Hilltop Holdings Inc. Announces Financial Results for First Quarter 2026

Hilltop Holdings Inc. Announces Financial Results for First Quarter 2026

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH) (“Hilltop”) today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2026. Hilltop produced income attributable to common stockholders of $37.8 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $42.1 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2025.

Hilltop also announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per common share payable on May 22, 2026 to all common stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 8, 2026. Additionally, during the first quarter of 2026, Hilltop paid $47.5 million to repurchase an aggregate of 1,238,216 shares of its common stock at an average price of $38.40 per share pursuant to the 2026 stock repurchase program. These shares were returned to the pool of authorized but unissued shares of common stock.

The extent of the impact of uncertain economic conditions on our financial performance during the remainder of 2026 will depend in part on developments outside of our control, including, among others, changes in the political environment, the impact of tariffs and reciprocal tariffs, the timing and significance of further changes in U.S. Treasury yields and mortgage interest rates, and a volatile economic forecast. These conditions, coupled with exposure to changes in funding costs, inflationary pressures, and international armed conflicts and their impact on supply chains within our business segments during the first quarter of 2026 have had, and are expected to continue to have, an adverse impact on our operating results during the remainder of 2026.

Jeremy B. Ford, Chairman, President and CEO of Hilltop, said, “Amid a volatile quarter, Hilltop delivered strong operating results with all three lines of business reporting improved year-over-year financial results. At PlainsCapital Bank, loan and deposit growth, combined with meaningful net interest margin expansion, generated a 1.2% return on average assets. PrimeLending further reduced its operating losses in the quarter by capitalizing on higher origination volumes and an expanded gain on sale margin. HilltopSecurities produced a 12.7% pre-tax margin on $116 million of net revenues driven by relative strength across its business lines. For the quarter, Hilltop produced a 1.0% return on average assets and returned $59 million to stockholders through dividends and share repurchases.”

First Quarter 2026 Highlights for Hilltop:

  • The provision for credit losses was $1.8 million during the first quarter of 2026, compared to a provision for credit losses of $7.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 and a provision for credit losses of $9.3 million in the first quarter of 2025;

    • The provision for credit losses during the first quarter of 2026 was primarily driven by a build in the allowance related to specific reserves and net charge-offs, partially offset by changes in the U.S. economic outlook associated with collectively evaluated loans and loan portfolio changes within the banking segment since the prior quarter.

  • For the first quarter of 2026, net gains from sale of loans and other mortgage production income and mortgage loan origination fees was $72.9 million, compared to $67.7 million in the first quarter of 2025, a 7.6% increase;

    • Mortgage loan origination production volume was $2.0 billion during the first quarter of 2026, compared to $1.7 billion during the first quarter of 2025;

    • Net gains from mortgage loans sold to third parties, including broker fee income, increased to 261 basis points during the first quarter of 2026, compared to 250 basis points in the fourth quarter of 2025.

  • Hilltop’s consolidated annualized return on average assets and return on average stockholders’ equity for the first quarter of 2026 were 1.02% and 7.12%, respectively, compared to 1.13% and 7.82%, respectively, for the first quarter of 2025;

  • Hilltop’s book value per common share increased to $36.63 at March 31, 2026, compared to $36.42 at December 31, 2025;

  • Hilltop’s total assets were $15.7 billion and $15.8 billion at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively;

  • Loans1, net of allowance for credit losses, were $8.0 billion and $7.9 billion at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively;

  • Non-accrual loans were $61.0 million, or 0.66% of total loans, at March 31, 2026, compared to $53.4 million, or 0.58% of total loans, at December 31, 2025;

  • Loans held for sale decreased by 15.0% from December 31, 2025 to $807.7 million at March 31, 2026;

  • Total deposits2 were $10.5 billion and $10.9 billion at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively;

  • Hilltop maintained strong capital levels with a Tier 1 Leverage Ratio3 of 12.82% and a Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 19.08% at March 31, 2026;

  • Hilltop’s consolidated net interest margin4 increased to 3.13% for the first quarter of 2026, compared to 3.02% in the fourth quarter of 2025;

  • For the first quarter of 2026, noninterest income was $188.4 million, compared to $213.3 million in the first quarter of 2025, a 11.7% decrease;

  • For the first quarter of 2026, noninterest expense was $248.3 million, compared to $251.5 million in the first quarter of 2025, a 1.3% decrease; and

  • Hilltop’s effective tax rate was 22.6% during the first quarter of 2026, compared to 22.7% during the same period in 2025.

    • The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2026 was higher than the applicable statutory rate primarily due to the impact of nondeductible expenses, nondeductible compensation expense and other permanent adjustments, partially offset by investments in tax-exempt instruments.

1

“Loans” reflect loans held for investment excluding broker-dealer margin loans, net of allowance for credit losses, of $361.0 million and $344.5 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

2

Total deposits at March 31, 2026 included estimated uninsured deposits of $5.9 billion, or approximately 56% of total deposits, while estimated uninsured deposits, excluding collateralized deposits of $640.8 million and internal accounts of $448.2 million, were $4.8 billion, or approximately 46% of total deposits.

3

Based on the end of period Tier 1 capital divided by total average assets during the quarter, excluding goodwill and intangible assets.

4

Net interest margin is defined as net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

 
 
 

Consolidated Financial and Other Information 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

(in 000’s)

 

2026

 

2025

 

2025

 

2025

 

2025

Cash and due from banks

 

$

874,194

 

 

$

1,231,944

 

 

$

1,277,283

 

 

$

982,488

 

 

$

1,702,623

 

Federal funds sold

 

 

650

 

 

 

650

 

 

 

650

 

 

 

650

 

 

 

650

 

Assets segregated for regulatory purposes

 

 

17,673

 

 

 

20,211

 

 

 

5,050

 

 

 

47,158

 

 

 

88,451

 

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

 

 

133,088

 

 

 

55,977

 

 

 

78,909

 

 

 

93,878

 

 

 

99,099

 

Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading, at fair value

 

 

698,106

 

 

 

617,408

 

 

 

574,434

 

 

 

675,757

 

 

 

647,158

 

Available for sale, at fair value, net (1)

 

 

1,469,670

 

 

 

1,491,048

 

 

 

1,443,612

 

 

 

1,408,347

 

 

 

1,405,170

 

Held to maturity, at amortized cost, net (1)

 

 

759,628

 

 

 

728,329

 

 

 

755,012

 

 

 

771,641

 

 

 

762,369

 

Equity, at fair value

 

 

238

 

 

 

265

 

 

 

248

 

 

 

4,996

 

 

 

286

 

 

 

 

2,927,642

 

 

 

2,837,050

 

 

 

2,773,306

 

 

 

2,860,741

 

 

 

2,814,983

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

807,745

 

 

 

950,142

 

 

 

849,357

 

 

 

979,875

 

 

 

818,328

 

Loans held for investment, net of unearned income

 

 

8,433,673

 

 

 

8,311,952

 

 

 

8,227,194

 

 

 

8,061,204

 

 

 

7,966,777

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(88,997

)

 

 

(91,537

)

 

 

(95,168

)

 

 

(97,961

)

 

 

(106,197

)

Loans held for investment, net

 

 

8,344,676

 

 

 

8,220,415

 

 

 

8,132,026

 

 

 

7,963,243

 

 

 

7,860,580

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables

 

 

1,625,156

 

 

 

1,588,882

 

 

 

1,519,005

 

 

 

1,469,628

 

 

 

1,450,077

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

 

135,551

 

 

 

132,820

 

 

 

136,830

 

 

 

139,179

 

 

 

143,957

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

89,845

 

 

 

83,757

 

 

 

87,464

 

 

 

88,050

 

 

 

93,451

 

Mortgage servicing assets

 

 

20,045

 

 

 

17,491

 

 

 

12,273

 

 

 

7,887

 

 

 

6,903

 

Other assets

 

 

452,779

 

 

 

432,603

 

 

 

459,588

 

 

 

455,930

 

 

 

459,774

 

Goodwill

 

 

267,447

 

 

 

267,447

 

 

 

267,447

 

 

 

267,447

 

 

 

267,447

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

 

5,365

 

 

 

5,605

 

 

 

5,862

 

 

 

6,119

 

 

 

6,376

 

Total assets

 

$

15,701,856

 

 

$

15,844,994

 

 

$

15,605,050

 

 

$

15,362,273

 

 

$

15,812,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing

 

$

2,830,008

 

 

$

2,831,919

 

 

$

2,766,155

 

 

$

2,790,958

 

 

$

2,859,828

 

Interest-bearing

 

 

7,701,541

 

 

 

8,046,161

 

 

 

7,909,316

 

 

 

7,600,599

 

 

 

7,972,138

 

Total deposits

 

 

10,531,549

 

 

 

10,878,080

 

 

 

10,675,471

 

 

 

10,391,557

 

 

 

10,831,966

 

Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables

 

 

1,481,998

 

 

 

1,518,503

 

 

 

1,445,280

 

 

 

1,461,683

 

 

 

1,446,886

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

990,807

 

 

 

676,882

 

 

 

680,979

 

 

 

734,508

 

 

 

705,008

 

Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

 

 

63,346

 

 

 

37,955

 

 

 

65,119

 

 

 

59,766

 

 

 

63,171

 

Notes payable

 

 

148,645

 

 

 

148,587

 

 

 

148,530

 

 

 

148,475

 

 

 

198,043

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

106,166

 

 

 

100,155

 

 

 

104,134

 

 

 

104,972

 

 

 

110,815

 

Other liabilities

 

 

205,621

 

 

 

287,226

 

 

 

269,297

 

 

 

234,467

 

 

 

227,988

 

Total liabilities

 

 

13,528,132

 

 

 

13,647,388

 

 

 

13,388,810

 

 

 

13,135,428

 

 

 

13,583,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

585

 

 

 

595

 

 

 

613

 

 

 

630

 

 

 

642

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

953,176

 

 

 

973,072

 

 

 

998,644

 

 

 

1,022,474

 

 

 

1,037,138

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(82,348

)

 

 

(79,877

)

 

 

(87,254

)

 

 

(94,748

)

 

 

(100,654

)

Retained earnings

 

 

1,272,618

 

 

 

1,274,611

 

 

 

1,276,539

 

 

 

1,270,286

 

 

 

1,262,586

 

Total Hilltop stockholders’ equity

 

 

2,144,031

 

 

 

2,168,401

 

 

 

2,188,542

 

 

 

2,198,642

 

 

 

2,199,712

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

29,693

 

 

 

29,205

 

 

 

27,698

 

 

 

28,203

 

 

 

29,110

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

2,173,724

 

 

 

2,197,606

 

 

 

2,216,240

 

 

 

2,226,845

 

 

 

2,228,822

 

Total liabilities & stockholders’ equity

 

$

15,701,856

 

 

$

15,844,994

 

 

$

15,605,050

 

 

$

15,362,273

 

 

$

15,812,699

 

______________________________

(1)

At March 31, 2026, the amortized cost of the available for sale securities portfolio was $1,537,980, while the fair value of the held to maturity securities portfolio was $702,496.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

Consolidated Income Statements

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

(in 000’s, except per share data)

 

2026

 

2025

 

2025

 

 

2025

 

 

2025

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, including fees

 

$

130,086

 

$

133,546

 

$

135,773

 

 

$

131,793

 

 

$

124,692

Securities borrowed

 

 

14,203

 

 

17,753

 

 

21,175

 

 

 

20,544

 

 

 

15,809

Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

 

26,919

 

 

25,088

 

 

25,452

 

 

 

25,811

 

 

 

24,782

Tax-exempt

 

 

3,021

 

 

3,509

 

 

3,512

 

 

 

3,087

 

 

 

2,613

Other

 

 

10,061

 

 

13,913

 

 

14,349

 

 

 

15,946

 

 

 

24,903

Total interest income

 

 

184,290

 

 

193,809

 

 

200,261

 

 

 

197,181

 

 

 

192,799

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

48,325

 

 

54,167

 

 

57,001

 

 

 

57,056

 

 

 

60,051

Securities loaned

 

 

12,842

 

 

16,020

 

 

19,430

 

 

 

17,662

 

 

 

14,736

Short-term borrowings

 

 

7,587

 

 

7,637

 

 

7,867

 

 

 

7,694

 

 

 

8,103

Notes payable

 

 

2,355

 

 

2,317

 

 

2,404

 

 

 

3,106

 

 

 

3,653

Other

 

 

1,084

 

 

1,141

 

 

1,171

 

 

 

989

 

 

 

1,139

Total interest expense

 

 

72,193

 

 

81,282

 

 

87,873

 

 

 

86,507

 

 

 

87,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

112,097

 

 

112,527

 

 

112,388

 

 

 

110,674

 

 

 

105,117

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses

 

 

1,765

 

 

7,824

 

 

(2,511

)

 

 

(7,340

)

 

 

9,338

Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses

 

 

110,332

 

 

104,703

 

 

114,899

 

 

 

118,014

 

 

 

95,779

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest income (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gains from sale of loans and other mortgage production income

 

 

50,972

 

 

49,580

 

 

51,730

 

 

 

51,945

 

 

 

45,281

Mortgage loan origination fees

 

 

21,910

 

 

26,602

 

 

24,850

 

 

 

28,738

 

 

 

22,451

Principal transactions, commissions and fees

 

 

66,534

 

 

76,033

 

 

74,066

 

 

 

47,856

 

 

 

55,313

Investment banking, advisory and administrative fees

 

 

36,920

 

 

47,627

 

 

53,349

 

 

 

43,730

 

 

 

36,628

Other

 

 

12,079

 

 

17,518

 

 

13,812

 

 

 

20,365

 

 

 

53,667

Total noninterest income

 

 

188,415

 

 

217,360

 

 

217,807

 

 

 

192,634

 

 

 

213,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees’ compensation and benefits

 

 

168,962

 

 

187,960

 

 

190,027

 

 

 

176,410

 

 

 

176,240

Occupancy and equipment, net

 

 

19,829

 

 

20,818

 

 

19,930

 

 

 

21,064

 

 

 

19,782

Professional services

 

 

11,245

 

 

12,386

 

 

12,681

 

 

 

10,820

 

 

 

4,114

Other

 

 

48,267

 

 

47,757

 

 

49,265

 

 

 

52,882

 

 

 

51,337

Total noninterest expense

 

 

248,303

 

 

268,921

 

 

271,903

 

 

 

261,176

 

 

 

251,473

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

50,444

 

 

53,142

 

 

60,803

 

 

 

49,472

 

 

 

57,646

Income tax expense

 

 

11,425

 

 

10,218

 

 

14,129

 

 

 

11,583

 

 

 

13,114

Net income

 

 

39,019

 

 

42,924

 

 

46,674

 

 

 

37,889

 

 

 

44,532

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

1,183

 

 

1,340

 

 

856

 

 

 

1,816

 

 

 

2,416

Income attributable to Hilltop

 

$

37,836

 

$

41,584

 

$

45,818

 

 

$

36,073

 

 

$

42,116

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.64

 

$

0.69

 

$

0.74

 

 

$

0.57

 

 

$

0.65

Diluted

 

$

0.64

 

$

0.69

 

$

0.74

 

 

$

0.57

 

 

$

0.65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends declared per common share

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.18

 

$

0.18

 

 

$

0.18

 

 

$

0.18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

59,124

 

 

60,457

 

 

62,146

 

 

 

63,637

 

 

 

64,613

Diluted

 

 

59,207

 

 

60,498

 

 

62,168

 

 

 

63,638

 

 

 

64,615

______________________________

(1)

During the three months ended December 31, 2025, certain financial statement line items within the noninterest income section of the consolidated income statement were reclassified to better align disclosures to business activities. These reclassifications were applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented. Total noninterest income did not change as a result of these reclassifications.

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2026

Segment Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage

 

 

 

 

All Other and

 

Hilltop

(in 000’s)

 

Banking

 

Broker-Dealer

 

Origination

 

Corporate

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

Net interest income (expense)

 

$

98,724

 

$

11,892

 

$

(927

)

 

$

1,429

 

 

$

979

 

 

$

112,097

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses

 

 

1,759

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,765

Noninterest income

 

 

11,081

 

 

104,175

 

 

72,969

 

 

 

1,429

 

 

 

(1,239

)

 

 

188,415

Noninterest expense

 

 

60,984

 

 

101,285

 

 

74,401

 

 

 

11,893

 

 

 

(260

)

 

 

248,303

Income (loss) before taxes

 

$

47,062

 

$

14,776

 

$

(2,359

)

 

$

(9,035

)

 

$

 

 

$

50,444

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2025

Segment Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage

 

 

 

 

All Other and

 

Hilltop

(in 000’s)

 

Banking

 

Broker-Dealer

 

Origination

 

Corporate

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

Net interest income (expense)

 

$

90,550

 

$

11,568

 

 

$

(1,397

)

 

$

(869

)

 

$

5,265

 

 

$

105,117

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses

 

 

9,372

 

 

(34

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,338

Noninterest income

 

 

10,810

 

 

96,937

 

 

 

67,775

 

 

 

43,379

 

 

 

(5,561

)

 

 

213,340

Noninterest expense

 

 

51,930

 

 

99,323

 

 

 

74,660

 

 

 

25,891

 

 

 

(331

)

 

 

251,473

Income (loss) before taxes

 

$

40,058

 

$

9,216

 

 

$

(8,282

)

 

$

16,619

 

 

$

35

 

 

$

57,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

Capital Ratios

 

2026

 

2025

 

2025

 

2025

 

2025

Tier 1 capital (to average assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PlainsCapital

 

 

9.54

%

 

 

10.60

%

 

 

10.74

%

 

 

10.71

%

 

 

10.22

%

Hilltop

 

 

12.82

%

 

 

12.78

%

 

 

13.13

%

 

 

13.11

%

 

 

12.86

%

Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PlainsCapital

 

 

12.71

%

 

 

14.49

%

 

 

14.81

%

 

 

15.08

%

 

 

15.06

%

Hilltop

 

 

19.08

%

 

 

19.70

%

 

 

20.33

%

 

 

20.74

%

 

 

21.17

%

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PlainsCapital

 

 

12.71

%

 

 

14.49

%

 

 

14.81

%

 

 

15.08

%

 

 

15.06

%

Hilltop

 

 

19.08

%

 

 

19.70

%

 

 

20.33

%

 

 

20.74

%

 

 

21.17

%

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PlainsCapital

 

 

13.77

%

 

 

15.60

%

 

 

15.96

%

 

 

16.29

%

 

 

16.31

%

Hilltop

 

 

21.50

%

 

 

22.20

%

 

 

22.90

%

 

 

23.38

%

 

 

24.45

%

           
           
           
           

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

Selected Financial Data

 

2026

 

2025

 

2025

 

2025

 

2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hilltop Consolidated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average stockholders’ equity

 

 

7.12

%

 

 

7.60

%

 

 

8.35

%

 

 

6.62

%

 

 

7.82

%

Return on average assets

 

 

1.02

%

 

 

1.09

%

 

 

1.20

%

 

 

0.98

%

 

 

1.13

%

Net interest margin (1)

 

 

3.13

%

 

 

3.02

%

 

 

3.06

%

 

 

3.01

%

 

 

2.84

%

Net interest margin (taxable equivalent) (2):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

 

3.15

%

 

 

3.04

%

 

 

3.09

%

 

 

3.04

%

 

 

2.86

%

Impact of purchase accounting

 

 

4 bps

 

 

 

3 bps

 

 

 

2 bps

 

 

 

2 bps

 

 

 

4 bps

 

Book value per common share ($)

 

 

36.63

 

 

 

36.42

 

 

 

35.69

 

 

 

34.90

 

 

 

34.29

 

Shares outstanding, end of period (000’s)

 

 

58,530

 

 

 

59,540

 

 

 

61,326

 

 

 

63,001

 

 

 

64,154

 

Dividend payout ratio (3)

 

 

31.25

%

 

 

26.17

%

 

 

24.41

%

 

 

31.75

%

 

 

27.62

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin (1)

 

 

3.38

%

 

 

3.29

%

 

 

3.23

%

 

 

3.16

%

 

 

2.97

%

Net interest margin (taxable equivalent) (2):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

 

3.39

%

 

 

3.29

%

 

 

3.23

%

 

 

3.17

%

 

 

2.97

%

Impact of purchase accounting

 

 

5 bps

 

 

 

4 bps

 

 

 

2 bps

 

 

 

3 bps

 

 

 

3 bps

 

Accretion of discount on loans ($000’s)

 

 

1,260

 

 

 

961

 

 

 

572

 

 

 

588

 

 

 

1,045

 

Net recoveries (charge-offs) ($000’s)

 

 

(4,305

)

 

 

(11,455

)

 

 

(282

)

 

 

(896

)

 

 

(4,257

)

Return on average assets

 

 

1.17

%

 

 

1.05

%

 

 

1.34

%

 

 

1.35

%

 

 

0.96

%

Fee income ratio

 

 

10.1

%

 

 

11.0

%

 

 

10.2

%

 

 

11.1

%

 

 

10.7

%

Efficiency ratio

 

 

55.5

%

 

 

54.1

%

 

 

51.7

%

 

 

55.4

%

 

 

51.2

%

Employees’ compensation and benefits ($000’s)

 

 

35,744

 

 

 

33,241

 

 

 

31,925

 

 

 

32,146

 

 

 

34,102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker-Dealer Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue ($000’s) (4)

 

 

116,067

 

 

 

138,374

 

 

 

144,494

 

 

 

109,653

 

 

 

108,505

 

Employees’ compensation and benefits ($000’s)

 

 

71,272

 

 

 

83,361

 

 

 

86,997

 

 

 

73,493

 

 

 

68,064

 

Variable compensation expense ($000’s)

 

 

36,469

 

 

 

49,635

 

 

 

50,756

 

 

 

36,172

 

 

 

33,283

 

Compensation as a % of net revenue

 

 

61.4

%

 

 

60.2

%

 

 

60.2

%

 

 

67.0

%

 

 

62.7

%

Pre-tax margin (5)

 

 

12.7

%

 

 

18.4

%

 

 

18.3

%

 

 

5.8

%

 

 

8.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Origination Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loan originations – volume ($000’s):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home purchases

 

 

1,428,157

 

 

 

1,918,395

 

 

 

2,027,568

 

 

 

2,168,690

 

 

 

1,528,560

 

Refinancings

 

 

600,569

 

 

 

511,960

 

 

 

269,136

 

 

 

263,829

 

 

 

213,781

 

Total mortgage loan originations – volume

 

 

2,028,726

 

 

 

2,430,355

 

 

 

2,296,704

 

 

 

2,432,519

 

 

 

1,742,341

 

Mortgage loan sales – volume ($000’s)

 

 

2,021,018

 

 

 

2,180,088

 

 

 

2,220,126

 

 

 

2,135,291

 

 

 

1,744,555

 

Net gains from mortgage loan sales (basis points):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans sold to third parties (6)

 

 

248

 

 

 

236

 

 

 

226

 

 

 

223

 

 

 

222

 

Broker fee income (7)

 

 

13

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

10

 

Impact of loans retained by banking segment

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(8

)

As reported

 

 

254

 

 

 

246

 

 

 

234

 

 

 

228

 

 

 

224

 

Mortgage servicing rights asset ($000’s) (8)

 

 

20,045

 

 

 

17,491

 

 

 

12,273

 

 

 

7,887

 

 

 

6,903

 

Employees’ compensation and benefits ($000’s)

 

 

55,087

 

 

 

59,657

 

 

 

60,036

 

 

 

62,214

 

 

 

53,339

 

Variable compensation expense ($000’s)

 

 

28,723

 

 

 

34,275

 

 

 

32,665

 

 

 

34,975

 

 

 

24,832

 

______________________________

(1)

Net interest margin is defined as net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

(2)

Net interest margin (taxable equivalent), a non-GAAP measure, is defined as taxable equivalent net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. Taxable equivalent adjustments are based on the applicable 21% federal income tax rate for all periods presented. The interest income earned on certain earning assets is completely or partially exempt from federal income tax. As such, these tax-exempt instruments typically yield lower returns than taxable investments. To provide more meaningful comparisons of net interest margins for all earning assets, we use net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis in calculating net interest margin by increasing the interest income earned on tax-exempt assets to make it fully equivalent to interest income earned on taxable investments. The taxable equivalent adjustments to interest income for Hilltop (consolidated) were $0.8 million, $0.8 million, $1.0 million, $0.8 million and $0.6 million, respectively, for the periods presented and for the banking segment were $0.2 million, $0.1 million, $0.3 million, $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for the periods presented. 

(3)

Dividend payout ratio is defined as cash dividends declared per common share divided by basic earnings per common share. 

(4)

Net revenue is defined as the sum of total broker-dealer net interest income and total broker-dealer noninterest income. 

(5)

Pre-tax margin is defined as income before income taxes divided by net revenue. 

(6)

Net gains from mortgage loans sold to third parties reflects provisions for anticipated indemnification claims and penalties for early payoff of loans which had the effect of lowering such net gains from mortgage loans sold to third parties by 7, 8, 9, 7 and 17 basis points, respectively, for the periods presented. 

(7)

Broker fee income is earned by the mortgage origination segment for facilitating mortgage loan transactions between PrimeLending customers and third-party mortgage lenders when the requested loan products are not offered by PrimeLending. 

(8)

Reported on a consolidated basis and therefore does not include mortgage servicing rights assets related to loans serviced for the banking segment, which are eliminated in consolidation. 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

Non-Performing Assets Portfolio Data

 

2026

 

2025

 

2025

 

2025

 

2025

Loans accounted for on a non-accrual basis ($000’s):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-owner occupied

 

$

15,288

 

 

$

3,873

 

 

$

3,969

 

 

$

4,107

 

 

$

4,241

 

Owner occupied

 

 

10,218

 

 

 

5,617

 

 

 

7,119

 

 

 

6,429

 

 

 

6,535

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

22,237

 

 

 

28,581

 

 

 

41,457

 

 

 

40,990

 

 

 

51,987

 

Construction and land development

 

 

844

 

 

 

1,010

 

 

 

1,007

 

 

 

3,667

 

 

 

3,256

 

1-4 family residential

 

 

12,419

 

 

 

14,367

 

 

 

14,701

 

 

 

17,550

 

 

 

15,458

 

Consumer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker-dealer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accrual loans ($000’s)

 

$

61,006

 

 

$

53,448

 

 

$

68,253

 

 

$

72,743

 

 

$

81,477

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accrual loans as a % of total loans

 

 

0.66

%

 

 

0.58

%

 

 

0.75

%

 

 

0.80

%

 

 

0.93

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other real estate owned ($000’s)

 

 

8,473

 

 

 

8,020

 

 

 

8,289

 

 

 

9,144

 

 

 

7,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other repossessed assets ($000’s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-performing assets ($000’s)

 

 

69,479

 

 

 

61,468

 

 

 

76,542

 

 

 

81,887

 

 

 

89,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-performing assets as a % of total assets

 

 

0.44

%

 

 

0.39

%

 

 

0.49

%

 

 

0.53

%

 

 

0.56

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing ($000’s) (1)

 

 

40,155

 

 

 

33,811

 

 

 

28,388

 

 

 

28,378

 

 

 

24,145

 

______________________________

(1)

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing were primarily comprised of loans held for sale and guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, including loans that are subject to repurchase, or have been repurchased, by PrimeLending.

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2026

 

2025

 

 

Average

 

Interest

 

Annualized

 

Average

 

Interest

 

Annualized

Net Interest Margin 

 

Outstanding

 

Earned

 

Yield or

 

Outstanding

 

Earned

 

Yield or

(Taxable Equivalent) Details (1)

 

Balance

 

or Paid

 

Rate

 

Balance

 

or Paid

 

Rate

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held for sale

 

$

845,782

 

 

$

12,353

 

5.84

%

 

$

709,094

 

 

$

11,438

 

6.45

%

Loans held for investment, gross (2)

 

 

8,297,552

 

 

 

117,733

 

5.75

%

 

 

7,890,745

 

 

 

113,254

 

5.82

%

Investment securities – taxable

 

 

2,529,893

 

 

 

26,919

 

4.26

%

 

 

2,455,590

 

 

 

24,782

 

4.04

%

Investment securities – non-taxable (3)

 

 

356,410

 

 

 

3,797

 

4.26

%

 

 

321,128

 

 

 

3,253

 

4.05

%

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell

 

 

87,371

 

 

 

963

 

4.47

%

 

 

100,691

 

 

 

1,820

 

7.33

%

Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions

 

 

857,761

 

 

 

7,541

 

3.57

%

 

 

2,037,462

 

 

 

21,192

 

4.22

%

Securities borrowed

 

 

1,435,543

 

 

 

14,203

 

3.96

%

 

 

1,390,797

 

 

 

15,809

 

4.55

%

Other

 

 

119,239

 

 

 

1,557

 

5.30

%

 

 

117,155

 

 

 

1,891

 

6.55

%

Interest-earning assets, gross (3)

 

 

14,529,551

 

 

 

185,066

 

5.17

%

 

 

15,022,662

 

 

 

193,439

 

5.22

%

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(91,822

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(100,704

)

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets, net

 

 

14,437,729

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,921,958

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-earning assets

 

 

1,003,519

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,012,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

15,441,248

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,934,658

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

$

7,881,301

 

 

$

48,325

 

2.49

%

 

$

8,186,423

 

 

$

60,051

 

2.97

%

Securities loaned

 

 

1,420,058

 

 

 

12,842

 

3.67

%

 

 

1,381,819

 

 

 

14,736

 

4.33

%

Notes payable and other borrowings

 

 

959,120

 

 

 

11,026

 

4.66

%

 

 

1,065,835

 

 

 

12,895

 

4.91

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

10,260,479

 

 

 

72,193

 

2.85

%

 

 

10,634,077

 

 

 

87,682

 

3.34

%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

 

2,728,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,696,247

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

267,998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

391,617

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

13,256,693

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,721,941

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

2,155,173

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,184,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

 

29,382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

15,441,248

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,934,658

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income (3)

 

 

 

 

$

112,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

105,757

 

 

Net interest spread (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.32

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.88

%

Net interest margin (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.15

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.86

%

______________________________

(1)

Information presented on a consolidated basis (dollars in thousands).

(2)

Average balance includes non-accrual loans. 

(3)

Presented on a taxable-equivalent basis with annualized taxable equivalent adjustments based on the applicable 21% federal income tax rate for the periods presented. The adjustment to interest income was $0.8 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. 

 
 
 

Conference Call Information

Hilltop will host a live webcast and conference call at 8:00 AM Central (9:00 AM Eastern) on Friday, April 24, 2026. Hilltop Chairman, President and CEO Jeremy B. Ford and Hilltop CFO William B. Furr will review first quarter 2026 financial results. Interested parties can access the conference call by dialing 800-715-9871 (Toll Free North America) or (+1) 646-307-1963 (International Toll) and then using the conference ID 4151629. The conference call also will be webcast simultaneously on Hilltop’s Investor Relations website (http://ir.hilltop.com).

About Hilltop

Hilltop Holdings is a Dallas-based financial holding company. Its primary line of business is to provide business and consumer banking services from offices located throughout Texas through PlainsCapital Bank. PlainsCapital Bank’s wholly owned subsidiary, PrimeLending, provides residential mortgage lending throughout the United States. Hilltop Holdings’ broker-dealer subsidiaries, Hilltop Securities Inc. and Momentum Independent Network Inc., provide a full complement of securities brokerage, institutional and investment banking services in addition to clearing services and retail financial advisory. At March 31, 2026, Hilltop employed approximately 3,520 people and operated 303 locations in 47 states. Hilltop Holdings’ common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and NYSE Texas under the symbol “HTH.” Find more information at Hilltop.com, PlainsCapital.com, PrimeLending.com and Hilltopsecurities.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements anticipated or implied in such statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except as required by law, we do not assume any duty to update forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning such things as our outlook, plans, objectives, strategies, expectations, intentions and other statements that are not statements of historical fact, and may be identified by words such as “aim,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “building,” “continue,” “could,” “drive,” “estimates,” “expects,” “extent,” “focus,” “forecasts,” “goal,” “guidance,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” “plan,” “position,” “probable,” “progressing,” “projects,” “prudent,” “seeks,” “should,” “steady,” “target,” “view,” “will,” “working” or “would” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements: (i) the credit risks of lending activities, including our ability to estimate credit losses and the allowance for credit losses, as well as the effects of changes in the level of, and trends in, loan delinquencies and write-offs; (ii) effectiveness of our data security controls in the face of cyber-attacks and any legal, reputational and financial risks following a cybersecurity incident; (iii) changes in general economic, market and business conditions in areas or markets where we compete, including changes in the price of crude oil; (iv) changes in the interest rate environment; (v) risks associated with concentration in real estate related loans; (vi) the effects of indebtedness on our ability to manage our business successfully, including the restrictions imposed by the indenture governing our indebtedness; (vii) disruptions to the economy and financial services industry, risks associated with uninsured deposits and responsive measures by federal or state governments or banking regulators, including increases in the cost of our deposit insurance assessments; (viii) cost and availability of capital; (ix) changes in state and federal laws, regulations or policies affecting one or more of our business segments, including changes in policies under the new Presidential administration, changes in regulatory fees, deposit insurance premiums, capital requirements and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”); (x) changes in key management; (xi) competition in our banking, broker-dealer, and mortgage origination segments from other banks and financial institutions as well as investment banking and financial advisory firms, mortgage bankers, asset-based non-bank lenders and government agencies; (xii) legal and regulatory proceedings; and (xiii) our ability to use excess capital in an effective manner. For further discussion of such factors, see the risk factors described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Investor Relations Contact:

Matt Dunn

214-525-4636

[email protected]

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