---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-371610"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WSBC"
cik: "0000203596"
company_name: "WESBANCO INC"
filed_at: "2026-08-27T21:31:05+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-27T21:32:28.487904+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WesBanco Q2 2026: $27.8B assets, 7.7% loan CAGR, 49% EPS accretion from Premier deal

## Summary
- Q2 2026: assets $27.8B, deposits $21.6B, loans $19.5B, wealth AUM $10.9B.
- Loan growth CAGR 7.7% since 12/31/2021; deposit funding cost 1.78%; efficiency ratio 51.8%.
- Premier Financial acquisition delivered 49% core EPS accretion, above 40% projection; closed 2/28/2025.
- 2026 guidance: mid-single-digit loan growth; H2 NIM ~3.60%; non-interest expense $153MM/qtr; tax rate ~21%.
- Expanding Florida LPOs; ~$230MM pipeline; target $2B bank in Florida in next couple of years.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-371610
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WSBC
- cik: 0000203596
- company_name: WESBANCO INC
- filed_at: 2026-08-27T21:31:05+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/203596/000119312526371610/0001193125-26-371610-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/203596/000119312526371610/wsbc-20260827.htm

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