First Busey quarterly net revenue falls 1.4% to $193.5 million
First Busey's revenue is still shrinking. Results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, from the earnings release filed with the SEC on Oct 27, 2026.
Snapshot
First Busey's revenue is still shrinking: net revenue fell 1.4% to $193.5 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2026, from $196.3 million a year earlier, after a 0.7% year over year decline the quarter before.
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What We Know
Net revenue, the sum of net interest income and noninterest income, was $193.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, versus $196.3 million a year earlier, down 1.4%. Net interest income was $153.1 million, versus $155.1 million a year earlier, down 1.3%. Noninterest income was $40.4 million, versus $41.2 million a year earlier, down 1.9%. Diluted earnings per share was $0.61, up from $0.58.
Quarterly net revenue by quarter end, oldest first: Dec 2024: $116.8 million; Mar 2025: $125.0 million; Jun 2025: $198.0 million; Sep 2025: $196.3 million; Dec 2025: $200.2 million; Mar 2026: $196.2 million; Jun 2026: $196.7 million; Sep 2026: $193.5 million.
Octans View
Year over year net revenue change by quarter, computed from the filed figures: Dec 2025 up 71.4%; Mar 2026 up 57.0%; Jun 2026 down 0.7%; Sep 2026 down 1.4%. On those figures, First Busey's revenue is still shrinking. That read compares the latest two year over year growth rates and nothing else.
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Sources
- [1]SEC EDGAR — First Busey results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 (Exhibit 99.1, earnings release), filed Oct 27, 2026
- [2]SEC EDGAR — First Busey XBRL financial data (company facts)
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