---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001174850-26-000093"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NIC"
cik: "0001174850"
company_name: "NICOLET BANKSHARES INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:03:52.198141+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nicolet Q1 2026 core EPS $2.75; raises dividend 13% to $0.36; closes MidWestOne acquisition

## Summary
- GAAP net income $15M ($0.81 EPS); core net income $52M ($2.75 EPS) vs Q4 core $42M ($2.73)
- Closed MidWestOne acquisition Feb 13, adding ~$6B in assets; integration underway
- Quarterly dividend increased 13% to $0.36/share, payable June 15 to holders of record June 1
- Announces sale of Denver branches from MidWestOne to Sunwest Bank (~$390M loans, $380M deposits)
- Core return on average tangible common equity 19.30%; core ROA 1.68%

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001174850-26-000093
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NIC
- cik: 0001174850
- company_name: NICOLET BANKSHARES INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-21T23:59:59+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/1174850/000117485026000093/0001174850-26-000093-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1174850/000117485026000093/nic-20260421.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001174850-26-000093.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NICOLET BANKSHARES INC reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: net income Net income of $15 million ($52 million core *) for first quarter 2026, EPS Diluted earnings per share of $0.81 ($2.75 core *) for first quarter 2026.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Net income: Net income of $15 million ($52 million core *) for first quarter 2026
  - EPS: Diluted earnings per share of $0.81 ($2.75 core *) for first quarter 2026
  - Result: reported results
  source text: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE . NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC. ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2026 EARNINGS • Acquisition of MidWestOne closed on February 13, adding approximately $6 billion in assets • Net income of $15 million ($52 million core *) for first quarter 2026, compared to net income of $40 million ($42 million core *) for fourth quarter 2025 • Diluted earnings per share of $0.81 ($2.75 core *) for first quarter 2026, compared to $2.65 ($2.73 core *) for fourth quarter 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1174850/000117485026000093/0001174850-26-000093-index.htm

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