | 3rd Qtr | 2nd Qtr | 1st Qtr | 4th Qtr | ||||||
Condensed Income Statements: | ||||||||||
Net interest income | $ 127,667 | $ 125,615 | $ 121,256 | $ 115,949 | $ 115,917 | |||||
Provision for credit losses on loans | (1,975) | 4,222 | 1,239 | 1,461 | (1,400) | |||||
Provision for off-balance sheet credit exposures | 234 | 216 | 148 | 125 | - | |||||
Noninterest income: | ||||||||||
Trust revenue | 5,933 | 5,850 | 5,795 | 5,539 | 5,551 | |||||
Service charges on deposits | 18,393 | 18,131 | 17,741 | 16,804 | 18,133 | |||||
Securities transactions | 964 | 492 | (740) | (333) | 355 | |||||
Sales of loans | 781 | 916 | 830 | 636 | 731 | |||||
Insurance commissions | 7,643 | 8,954 | 7,920 | 10,410 | 7,914 | |||||
Cash management | 10,120 | 10,338 | 10,573 | 10,051 | 9,221 | |||||
Other | 9,499 | 5,185 | 5,929 | 5,787 | 5,114 | |||||
Total noninterest income | 53,333 | 49,866 | 48,048 | 48,894 | 47,019 | |||||
Noninterest expense: | ||||||||||
Salaries and employee benefits | 58,570 | 57,681 | 55,147 | 54,593 | 54,327 | |||||
Occupancy expense, net | 6,946 | 6,434 | 6,037 | 5,753 | 5,977 | |||||
Depreciation | 4,872 | 4,725 | 4,691 | 4,808 | 4,593 | |||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 836 | 862 | 862 | 886 | 887 | |||||
Data processing services | 3,041 | 2,901 | 2,985 | 2,892 | 2,726 | |||||
Net expense from other real estate owned | 12,044 | 2,778 | 2,941 | 2,658 | 6,446 | |||||
Marketing and business promotion | 3,121 | 2,126 | 2,325 | 2,461 | 2,719 | |||||
Deposit insurance | 1,692 | 1,736 | 1,675 | 1,725 | 1,653 | |||||
Other | 16,268 | 12,829 | 11,536 | 16,403 | 13,007 | |||||
Total noninterest expense | 107,390 | 92,072 | 88,199 | 92,179 | 92,335 | |||||
Income before income taxes | 75,351 | 78,971 | 79,718 | 71,078 | 72,001 | |||||
Income tax expense | 15,854 | 16,317 | 17,371 | 14,966 | 15,525 | |||||
Net income | $ 59,497 | $ 62,654 | $ 62,347 | $ 56,112 | $ 56,476 | |||||
Per Common Share Data: | ||||||||||
Net income-basic | $ 1.78 | $ 1.88 | $ 1.87 | $ 1.69 | $ 1.71 | |||||
Net income-diluted | 1.75 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.66 | 1.68 | |||||
Cash dividends declared | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | |||||
Common shares outstanding | 33,539,032 | 33,329,247 | 33,272,131 | 33,241,564 | 33,216,519 | |||||
Average common shares outstanding - | ||||||||||
Basic | 33,423,922 | 33,310,290 | 33,255,015 | 33,232,788 | 33,172,530 | |||||
Diluted | 33,906,434 | 33,864,129 | 33,795,243 | 33,768,873 | 33,750,993 | |||||
Performance Ratios: | ||||||||||
Return on average assets | 1.60 % | 1.76 % | 1.79 % | 1.66 % | 1.67 % | |||||
Return on average stockholders' equity | 13.02 | 14.18 | 14.74 | 13.85 | 14.04 | |||||
Net interest margin | 3.71 | 3.79 | 3.75 | 3.70 | 3.68 | |||||
Efficiency ratio | 59.33 | 52.47 | 52.10 | 55.92 | 56.67 | |||||
BancFirst Corporation | ||||||||||
2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
4th Qtr | 3rd Qtr | 2nd Qtr | 1st Qtr | 4th Qtr | ||||||
Balance Sheet Data: | ||||||||||
Total assets | ||||||||||
Interest-bearing deposits with banks | 4,177,406 | 3,849,736 | 3,737,763 | 3,706,328 | 3,315,932 | |||||
Debt securities | 924,948 | 1,015,941 | 1,104,604 | 1,167,441 | 1,211,754 | |||||
Total loans | 8,544,634 | 8,287,167 | 8,124,497 | 8,102,810 | 8,033,183 | |||||
Allowance for credit losses | (104,299) | (99,511) | (96,988) | (100,455) | (99,497) | |||||
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits | 3,897,613 | 3,816,389 | 3,967,626 | 4,027,797 | 3,907,060 | |||||
Money market and interest-bearing checking deposits | 5,610,882 | 5,393,791 | 5,301,439 | 5,393,995 | 5,231,327 | |||||
Savings deposits | 1,318,062 | 1,251,394 | 1,205,602 | 1,174,685 | 1,110,020 | |||||
Time deposits | 1,843,836 | 1,656,813 | 1,581,525 | 1,530,273 | 1,470,139 | |||||
Total deposits | 12,670,393 | 12,118,387 | 12,056,192 | 12,126,750 | 11,718,546 | |||||
Stockholders' equity | 1,854,125 | 1,782,801 | 1,728,038 | 1,672,827 | 1,621,187 | |||||
Book value per common share | 55.28 | 53.49 | 51.94 | 50.32 | 48.81 | |||||
Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP)(1) | 49.20 | 47.71 | 46.12 | 44.47 | 42.92 | |||||
Balance Sheet Ratios: | ||||||||||
Average loans to deposits | 66.43 % | 67.32 % | 67.11 % | 68.08 % | 69.63 % | |||||
Average earning assets to total assets | 93.00 | 93.00 | 92.97 | 93.10 | 93.14 | |||||
Average stockholders' equity to average assets | 12.33 | 12.38 | 12.14 | 12.00 | 11.87 | |||||
Asset Quality Data: | ||||||||||
Past due loans | $ 7,506 | $ 7,959 | $ 7,515 | $ 5,120 | $ 7,739 | |||||
Nonaccrual loans (3) | 61,130 | 57,266 | 49,878 | 56,371 | 57,984 | |||||
Other real estate owned and repossessed assets | 49,116 | 53,233 | 53,022 | 35,542 | 33,665 | |||||
Nonaccrual loans to total loans | 0.72 % | 0.69 % | 0.61 % | 0.70 % | 0.72 % | |||||
Allowance to total loans | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.24 | 1.24 | |||||
Allowance to nonaccrual loans | 170.62 | 173.77 | 194.45 | 178.20 | 171.59 | |||||
Net charge-offs to average loans | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |||||
Reconciliation of Tangible Book Value Per Common Share (non-GAAP)(2): | ||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | $ 1,854,125 | $ 1,782,801 | $ 1,728,038 | $ 1,672,827 | $ 1,621,187 | |||||
Less goodwill | 182,739 | 182,263 | 182,263 | 182,263 | 182,263 | |||||
Less intangible assets, net | 21,357 | 10,548 | 11,410 | 12,272 | 13,158 | |||||
Tangible stockholders' equity (non-GAAP) | $ 1,650,029 | $ 1,589,990 | $ 1,534,365 | $ 1,478,292 | $ 1,425,766 | |||||
Common shares outstanding | 33,539,032 | 33,329,247 | 33,272,131 | 33,241,564 | 33,216,519 | |||||
Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP) | $ 49.20 | $ 47.71 | $ 46.12 | $ 44.47 | $ 42.92 | |||||
(1) Refer to the "Reconciliation of Tangible Book Value per Common Share (non-GAAP)" Table. | ||||||||||
(2) Tangible book value per common share is stockholders' equity less goodwill and intangible assets, net, divided by common shares outstanding. This amount is a non-GAAP | ||||||||||
(3) Government Agencies guarantee approximately |
BancFirst Corporation | ||||
Twelve months ended | ||||
December 31, | ||||
2025 | 2024 | |||
Condensed Income Statements: | ||||
Net interest income | $ 490,487 | $ 446,874 | ||
Provision for credit losses on loans | 4,947 | 9,004 | ||
Provision for off-balance sheet credit exposures | 723 | - | ||
Noninterest income: | ||||
Trust revenue | 23,117 | 21,801 | ||
Service charges on deposits | 71,069 | 69,564 | ||
Securities transactions | 383 | 97 | ||
Sales of loans | 3,163 | 2,676 | ||
Insurance commissions | 34,927 | 33,428 | ||
Cash management | 41,082 | 36,210 | ||
Other | 26,400 | 20,799 | ||
Total noninterest income | 200,141 | 184,575 | ||
Noninterest expense: | ||||
Salaries and employee benefits | 225,991 | 211,998 | ||
Occupancy expense, net | 25,170 | 22,192 | ||
Depreciation | 19,096 | 18,135 | ||
Amortization of intangible assets | 3,446 | 3,546 | ||
Data processing services | 11,819 | 10,758 | ||
Net expense from other real estate owned | 20,421 | 13,055 | ||
Marketing and business promotion | 10,033 | 9,389 | ||
Deposit insurance | 6,828 | 6,350 | ||
Other | 57,036 | 51,741 | ||
Total noninterest expense | 379,840 | 347,164 | ||
Income before income taxes | 305,118 | 275,281 | ||
Income tax expense | 64,508 | 58,927 | ||
Net income | $ 240,610 | $ 216,354 | ||
Per Common Share Data: | ||||
Net income-basic | $ 7.22 | $ 6.55 | ||
Net income-diluted | 7.11 | 6.44 | ||
Cash dividends declared | 1.90 | 1.78 | ||
Common shares outstanding | 33,539,032 | 33,216,519 | ||
Average common shares outstanding - | ||||
Basic | 33,306,040 | 33,055,152 | ||
Diluted | 33,837,333 | 33,617,015 | ||
Performance Ratios: | ||||
Return on average assets | 1.70 % | 1.68 % | ||
Return on average stockholders' equity | 13.93 | 14.23 | ||
Net interest margin | 3.74 | 3.73 | ||
Efficiency ratio | 55.00 | 54.98 | ||
BancFirst Corporation | |||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||
December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||
Interest | Average | Interest | Average | ||||||||||
Average | Income/ | Yield/ | Average | Income/ | Yield/ | ||||||||
Balance | Expense | Rate | Balance | Expense | Rate | ||||||||
ASSETS | |||||||||||||
Earning assets: | |||||||||||||
Loans | $ 8,361,327 | $ 145,747 | 6.92 | % | $ 8,161,998 | $ 566,155 | 6.94 | % | |||||
Securities – taxable | 990,344 | 6,269 | 2.51 | 1,096,087 | 26,676 | 2.43 | |||||||
Securities – tax exempt | 4,523 | 48 | 4.17 | 2,523 | 103 | 4.07 | |||||||
Interest bearing deposits with banks and FFS | 4,324,507 | 43,050 | 3.95 | 3,887,286 | 168,067 | 4.32 | |||||||
Total earning assets | 13,680,701 | 195,114 | 5.66 | 13,147,894 | 761,001 | 5.79 | |||||||
Nonearning assets: | |||||||||||||
Cash and due from banks | 219,243 | 212,530 | |||||||||||
Interest receivable and other assets | 913,585 | 873,924 | |||||||||||
Allowance for credit losses | (102,881) | (99,488) | |||||||||||
Total nonearning assets | 1,029,947 | 986,966 | |||||||||||
Total assets | $ 14,710,648 | $ 14,134,860 | |||||||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||||
Interest bearing liabilities: | |||||||||||||
Money market and interest-bearing checking deposits | $ 5,529,879 | $ 39,587 | 2.84 | % | $ 5,385,919 | $ 162,133 | 3.01 | % | |||||
Savings deposits | 1,283,474 | 9,156 | 2.83 | 1,209,949 | 37,193 | 3.07 | |||||||
Time deposits | 1,745,324 | 17,342 | 3.94 | 1,609,022 | 65,986 | 4.10 | |||||||
Short-term borrowings | 13,327 | 131 | 3.91 | 7,046 | 289 | 4.10 | |||||||
Long-term borrowings | 9,750 | 44 | 1.79 | 2,458 | 44 | 1.79 | |||||||
Subordinated debt | 86,206 | 1,031 | 4.74 | 86,184 | 4,122 | 4.78 | |||||||
Total interest bearing liabilities | 8,667,960 | 67,291 | 3.08 | 8,300,578 | 269,767 | 3.25 | |||||||
Interest free funds: | |||||||||||||
Noninterest bearing deposits | 4,027,236 | 3,937,258 | |||||||||||
Interest payable and other liabilities | 202,158 | 170,203 | |||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | 1,813,294 | 1,726,821 | |||||||||||
Total interest free funds | 6,042,688 | 5,834,282 | |||||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ 14,710,648 | $ 14,134,860 | |||||||||||
Net interest income | $ 127,823 | $ 491,234 | |||||||||||
Net interest spread | 2.58 | % | 2.54 | % | |||||||||
Effect of interest free funds | 1.13 | % | 1.20 | % | |||||||||
Net interest margin | 3.71 | % | 3.74 | % | |||||||||
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