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accession: "0001505732-26-000098"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BWFG"
cik: "0001505732"
company_name: "Bankwell Financial Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-23T12:04:10+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-23T12:05:08.744685+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bankwell Q2 net income $12.4M ($1.52 EPS); raises NII guidance to $115-117M

## Summary
- GAAP net income $12.4M ($1.52 EPS) vs $11.3M ($1.41 EPS) in Q1 2026.
- Net interest margin expanded 30 bps to 3.58%; net interest income rose to $29.5M from $26.9M.
- Core deposits grew $128M; gross loans up $93.1M to $3.0B; wholesale funding reduced.
- Updated FY2026 guidance: NII raised to $115-117M, loan growth 5-7%, non-interest expense raised to $65-67M.
- Declared $0.20/share dividend payable Aug 21, 2026; efficiency ratio improved to 47.5%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001505732-26-000098
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BWFG
- cik: 0001505732
- company_name: Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-23T12:04:10+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1505732/000150573226000098/0001505732-26-000098-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1505732/000150573226000098/bwfg-20260723.htm

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