---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001471265-26-000014"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWBI"
cik: "0001471265"
company_name: "Northwest Bancshares, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T03:47:46.675745+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NW Bancshares Q1 net income $51M (+16% YoY); declares $0.20 dividend; new $50M buyback

## Summary
- GAAP net income of $51M ($0.34 diluted EPS) vs $43M ($0.34) in Q1 2025; adjusted EPS $0.35.
- Net interest margin expanded to 3.70% from 3.69% in Q4 2025; average C&I loans up 28% YoY.
- Total provision for credit losses fell to $4.4M from $7.9M in Q1 2025; net charge-offs 0.16% annualized.
- Board declared $0.20 per share cash dividend payable May 20, 2026 to holders of record May 7, 2026.
- New $50M share repurchase program authorized over 24 months, replacing prior 2012 program.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001471265-26-000014
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWBI
- cik: 0001471265
- company_name: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471265/000147126526000014/0001471265-26-000014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471265/000147126526000014/nwbi-20260427.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Northwest Bancshares, Inc. reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: net income $51 million, EPS $0.34 per diluted share.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Net income: $51 million
  - EPS: $0.34 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Northwest Bancshares, Inc., (the “Company”), (Nasdaq: NWBI) announced net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 of $51 million, or $0.34 per diluted share.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471265/000147126526000014/0001471265-26-000014-index.htm

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