First Quarter 2026 Highlights:
- Net interest margin of 4.25%
- Loan growth of 16.2%, annualized
- 24.7% noninterest income to total revenue
- Net income of $21.6 million, $0.76 per diluted share (adjusted, $23.7 million, $0.84 per diluted share, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations” below)
- Return on average total assets of 1.04% (adjusted, 1.14%, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations” in the full release)
- Return on average stockholders’ equity of 7.47% (adjusted, 8.20%, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations” in the full release)
Denver – April 27, 2026 – FirstSun Capital Bancorp (“FirstSun”) (NASDAQ: FSUN) reported net income of $21.6 million for the first quarter of 2026 compared to net income of $23.6 million for the first quarter of 2025. Earnings per diluted share were $0.76 for the first quarter of 2026 compared to $0.83 for the first quarter of 2025. Adjusted net income, a non-GAAP financial measure, was $23.7 million or $0.84 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2026.
On April 1, 2026, we completed our merger with First Foundation Inc. (“First Foundation”). During the first quarter of 2026, we incurred $2.7 million in merger related expenses. Because the merger closed after quarter-end, First Foundation’s historical consolidated financial results are not included in our results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.
Neal Arnold, FirstSun’s Chief Executive Officer and President, commented, “First quarter results reflect the continued strength of our core franchise, highlighted by robust loan growth of 16.2% annualized, a consistently strong net interest margin of 4.25%, and a balanced revenue profile with noninterest income representing 24.7% of total revenue. While we saw higher credit costs this quarter, we believe our relationship focused and well diversified business model and our presence across some of the most dynamic markets in the country position us for continued success.
“Additionally, we are pleased to welcome the customers and team members from First Foundation and are encouraged by the momentum observed during the initial stages of integration following closing. Our teams are focused on execution, and we are progressing in line with our expectations on our merger-related balance sheet repositioning while also beginning to realize identified operating synergies. As we move forward, we are confident in our ability to deliver enhanced value-added solutions to our customers across our expanded footprint while driving sustainable long-term value for our stockholders.”
The full earnings release can be viewed on the FirstSun Capital Bancorp Investor Relations website at https://ir.firstsuncb.com/overview/default.aspx.
1Total revenue is net interest income plus noninterest income.
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This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our recently completed merger with First Foundation, including expectations with regard to the benefits of the merger, progress on the execution of our merger-related balance sheet repositioning and our ability to drive sustainable long-term value for our stockholders. These statements reflect management’s current expectations and are not guarantees of future performance. Words such as “focus,” “confident,” “may,” “will,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “opportunity,” “continue,” “should,” “could,” “progress” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict with regard to timing, extent, likelihood and degree of occurrence, which could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results. Such risks, uncertainties and assumptions, include, among others, the following: changes in interest rates and their related impact on macroeconomic conditions, customer behavior, our funding costs and our loan and securities portfolios; the quality or composition of our loan or investment portfolios and changes therein; failure to maintain our mortgage production flow to secondary markets; the sufficiency of liquidity and changes in our capital position; the inability of our infrastructure initiatives to reduce expenses; increased deposit volatility; potential regulatory developments; U.S. and global trade policies and tensions, including change in, or the imposition of, tariffs and/or trade barriers and the economic impacts, volatility and uncertainty resulting therefrom; ongoing geopolitical conflicts, including hostilities involving Iran and the Middle East, which may contribute to volatility in energy prices, inflation, financial markets, cybersecurity threats, and broader macroeconomic conditions, any of which could adversely affect our borrowers, deposit base, liquidity, capital and results of operation; the possibility that the anticipated benefits of the First Foundation merger, including anticipated cost savings and strategic gains, are not realized when expected or at all; the integration of the businesses and operations of FirstSun and First Foundation may take longer than anticipated or be more costly than anticipated or have unanticipated adverse results relating to the combined company’s business; the execution of the planned balance sheet repositioning related to the First Foundation merger may be more difficult, costly or time consuming than expected and we may fail to realize the anticipated benefits; the diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities due to the First Foundation merger; other factors, many of which are beyond our control.
We caution readers that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive, is not necessarily in order of importance and readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning additional factors that could materially affect the forward-looking statements in this press release can be found in the cautionary language included under the headings “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in FirstSun’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and other documents subsequently filed by FirstSun with the SEC. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made and we do not intend to and disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.