Hancock Whitney Q1 FY26 EPS drops 62% to $0.57

• Hancock Whitney posted first-quarter 2026 net income of $47.4 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, down 62.2% from fourth-quarter 2025.
• Revenue swung as noninterest income dropped to $7.5 million on a $98.6 million pretax loss tied to a securities portfolio restructuring.
• Net interest margin widened 7 basis points to 3.55% on higher securities yields and lower funding costs.
• Balance sheet shifts were modest as loans edged up $33 million to $24 billion while deposits slipped $198 million to $29.1 billion.
• Management reiterated expectations for 2026 mid-single-digit year-over-year end-of-period loan growth and low-single-digit growth in period-end deposits.

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