Financial Institutions, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results

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Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI) reported Q2 2025 net income of $17.5 million, up from $16.9 million in Q1 2025 but down from $25.6 million in Q2 2024. Earnings per diluted share were $0.85, compared to $0.81 in Q1 2025 and $1.62 in Q2 2024.

Key highlights include a net interest margin of 3.49%, up 14 basis points from Q1, and net interest income of $49.1 million, representing a 4.8% increase quarter-over-quarter. Total loans stood at $4.54 billion, while deposits were $5.16 billion, down 4.0% from Q1 2025 due to seasonal public deposit outflows and Banking-as-a-Service wind-down.

The company maintained strong capital ratios with a Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 10.84% and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per common share.

Positive

• Net income increased 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $17.5 million
• Net interest margin expanded to 3.49%, up 62 basis points year-over-year
• Net interest income grew 19.2% year-over-year to $49.1 million
• Efficiency ratio maintained below 60%
• Strong capital position with CET1 ratio of 10.84%

Negative

• Net income decreased 31.6% year-over-year from $25.6 million
• Total deposits declined 4.0% quarter-over-quarter
• Nonperforming assets ratio increased to 0.53% from 0.41% year-over-year
• Consumer indirect loan portfolio decreased 6.8% year-over-year
• Noninterest expenses increased 8.2% year-over-year to $35.7 million

Insights

Financial Analyst

FISI's Q2 results show sequential improvement but year-over-year declines, with encouraging margin expansion offsetting deposit challenges.

Financial Institutions reported a sequential improvement in Q2 2025, with $17.5 million net income ($17.2 million available to common shareholders), up from $16.9 million in Q1. However, this represents a substantial decline from the $25.6 million reported in Q2 2024, though that quarter benefited from a $13.5 million pre-tax gain from selling their insurance business.

The bank's net interest margin expanded to 3.49%, up 14 basis points quarter-over-quarter and 62 basis points year-over-year. This margin improvement drove net interest income to $49.1 million, increasing 4.8% sequentially and 19.2% year-over-year – a significant bright spot in their performance.

On the balance sheet, total loans decreased slightly by 0.4% from the previous quarter to $4.54 billion, with growth in commercial business loans (+2.4%) offset by declines in consumer indirect lending. More concerning was the 4.0% decline in deposits to $5.16 billion, driven by seasonal public deposit outflows and their strategic wind-down of Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) offerings.

The bank's efficiency ratio remained below 60% with return on average assets at 1.13% and return on average equity at 11.78% – solid profitability metrics despite the challenges. Expense management will be crucial going forward, as noninterest expenses increased to $35.7 million from $33.7 million in Q1 and $33.0 million a year ago, with management noting some expenses are non-recurring.

The capital position improved with tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio at 8.61%, up from 8.15% in Q1 and 6.41% a year ago, boosted by their Q4 2024 capital raise and investment securities restructuring. This stronger capital base provides flexibility as they navigate through challenging operating conditions.

WARSAW, N.Y., July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI) (the "Company," "we" or "us"), parent company of Five Star Bank (the "Bank") and Courier Capital, LLC ("Courier Capital"), today reported financial and operational results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.

The Company reported net income of $17.5 million in the second quarter of 2025, compared to $16.9 million in the first quarter of 2025 and $25.6 million in the second quarter of 2024. After preferred dividends, net income available to common shareholders was $17.2 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2025, compared to $16.5 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2025, and $25.3 million, or $1.62 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2024. The Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $2.6 million in the current quarter, compared to $2.9 million in the linked quarter and $2.0 million in the prior year quarter.

Second Quarter 2025 Highlights:

• Net interest margin of 3.49% for second quarter of 2025 was up 14 and 62 basis points from the linked and year-ago quarters, respectively, while net interest income of $49.1 million for second quarter of 2025 increased $2.3 million, or 4.8%, from the first quarter of 2025 and $7.9 million, or 19.2%, from the second quarter of 2024.
• Noninterest income was $10.6 million in the second quarter of 2025, compared to $10.4 million in the linked quarter and $24.0 million in the year-ago quarter, when results benefited from a $13.5 million pre-tax gain associated with the sale of the Company's insurance business.
• Total loans were $4.54 billion at June 30, 2025, reflecting a decrease of $17.3 million, or 0.4%, from March 31, 2025, driven by a decrease in our consumer indirect lending portfolio as pay-downs exceeded originations, and an increase of $74.5 million, or 1.7%, from one year prior.
• Total deposits were $5.16 billion at June 30, 2025, down $216.9 million, or 4.0%, from March 31, 2025, driven by both seasonal public deposit outflows and the previously announced wind-down of the Company's Banking-as-a-Service, or BaaS, offering, and relatively flat compared to one year prior.
• Nonperforming assets to total assets were 0.53% at June 30, 2025, down from 0.63% at the linked quarter-end and up from 0.41% one year prior.
  

"Second quarter 2025 financial results were highlighted by continued margin expansion, increased net interest income and durable noninterest revenues, which allowed us to deliver 4% growth in net income available to common shareholders from the linked first quarter," said President and Chief Executive Officer Martin K. Birmingham. "Profitability continues to be a paramount focus, and we were pleased to maintain an efficiency ratio below 60% and report solid annualized return on average assets and return on average equity of 1.13% and 11.78%, respectively, for the most recent quarter.

"Deposit balances reflect typical seasonality within our public deposit portfolio and total loans were relatively flat with the end of the first quarter, as commercial business lending growth was more than offset by a reduction in consumer indirect balances. Given our strong first quarter loan production and existing pipelines, we continue to expect low single-digit full year loan growth that aligns with our credit-disciplined philosophy."

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer W. Jack Plants II added, "Our results continue to benefit from our team's focus on prudent balance sheet stewardship through redeployment of cash flows into higher yielding assets, active investment portfolio management and our ability to effectively reprice deposits, supporting a six basis point reduction in our overall cost of funds. Expenses in the second quarter were somewhat elevated, in part reflecting timing of certain expenses and some higher costs that we expect to be nonrecurring, and we will remain intently focused on expense management through the coming quarters to support positive operating leverage in 2025."

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income was $49.1 million for the second quarter of 2025, an increase of $2.3 million from the first quarter of 2025, and an increase of $7.9 million from the second quarter of 2024.

Average interest-earning assets for the current quarter of $5.65 billion were flat with the first quarter of 2025, as a $46.9 million increase in average loans was offset by a $32.7 million decrease in the average balance of Federal Reserve interest-earning cash and a $14.0 million decrease in the average balance of investment securities. Average interest-earning assets decreased $114.5 million from the second quarter of 2024, as a $123.2 million decrease in the average balance of investment securities and a $95.1 million decrease in the average balance of Federal Reserve interest-earning cash were partially offset by a $103.8 million increase in average loans.

Average interest-bearing liabilities for the current quarter were $4.52 billion, reflecting an increase of $11.6 million from the linked quarter and a decrease of $29.8 million from the year-ago quarter. The increase from the first quarter of 2025 was primarily due to a $66.4 million increase in average time deposits that was partially offset by a $23.1 million decrease in average savings and money market deposits, a $14.2 million decrease in average interest-bearing demand deposits, a $9.1 million decrease in average short-term borrowings, and an $8.4 million decrease in average long-term borrowings. The year-over-year decrease was due to an $83.4 million decrease in average savings and money market deposits, a $54.0 million decrease in average short-term borrowings, a $10.0 million decrease in average interest-bearing demand deposits, and an $8.2 million decrease in average long-term borrowings, partially offset by a $125.7 million increase in average time deposits. The continued outflow of BaaS-related deposits, following the Company's September 2024 announcement that it would wind-down its BaaS platform, was the primary driver of the reduction in average savings and money market deposits from the linked and year-ago periods.

Net interest margin was 3.49% in the current quarter as compared to 3.35% in the first quarter of 2025, and 2.87% in the second quarter of 2024. Expansion from the linked quarter was due to increases in the average yields of both investment securities and loans, as well as lower average cost of interest-bearing liabilities, reflecting repricing of non-public and reciprocal deposits. Year-over-year margin expansion was driven by an increase in the average yield on investment securities, following the previously disclosed restructuring of the available-for-sale securities portfolio in December 2024, which supported an increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets.

Noninterest Income

The Company reported noninterest income of $10.6 million for the second quarter of 2025, compared to $10.4 million in the first quarter of 2025 and $24.0 million in the second quarter of 2024.

• The Company's sale of its former insurance subsidiary generated a net gain of $13.5 million in the second quarter of 2024.
• Investment advisory income of $2.9 million was $148 thousand higher than the first quarter of 2025 and up $106 thousand from the second quarter of 2024.
• Income from company-owned life insurance ("COLI") of $3.0 million was $188 thousand higher than the first quarter of 2025 and $1.6 million higher than the second quarter of 2024, due to the previously disclosed restructuring of a portion of the Company's COLI portfolio into higher-yielding separate account policies in January 2025.
• Income from investments in limited partnerships of $307 thousand was $108 thousand lower than the first quarter of 2025 and $496 thousand lower than the second quarter of 2024. The Company has made several investments in limited partnerships, primarily small business investment companies, and accounts for these investments under the equity method. Income from these investments fluctuates based on the maturity and performance of the underlying investments.
• Other noninterest income of $1.3 million was $292 thousand lower than the linked quarter and $227 thousand lower than the year-ago quarter.
  

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense was $35.7 million in the second quarter of 2025, compared to $33.7 million in the first quarter of 2025, and $33.0 million in the second quarter of 2024.

• Salaries and employee benefits expense of $18.1 million was $1.2 million higher than the first quarter of 2025 and $2.3 million higher than the second quarter of 2024, reflecting an increase in health insurance benefits due to higher medical claims than in the linked quarter, while the increase from the prior year quarter was primarily due to annual merit increases.
• Occupancy and equipment expense of $4.0 million reflects increases of $392 thousand and $534 thousand from the linked and year-ago quarters, respectively. The linked quarter increase was due in part to timing given a change in facilities maintenance service vendors, as well as costs associated with an ongoing ATM conversion, while the year-over-year variance was due in part to the ATM conversion and upgrade project.
• Professional services expenses of $1.5 million were $240 thousand lower than the first quarter of 2025 and $343 thousand lower than the second quarter of 2024. The linked quarter variance was primarily due to the timing of audit related expenses, while the year-over-year variance was primarily attributable to legal expenses incurred in the second quarter of 2024 related to the Company's previously disclosed deposit-related fraud event.
• Computer and data processing expense of $5.9 million was $392 thousand higher than the first quarter of 2025 and $537 thousand higher than the second quarter of 2024. Both the linked quarter and year-over-year increases were driven by the timing of expenses for in-process technology enhancement and upgrade initiatives.
• The Company recorded deposit-related charged-off items of $233 thousand for the current quarter, compared to charged-off recoveries of $294 thousand in the first quarter of 2025 and charged-off items of $398 thousand in the second quarter of 2024, with the linked quarter variance primarily driven by insurance proceeds received in the first quarter of 2025 related to a past commercial deposit charged-off item.
• Other expense of $3.6 million was down $179 thousand from the linked quarter and down $381 thousand from the year-ago quarter, with the year-over-year variance primarily due to higher interest rate swap collateral charges in the second quarter of 2024.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense was $4.0 million for the second quarter of 2025, compared to $3.7 million in the first quarter of 2025 and $4.5 million in the second quarter of 2024. The Company also recognized federal and state tax benefits related to tax credit investments placed in service and/or amortized during the second quarter of 2025, first quarter of 2025, and second quarter of 2024, resulting in income tax expense reductions of $1.1 million, $1.1 million, and $1.3 million, respectively.

The effective tax rate was 18.4% for the second quarter of 2025, 18.2% for the first quarter of 2025, and 15.0% for the second quarter of 2024. The effective tax rate fluctuates on a quarterly basis primarily due to the level of pre-tax earnings and may differ from statutory rates because of interest income from tax-exempt securities, earnings on COLI, the tax impact of the COLI repositioning, and the impact of tax credit investments.

Balance Sheet and Capital Management

Total assets were $6.14 billion at June 30, 2025, down $196.7 million from March 31, 2025, and flat with June 30, 2024.

Investment securities were $1.01 billion at June 30, 2025, down $31.8 million from March 31, 2025, and flat with June 30, 2024.

Total loans were $4.54 billion at June 30, 2025, a decrease of $17.3 million, or 0.4%, from March 31, 2025, and an increase of $74.5 million, or 1.7%, from June 30, 2024.

• Commercial business loans totaled $726.2 million, up $17.1 million, or 2.4%, from March 31, 2025, and up $12.3 million, or 1.7%, from June 30, 2024.
• Commercial mortgage loans totaled $2.22 billion, a decline of $13.1 million, or 0.6%, from March 31, 2025, and an increase of $129.3 million, or 6.2%, from June 30, 2024.
• Residential real estate loans totaled $647.2 million, up $3.2 million, or 0.5%, from March 31, 2025, and down $470 thousand, or 0.1%, from June 30, 2024.
• Consumer indirect loans totaled $833.5 million, down $19.7 million, or 2.3%, from March 31, 2025, and down $61.1 million, or 6.8%, from June 30, 2024.

Total deposits were $5.16 billion at June 30, 2025, down $216.9 million, or 4.0%, from March 31, 2025, and up $22.7 million, or 0.4%, from June 30, 2024. The decrease from March 31, 2025 was primarily due to seasonally lower public deposit balances in addition to the outflow of BaaS-related deposits. The modest increase from June 30, 2024 reflected a higher level of brokered deposits, which were utilized to offset the anticipated reduction in BaaS-related deposits, as well as lower reciprocal deposit balances. The Company had approximately $7 million in BaaS-related deposits at June 30, 2025, compared to approximately $55 million at March 31, 2025 and approximately $108 million at June 30, 2024. Public deposit balances represented 21% of total deposits at June 30, 2025, 24% at March 31, 2025, and 20% at June 30, 2024.

Short-term borrowings were $101.0 million at June 30, 2025, compared to $55.0 million at March 31, 2025, and $202.0 million at June 30, 2024. Short-term borrowings and brokered deposits have historically been utilized to manage the seasonality of public deposits.

Shareholders' equity was $601.7 million at June 30, 2025, compared to $589.9 million at March 31, 2025, and $467.7 million at June 30, 2024. The linked quarter period-end increase was due to net income, net of dividends, retained, while the year-over-year period end increase was primarily driven by additional paid-in-capital resulting from the common stock capital raise executed in the fourth quarter of 2024 and a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss between period ends following the investment securities restructuring in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Common book value per share was $29.03 at June 30, 2025, an increase of $0.55, or 1.9%, from $28.48 at March 31, 2025, and a decrease of $0.08, or 0.3%, from $29.11 at June 30, 2024. Tangible common book value per share⁽¹⁾ was $26.02 at June 30, 2025, an increase of $0.56, or 2.2%, from $25.46 at March 31, 2025, and an increase of $0.85, or 3.4%, from $25.17 at June 30, 2024. The common equity to assets ratio was 9.51% at June 30, 2025, compared to 9.03% at March 31, 2025, and 7.34% at June 30, 2024. Tangible common equity to tangible assets⁽¹⁾, or the TCE ratio, was 8.61%, 8.15% and 6.41% at June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, respectively. The year-over-year increases in both ratios were attributable to the additional capital raised in the fourth quarter of 2024 and the decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss as a result of the investment securities restructuring in the fourth quarter of 2024.

During the second quarter of 2025, the Company declared a common stock dividend of $0.31 per common share, consistent with the linked quarter and reflecting an increase of $0.01, or 3.3%, over the year-ago quarter. The dividend returned more than 36% of second quarter net income to common shareholders.

The Company's regulatory capital ratios at June 30, 2025 continued to exceed all regulatory capital requirements to be considered well capitalized.

• Leverage Ratio was 9.45% compared to 9.24% and 8.61% at March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, respectively.
• Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio was 10.84% compared to 10.38% and 10.03% at March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, respectively.
• Tier 1 Capital Ratio was 11.17% compared to 10.71% and 10.36% at March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, respectively.
• Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio was 13.27% compared to 13.09% and 12.65% at March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, respectively.

As previously disclosed, in April 2025, the Company called $10.0 million of its $40.0 million of fixed-to-floating subordinated debt that was originally issued in April 2015. These notes initially bore interest at a fixed rate of 6.00% and began repricing on a quarterly basis at a rate equal to the then-current three-month term SOFR plus 4.20561% after the April 2025 call date. The Company currently expects to retain the remaining $30.0 million of April 2015 notes, as well as the separate $35.0 million of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes that were issued in October 2020, which currently bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.375%, and are set to reprice at a rate of the then-current three-month term SOFR plus 4.265% beginning in October 2025. The April 2015 notes are callable on a quarterly basis going forward and the October 2020 notes become callable beginning in October 2025. The Company will continue to evaluate options relative to its outstanding subordinated debt, which may include redemption in part or in full, as well as replacing or refinancing the facilities.

Credit Quality

Non-performing loans were $32.4 million, or 0.72% of total loans, at June 30, 2025, as compared to $40.0 million, or 0.88% of total loans, at March 31, 2025, and $25.2 million, or 0.57% of total loans, at June 30, 2024. The decrease from March 31, 2025 reflects a reduction of approximately $3.7 million in non-performing loans associated with the foreclosure of a participated loan secured by real estate, as well as a $1.9 million partial charge-off of a credit facility for which a specific reserve was in place. Both the aforementioned foreclosed participated loan and the partially charged-off credit facility relate to a previously disclosed commercial business relationship that was placed on nonaccrual status in the fourth quarter of 2023. The increase in non-performing loans from June 30, 2024 was primarily driven by one commercial loan relationship that was placed on nonaccrual status during the third quarter of 2024. Net charge-offs were $4.1 million, representing 0.36% of average loans on an annualized basis, for the current quarter, as compared to $2.4 million, or an annualized 0.21% of average loans, in the first quarter of 2025 and $1.1 million, or an annualized 0.10%, in the second quarter of 2024.

At June 30, 2025, the allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans ratio was 1.04%, compared to 1.08% at March 31, 2025 and 0.99% at June 30, 2024.

Provision for credit losses was $2.6 million in the current quarter, compared to $2.9 million in the linked quarter and $2.0 million in the prior year quarter. Provision for credit losses on loans was $2.4 million in the current quarter, compared to $3.3 million in the first quarter of 2025, and $2.0 million in the second quarter of 2024. The allowance for unfunded commitments, also included in provision for credit losses as required by the current expected credit loss standard ("CECL"), totaled $179 thousand in the second quarter of 2025, $364 thousand in the first quarter of 2025, and $43 thousand in the second quarter of 2024. The provision for credit losses for the second quarter of 2025 was driven by a combination of factors, including improvement in the forecasted loss rate for pooled loans and a reduction in specific reserves, partly offset by higher net charge-offs.

The Company has remained strategically focused on the importance of credit discipline, allocating resources to credit and risk management functions as the loan portfolio has grown. The ratio of allowance for credit losses on loans to non-performing loans was 146% at June 30, 2025, 122% at March 31, 2025, and 174% at June 30, 2024, with the improvement from the end of the linked quarter reflective of the decrease in nonperforming loans reported at June 30, 2025.

Subsequent Events

The Company is required, under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), to evaluate subsequent events through the filing of its consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, on Form 10-Q. As a result, the Company will continue to evaluate the impact of any subsequent events on critical accounting assumptions and estimates made as of June 30, 2025, and will adjust amounts preliminarily reported, if necessary.

Conference Call

The Company will host an earnings conference call and audio webcast on July 25, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The call will be hosted by Martin K. Birmingham, President and Chief Executive Officer, and W. Jack Plants II, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. The live webcast will be available in listen-only mode on the Company’s website at www.FISI-investors.com. Within the United States, listeners may also access the call by dialing 1-833-470-1428 and providing the access code 652423. The webcast replay will be available on the Company’s website for at least 30 days.

About Financial Institutions, Inc.

Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI) is a financial holding company with approximately $6.1 billion in assets offering banking and wealth management products and services. Its Five Star Bank subsidiary provides consumer and commercial banking and lending services to individuals, municipalities and businesses through banking locations spanning Western and Central New York and a commercial loan production office serving the Mid-Atlantic region. Courier Capital, LLC offers customized investment management, consulting and retirement plan services to individuals, businesses, institutions, foundations and retirement plans. Learn more at Five-StarBank.com and FISI-Investors.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

In addition to results presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures is included in Appendix A to this document.

The Company believes that providing certain non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with information useful in understanding our financial performance, performance trends and financial position. Our management uses these measures for internal planning and forecasting purposes and we believe that our presentation and discussion, together with the accompanying reconciliations, allows investors, security analysts and other interested parties to view our performance and the factors and trends affecting our business in a manner similar to management. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP measures, and we strongly encourage investors to review our consolidated financial statements in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate the Company. Non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations, are not uniformly applied and are not audited. Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release may contain forward-looking statements as defined by Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve significant risks and uncertainties. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, and often contain words such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "estimate," "expect," "focus," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "preliminary," "should," "target" or "will." Statements herein are based on certain assumptions and analyses by the Company and factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in or implied by such statements for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to: changes in interest rates; inflation; tariffs; changes in deposit flows and the cost and availability of funds; fraudulent deposit activity; the Company’s ability to implement its strategic plan, including by expanding its commercial lending footprint and integrating its acquisitions; whether the Company experiences greater credit losses than expected; whether the Company experiences breaches of its, or third party, information systems; the attitudes and preferences of the Company's customers; legal and regulatory proceedings and related matters, including any action described in our reports filed with the SEC, could adversely affect us and the banking industry in general; the competitive environment; fluctuations in the fair value of securities in its investment portfolio; changes in the regulatory environment and the Company's compliance with regulatory requirements; general economic and credit market conditions nationally and regionally; and the macroeconomic volatility related to global political unrest. Consequently, all forward-looking statements made herein are qualified by these cautionary statements and the cautionary language and risk factors included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents filed with the SEC. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to revise these statements following the date of this press release.

⁽¹⁾ See Appendix A — Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the computation of this non-GAAP financial measure.

For additional information contact:
Kate Croft
Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
(716) 817-5159
klcroft@five-starbank.com

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC.
Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

	2025								2024
SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA:	June 30,				March 31,				December 31,				September 30,				June 30,
Cash and cash equivalents	$	93,034			$	167,352			$	87,321			$	249,569			$	146,347
Investment securities:
Available for sale		916,149				926,992				911,105				886,816				871,635
Held-to-maturity, net		92,121				113,105				116,001				121,279				128,271
Total investment securities		1,008,270				1,040,097				1,027,106				1,008,095				999,906
Loans held for sale		2,356				387				2,280				2,495				2,099
Loans:
Commercial business		726,218				709,101				665,321				654,519				713,947
Commercial mortgage–construction		536,552				566,359				582,619				533,506				518,013
Commercial mortgage–multifamily		496,223				475,867				470,954				467,527				463,171
Commercial mortgage–non-owner occupied		873,207				899,679				857,987				814,392				814,953
Commercial mortgage–owner occupied		309,171				286,391				288,036				290,216				289,733
Residential real estate loans		647,205				643,983				650,206				648,241				647,675
Residential real estate lines		75,675				74,769				75,552				76,203				75,510
Consumer indirect		833,452				853,176				845,772				874,651				894,596
Other consumer		38,299				43,953				42,757				43,734				43,870
Total loans		4,536,002				4,553,278				4,479,204				4,402,989				4,461,468
Allowance for credit losses – loans		47,291				48,964				48,041				44,678				43,952
Total loans, net		4,488,711				4,504,314				4,431,163				4,358,311				4,417,516
Total interest-earning assets		5,614,008				5,733,743				5,602,570				5,666,972				5,709,148
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net		60,564				60,651				60,758				60,867				60,979
Total assets		6,143,766				6,340,492				6,117,085				6,156,317				6,131,772
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand		940,341				945,182				950,351				978,660				939,346
Interest-bearing demand		704,871				773,475				705,195				793,996				711,580
Savings and money market		1,898,302				2,033,323				1,904,013				2,027,181				2,007,256
Time deposits		1,612,500				1,620,930				1,545,172				1,506,764				1,475,139
Total deposits		5,156,014				5,372,910				5,104,731				5,306,601				5,133,321
Short-term borrowings		101,000				55,000				99,000				55,000				202,000
Long-term borrowings, net		114,960				124,917				124,842				124,765				124,687
Total interest-bearing liabilities		4,431,633				4,607,645				4,405,912				4,507,706				4,520,662
Shareholders’ equity		601,668				589,928				568,984				500,342				467,667
Common shareholders’ equity		584,383				572,643				551,699				483,050				450,375
Tangible common equity(1)		523,838				511,992				490,941				422,183				389,396
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(42,214	)		$	(41,995	)		$	(52,604	)		$	(102,029	)		$	(125,774	)
Common shares outstanding		20,128				20,110				20,077				15,474				15,472
Treasury shares		572				590				623				625				627
CAPITAL RATIOS AND PER SHARE DATA:
Leverage ratio		9.45	%			9.24	%			9.15	%			8.98	%			8.61	%
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio		10.84	%			10.38	%			10.54	%			10.28	%			10.03	%
Tier 1 capital ratio		11.17	%			10.71	%			10.87	%			10.62	%			10.36	%
Total risk-based capital ratio		13.27	%			13.09	%			13.25	%			12.95	%			12.65	%
Common equity to assets		9.51	%			9.03	%			9.02	%			7.85	%			7.34	%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets(1)		8.61	%			8.15	%			8.11	%			6.93	%			6.41	%
Common book value per share	$	29.03			$	28.48			$	27.48			$	31.22			$	29.11
Tangible common book value per share(1)	$	26.02			$	25.46			$	24.45			$	27.28			$	25.17

1. See Appendix A — Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the computation of this non-GAAP financial measure.
   

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC.
Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

	Six Months Ended								2025								2024
	June 30,								Second				First				Fourth				Third				Second
SELECTED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:	2025				2024				Quarter				Quarter				Quarter				Quarter				Quarter
Interest income	$	163,918			$	157,201			$	82,867			$	81,051			$	78,119			$	77,911			$	78,788
Interest expense		67,932				75,926				33,745				34,187				36,486				37,230				37,595
Net interest income		95,986				81,275				49,122				46,864				41,633				40,681				41,193
Provision (benefit) for credit losses		5,490				(3,415	)			2,562				2,928				6,461				3,104				2,041
Net interest income after provision (benefit) for credit losses		90,496				84,690				46,560				43,936				35,172				37,577				39,152
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposits		2,141				2,056				1,089				1,052				1,074				1,103				979
Insurance income		6				2,138				3				3				3				3				4
Card interchange income		3,777				3,910				1,937				1,840				2,045				1,900				2,008
Investment advisory		5,622				5,361				2,885				2,737				2,555				2,797				2,779
Company owned life insurance		5,742				2,658				2,965				2,777				1,425				1,404				1,360
Investments in limited partnerships		722				1,145				307				415				837				400				803
Loan servicing		303				333				180				123				295				88				158
Income (loss) from derivative instruments, net		589				551				339				250				(37	)			212				377
Net gain on sale of loans held for sale		257				212				140				117				186				220				124
Net loss on investment securities		3				-				3				-				(100,055	)			-				-
Net gain (loss) on the sale of other assets		-				13,495				-				-				(19	)			138				13,508
Net (loss) gain on tax credit investments		(1,026	)			31				(512	)			(514	)			(636	)			(170	)			406
Other		2,854				3,025				1,281				1,573				1,291				1,345				1,508
Total noninterest income (loss)		20,990				34,915				10,617				10,373				(91,036	)			9,440				24,014
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		34,968				33,088				18,070				16,898				17,159				15,879				15,748
Occupancy and equipment		7,572				7,200				3,982				3,590				3,791				3,370				3,448
Professional services		3,142				4,166				1,451				1,691				1,571				1,965				1,794
Computer and data processing		11,366				10,728				5,879				5,487				6,608				5,353				5,342
Supplies and postage		1,081				912				503				578				504				519				437
FDIC assessments		2,859				2,641				1,392				1,467				1,551				1,092				1,346
Advertising and promotions		837				737				495				342				465				371				440
Amortization of intangibles		212				331				105				107				109				112				114
Provision for litigation settlement		-				-				-				-				23,022				-				-
Deposit-related charged-off items (recoveries) expense		(61	)			19,577				233				(294	)			354				410				398
Restructuring charges		68				-				-				68				35				-				-
Other		7,323				7,653				3,572				3,751				4,235				3,398				3,953
Total noninterest expense		69,367				87,033				35,682				33,685				59,404				32,469				33,020
Income (loss) before income taxes		42,119				32,572				21,495				20,624				(115,268	)			14,548				30,146
Income tax expense (benefit)		7,709				4,873				3,963				3,746				(32,457	)			1,082				4,517
Net income (loss)		34,410				27,699				17,532				16,878				(82,811	)			13,466				25,629
Preferred stock dividends		729				729				364				365				365				365				364
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	33,681			$	26,970			$	17,168			$	16,513			$	(83,176	)		$	13,101			$	25,265
FINANCIAL RATIOS:
Earnings (loss) per share – basic	$	1.68			$	1.75			$	0.85			$	0.82			$	(5.07	)		$	0.85			$	1.64
Earnings (loss) per share – diluted	$	1.66			$	1.73			$	0.85			$	0.81			$	(5.07	)		$	0.84			$	1.62
Cash dividends declared on common stock	$	0.62			$	0.60			$	0.31			$	0.31			$	0.30			$	0.30			$	0.30
Common dividend payout ratio		36.90	%			34.29	%			36.47	%			37.80	%			-5.92	%			35.29	%			18.29	%
Dividend yield (annualized)		4.87	%			6.25	%			4.86	%			5.05	%			4.37	%			4.69	%			6.25	%
Return on average assets (annualized)		1.12	%			0.90	%			1.13	%			1.10	%			-5.38	%			0.89	%			1.68	%
Return on average equity (annualized)		11.80	%			12.32	%			11.78	%			11.82	%			-63.70	%			11.08	%			22.93	%
Return on average common equity (annualized)		11.90	%			12.47	%			11.88	%			11.92	%			-66.19	%			11.18	%			23.51	%
Return on average tangible common equity (annualized)(1)		13.31	%			14.77	%			13.27	%			13.36	%			-75.36	%			12.87	%			27.51	%
Efficiency ratio(2)		59.24	%			74.80	%			59.68	%			58.79	%			117.13	%			64.70	%			50.58	%
Effective tax rate		18.3	%			15.0	%			18.4	%			18.2	%			28.2	%			7.4	%			15.0	%

1. See Appendix A – Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the computation of this non-GAAP financial measure.
2. The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing noninterest expense by net revenue, i.e., the sum of net interest income (fully taxable equivalent) and noninterest income before net gains on investment securities. This is a banking industry measure not required by GAAP.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC.
Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)

	Six Months Ended								2025								2024
	June 30,								Second				First				Fourth				Third				Second
SELECTED AVERAGE BALANCES:	2025				2024				Quarter				Quarter				Quarter				Quarter				Quarter
Federal funds sold and interest-earning deposits	$	55,306			$	146,099			$	39,027			$	71,767			$	121,530			$	49,476			$	134,123
Investment securities(1)		1,078,600				1,188,901				1,071,628				1,085,649				1,159,863				1,147,052				1,194,808
Loans:
Commercial business		699,141				713,496				720,347				677,700				658,038				673,830				704,272
Commercial mortgage		2,212,786				2,044,612				2,221,576				2,203,899				2,148,427				2,092,905				2,059,382
Residential real estate loans		646,001				648,510				645,007				647,005				649,549				647,844				648,099
Residential real estate lines		74,860				75,986				75,010				74,709				76,164				75,671				75,575
Consumer indirect		843,763				919,718				839,294				848,282				858,854				881,133				905,056
Other consumer		40,850				48,043				39,485				42,230				43,333				43,789				44,552
Total loans		4,517,401				4,450,365				4,540,719				4,493,825				4,434,365				4,415,172				4,436,936
Total interest-earning assets		5,651,307				5,785,365				5,651,374				5,651,241				5,715,758				5,611,700				5,765,867
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net		60,663				67,651				60,610				60,717				60,824				60,936				62,893
Total assets		6,218,412				6,189,594				6,216,657				6,220,187				6,121,449				6,018,390				6,153,429
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand		738,055				745,259				730,979				745,210				757,221				691,412				741,006
Savings and money market		1,964,884				2,059,294				1,953,412				1,976,483				1,992,059				1,938,935				2,036,772
Time deposits		1,598,381				1,492,399				1,631,407				1,564,987				1,545,071				1,515,745				1,505,665
Short-term borrowings		90,636				159,929				86,099				95,223				56,513				129,130				140,110
Long-term borrowings, net		120,648				124,601				116,473				124,871				124,795				124,717				124,640
Total interest-bearing liabilities		4,512,604				4,581,482				4,518,370				4,506,774				4,475,659				4,399,939				4,548,193
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits		925,043				956,670				923,409				926,696				947,428				952,970				950,819
Total deposits		5,226,363				5,253,622				5,239,207				5,213,376				5,241,779				5,099,062				5,234,262
Total liabilities		5,630,349				5,737,327				5,619,834				5,640,981				5,604,249				5,535,112				5,703,929
Shareholders’ equity		588,063				452,267				596,823				579,206				517,200				483,278				449,500
Common equity		570,778				434,975				579,538				561,921				499,910				465,986				432,208
Tangible common equity(2)		510,115				367,324				518,928				501,204				439,086				405,050				369,315
Common shares outstanding:
Basic		20,090				15,424				20,107				20,073				16,415				15,464				15,444
Diluted		20,291				15,551				20,294				20,285				16,415				15,636				15,556
SELECTED AVERAGE YIELDS: (Tax equivalent basis)
Investment securities(3)		4.30	%			2.13	%			4.34	%			4.25	%			2.38	%			2.14	%			2.17	%
Loans		6.23	%			6.37	%			6.26	%			6.20	%			6.28	%			6.42	%			6.40	%
Total interest-earning assets		5.84	%			5.47	%			5.88	%			5.80	%			5.45	%			5.53	%			5.50	%
Interest-bearing demand		1.18	%			1.15	%			1.21	%			1.15	%			1.34	%			1.05	%			1.18	%
Savings and money market		2.71	%			3.04	%			2.67	%			2.75	%			2.94	%			3.07	%			3.01	%
Time deposits		4.19	%			4.70	%			4.08	%			4.31	%			4.53	%			4.72	%			4.72	%
Short-term borrowings		1.95	%			3.13	%			1.80	%			2.09	%			0.15	%			2.64	%			2.75	%
Long-term borrowings, net		5.17	%			5.02	%			5.35	%			5.00	%			5.03	%			5.03	%			5.02	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		3.03	%			3.33	%			3.00	%			3.07	%			3.24	%			3.37	%			3.32	%
Net interest rate spread		2.81	%			2.14	%			2.88	%			2.73	%			2.21	%			2.16	%			2.18	%
Net interest margin		3.42	%			2.83	%			3.49	%			3.35	%			2.91	%			2.89	%			2.87	%

1. Includes investment securities at adjusted amortized cost.
2. See Appendix A – Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the computation of this non-GAAP financial measure.
3. The interest on tax-exempt securities is calculated on a tax-equivalent basis assuming a Federal income tax rate of 21%.
   

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC.
Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)

	Six Months Ended								2025								2024
	June 30,								Second				First				Fourth				Third				Second
ASSET QUALITY DATA:	2025				2024				Quarter				Quarter				Quarter				Quarter				Quarter
Allowance for Credit Losses – Loans
Beginning balance	$	48,041			$	51,082			$	48,964			$	48,041			$	44,678			$	43,952			$	43,075
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries):
Commercial business		1,960				(30	)			1,903				57				131				(3	)			7
Commercial mortgage–construction		-				-				-				-				-				-				-
Commercial mortgage–multifamily						-				-				-				-				13				-
Commercial mortgage–non-owner occupied		595				(2	)			596				(1	)			(5	)			(1	)			(1	)
Commercial mortgage–owner occupied		(2	)			(2	)			(1	)			(1	)			(1	)			(2	)			(2	)
Residential real estate loans		133				100				92				41				(4	)			(1	)			96
Residential real estate lines		27				-				27				-				-				-				-
Consumer indirect		3,091				3,817				942				2,149				2,557				1,553				844
Other consumer		615				360				491				124				100				106				178
Total net charge-offs (recoveries)		6,419				4,243				4,050				2,369				2,778				1,665				1,122
Provision (benefit) for credit losses – loans		5,669				(2,887	)			2,377				3,292				6,141				2,391				1,999
Ending balance	$	47,291			$	43,952			$	47,291			$	48,964			$	48,041			$	44,678			$	43,952
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans (annualized):
Commercial business		0.57	%			-0.01	%			1.06	%			0.03	%			0.80	%			0.00	%			0.00	%
Commercial mortgage–construction		0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%
Commercial mortgage–multifamily		0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.01	%			0.00	%
Commercial mortgage–non-owner occupied		0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%
Commercial mortgage–owner occupied		0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%
Residential real estate loans		0.04	%			0.03	%			0.06	%			0.03	%			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.06	%
Residential real estate lines		0.07	%			0.00	%			0.14	%			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%
Consumer indirect		0.74	%			0.83	%			0.45	%			1.03	%			1.18	%			0.70	%			0.38	%
Other consumer		3.04	%			1.51	%			4.99	%			1.19	%			0.91	%			0.95	%			1.62	%
Total loans		0.29	%			0.19	%			0.36	%			0.21	%			0.25	%			0.15	%			0.10	%
Supplemental information (1)
Non-performing loans:
Commercial business	$	3,671			$	5,680			$	3,671			$	5,672			$	5,609			$	5,752			$	5,680
Commercial mortgage–construction		19,621				4,970				19,621				19,684				20,280				20,280				4,970
Commercial mortgage–multifamily		-				183				-				-				-				71				183
Commercial mortgage–non-owner occupied		164				4,919				164				4,766				4,773				4,903				4,919
Commercial mortgage–owner occupied		-				380				-				349				354				366				380
Residential real estate loans		5,885				5,961				5,885				6,035				6,918				5,790				5,961
Residential real estate lines		299				183				299				316				253				232				183
Consumer indirect		2,571				2,897				2,571				2,917				3,157				3,291				2,897
Other consumer		225				36				225				279				62				57				36
Total non-performing loans		32,436				25,209				32,436				40,018				41,406				40,742				25,209
Foreclosed assets		142				63				142				196				60				109				63
Total non-performing assets	$	32,578			$	25,272			$	32,578			$	40,214			$	41,466			$	40,851			$	25,272
Total non-performing loans to total loans		0.72	%			0.57	%			0.72	%			0.88	%			0.92	%			0.93	%			0.57	%
Total non-performing assets to total assets		0.53	%			0.41	%			0.53	%			0.63	%			0.68	%			0.66	%			0.41	%
Allowance for credit losses – loans to total loans		1.04	%			0.99	%			1.04	%			1.08	%			1.07	%			1.01	%			0.99	%
Allowance for credit losses – loans to non-performing loans		146	%			174	%			146	%			122	%			116	%			110	%			174	%

1. At period end.
   

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC.
Appendix A — Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

	Six Months Ended								2025								2024
	June 30,								Second				First				Fourth				Third				Second
	2025				2024				Quarter				Quarter				Quarter				Quarter				Quarter
Ending tangible assets:
Total assets									$	6,143,766			$	6,340,492			$	6,117,085			$	6,156,317			$	6,131,772
Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets, net										60,564				60,651				60,758				60,867				60,979
Tangible assets									$	6,083,202			$	6,279,841			$	6,056,327			$	6,095,450			$	6,070,793
Ending tangible common equity:
Common shareholders’ equity									$	584,383			$	572,643			$	551,699			$	483,050			$	450,375
Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets, net										60,564				60,651				60,758				60,867				60,979
Tangible common equity									$	523,819			$	511,992			$	490,941			$	422,183			$	389,396
Tangible common equity to tangible assets(1)										8.61	%			8.15	%			8.11	%			6.93	%			6.41	%
Common shares outstanding										20,128				20,110				20,077				15,474				15,472
Tangible common book value per share(2)									$	26.02			$	25.46			$	24.45			$	27.28			$	25.17
Average tangible assets:
Average assets	$	6,218,412			$	6,189,594			$	6,216,657			$	6,220,187			$	6,121,449			$	6,018,390			$	6,153,429
Less: Average goodwill and other intangible assets, net		60,663				67,651				60,610				60,717				60,824				60,936				62,893
Average tangible assets	$	6,157,749			$	6,121,943			$	6,156,047			$	6,159,470			$	6,060,625			$	5,957,454			$	6,090,536
Average tangible common equity:
Average common equity	$	570,778			$	434,975			$	579,538			$	561,921			$	499,910			$	465,986			$	432,208
Less: Average goodwill and other intangible assets, net		60,663				67,651				60,610				60,717				60,824				60,936				62,893
Average tangible common equity	$	510,115			$	367,324			$	518,928			$	501,204			$	439,086			$	405,050			$	369,315
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	33,681			$	26,970			$	17,168			$	16,513			$	(83,176	)		$	13,101			$	25,265
Return on average tangible common equity(3)		13.31	%			14.77	%			13.27	%			13.36	%			-75.36	%			12.87	%			27.51	%

1. Tangible common equity divided by tangible assets.
2. Tangible common equity divided by common shares outstanding.
3. Net income available to common shareholders (annualized) divided by average tangible common equity.
   

FAQ

What was FISI's earnings per share (EPS) for Q2 2025?

FISI reported earnings of $0.85 per diluted share in Q2 2025, compared to $0.81 in Q1 2025 and $1.62 in Q2 2024.

How much did Financial Institutions' (FISI) deposits change in Q2 2025?

FISI's total deposits decreased by $216.9 million or 4.0% to $5.16 billion in Q2 2025 from Q1 2025, primarily due to seasonal public deposit outflows and Banking-as-a-Service wind-down.

What was Financial Institutions' (FISI) net interest margin in Q2 2025?

FISI's net interest margin was 3.49% in Q2 2025, up 14 basis points from Q1 2025 and 62 basis points from Q2 2024.

How much is Financial Institutions' (FISI) quarterly dividend?

FISI declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.31 per share, representing a 3.3% increase from the year-ago quarter.

What was FISI's total loan balance at the end of Q2 2025?

FISI reported total loans of $4.54 billion at June 30, 2025, down 0.4% from Q1 2025 but up 1.7% year-over-year.