---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-204123"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WSBC"
cik: "0000203596"
company_name: "WESBANCO INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:06:21.619652+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WesBanco Q1 2026 assets $27.5B, Premier acquisition 49% EPS accretion, 2026 outlook updated

## Summary
- WesBanco reports Q1 2026 assets $27.5B, loans $19.1B, deposits $21.7B; efficiency ratio 52.5%.
- Premier Financial acquisition delivered 49% core EPS accretion in 9 months, exceeding 40% projection.
- 2026 outlook: mid-single digit loan growth, NIM to mid-to-high 3.60% range, non-interest income +3-5% YoY per quarter.
- Commercial loan pipeline $2.2B (incl. Florida) as of 4/22/2026; 5 LPOs generated $800M in loans since 2022.
- Financial center closures net annual savings of $8M from 37 closures; avg deposits per branch up 47% since 12/31/2021.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-204123
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WSBC
- cik: 0000203596
- company_name: WESBANCO INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/203596/000119312526204123/0001193125-26-204123-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/203596/000119312526204123/wsbc-20260504.htm

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