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TriCo Bancshares Reports First Quarter 2026 Net Income of $33.7 Million, Diluted EPS of $1.04

1Q2026 Financial Highlights

  • Net income was $33.7 million or $1.04 per diluted share as compared to $33.6 million or $1.03 per diluted share in the trailing quarter, and an increase of $7.3 million or 27.8% from the first quarter of 2025
  • Net interest income (FTE) was $91.5 million, a decrease of $1.0 million or 1.1% over the trailing quarter; net interest margin (FTE) was 4.07%, an increase of 5 basis points over 4.02% in the trailing quarter
  • Loan balances decreased $42.9 million or 2.4% (annualized) from the trailing quarter and increased $247.4 million or 3.6% from the same quarter of the prior year
  • Deposit balances increased $139.7 million or 6.8% (annualized) from the trailing quarter and increased $198.3 million or 2.4% from the same quarter of the prior year
  • Average non-interest bearing deposits grew by 1.5% year over year and were 30.6% of total deposits at quarter end
  • Yield on average earning assets was 5.26%, an increase of 3 basis points over the 5.23% in the trailing quarter; yield on average loans was 5.78%, an increase of 1 basis point over the 5.77% in the trailing quarter
  • The average cost of total deposits was 1.26%, a decrease of 3 basis points as compared to 1.29% in the trailing quarter, and a decrease of 17 basis points from 1.43% in the same quarter of the prior year

CHICO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ: TCBK):

Executive Commentary:

 

“Our results for the first quarter of 2026 continue to demonstrate TriCo's stability and ability to operate effectively under various and changing economic environments. Deposit growth was strong and new loan originations were generally consistent with expectations while we continue to focus on managing credit quality within the loan portfolio. In addition, the deployment of capital through share repurchase activities will continue to benefit our financial results” said Rick Smith, Chairman and CEO.

 

Peter Wiese, EVP and CFO added, “Continued expense discipline benefited quarterly results. While total revenue contracted slightly due to the shorter day count in the first quarter as compared to the trailing quarter, both our net interest margin and efficiency ratio incrementally improved. Consistent with previous guidance, we anticipate that future revenue growth will outpace expense growth, leading to positive operating leverage and PPNR expansion.”

Selected Financial Highlights

  • For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, the Company’s return on average assets was 1.38%, while the return on average equity was 10.08%; for the trailing quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Company’s return on average assets was 1.34%, while the return on average equity was 10.02%
  • Diluted earnings per share were $1.04 for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $1.03 for the trailing quarter and $0.80 during the first quarter of 2025
  • Shares of common stock outstanding decreased by 424,384 during the quarter as 447,211 shares were repurchased at an average price of $48.30 per share.
  • The loan to deposit ratio was 84.11% as of March 31, 2026, as compared to 86.05% for the trailing quarter end.
  • The efficiency ratio was 54.55% for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, as compared to 54.68% for the trailing quarter
  • The provision for credit losses was $3.3 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $3.0 million during the trailing quarter
  • The allowance for credit losses (ACL) to total loans was 1.81% as of March 31, 2026, compared to 1.77% as of the trailing quarter end, and 1.88% as of March 31, 2025. Non-performing assets to total assets were 0.77% on March 31, 2026, as compared to 0.72% as of December 31, 2025, and 0.59% on March 31, 2025.

The financial results reported in this document are preliminary and unaudited. Final financial results and other disclosures will be reported on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2026, and may differ materially from the results and disclosures in this document due to, among other things, the completion of final review procedures, the occurrence of subsequent events, or the discovery of additional information.

Operating Results and Performance Ratios

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

 

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

March 31,
2026

 

December 31,
2025

$ Change

 

% Change

Net interest income

$

91,226

 

 

$

92,227

 

 

$

(1,001

)

 

(1.1

)%

Provision for credit losses

 

(3,325

)

 

 

(3,000

)

 

 

(325

)

 

10.8

%

Noninterest income

 

17,032

 

 

 

17,168

 

 

 

(136

)

 

(0.8

)%

Noninterest expense

 

(59,052

)

 

 

(59,819

)

 

 

767

 

 

(1.3

)%

Provision for income taxes

 

(12,196

)

 

 

(12,942

)

 

 

746

 

 

(5.8

)%

Net income

$

33,685

 

 

$

33,634

 

 

$

51

 

 

0.2

%

Diluted earnings per share

$

1.04

 

 

$

1.03

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

1.0

%

Dividends per share

$

0.36

 

 

$

0.36

 

 

$

 

 

%

Average common shares

 

32,195

 

 

 

32,445

 

 

 

(250

)

 

(0.8

)%

Average diluted common shares

 

32,391

 

 

 

32,631

 

 

 

(240

)

 

(0.7

)%

Return on average total assets

 

1.38

%

 

 

1.34

%

 

 

 

 

Return on average equity

 

10.08

%

 

 

10.02

%

 

 

 

 

Efficiency ratio

 

54.55

%

 

 

54.68

%

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended
March 31,

 

 

 

 

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

 

$ Change

 

% Change

Net interest income

$

91,226

 

 

$

82,542

 

 

$

8,684

 

 

10.5

%

Provision for credit losses

 

(3,325

)

 

 

(3,728

)

 

 

403

 

 

(10.8

)%

Noninterest income

 

17,032

 

 

 

16,073

 

 

 

959

 

 

6.0

%

Noninterest expense

 

(59,052

)

 

 

(59,585

)

 

 

533

 

 

(0.9

)%

Provision for income taxes

 

(12,196

)

 

 

(8,939

)

 

 

(3,257

)

 

36.4

%

Net income

$

33,685

 

 

$

26,363

 

 

$

7,322

 

 

27.8

%

Diluted earnings per share

$

1.04

 

 

$

0.80

 

 

$

0.24

 

 

30.0

%

Dividends per share

$

0.36

 

 

$

0.33

 

 

$

0.03

 

 

9.1

%

Average common shares

 

32,195

 

 

 

32,953

 

 

 

(758

)

 

(2.3

)%

Average diluted common shares

 

32,391

 

 

 

33,129

 

 

 

(738

)

 

(2.2

)%

Return on average total assets

 

1.38

%

 

 

1.09

%

 

 

 

 

Return on average equity

 

10.08

%

 

 

8.54

%

 

 

 

 

Efficiency ratio

 

54.55

%

 

 

60.42

%

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Data

Total loans outstanding were $7.1 billion as of March 31, 2026, an increase of $247.4 million or 3.6% over March 31, 2025, and a decrease of $42.9 million or 2.4% annualized as compared to the trailing quarter ended December 31, 2025. Investments increased by $28.7 million and decreased $108.0 million for the three- and twelve-month periods ended March 31, 2026, respectively, and ended the quarter with a balance of $1.87 billion or 18.8% of total assets. Quarterly average earning assets to quarterly total average assets was 91.9% on March 31, 2026, compared to 91.8% on March 31, 2025. The loan-to-deposit ratio was 84.1% on March 31, 2026, as compared to 83.1% on March 31, 2025. The Company did not utilize brokered deposits during 2026 or 2025 and continues to rely on organic deposit customers to fund cash flow timing differences.

Total shareholders' equity decreased by $4.0 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, as net income of $33.7 million was offset by a $4.6 million increase in accumulated other comprehensive losses, $11.5 million in cash dividends on common stock and $21.6 million in share repurchase activity. As a result, the Company’s book value increased to $41.49 per share at March 31, 2026, compared to $41.07 at December 31, 2025. The Company’s tangible book value per share, a non-GAAP measure, calculated by subtracting goodwill and other intangible assets from total shareholders’ equity and dividing that sum by total shares outstanding, was $31.82 per share at March 31, 2026, as compared to $31.52 at December 31, 2025.

Trailing Quarter Balance Sheet Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balances

March 31,
2026

 

December 31,
2025

 

 

 

Annualized

% Change

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

$ Change

Total assets

$

9,948,211

 

$

9,822,063

 

$

126,148

 

 

5.1

%

Total loans

 

7,068,198

 

 

7,111,087

 

 

(42,889

)

 

(2.4

)

Total investments

 

1,871,138

 

 

1,842,417

 

 

28,721

 

 

6.2

 

Total deposits

 

8,403,588

 

 

8,263,901

 

 

139,687

 

 

6.8

 

Total other borrowings

 

11,455

 

 

11,713

 

 

(258

)

 

(8.8

)

Loans outstanding decreased by $42.9 million or 2.4% on an annualized basis during the quarter ended March 31, 2026. During the quarter, gross loan originations/draws totaled approximately $388.7 million while gross payoffs/repayments of loans totaled $442.2 million, which compares to gross originations/draws and gross payoffs/repayments during the trailing quarter ended of $502.8 million and $418.1 million, respectively. Origination volume contracted from the trailing quarter but expanded by comparison with the same quarter of prior years. However, the level of payoff and paydown was elevated during the quarter by comparison to both the trailing and prior year quarters. Domestically, the macro-economic outlook remains optimistic for borrowers following the passage of tax and spending legislation that is expected to promote continued economic expansion through the remainder of 2026. The activity within loan payoffs/repayments remains generally consistent with recent quarters and spread amongst numerous borrowers, regions and loan types.

Investment security balances increased $28.7 million or 6.2% on an annualized basis during the quarter as a result of purchases of $90.7 million, partially offset by net prepayments/maturities of $55.2 million and net decreases in the market value of securities of $6.6 million. Investment security purchases were comprised of fixed rate agency mortgage-backed securities. While management intends to primarily utilize cash flows from the investment security portfolio and organic deposit growth to support loan growth, excess liquidity will be utilized for purchases of investment securities to support net interest income growth and net interest margin expansion.

Deposit balances increased by $139.7 million or 6.8% annualized during the period. There were no deposits sold as of March 31, 2026, compared to $72.9 million as of the trailing quarter end.

Average Trailing Quarter Balance Sheet Change

 

 

 

 

Quarterly average balances for the period ended

March 31,
2026

 

December 31,
2025

 

 

 

Annualized

% Change

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

$ Change

 

Total assets

$

9,912,485

 

$

9,929,582

 

$

(17,097

)

 

(0.7

)%

Total loans

 

7,041,552

 

 

7,023,749

 

 

17,803

 

 

1.0

 

Total investments

 

1,855,250

 

 

1,840,956

 

 

14,294

 

 

3.1

 

Total deposits

 

8,334,291

 

 

8,376,361

 

 

(42,070

)

 

(2.0

)

Total other borrowings

 

10,742

 

 

13,705

 

 

(2,963

)

 

(86.5

)

Year Over Year Balance Sheet Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balances

As of March 31,

 

 

 

% Change

(dollars in thousands)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

$ Change

 

Total assets

$

9,948,211

 

$

9,819,599

 

$

128,612

 

 

1.3

%

Total loans

 

7,068,198

 

 

6,820,774

 

 

247,424

 

 

3.6

 

Total investments

 

1,871,138

 

 

1,979,116

 

 

(107,978

)

 

(5.5

)

Total deposits

 

8,403,588

 

 

8,205,332

 

 

198,256

 

 

2.4

 

Total other borrowings

 

11,455

 

 

91,706

 

 

(80,251

)

 

(87.5

)

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

The Company's yield on loans for the fourth quarter was 5.78%, an increase of 1 basis point from 5.77% as of the trailing quarter end and an increase of 7 basis point as compared to 5.71% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. The tax equivalent yield on the Company's investment security portfolio was 3.45% for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, an increase of 10 basis points from the trailing quarter end of 3.35% and an increase of 6 basis points from the 3.39% earned during the three months ended March 31, 2025. As compared to the trailing quarter, costs on interest-bearing deposits as well as the costs on interest-bearing liabilities both decreased by 5 basis points. The cost of total interest-bearing deposits decreased by 24 basis points, while the costs of total interest-bearing liabilities decreased by 33 basis points, respectively, between the three-month periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

The FOMC left short-term interest rates unchanged during the current quarter, following 50 basis points in cumulative reduction during the trailing fourth quarter. The fully tax-equivalent net interest income and net interest margin was $91.5 million and 4.07%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, and was $92.5 million and 4.02%, respectively, for the trailing quarter ended December 31, 2025. More specifically, the net interest rate spread improved by 8 basis points to 3.41% for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the trailing quarter, while the net interest margin improved by 5 basis points to 4.07% over the same period.

The Company continues to manage its cost of deposits through the use of various pricing and product mix strategies. As of March 31, 2026, December 31, 2025, and March 31, 2025, deposits priced utilizing these customized strategies totaled $1.0 billion, $898.9 million, and $927.6 million and carried weighted average rates of 3.06%, 3.05% and 3.43%, respectively.

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,
2026

 

December 31,
2025

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

Change

 

% Change

Interest income

$

117,827

 

 

$

120,147

 

 

$

(2,320

)

 

(1.9

)%

Interest expense

 

(26,601

)

 

 

(27,920

)

 

 

1,319

 

 

(4.7

)%

Fully tax-equivalent adjustment (FTE) (1)

 

260

 

 

 

260

 

 

 

 

 

%

Net interest income (FTE)

$

91,486

 

 

$

92,487

 

 

$

(1,001

)

 

(1.1

)%

Net interest margin (FTE)

 

4.07

%

 

 

4.02

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquired loans discount accretion, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount (included in interest income)

$

1,386

 

 

$

915

 

 

$

471

 

 

51.5

%

Net interest margin less effect of acquired loan discount accretion(1)

 

4.01

%

 

 

3.98

%

 

 

0.03

%

 

 

 

Three months ended
March 31,

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

 

Change

 

% Change

Interest income

$

117,827

 

 

$

114,077

 

 

$

3,750

 

 

3.3

%

Interest expense

 

(26,601

)

 

 

(31,535

)

 

 

4,934

 

 

(15.6

)%

Fully tax-equivalent adjustment (FTE) (1)

 

260

 

 

 

265

 

 

 

(5

)

 

(1.9

)%

Net interest income (FTE)

$

91,486

 

 

$

82,807

 

 

$

8,679

 

 

10.5

%

Net interest margin (FTE)

 

4.07

%

 

 

3.73

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquired loans discount accretion, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount (included in interest income)

$

1,386

 

 

$

1,995

 

 

$

(609

)

 

(30.5

)%

Net interest margin less effect of acquired loan discount accretion(1)

 

4.01

%

 

 

3.64

%

 

 

0.37

%

 

 

Analysis Of Change in Net Interest Margin on Earning Assets

 

Three months ended

 

Three months ended

 

Three months ended

 

March 31, 2026

 

December 31, 2025

 

March 31, 2025

(dollars in thousands)

Average

Balance

 

Income/

Expense

 

Yield/

Rate

 

Average

Balance

 

Income/

Expense

 

Yield/

Rate

 

Average

Balance

 

Income/

Expense

 

Yield/

Rate

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

$

7,041,552

 

$

100,349

 

5.78

%

 

$

7,023,749

 

$

102,231

 

5.77

%

 

$

6,776,188

 

$

95,378

 

5.71

%

Investments-taxable

 

1,724,884

 

 

14,662

 

3.45

%

 

 

1,710,394

 

 

14,404

 

3.34

%

 

 

1,891,280

 

 

15,752

 

3.38

%

Investments-nontaxable (1)

 

130,366

 

 

1,126

 

3.50

%

 

 

130,562

 

 

1,126

 

3.42

%

 

 

133,388

 

 

1,149

 

3.49

%

Total investments

 

1,855,250

 

 

15,788

 

3.45

%

 

 

1,840,956

 

 

15,530

 

3.35

%

 

 

2,024,668

 

 

16,901

 

3.39

%

Cash at Fed Reserve and other banks

 

213,361

 

 

1,950

 

3.71

%

 

 

262,724

 

 

2,646

 

4.00

%

 

 

206,591

 

 

2,063

 

4.05

%

Total earning assets

 

9,110,163

 

 

118,087

 

5.26

%

 

 

9,127,429

 

 

120,407

 

5.23

%

 

 

9,007,447

 

 

114,342

 

5.15

%

Other assets, net

 

802,322

 

 

 

 

 

 

802,153

 

 

 

 

 

 

800,769

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

9,912,485

 

 

 

 

 

$

9,929,582

 

 

 

 

 

$

9,808,216

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing demand deposits

$

1,851,122

 

$

6,384

 

1.40

%

 

$

1,831,148

 

$

6,266

 

1.36

%

 

$

1,830,315

 

$

6,221

 

1.38

%

Savings deposits

 

2,803,853

 

 

10,366

 

1.50

%

 

 

2,848,212

 

 

11,651

 

1.62

%

 

 

2,730,262

 

 

12,198

 

1.81

%

Time deposits

 

1,127,816

 

 

9,173

 

3.30

%

 

 

1,097,570

 

 

9,284

 

3.36

%

 

 

1,120,843

 

 

10,446

 

3.78

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

5,782,791

 

 

25,923

 

1.82

%

 

 

5,776,930

 

 

27,201

 

1.87

%

 

 

5,681,420

 

 

28,865

 

2.06

%

Other borrowings

 

10,742

 

 

1

 

0.04

%

 

 

13,705

 

 

1

 

0.03

%

 

 

89,465

 

 

969

 

4.39

%

Junior subordinated debt

 

41,238

 

 

677

 

6.66

%

 

 

41,238

 

 

718

 

6.91

%

 

 

101,201

 

 

1,701

 

6.82

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

5,834,771

 

 

26,601

 

1.85

%

 

 

5,831,873

 

 

27,920

 

1.90

%

 

 

5,872,086

 

 

31,535

 

2.18

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

2,551,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,599,431

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,514,373

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

170,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

165,974

 

 

 

 

 

 

169,763

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

1,355,276

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,332,304

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,251,994

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

9,912,485

 

 

 

 

 

$

9,929,582

 

 

 

 

 

$

9,808,216

 

 

 

 

Net interest rate spread (1) (2)

 

 

 

 

3.41

%

 

 

 

 

 

3.33

%

 

 

 

 

 

2.97

%

Net interest income and margin (1) (3)

 

 

$

91,486

 

4.07

%

 

 

 

$

92,487

 

4.02

%

 

 

 

$

82,807

 

3.73

%

(1)

Fully taxable equivalent (FTE). All yields and rates are calculated using specific day counts for the period and year as applicable.

(2)

Net interest spread is the average yield earned on interest-earning assets minus the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities.

(3)

Net interest margin is computed by calculating the difference between interest income and interest expense, divided by the average balance of interest-earning assets.

Net interest income (FTE) during the three months ended March 31, 2026, decreased $1.0 million or 1.1% to $91.5 million compared to $92.5 million during the three months ended December 31, 2025. Net interest margin totaled 4.07% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, an increase of 5 basis points from the trailing quarter. The decrease in net interest income is primarily attributed to a $2.3 million reduction in interest income on earnings assets, led by $1.9 million decline in lending income. Conversely, interest expense was benefitted by reductions in deposits costs of $1.3 million as compared to the trailing quarter. Changes in both interest income and interest expense were primarily impacted by the difference in day count between the current and trailing quarter. The average balance of noninterest-bearing deposits decreased by $47.9 million from the three-month average for the period ended December 31, 2025.

As compared to the same quarter in the prior year, average loan yields increased 7 basis points from 5.71% during the three months ended March 31, 2025, to 5.78% during the three months ended March 31, 2026. The accretion of discounts from acquired loans added 8 basis points to loan yields during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, as compared to adding 12 basis points for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. The cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased by 24 basis points between the quarter ended March 31, 2026, and the same quarter of the prior year. The average balance of noninterest-bearing deposits increased by $37.1 million from the three-month average for the period ended March 31, 2025.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, the ratio of average total noninterest-bearing deposits to total average deposits was 30.6%, as compared to 31.0% and 30.7% for the quarters ended December 31, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively.

Interest Rates and Earning Asset Composition

As of March 31, 2026, the Company's loan portfolio consisted of approximately $7.1 billion in outstanding principal with a weighted average coupon rate of 5.57%. During the three-month periods ending March 31, 2026, December 31, 2025, and March 31, 2025, the weighted average coupon on loan production in the quarter was 6.33%, 6.32% and 6.88%, respectively. Included in the March 31, 2026 total loans balance are adjustable rate loans totaling $4.7 billion, of which $967.9 million are considered floating based on the Wall Street Prime index. In addition, the Company holds certain investment securities with fair values totaling $274.8 million which are subject to repricing on not less than a quarterly basis.

Asset Quality and Credit Loss Provisioning

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $3.3 million, as compared to $3.0 million during the trailing quarter, and $3.7 million during the first quarter of 2025.

 

Three months ended

(dollars in thousands)

March 31,
2026

 

December 31,
2025

 

March 31,
2025

Addition to allowance for credit losses on loans and leases

$

2,970

 

$

2,400

 

$

2,663

Addition to reserve for unfunded loan commitments

 

355

 

 

600

 

 

1,065

Total provision for credit losses

$

3,325

 

$

3,000

 

$

3,728

 

Three months ended

(dollars in thousands)

March 31,
2026

 

December 31,
2025

 

March 31,
2025

Balance, beginning of period

$

125,762

 

 

$

124,571

 

 

$

125,366

 

Provision for credit losses on loans and leases

 

2,970

 

 

 

2,400

 

 

 

2,663

 

Loans charged-off

 

(912

)

 

 

(1,345

)

 

 

(374

)

Recoveries of previously charged-off loans

 

119

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

768

 

Balance, end of period

$

127,939

 

 

$

125,762

 

 

$

128,423

 

The allowance for credit losses (ACL) was $127.9 million or 1.81% of total loans as of March 31, 2026. The provision for credit losses on loans of $3.0 million recorded allocated approximately $2.3 million toward individually evaluated loans and $0.7 million to replenish quarterly net charge-offs.

The $2.3 million in reserves assigned to individually evaluated loans was concentrated within the commercial real estate portfolio on credits that were noted as having declining cash flows based on recent financial data, but loan payments on these credits continue to be made in accordance with contractual terms and remain current as of quarter end. The Company continues to work closely with these largely cooperative borrowers and is closely monitoring for any further changes in financial conditions. Management believes the provisioning for these individually analyzed relationships is sufficient relative to expected future losses, if any.

The net charge-offs incurred during the quarter were spread amongst numerous borrowers and loan types.

The net change in reserves on collective loan pools was minimal as of the quarter ended March 31, 2026. On a gross basis, the Company did benefit from declining required general reserves for consumer loans, which was offset by increases in required general reserves for commercial real estate lending. Additionally, Management notes that economic indicators through the end of the current quarter, as well as actual and forecasted trends including, but not limited to, unemployment, gross domestic product, and corporate borrowing rates continued to evidence stability and were supportive of general economic expansion, and generally consistent with the trailing period ended December 31, 2025, which is aligned with the Company's direct experiences with borrowers. Management's proactive portfolio management policies and ongoing dialogue with borrowers suggests caution continues to be warranted. Actions by the Federal Reserve to further cut rates during 2026 or stimulative policies by the Federal government may help further improve this outlook overall, but the uncertainty associated with the extent and timing of these potential reductions has inhibited a material change to monetary policy assumptions. Furthermore, political policy risks both domestic and international remain unresolved, which could quickly lead to further negative effects on domestic economic outcomes. The uncertainties related to the extent and duration of escalation within the Middle East, and potential domestic economic impact from volatility in oil prices and the impact on inflation risks, continue to present challenges in correlating potential improvement of credit risks within the Company's loan portfolio. Therefore, management continues to believe that certain credit weaknesses are present in the overall economy and that it is appropriate to maintain a reserve level that incorporates such risk factors.

(dollars in thousands)

As of March 31, 2026

 

% of Loans Outstanding

 

As of December 31, 2025

 

% of Loans Outstanding

 

As of March 31, 2025

 

% of Loans Outstanding

Risk Rating:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pass

$

6,813,091

 

 

96.4

%

 

$

6,874,545

 

 

96.7

%

 

$

6,582,345

 

 

96.5

%

Special Mention

 

113,778

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

109,768

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

106,243

 

 

1.6

%

Substandard

 

141,329

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

126,774

 

 

1.8

%

 

 

132,186

 

 

1.9

%

Total

$

7,068,198

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

7,111,087

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

6,820,774

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Classified loans to total loans

 

2.00

%

 

 

 

 

1.78

%

 

 

 

 

1.94

%

 

 

Loans past due 30+ days to total loans

 

0.69

%

 

 

 

 

0.53

%

 

 

 

 

0.66

%

 

 

ACL to non-performing loans

 

184.20

%

 

 

 

 

195.84

%

 

 

 

 

234.12

%

 

 

The ratio of classified loans to total loans of 2.00% as of March 31, 2026, was an increase of 22 basis points from December 31, 2025, and 6 basis points from the comparative quarter ended 2025. The change in classified loans outstanding as compared to the trailing quarter represented an increase of approximately $14.6 million.

Loans past due 30 days or more increased by $11.0 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, to $48.9 million, as compared to $37.9 million at December 31, 2025. The majority of loans identified as past due are well-secured by collateral, and approximately $22.9 million are less than 90 days delinquent.

Non-performing loans increased by $5.2 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2026 to $69.5 million as compared to $64.2 million at December 31, 2025. The credit and collateral profiles of non-performing loans remain generally consistent with the trailing quarter. As noted previously, management continues to proactively work with these borrowers to identify actionable and appropriate resolution strategies which are customary for the industries. Management anticipates that these proactive strategies, specifically within agricultural real estate secured and agricultural commercial loans, will further benefit from the continued improvement in agricultural commodity prices, stable water supply, and growing crop demand. Of the $69.5 million loans designated as non-performing as of March 31, 2026, approximately $38.2 million are current or less than 30 days past due with respect to payments required under their existing loan agreements.

Management continues to proactively assess the repayment capacity of borrowers that will be subject to rate resets in the near term. To date this analysis as well as management's observations of loans that have experienced a rate reset, have resulted in an insignificant need to provide concessions to borrowers.

As of March 31, 2026, other real estate owned consisted of 14 properties with a carrying value of approximately $7.0 million, as compared to 12 properties with a carrying value of $6.2 million at December 31, 2025. Non-performing assets of $76.4 million at March 31, 2026, represented 0.77% of total assets, a change from $70.5 million or 0.72% and $57.5 million or 0.59% as of December 31, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively.

Allocation of Credit Loss Reserves by Loan Type

 

 

As of March 31, 2026

 

As of December 31, 2025

 

As of March 31, 2025

(dollars in thousands)

Amount

 

% of Loans Outstanding

 

Amount

 

% of Loans Outstanding

 

Amount

 

% of Loans Outstanding

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRE - Non-Owner Occupied

$

41,647

 

1.64

%

 

$

40,300

 

1.61

%

 

$

39,670

 

1.68

%

CRE - Owner Occupied

 

16,286

 

1.60

%

 

 

12,712

 

1.25

%

 

 

12,169

 

1.23

%

Multifamily

 

16,384

 

1.47

%

 

 

17,327

 

1.60

%

 

 

15,604

 

1.52

%

Farmland

 

5,593

 

2.33

%

 

 

5,193

 

2.07

%

 

 

4,737

 

1.81

%

Total commercial real estate loans

 

79,910

 

1.63

%

 

 

75,532

 

1.56

%

 

 

72,180

 

1.56

%

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SFR 1-4 1st Liens

 

9,929

 

1.22

%

 

 

11,045

 

1.31

%

 

 

10,995

 

1.29

%

SFR HELOCs and Junior Liens

 

12,297

 

2.86

%

 

 

13,264

 

3.07

%

 

 

11,650

 

3.12

%

Other

 

1,560

 

4.30

%

 

 

1,974

 

4.85

%

 

 

2,895

 

5.19

%

Total consumer loans

 

23,786

 

1.86

%

 

 

26,283

 

2.00

%

 

 

25,540

 

1.99

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and Industrial

 

12,435

 

2.67

%

 

 

11,430

 

2.46

%

 

 

17,561

 

3.84

%

Construction

 

8,239

 

3.13

%

 

 

8,231

 

2.73

%

 

 

10,346

 

3.47

%

Agricultural Production

 

3,548

 

2.44

%

 

 

4,265

 

2.47

%

 

 

2,768

 

1.91

%

Leases

 

21

 

0.48

%

 

 

21

 

0.44

%

 

 

28

 

0.44

%

Allowance for credit losses

 

127,939

 

1.81

%

 

 

125,762

 

1.77

%

 

 

128,423

 

1.88

%

Reserve for unfunded loan commitments

 

8,100

 

 

 

 

7,745

 

 

 

 

7,065

 

 

Total allowance for credit losses

$

136,039

 

1.92

%

 

$

133,507

 

1.88

%

 

$

135,488

 

1.99

%

In addition to the allowance for credit losses above, the Company has acquired various performing loans whose fair value as of the acquisition date was determined to be less than the principal balance owed on those loans. This difference represents the collective discount of credit, interest rate and liquidity measurements, which are expected to be amortized over the life of the loans. As of March 31, 2026, the unamortized discount associated with acquired loans totaled $13.5 million, which, when combined with the total allowance for credit losses above, represents 2.12% of total loans.

Non-interest Income

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

March 31, 2026

 

December 31, 2025

 

Change

 

% Change

ATM and interchange fees

$

6,269

 

 

$

6,352

 

 

$

(83

)

 

(1.3

)%

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

5,209

 

 

 

5,416

 

 

 

(207

)

 

(3.8

)%

Other service fees

 

1,487

 

 

 

1,432

 

 

 

55

 

 

3.8

%

Mortgage banking service fees

 

427

 

 

 

429

 

 

 

(2

)

 

(0.5

)%

Change in value of mortgage servicing rights

 

(232

)

 

 

(263

)

 

 

31

 

 

11.8

%

Total service charges and fees

 

13,160

 

 

 

13,366

 

 

 

(206

)

 

(1.5

)%

Increase in cash value of life insurance

 

816

 

 

 

862

 

 

 

(46

)

 

(5.3

)%

Asset management and commission income

 

2,049

 

 

 

1,970

 

 

 

79

 

 

4.0

%

Gain on sale of loans

 

397

 

 

 

432

 

 

 

(35

)

 

(8.1

)%

Lease brokerage income

 

97

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

71

 

 

273.1

%

Sale of customer checks

 

364

 

 

 

326

 

 

 

38

 

 

11.7

%

(Loss) gain on sale of investment securities

 

17

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

(2

)

 

(10.5

)%

(Loss) gain on marketable equity securities

 

(17

)

 

 

11

 

 

 

(28

)

 

(254.5

)%

Other income

 

149

 

 

 

156

 

 

 

(7

)

 

(4.5

)%

Total other non-interest income

 

3,872

 

 

 

3,802

 

 

 

70

 

 

1.8

%

Total non-interest income

$

17,032

 

 

$

17,168

 

 

$

(136

)

 

(0.8

)%

Total non-interest income decreased $0.1 million or 0.8% to $17.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $17.2 million during the quarter ended December 31, 2025. Non-interest income activity was consistent with the trailing quarter.

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

 

Change

 

% Change

ATM and interchange fees

$

6,269

 

 

$

6,106

 

 

$

163

 

 

2.7

%

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

5,209

 

 

 

4,914

 

 

 

295

 

 

6.0

%

Other service fees

 

1,487

 

 

 

1,359

 

 

 

128

 

 

9.4

%

Mortgage banking service fees

 

427

 

 

 

439

 

 

 

(12

)

 

(2.7

)%

Change in value of mortgage servicing rights

 

(232

)

 

 

(140

)

 

 

(92

)

 

(65.7

)%

Total service charges and fees

 

13,160

 

 

 

12,678

 

 

 

482

 

 

3.8

%

Increase in cash value of life insurance

 

816

 

 

 

820

 

 

 

(4

)

 

(0.5

)%

Asset management and commission income

 

2,049

 

 

 

1,488

 

 

 

561

 

 

37.7

%

Gain on sale of loans

 

397

 

 

 

344

 

 

 

53

 

 

15.4

%

Lease brokerage income

 

97

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

31

 

 

47.0

%

Sale of customer checks

 

364

 

 

 

345

 

 

 

19

 

 

5.5

%

(Loss) gain on sale or exchange of investment securities

 

17

 

 

 

(1,146

)

 

 

1,163

 

 

101.5

%

(Loss) gain on marketable equity securities

 

(17

)

 

 

39

 

 

 

(56

)

 

(143.6

)%

Other income

 

149

 

 

 

1,439

 

 

 

(1,290

)

 

(89.6

)%

Total other non-interest income

 

3,872

 

 

 

3,395

 

 

 

477

 

 

14.1

%

Total non-interest income

$

17,032

 

 

$

16,073

 

 

$

959

 

 

6.0

%

Non-interest income increased $1.0 million or 6.0% to $17.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $16.1 million during the comparative quarter ended March 31, 2025. Growth in deposit related transactional activities contributed to the elevated service fees, which increased by a combined $0.5 million as compared to the equivalent period in 2025. Further, elevated activity and volume of assets under management drove an increase of $0.6 million or 37.7% in asset management and commission income for the period ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same period in 2025. Other income during the three months ended March 31, 2026 decreased by $1.3 million, reflecting the absence of excess cash flows from death benefit proceeds totaling $1.2 million in the comparative quarter. In addition, gains on investment security sales totaling $17.0 thousand were recorded during the current quarter as compared to losses on sales of $1.1 million during the same quarter of the prior year.

Non-interest Expense

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

March 31, 2026

 

December 31, 2025

 

Change

 

% Change

Base salaries, net of deferred loan origination costs

$

24,238

 

 

$

25,048

 

$

(810

)

 

(3.2

)%

Incentive compensation

 

4,726

 

 

 

6,002

 

 

(1,276

)

 

(21.3

)%

Benefits and other compensation costs

 

7,181

 

 

 

5,851

 

 

1,330

 

 

22.7

%

Total salaries and benefits expense

 

36,145

 

 

 

36,901

 

 

(756

)

 

(2.0

)%

Occupancy

 

4,459

 

 

 

4,515

 

 

(56

)

 

(1.2

)%

Data processing and software

 

5,287

 

 

 

5,363

 

 

(76

)

 

(1.4

)%

Equipment

 

1,354

 

 

 

1,417

 

 

(63

)

 

(4.4

)%

Intangible amortization

 

430

 

 

 

482

 

 

(52

)

 

(10.8

)%

Advertising

 

835

 

 

 

774

 

 

61

 

 

7.9

%

ATM and POS network charges

 

1,668

 

 

 

1,981

 

 

(313

)

 

(15.8

)%

Professional fees

 

1,639

 

 

 

1,375

 

 

264

 

 

19.2

%

Telecommunications

 

442

 

 

 

476

 

 

(34

)

 

(7.1

)%

Regulatory assessments and insurance

 

1,305

 

 

 

1,319

 

 

(14

)

 

(1.1

)%

Postage

 

346

 

 

 

382

 

 

(36

)

 

(9.4

)%

Operational loss

 

520

 

 

 

413

 

 

107

 

 

25.9

%

Courier service

 

520

 

 

 

575

 

 

(55

)

 

(9.6

)%

(Gain) loss on sale or acquisition of foreclosed assets

 

 

 

 

257

 

 

(257

)

 

100.0

%

(Gain) loss on disposal of fixed assets

 

(15

)

 

 

6

 

 

(21

)

 

(350.0

)%

Other miscellaneous expense

 

4,117

 

 

 

3,583

 

 

534

 

 

14.9

%

Total other non-interest expense

 

22,907

 

 

 

22,918

 

 

(11

)

 

%

Total non-interest expense

$

59,052

 

 

$

59,819

 

$

(767

)

 

(1.3

)%

Average full-time equivalent staff

 

1,117

 

 

 

1,135

 

 

(18

)

 

(1.6

)%

Total non-interest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, decreased $0.8 million or 1.3% to $59.1 million as compared to $59.8 million during the trailing quarter ended December 31, 2025. Total salaries and benefits expense, the largest non-interest expense component, decreased by $0.8 million or 2.0%, in line with the overall reduction in FTEs during the period and decreased incentive compensation accrual related to sales activities, partially offset by the absence of curtailment of benefits only allocated to those employed as of the last day of the fiscal year, which overall reduced the benefits and other compensation costs in the trailing quarter. In addition, the Company typically experiences an increase in benefits costs during the first quarter of any calendar year as a result of the renewal cycle of benefit plans and payroll taxes. Changes in other non-interest expense line items were mixed, but flat on a net basis for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 with a decrease of $0.01 million.

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

 

Change

 

% Change

Base salaries, net of deferred loan origination costs

$

24,238

 

 

$

25,401

 

 

$

(1,163

)

 

(4.6

)%

Incentive compensation

 

4,726

 

 

 

4,038

 

 

 

688

 

 

17.0

%

Benefits and other compensation costs

 

7,181

 

 

 

7,416

 

 

 

(235

)

 

(3.2

)%

Total salaries and benefits expense

 

36,145

 

 

 

36,855

 

 

 

(710

)

 

(1.9

)%

Occupancy

 

4,459

 

 

 

4,077

 

 

 

382

 

 

9.4

%

Data processing and software

 

5,287

 

 

 

5,058

 

 

 

229

 

 

4.5

%

Equipment

 

1,354

 

 

 

1,284

 

 

 

70

 

 

5.5

%

Intangible amortization

 

430

 

 

 

514

 

 

 

(84

)

 

(16.3

)%

Advertising

 

835

 

 

 

1,204

 

 

 

(369

)

 

(30.6

)%

ATM and POS network charges

 

1,668

 

 

 

1,851

 

 

 

(183

)

 

(9.9

)%

Professional fees

 

1,639

 

 

 

1,518

 

 

 

121

 

 

8.0

%

Telecommunications

 

442

 

 

 

488

 

 

 

(46

)

 

(9.4

)%

Regulatory assessments and insurance

 

1,305

 

 

 

1,283

 

 

 

22

 

 

1.7

%

Postage

 

346

 

 

 

320

 

 

 

26

 

 

8.1

%

Operational loss

 

520

 

 

 

424

 

 

 

96

 

 

22.6

%

Courier service

 

520

 

 

 

488

 

 

 

32

 

 

6.6

%

(Gain) loss on sale or acquisition of foreclosed assets

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

3

 

 

(100.0

)%

(Gain) loss on disposal of fixed assets

 

(15

)

 

 

85

 

 

 

(100

)

 

(117.6

)%

Other miscellaneous expense

 

4,117

 

 

 

4,139

 

 

 

(22

)

 

(0.5

)%

Total other non-interest expense

 

22,907

 

 

 

22,730

 

 

 

177

 

 

0.8

%

Total non-interest expense

$

59,052

 

 

$

59,585

 

 

$

(533

)

 

(0.9

)%

Average full-time equivalent staff

 

1,117

 

 

 

1,194

 

 

 

(77

)

 

(6.4

)%

Total non-interest expense decreased $0.5 million or 0.9% to $59.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $59.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Total salaries and benefits expense decreased by $0.7 million or 1.9% on a net basis, largely attributed to the reductions in FTE. Changes in other non-interest expense line items were mixed during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, but essentially flat and due to timing differences rather than unique changes in operations, resulting in a net increase of $0.2 million, led by an increase in occupancy expense of $0.4 million following the Company's expansion within the Bay Area.

Provision for Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate was 26.6% for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, as compared to 27.8% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, and 25.3% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Differences between the Company's effective tax rate and applicable federal and state blended statutory rate of approximately 29.6% are due to the proportion of non-taxable revenues, non-deductible expenses, and benefits from tax credits as compared to the levels of pre-tax earnings.

About TriCo Bancshares

Established in 1975, Tri Counties Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ: TCBK) headquartered in Chico, California, providing services in traditional stand-alone and in-store bank branches and loan production offices in communities throughout California. Tri Counties Bank provides an extensive and competitive breadth of consumer, small business and commercial banking financial services, along with convenient around-the-clock ATMs, online and mobile banking access. Brokerage services are provided by Tri Counties Advisors through affiliation with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Visit www.TriCountiesBank.com to learn more.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. Such statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond our control. We caution readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: macroeconomic, geopolitical, and other challenges and uncertainties, including those related to actual or potential policies and actions from the U.S. administration, such as tariffs and reciprocal actions by other countries or regions and their ultimate impact on us, our customers, financial markets, and the overall U.S. and global economies; the uncertainty of rapidly evolving and changing U.S. trade policies and practices; inflation/deflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations/volatility; increases in unemployment rates; slowing economic growth or recession in the U.S. and other countries or regions; the impact of any future federal government shutdown and uncertainty regarding the federal government’s debt limit; the impact of changes in financial services industry policies, laws and regulations; regulatory restrictions or adverse regulatory findings affecting our ability to successfully market and price our products to consumers; systemic or non-systemic bank failures or crises and any related impact on depositor behavior or investor sentiment; the impacts of international hostilities, wars, terrorism or geopolitical events; risks related to the sufficiency of liquidity, including our ability to attract and maintain deposits; the risks related to the development, implementation, use and management of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning; extreme weather, natural disasters and other catastrophic events and their effects on our customers and the economic and business environments in which we operate; current and future economic and market conditions of the local economies in which we conduct operations; declines in housing and commercial real estate prices and changes in the financial performance and/or condition of our borrowers; the market value of our investment securities and possible other-than-temporary impairment of securities held by us due to changes in credit quality or rates; the availability of, and cost of, sources of funding and the demand for our products; the possibility that our recorded goodwill could become impaired, which may have an adverse impact on our earnings and capital; the costs or effects of mergers, acquisitions or dispositions, as well as whether we are able to obtain any required governmental approvals in connection with any such activities, or identify and complete favorable transactions in the future and/or realize the anticipated financial and business benefits; the volatility of the stock market and its impact on our stock price and our ability to conduct acquisitions; the regulatory and financial impacts associated with exceeding $10 billion in total assets; the ability to execute our business plan in new markets; our future operating or financial performance, including our outlook for future growth and our ability to control expenses; changes in the level and direction of our nonperforming assets and charge-offs and the appropriateness of the allowance for credit losses; the effectiveness of us managing the mix of earning assets and in improving, resolving or liquidating lower-quality assets; changes in accounting standards and practices; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; the effects of changes in the level or cost of checking or savings account deposits on our funding costs and net interest margin; the impact of alternative currencies such as stablecoin and other cryptocurrencies on our ability to attract deposits; increasing noninterest expense and its impact on our financial performance; competition and innovation with respect to financial products and services by banks, financial institutions and non-traditional competitors including retail businesses and technology companies; potential changes to loss allocations between financial institutions and customers, including for losses incurred from the use of our products and services, including electronic payments and payment of checks, that were authorized by the customer but induced by fraud; the challenges of attracting, integrating and retaining key employees; the impact of the 2023 cyber security ransomware incident, including the pending litigation, on our operations and reputation; the vulnerability of our operational or security systems or infrastructure, the systems of third- and fourth-party vendors or other service providers with whom we contract, and our customers to unauthorized access, computer viruses, phishing schemes, spam attacks, human error, natural disasters, power loss and data/security breaches and the cost to defend against and respond to such incidents; increased data security risks due to work from home arrangements and email vulnerability; failure to safeguard personal information, and any resulting litigation; the effect of a fall in stock market prices on our brokerage and wealth management businesses; the effectiveness of our risk management framework and quantitative models; the emergence or continuation of widespread health emergencies or pandemics; potential judgments, orders, settlements, penalties, fines and reputational damage resulting from pending or future litigation and regulatory investigations, proceedings and enforcement actions; and our ability to manage the risks involved in the foregoing. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be the same as those anticipated by management. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described above can be found in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation the “Risk Factors” Section of TriCo’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, Such filings are also available in the “Investor Relations” section of our website, https://www.tcbk.com/investor-relations. Annualized, pro forma, projections and estimates are not forecasts and may not reflect actual results. We undertake no obligation (and expressly disclaim any such obligation) to update or alter our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

TriCo Bancshares—Condensed Consolidated Financial Data (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Three months ended

 

March 31,
2026

 

December 31,
2025

 

September 30,
2025

 

June 30,
2025

 

March 31,
2025

Revenue and Expense Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

$

117,827

 

 

$

120,147

 

 

$

119,987

 

 

$

116,361

 

 

$

114,077

 

Interest expense

 

26,601

 

 

 

27,920

 

 

 

30,432

 

 

 

29,842

 

 

 

31,535

 

Net interest income

 

91,226

 

 

 

92,227

 

 

 

89,555

 

 

 

86,519

 

 

 

82,542

 

Provision for credit losses

 

3,325

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

 

670

 

 

 

4,665

 

 

 

3,728

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges and fees

 

13,160

 

 

 

13,366

 

 

 

13,751

 

 

 

13,650

 

 

 

12,678

 

(Loss) gain on sale or exchange of investment securities

 

17

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

(2,124

)

 

 

4

 

 

 

(1,146

)

Other income

 

3,855

 

 

 

3,783

 

 

 

6,380

 

 

 

3,436

 

 

 

4,541

 

Total noninterest income

 

17,032

 

 

 

17,168

 

 

 

18,007

 

 

 

17,090

 

 

 

16,073

 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and benefits

 

36,145

 

 

 

36,901

 

 

 

37,729

 

 

 

38,286

 

 

 

36,855

 

Occupancy and equipment

 

5,813

 

 

 

5,932

 

 

 

5,657

 

 

 

5,389

 

 

 

5,361

 

Data processing and network

 

6,955

 

 

 

7,344

 

 

 

6,749

 

 

 

6,802

 

 

 

6,909

 

Other noninterest expense

 

10,139

 

 

 

9,642

 

 

 

10,289

 

 

 

10,654

 

 

 

10,460

 

Total noninterest expense

 

59,052

 

 

 

59,819

 

 

 

60,424

 

 

 

61,131

 

 

 

59,585

 

Total income before taxes

 

45,881

 

 

 

46,576

 

 

 

46,468

 

 

 

37,813

 

 

 

35,302

 

Provision for income taxes

 

12,196

 

 

 

12,942

 

 

 

12,449

 

 

 

10,271

 

 

 

8,939

 

Net income

$

33,685

 

 

$

33,634

 

 

$

34,019

 

 

$

27,542

 

 

$

26,363

 

Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

$

1.05

 

 

$

1.04

 

 

$

1.04

 

 

$

0.84

 

 

$

0.80

 

Diluted earnings per share

$

1.04

 

 

$

1.03

 

 

$

1.04

 

 

$

0.84

 

 

$

0.80

 

Dividends per share

$

0.36

 

 

$

0.36

 

 

$

0.36

 

 

$

0.33

 

 

$

0.33

 

Book value per common share

$

41.49

 

 

$

41.07

 

 

$

40.12

 

 

$

38.92

 

 

$

38.17

 

Tangible book value per common share (1)

$

31.82

 

 

$

31.52

 

 

$

30.61

 

 

$

29.40

 

 

$

28.73

 

Shares outstanding

 

31,910,590

 

 

 

32,334,974

 

 

 

32,506,880

 

 

 

32,550,264

 

 

 

32,892,488

 

Weighted average common shares

 

32,194,905

 

 

 

32,444,684

 

 

 

32,542,401

 

 

 

32,757,378

 

 

 

32,952,541

 

Weighted average diluted common shares

 

32,391,466

 

 

 

32,630,819

 

 

 

32,723,358

 

 

 

32,935,750

 

 

 

33,129,161

 

Credit Quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses to gross loans

 

1.81

%

 

 

1.77

%

 

 

1.78

%

 

 

1.79

%

 

 

1.88

%

Loans past due 30 days or more

$

48,887

 

 

$

37,931

 

 

$

45,712

 

 

$

42,965

 

 

$

44,753

 

Total nonperforming loans

$

69,458

 

 

$

64,218

 

 

$

65,647

 

 

$

64,783

 

 

$

54,854

 

Total nonperforming assets

$

76,424

 

 

$

70,464

 

 

$

71,077

 

 

$

67,466

 

 

$

57,539

 

Loans charged-off

$

912

 

 

$

1,345

 

 

$

737

 

 

$

8,595

 

 

$

374

 

Loans recovered

$

119

 

 

$

136

 

 

$

123

 

 

$

102

 

 

$

768

 

Selected Financial Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average total assets

 

1.38

%

 

 

1.34

%

 

 

1.36

%

 

 

1.13

%

 

 

1.09

%

Return on average equity

 

10.08

%

 

 

10.02

%

 

 

10.47

%

 

 

8.68

%

 

 

8.54

%

Average yield on loans

 

5.78

%

 

 

5.77

%

 

 

5.75

%

 

 

5.76

%

 

 

5.71

%

Average yield on interest-earning assets

 

5.26

%

 

 

5.23

%

 

 

5.25

%

 

 

5.21

%

 

 

5.15

%

Average rate on interest-bearing deposits

 

1.82

%

 

 

1.87

%

 

 

1.99

%

 

 

1.97

%

 

 

2.06

%

Average cost of total deposits

 

1.26

%

 

 

1.29

%

 

 

1.39

%

 

 

1.37

%

 

 

1.43

%

Average cost of total deposits and other borrowings

 

1.26

%

 

 

1.29

%

 

 

1.38

%

 

 

1.37

%

 

 

1.46

%

Average rate on borrowings & subordinated debt

 

5.29

%

 

 

5.19

%

 

 

5.49

%

 

 

5.84

%

 

 

5.68

%

Average rate on interest-bearing liabilities

 

1.85

%

 

 

1.90

%

 

 

2.05

%

 

 

2.05

%

 

 

2.18

%

Net interest margin (fully tax-equivalent) (1)

 

4.07

%

 

 

4.02

%

 

 

3.92

%

 

 

3.88

%

 

 

3.73

%

Loans to deposits

 

84.11

%

 

 

86.05

%

 

 

84.07

%

 

 

83.08

%

 

 

83.13

%

Efficiency ratio

 

54.55

%

 

 

54.68

%

 

 

56.18

%

 

 

59.00

%

 

 

60.42

%

Supplemental Loan Interest Income Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount accretion on acquired loans

$

1,386

 

 

$

915

 

 

$

996

 

 

$

1,247

 

 

$

1,995

 

All other loan interest income (1)

$

98,963

 

 

$

101,316

 

 

$

100,008

 

 

$

97,448

 

 

$

93,383

 

Total loan interest income (1)

$

100,349

 

 

$

102,231

 

 

$

101,004

 

 

$

98,695

 

 

$

95,378

 

 

(1) Non-GAAP measure

TriCo Bancshares—Condensed Consolidated Financial Data (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Balance Sheet Data

March 31,
2026

 

December 31,
2025

 

September 30,
2025

 

June 30,
2025

 

March 31,
2025

Cash and due from banks

$

301,305

 

 

$

157,014

 

 

$

298,820

 

 

$

314,268

 

 

$

308,250

 

Securities, available for sale, net

 

1,768,148

 

 

 

1,734,623

 

 

 

1,743,437

 

 

 

1,818,032

 

 

 

1,854,998

 

Securities, held to maturity, net

 

85,740

 

 

 

90,544

 

 

 

95,446

 

 

 

101,672

 

 

 

106,868

 

Restricted equity securities

 

17,250

 

 

 

17,250

 

 

 

17,250

 

 

 

17,250

 

 

 

17,250

 

Loans held for sale

 

4,186

 

 

 

2,695

 

 

 

2,785

 

 

 

1,577

 

 

 

2,028

 

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

4,908,229

 

 

 

4,853,762

 

 

 

4,793,394

 

 

 

4,730,732

 

 

 

4,634,446

 

Consumer

 

1,282,181

 

 

 

1,314,610

 

 

 

1,293,909

 

 

 

1,288,691

 

 

 

1,279,878

 

Commercial and industrial

 

465,081

 

 

 

464,428

 

 

 

453,221

 

 

 

467,564

 

 

 

457,189

 

Construction

 

262,872

 

 

 

301,045

 

 

 

298,774

 

 

 

304,920

 

 

 

298,319

 

Agriculture production

 

145,463

 

 

 

172,494

 

 

 

162,338

 

 

 

161,457

 

 

 

144,588

 

Leases

 

4,372

 

 

 

4,748

 

 

 

5,188

 

 

 

5,629

 

 

 

6,354

 

Total loans, gross

 

7,068,198

 

 

 

7,111,087

 

 

 

7,006,824

 

 

 

6,958,993

 

 

 

6,820,774

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

(127,939

)

 

 

(125,762

)

 

 

(124,571

)

 

 

(124,455

)

 

 

(128,423

)

Total loans, net

 

6,940,259

 

 

 

6,985,325

 

 

 

6,882,253

 

 

 

6,834,538

 

 

 

6,692,351

 

Premises and equipment

 

68,944

 

 

 

69,724

 

 

 

70,509

 

 

 

70,092

 

 

 

70,475

 

Cash value of life insurance

 

138,070

 

 

 

137,253

 

 

 

136,391

 

 

 

135,520

 

 

 

134,678

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

32,661

 

 

 

33,652

 

 

 

32,126

 

 

 

32,534

 

 

 

32,536

 

Goodwill

 

304,442

 

 

 

304,442

 

 

 

304,442

 

 

 

304,442

 

 

 

304,442

 

Other intangible assets

 

4,041

 

 

 

4,471

 

 

 

4,953

 

 

 

5,435

 

 

 

5,918

 

Operating leases, right-of-use

 

24,812

 

 

 

25,505

 

 

 

25,917

 

 

 

22,158

 

 

 

22,806

 

Other assets

 

258,353

 

 

 

259,565

 

 

 

264,507

 

 

 

266,465

 

 

 

266,999

 

Total assets

$

9,948,211

 

 

$

9,822,063

 

 

$

9,878,836

 

 

$

9,923,983

 

 

$

9,819,599

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

$

2,559,060

 

 

$

2,594,032

 

 

$

2,544,306

 

 

$

2,559,788

 

 

$

2,539,109

 

Interest-bearing demand deposits

 

1,887,823

 

 

 

1,784,769

 

 

 

1,836,550

 

 

 

1,826,041

 

 

 

1,778,615

 

Savings deposits

 

2,809,855

 

 

 

2,775,058

 

 

 

2,847,168

 

 

 

2,879,212

 

 

 

2,777,840

 

Time certificates

 

1,146,850

 

 

 

1,110,042

 

 

 

1,106,437

 

 

 

1,110,768

 

 

 

1,109,768

 

Total deposits

 

8,403,588

 

 

 

8,263,901

 

 

 

8,334,461

 

 

 

8,375,809

 

 

 

8,205,332

 

Accrued interest payable

 

7,758

 

 

 

8,795

 

 

 

8,241

 

 

 

10,172

 

 

 

9,685

 

Operating lease liability

 

26,525

 

 

 

27,278

 

 

 

27,683

 

 

 

23,965

 

 

 

24,657

 

Other liabilities

 

133,621

 

 

 

141,137

 

 

 

145,869

 

 

 

128,162

 

 

 

131,478

 

Other borrowings

 

11,455

 

 

 

11,713

 

 

 

17,039

 

 

 

17,788

 

 

 

91,706

 

Junior subordinated debt

 

41,238

 

 

 

41,238

 

 

 

41,238

 

 

 

101,264

 

 

 

101,222

 

Total liabilities

 

8,624,185

 

 

 

8,494,062

 

 

 

8,574,531

 

 

 

8,657,160

 

 

 

8,564,080

 

Common stock

 

673,507

 

 

 

682,362

 

 

 

685,594

 

 

 

685,489

 

 

 

692,500

 

Retained earnings

 

749,769

 

 

 

740,244

 

 

 

723,668

 

 

 

702,690

 

 

 

693,383

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

 

(99,250

)

 

 

(94,605

)

 

 

(104,957

)

 

 

(121,356

)

 

 

(130,364

)

Total shareholders’ equity

$

1,324,026

 

 

$

1,328,001

 

 

$

1,304,305

 

 

$

1,266,823

 

 

$

1,255,519

 

Quarterly Average Balance Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average loans

$

7,041,552

 

 

$

7,023,749

 

 

$

6,971,860

 

 

$

6,878,186

 

 

$

6,776,188

 

Average interest-earning assets

$

9,110,163

 

 

$

9,127,429

 

 

$

9,090,900

 

 

$

8,973,959

 

 

$

9,007,447

 

Average total assets

$

9,912,485

 

 

$

9,929,582

 

 

$

9,900,675

 

 

$

9,778,834

 

 

$

9,808,216

 

Average deposits

$

8,334,291

 

 

$

8,376,361

 

 

$

8,361,600

 

 

$

8,222,982

 

 

$

8,195,793

 

Average borrowings and subordinated debt

$

51,980

 

 

$

54,943

 

 

$

88,972

 

 

$

123,943

 

 

$

190,666

 

Average total equity

$

1,355,276

 

 

$

1,332,304

 

 

$

1,289,535

 

 

$

1,273,092

 

 

$

1,251,994

 

Capital Ratio Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total risk-based capital ratio

 

15.1

%

 

 

15.1

%

 

 

15.1

%

 

 

15.6

%

 

 

15.8

%

Tier 1 capital ratio

 

13.8

%

 

 

13.8

%

 

 

13.9

%

 

 

13.9

%

 

 

14.1

%

Tier 1 common equity ratio

 

13.3

%

 

 

13.3

%

 

 

13.4

%

 

 

13.1

%

 

 

13.3

%

Tier 1 leverage ratio

 

11.9

%

 

 

11.8

%

 

 

11.7

%

 

 

11.8

%

 

 

11.7

%

Tangible capital ratio (1)

 

10.5

%

 

 

10.7

%

 

 

10.4

%

 

 

10.0

%

 

 

9.9

%

 

(1) Non-GAAP measure

TriCo Bancshares—Non-GAAP Financial Measures (unaudited)

In addition to results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. Management has presented these non-GAAP financial measures in this press release because it believes that they provide useful and comparative information to assess trends in the Company's core operations reflected in the current quarter's results and facilitate the comparison of our performance with the performance of our peers. However, these non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and are not a substitute for any analysis based on GAAP. Where applicable, comparable earnings information using GAAP financial measures is also presented. Because not all companies use the same calculations, our presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures as calculated by other companies. For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures, see the tables below:

 

Three months ended

(dollars in thousands)

March 31,
2026

 

December 31,
2025

 

March 31,
2025

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

Acquired loans discount accretion, net:

 

 

 

 

 

Amount (included in interest income)

$

1,386

 

 

$

915

 

 

$

1,995

 

Effect on average loan yield

 

0.08

%

 

 

0.05

%

 

 

0.12

%

Effect on net interest margin (FTE)

 

0.06

%

 

 

0.04

%

 

 

0.09

%

Net interest margin (FTE)

 

4.07

%

 

 

4.02

%

 

 

3.73

%

Net interest margin less effect of acquired loan discount accretion (Non-GAAP)

 

4.01

%

 

 

3.98

%

 

 

3.64

%

 

Three months ended

(dollars in thousands)

March 31,
2026

 

December 31,
2025

 

March 31,
2025

Pre-tax pre-provision return on average assets or equity

Net income (GAAP)

$

33,685

 

 

$

33,634

 

 

$

26,363

 

Exclude provision for income taxes

 

12,196

 

 

 

12,942

 

 

 

8,939

 

Exclude provision for credit losses

 

3,325

 

 

 

3,000

 

 

 

3,728

 

Net income before provisions for income taxes and credit losses (Non-GAAP)

$

49,206

 

 

$

49,576

 

 

$

39,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average assets (GAAP)

$

9,912,485

 

 

$

9,929,582

 

 

$

9,808,216

 

Average equity (GAAP)

$

1,355,276

 

 

$

1,332,304

 

 

$

1,251,994

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets (GAAP) (annualized)

 

1.38

%

 

 

1.34

%

 

 

1.09

%

Pre-tax pre-provision return on average assets (Non-GAAP) (annualized)

 

2.01

%

 

 

1.98

%

 

 

1.61

%

Return on average equity (GAAP) (annualized)

 

10.08

%

 

 

10.02

%

 

 

8.54

%

Pre-tax pre-provision return on average equity (Non-GAAP) (annualized)

 

14.72

%

 

 

14.76

%

 

 

12.64

%

 

Three months ended

(dollars in thousands)

March 31,
2026

 

December 31,
2025

 

March 31,
2025

Return on tangible common equity

 

 

 

 

 

Average total shareholders' equity

$

1,355,276

 

 

$

1,332,304

 

 

$

1,251,994

 

Exclude average goodwill

 

304,442

 

 

 

304,442

 

 

 

304,442

 

Exclude average other intangibles

 

4,319

 

 

 

4,712

 

 

 

6,234

 

Average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP)

$

1,046,515

 

 

$

1,023,150

 

 

$

941,318

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (GAAP)

$

33,685

 

 

$

33,634

 

 

$

26,363

 

Exclude amortization of intangible assets, net of tax effect

 

303

 

 

 

339

 

 

 

362

 

Tangible net income available to common shareholders (Non-GAAP)

$

33,988

 

 

$

33,973

 

 

$

26,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average equity (GAAP) (annualized)

 

10.08

%

 

 

10.02

%

 

 

8.54

%

Return on average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP)

 

13.17

%

 

 

13.17

%

 

 

11.51

%

 

Three months ended

(dollars in thousands)

March 31,
2026

 

December 31,
2025

 

September 30,
2025

 

June 30,
2025

 

March 31,
2025

Tangible shareholders' equity to tangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity (GAAP)

$

1,324,026

 

 

$

1,328,001

 

 

$

1,304,305

 

 

$

1,266,823

 

 

$

1,255,519

 

Exclude goodwill and other intangible assets, net

 

308,483

 

 

 

308,913

 

 

 

309,395

 

 

 

309,877

 

 

 

310,360

 

Tangible shareholders' equity (Non-GAAP)

$

1,015,543

 

 

$

1,019,088

 

 

$

994,910

 

 

$

956,946

 

 

$

945,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets (GAAP)

$

9,948,211

 

 

$

9,822,063

 

 

$

9,878,836

 

 

$

9,923,983

 

 

$

9,819,599

 

Exclude goodwill and other intangible assets, net

 

308,483

 

 

 

308,913

 

 

 

309,395

 

 

 

309,877

 

 

 

310,360

 

Total tangible assets (Non-GAAP)

$

9,639,728

 

 

$

9,513,150

 

 

$

9,569,441

 

 

$

9,614,106

 

 

$

9,509,239

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity to total assets (GAAP)

 

13.31

%

 

 

13.52

%

 

 

13.20

%

 

 

12.77

%

 

 

12.79

%

Tangible shareholders' equity to tangible assets (Non-GAAP)

 

10.53

%

 

 

10.71

%

 

 

10.40

%

 

 

9.95

%

 

 

9.94

%

 

Three months ended

(dollars in thousands)

March 31,
2026

 

December 31,
2025

 

September 30,
2025

 

June 30,
2025

 

March 31,
2025

Tangible common shareholders' equity per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tangible shareholders' equity (Non-GAAP)

$

1,015,543

 

$

1,019,088

 

$

994,910

 

$

956,946

 

$

945,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding at end of period

 

31,910,590

 

 

32,334,974

 

 

32,506,880

 

 

32,550,264

 

 

32,892,488

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shareholders' equity (book value) per share (GAAP)

$

41.49

 

$

41.07

 

$

40.12

 

$

38.92

 

$

38.17

Tangible common shareholders' equity (tangible book value) per share (Non-GAAP)

$

31.82

 

$

31.52

 

$

30.61

 

$

29.40

 

$

28.73

 

Contacts

Investor Contact
Peter G. Wiese, EVP & CFO, (530) 898-0300

TriCo Bancshares reports first quarter 2026 net income of $33.7 million, diluted EPS of $1.04 TriCo Bancshares

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Headquarters: Chico, California
CEO: Richard Smith
Employees: 1000
Organization: PUB
Revenues: 428.6 million (2024)
Net Income: 108.4 million (2024)

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