

Adjusted earnings per share reached $1.04 for the third quarter. Peoples Bancorp sold $59 million in securities to remain under $10 billion.

Peoples Bancorp Inc. (PEBO) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Peoples Bancorp NASDAQ: PEBO reported third-quarter 2026 diluted earnings per share of $0.91, or $1.04 excluding one-time items, as the company prepared to close its merger with Citizens later in October and advanced plans for its acquisition of Capital Bancorp.

The headline numbers for Peoples Bancorp (PEBO) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended September 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

Peoples Bancorp (PEBO) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.04 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.92 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.9 per share a year ago.

MARIETTA, Ohio, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Peoples Bancorp Inc. ("Peoples") (Nasdaq: PEBO) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.42 per common share on October 19, 2026, payable on November 16, 2026, to shareholders of record on November 2, 2026. This dividend represents a payout of approximately $15.1 million, or 46.3% of Peoples' reported third quarter 2026 earnings.

MARIETTA, Ohio, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Peoples Bancorp Inc. ("Peoples") (NASDAQ: PEBO) today announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. Net income totaled $32.6 million for the third quarter of 2026, representing earnings per diluted common share of $0.91.

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