---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-26-002569"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SFBS"
cik: "0001430723"
company_name: "ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:19:01.625065+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ServisFirst Bancshares Q1 EPS $1.52, up 31% YoY; net interest margin expands to 3.53%

## Summary
- Diluted EPS $1.52, up 31% from Q1 2025; adjusted EPS $1.54 excluding BOLI reversal.
- Net interest margin 3.53%, up 61 bps YoY; efficiency ratio under 30% vs 35% YoY.
- Loans grew $249M (7% annualized); deposits grew $268M (8% annualized) in quarter.
- Book value per share $34.99, up 14.5% YoY; ROE improved to 17.91% from 15.63%.
- CET1 ratio 11.86% (up from 11.48%); liquidity $1.84B cash, no FHLB advances or brokered deposits.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-26-002569
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SFBS
- cik: 0001430723
- company_name: ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1430723/000117184326002569/0001171843-26-002569-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1430723/000117184326002569/f8k_042026.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-26-002569.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On April 20, 2026, ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ServisFirst”), issued a press release announcing its operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1430723/000117184326002569/0001171843-26-002569-index.htm

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