---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-26-006691"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SFBS"
cik: "0001430723"
company_name: "ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-19T20:05:18+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-19T20:06:19.597422+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ServisFirst Q3 EPS $0.80, up 33% YoY; loans up 11% to $14.7B; 2M-share buyback authorized

## Summary
- Diluted EPS $0.80 vs $0.60 in Q3 2025 (+33%); net income $87.3M vs $65.6M. Year-to-date EPS $2.34 vs $1.74 on net income of $256.1M (+34.6%).
- Net interest margin 3.63%, flat vs Q2 2026 but up 54 bps YoY; NIM in final month of quarter was 3.68%. Efficiency ratio improved to 30.20% from 35.22%.
- Loans of $14.74B, up $1.43B or 11% YoY; total deposits $14.09B flat YoY (-0.1%) while noninterest-bearing DDA rose 12% to $2.91B.
- Inaugural buyback of up to 2 million shares through December 31, 2027 announced after quarter-end; two-for-one stock split completed during Q3.
- Book value per share $18.63 (+14% YoY); CET1 ratio 11.98% vs 11.49%; YTD return on average common equity 17.62% vs 15.01% in 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-26-006691
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SFBS
- cik: 0001430723
- company_name: ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-19T20:05:18+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1430723/000117184326006691/0001171843-26-006691-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1430723/000117184326006691/f8k_101926.htm

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