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Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. Announces Another Record Quarter

  • Another record quarter with net income of $42 million for third quarter 2025, compared to net income of $36 million in prior quarter, and net income of $33 million for third quarter 2024
  • Quarterly net interest margin of 3.86%, an increase of 14 bps over the prior quarter
  • Exceptional quarter-over-quarter core deposit growth of $223 million (13% annualized)
  • Repurchased 155,393 common shares for $21 million during third quarter 2025

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. (NYSE: NIC) (“Nicolet”) announced another record quarter with net income of $42 million for third quarter 2025 and earnings per diluted common share of $2.73, compared to net income of $36 million and earnings per diluted common share of $2.34 for second quarter 2025, and net income of $33 million and earnings per diluted common share of $2.10 for third quarter 2024.

“I must admit, I got a bit nostalgic thinking about what I would say in this press release,” said Mike Daniels, Chairman, President, and CEO of Nicolet. “Nicolet’s 25th anniversary is November 1st, and I still vividly remember sitting in my basement discussing what Nicolet should look like with my co-founder. When we were younger, we learned that banking should be about relationships and mattering to your customers and communities. I think the smartest thing we did was to make Nicolet a reflection of what we believed, and what we knew worked. In a way, Nicolet is a 25-year case study that shows that working hard to create shared success between customers, communities, and employees creates positive if not superior shareholder results. That philosophy ran counter to the industry 25 years ago and still does to a degree today. We didn’t set out to be contrarian. We set out to be ourselves.”

“We just produced some of the best quarterly financial metrics in our history, with a Return on Average Assets and Return on Average Tangible Common Equity that should easily put us in the top decile of banks in the country,” Daniels continued. “The off-the-charts results we are reporting today are directly related to the hard work of our employees, customers, and communities, all striving to do the right thing for one another. I feel like we have significant momentum right now, which leads to my continued optimism for Nicolet as a top-tier community bank, as well as community banking in general.”

Balance Sheet Review

At September 30, 2025, period end assets were $9.0 billion, an increase of $99 million from June 30, 2025, mostly from higher cash balances and loan growth. Total loans increased $36 million from June 30, 2025 (mostly in construction and agricultural loans), while total deposits of $7.6 billion at September 30, 2025, increased $70 million from June 30, 2025, including a $223 million increase in customer (core) deposits, partly offset by a $153 million decrease in brokered deposits. Total capital was $1.2 billion at September 30, 2025, an increase of $25 million over June 30, 2025, with record earnings and favorable movements in the securities portfolio market valuation partly offset by common stock repurchases and the quarterly common stock dividend.

Asset Quality

Nonperforming assets were $28 million and represented 0.31% of total assets at September 30, 2025, compared to 0.32% of total assets at June 30, 2025 and 0.31% of total assets at September 30, 2024. The allowance for credit losses-loans was $69 million and represented 1.00% of total loans at September 30, 2025, compared to $68 million (or 1.00% of total loans) at June 30, 2025, and $66 million (or 1.00% of total loans) at September 30, 2024. Asset quality trends remain solid and loan net charge-offs were negligible.

Income Statement Review - Quarter

Net income was $42 million for third quarter 2025, compared to net income of $36 million for second quarter 2025.

Net interest income was $79 million for third quarter 2025, $4 million higher than second quarter 2025, primarily due to one additional earning day in the quarter and a reduction in noncore funding. Interest income increased $3 million between the sequential quarters, while interest expense decreased $1 million. The net interest margin for third quarter 2025 was 3.86%, up 14 bps from 3.72% for second quarter 2025. The yield on interest-earning assets increased 3 bps (to 5.85%), while the cost of interest-bearing liabilities for third quarter 2025 decreased 10 bps (to 2.76%).

Noninterest income of $24 million for third quarter 2025 increased $3 million from second quarter 2025, mostly due to a $1.5 million favorable change in net asset gains from equity security market valuations. Excluding the net asset gains, noninterest income for third quarter increased $1.5 million over the prior quarter, primarily due to a $0.8 million increase in wealth income and $0.7 million higher net mortgage income.

Noninterest expense of $50 million for third quarter 2025 was up slightly from second quarter 2025, and included a $0.3 million increase in personnel expense partly offset by a $0.2 million decrease in non-personnel related expenses. The reduction in non-personnel expenses included seasonally higher business development and marketing expenses more than offset by declines in most remaining noninterest expense categories.

About Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. is the bank holding company of Nicolet National Bank, a growing, full-service, community bank providing services ranging from commercial, agricultural and consumer banking to wealth management and retirement plan services. Founded in Green Bay in 2000, Nicolet National Bank operates branches primarily in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota. More information can be found at www.nicoletbank.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This communication contains non-GAAP financial measures, such as non-GAAP adjusted net income, non-GAAP adjusted earnings per diluted common share, tangible book value per common share, return on average tangible common equity, and tangible common equity to tangible assets. Management believes such measures to be helpful to management, investors and others in understanding Nicolet’s results of operations and financial position. When non-GAAP financial measures are used, the comparable GAAP financial measures, as well as the reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to the GAAP financial measures, are provided. See “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)” below. The non-GAAP net income measure and related reconciliation provide information useful to investors in understanding the operating performance and trends of Nicolet and also aid investors in comparing Nicolet’s financial performance to the financial performance of peer banks. Management considers non-GAAP financial ratios to be critical metrics with which to analyze and evaluate financial condition and capital strengths. While non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by stakeholders in the evaluation of a company, they have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analyses of results as reported under GAAP.

 
 
 

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands, except share data)

 

9/30/2025

 

6/30/2025

 

3/31/2025

 

12/31/2024

 

9/30/2024

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

94,402

 

 

$

129,607

 

 

$

105,085

 

 

$

115,943

 

 

$

124,076

 

Interest-earning deposits

 

 

379,555

 

 

 

293,031

 

 

 

467,095

 

 

 

420,104

 

 

 

303,908

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

473,957

 

 

 

422,638

 

 

 

572,180

 

 

 

536,047

 

 

 

427,984

 

Securities available for sale, at fair value

 

 

861,534

 

 

 

849,253

 

 

 

838,105

 

 

 

806,415

 

 

 

825,907

 

Other investments

 

 

61,380

 

 

 

59,594

 

 

 

58,627

 

 

 

62,125

 

 

 

63,632

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

11,308

 

 

 

9,955

 

 

 

8,092

 

 

 

7,637

 

 

 

11,121

 

Loans

 

 

6,874,711

 

 

 

6,839,141

 

 

 

6,745,598

 

 

 

6,626,584

 

 

 

6,556,840

 

Allowance for credit losses - loans

 

 

(68,785

)

 

 

(68,408

)

 

 

(67,480

)

 

 

(66,322

)

 

 

(65,785

)

Loans, net

 

 

6,805,926

 

 

 

6,770,733

 

 

 

6,678,118

 

 

 

6,560,262

 

 

 

6,491,055

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

 

121,711

 

 

 

123,723

 

 

 

125,274

 

 

 

126,979

 

 

 

123,585

 

Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”)

 

 

190,979

 

 

 

189,342

 

 

 

187,902

 

 

 

186,448

 

 

 

185,011

 

Goodwill and other intangibles, net

 

 

383,693

 

 

 

385,107

 

 

 

386,588

 

 

 

388,140

 

 

 

389,727

 

Accrued interest receivable and other assets

 

 

118,942

 

 

 

120,464

 

 

 

120,336

 

 

 

122,742

 

 

 

119,096

 

Total assets

 

$

9,029,430

 

 

$

8,930,809

 

 

$

8,975,222

 

 

$

8,796,795

 

 

$

8,637,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

 

$

1,826,453

 

 

$

1,800,335

 

 

$

1,689,129

 

 

$

1,791,228

 

 

$

1,839,617

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

 

5,785,012

 

 

 

5,741,338

 

 

 

5,883,061

 

 

 

5,612,456

 

 

 

5,420,380

 

Total deposits

 

 

7,611,465

 

 

 

7,541,673

 

 

 

7,572,190

 

 

 

7,403,684

 

 

 

7,259,997

 

Long-term borrowings

 

 

134,600

 

 

 

134,340

 

 

 

156,563

 

 

 

161,387

 

 

 

161,210

 

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

 

 

68,405

 

 

 

64,698

 

 

 

63,201

 

 

 

58,826

 

 

 

66,584

 

Total liabilities

 

 

7,814,470

 

 

 

7,740,711

 

 

 

7,791,954

 

 

 

7,623,897

 

 

 

7,487,791

 

Stockholders' Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

148

 

 

 

149

 

 

 

152

 

 

 

154

 

 

 

151

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

581,815

 

 

 

601,625

 

 

 

630,340

 

 

 

655,540

 

 

 

647,934

 

Retained earnings

 

 

662,252

 

 

 

625,243

 

 

 

594,068

 

 

 

565,772

 

 

 

535,638

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(29,255

)

 

 

(36,919

)

 

 

(41,292

)

 

 

(48,568

)

 

 

(34,396

)

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

1,214,960

 

 

 

1,190,098

 

 

 

1,183,268

 

 

 

1,172,898

 

 

 

1,149,327

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

9,029,430

 

 

$

8,930,809

 

 

$

8,975,222

 

 

$

8,796,795

 

 

$

8,637,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding

 

 

14,798,895

 

 

 

14,924,086

 

 

 

15,149,341

 

 

 

15,356,785

 

 

 

15,104,381

 

 
 
 
 

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Nine Months Ended

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

9/30/2025

 

6/30/2025

 

3/31/2025

 

12/31/2024

 

9/30/2024

 

9/30/2025

 

9/30/2024

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, including loan fees

 

$

107,930

 

$

105,976

 

 

$

100,666

 

 

$

100,605

 

 

$

100,824

 

$

314,572

 

$

292,447

Taxable investment securities

 

 

6,201

 

 

6,027

 

 

 

5,560

 

 

 

5,369

 

 

 

5,211

 

 

17,788

 

 

14,824

Tax-exempt investment securities

 

 

998

 

 

1,017

 

 

 

1,049

 

 

 

1,073

 

 

 

1,095

 

 

3,064

 

 

3,485

Other interest income

 

 

5,204

 

 

4,618

 

 

 

5,466

 

 

 

5,787

 

 

 

5,492

 

 

15,288

 

 

14,775

Total interest income

 

 

120,333

 

 

117,638

 

 

 

112,741

 

 

 

112,834

 

 

 

112,622

 

 

350,712

 

 

325,531

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

39,312

 

 

40,472

 

 

 

39,465

 

 

 

39,138

 

 

 

42,060

 

 

119,249

 

 

122,436

Short-term borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

Long-term borrowings

 

 

1,757

 

 

2,057

 

 

 

2,070

 

 

 

2,146

 

 

 

2,194

 

 

5,884

 

 

6,578

Total interest expense

 

 

41,069

 

 

42,529

 

 

 

41,535

 

 

 

41,284

 

 

 

44,256

 

 

125,133

 

 

129,016

Net interest income

 

 

79,264

 

 

75,109

 

 

 

71,206

 

 

 

71,550

 

 

 

68,366

 

 

225,579

 

 

196,515

Provision for credit losses

 

 

950

 

 

1,050

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

750

 

 

3,500

 

 

2,850

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

 

 

78,314

 

 

74,059

 

 

 

69,706

 

 

 

70,550

 

 

 

67,616

 

 

222,079

 

 

193,665

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wealth management fee income

 

 

7,629

 

 

6,811

 

 

 

6,975

 

 

 

7,208

 

 

 

7,085

 

 

21,415

 

 

20,244

Mortgage income, net

 

 

3,568

 

 

2,907

 

 

 

1,926

 

 

 

3,326

 

 

 

2,853

 

 

8,401

 

 

6,851

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,962

 

 

 

2,025

 

 

 

1,877

 

 

 

1,913

 

 

5,987

 

 

5,307

Card interchange income

 

 

3,752

 

 

3,699

 

 

 

3,337

 

 

 

3,541

 

 

 

3,564

 

 

10,788

 

 

10,120

BOLI income

 

 

1,654

 

 

1,429

 

 

 

1,420

 

 

 

1,421

 

 

 

1,455

 

 

4,503

 

 

4,027

Asset gains (losses), net

 

 

1,294

 

 

(199

)

 

 

(354

)

 

 

510

 

 

 

1,177

 

 

741

 

 

3,702

Deferred compensation plan asset market valuations

 

 

972

 

 

1,437

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

(192

)

 

 

1,162

 

 

2,454

 

 

1,390

LSR income, net

 

 

668

 

 

950

 

 

 

1,057

 

 

 

1,064

 

 

 

1,090

 

 

2,675

 

 

3,341

Other noninterest income

 

 

2,082

 

 

1,637

 

 

 

1,792

 

 

 

2,103

 

 

 

2,079

 

 

5,511

 

 

6,427

Total noninterest income

 

 

23,619

 

 

20,633

 

 

 

18,223

 

 

 

20,858

 

 

 

22,378

 

 

62,475

 

 

61,409

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel expense

 

 

29,437

 

 

29,114

 

 

 

26,521

 

 

 

26,682

 

 

 

28,937

 

 

85,072

 

 

81,732

Occupancy, equipment and office

 

 

9,028

 

 

9,104

 

 

 

9,330

 

 

 

8,685

 

 

 

8,826

 

 

27,462

 

 

26,451

Business development and marketing

 

 

2,223

 

 

1,593

 

 

 

2,100

 

 

 

2,325

 

 

 

1,823

 

 

5,916

 

 

6,005

Data processing

 

 

4,671

 

 

4,682

 

 

 

4,525

 

 

 

4,668

 

 

 

4,535

 

 

13,878

 

 

13,086

Intangibles amortization

 

 

1,414

 

 

1,481

 

 

 

1,552

 

 

 

1,587

 

 

 

1,694

 

 

4,447

 

 

5,289

FDIC assessments

 

 

1,005

 

 

1,029

 

 

 

940

 

 

 

990

 

 

 

990

 

 

2,974

 

 

3,013

Other noninterest expense

 

 

2,310

 

 

2,916

 

 

 

2,819

 

 

 

3,268

 

 

 

2,343

 

 

8,045

 

 

7,572

Total noninterest expense

 

 

50,088

 

 

49,919

 

 

 

47,787

 

 

 

48,205

 

 

 

49,148

 

 

147,794

 

 

143,148

Income before income tax expense

 

 

51,845

 

 

44,773

 

 

 

40,142

 

 

 

43,203

 

 

 

40,846

 

 

136,760

 

 

111,926

Income tax expense

 

 

10,110

 

 

8,738

 

 

 

7,550

 

 

 

8,723

 

 

 

8,330

 

 

26,398

 

 

22,347

Net income

 

$

41,735

 

$

36,035

 

 

$

32,592

 

 

$

34,480

 

 

$

32,516

 

$

110,362

 

$

89,579

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

2.81

 

$

2.40

 

 

$

2.14

 

 

$

2.25

 

 

$

2.16

 

$

7.34

 

$

5.99

Diluted

 

$

2.73

 

$

2.34

 

 

$

2.08

 

 

$

2.19

 

 

$

2.10

 

$

7.14

 

$

5.84

Common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average

 

 

14,836

 

 

15,029

 

 

 

15,256

 

 

 

15,297

 

 

 

15,052

 

 

15,039

 

 

14,966

Diluted weighted average

 

 

15,303

 

 

15,431

 

 

 

15,647

 

 

 

15,710

 

 

 

15,479

 

 

15,463

 

 

15,330

 
 
 
 

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Financial Summary (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Nine Months Ended

(In thousands, except share & per share data)

 

9/30/2025

 

6/30/2025

 

3/31/2025

 

12/31/2024

 

9/30/2024

 

9/30/2025

 

9/30/2024

Selected Average Balances:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

$

6,843,189

 

 

$

6,833,236

 

 

$

6,710,206

 

 

$

6,581,059

 

 

$

6,542,532

 

 

$

6,796,031

 

 

$

6,479,598

 

Investment securities

 

 

903,839

 

 

 

900,469

 

 

 

886,010

 

 

 

884,376

 

 

 

873,212

 

 

 

896,839

 

 

 

879,701

 

Interest-earning assets

 

 

8,206,651

 

 

 

8,140,178

 

 

 

8,078,997

 

 

 

7,946,309

 

 

 

7,824,773

 

 

 

8,142,411

 

 

 

7,729,346

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

480,208

 

 

 

423,272

 

 

 

497,865

 

 

 

493,237

 

 

 

431,632

 

 

 

467,050

 

 

 

390,213

 

Goodwill and other intangibles, net

 

 

384,296

 

 

 

385,735

 

 

 

387,260

 

 

 

388,824

 

 

 

390,453

 

 

 

385,753

 

 

 

392,189

 

Total assets

 

 

8,984,344

 

 

 

8,909,653

 

 

 

8,849,412

 

 

 

8,716,611

 

 

 

8,596,812

 

 

 

8,914,964

 

 

 

8,486,602

 

Deposits

 

 

7,583,986

 

 

 

7,504,224

 

 

 

7,446,107

 

 

 

7,314,632

 

 

 

7,247,321

 

 

 

7,511,944

 

 

 

7,181,597

 

Interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

5,911,850

 

 

 

5,972,117

 

 

 

5,953,083

 

 

 

5,667,803

 

 

 

5,653,259

 

 

 

5,945,532

 

 

 

5,607,430

 

Stockholders’ equity (common)

 

 

1,194,974

 

 

 

1,183,316

 

 

 

1,178,868

 

 

 

1,163,477

 

 

 

1,118,242

 

 

 

1,185,778

 

 

 

1,079,215

 

Selected Ratios: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book value per common share

 

$

82.10

 

 

$

79.74

 

 

$

78.11

 

 

$

76.38

 

 

$

76.09

 

 

$

82.10

 

 

$

76.09

 

Tangible book value per common share (2)

 

$

56.17

 

 

$

53.94

 

 

$

52.59

 

 

$

51.10

 

 

$

50.29

 

 

$

56.17

 

 

$

50.29

 

Return on average assets

 

 

1.84

%

 

 

1.62

%

 

 

1.49

%

 

 

1.57

%

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

1.66

%

 

 

1.41

%

Return on average common equity

 

 

13.86

 

 

 

12.21

 

 

 

11.21

 

 

 

11.79

 

 

 

11.57

 

 

 

12.44

 

 

 

11.09

 

Return on average tangible common equity (2)

 

 

20.42

 

 

 

18.12

 

 

 

16.70

 

 

 

17.71

 

 

 

17.77

 

 

 

18.44

 

 

 

17.42

 

Average equity to average assets

 

 

13.30

 

 

 

13.28

 

 

 

13.32

 

 

 

13.35

 

 

 

13.01

 

 

 

13.30

 

 

 

12.72

 

Stockholders’ equity to assets

 

 

13.46

 

 

 

13.33

 

 

 

13.18

 

 

 

13.33

 

 

 

13.31

 

 

 

13.46

 

 

 

13.31

 

Tangible common equity to tangible assets (2)

 

 

9.61

 

 

 

9.42

 

 

 

9.28

 

 

 

9.33

 

 

 

9.21

 

 

 

9.61

 

 

 

9.21

 

Net interest margin *

 

 

3.86

 

 

 

3.72

 

 

 

3.58

 

 

 

3.61

 

 

 

3.51

 

 

 

3.72

 

 

 

3.42

 

Efficiency ratio

 

 

49.10

 

 

 

51.79

 

 

 

52.94

 

 

 

52.17

 

 

 

54.57

 

 

 

51.20

 

 

 

55.98

 

Effective tax rate

 

 

19.50

 

 

 

19.52

 

 

 

18.81

 

 

 

20.19

 

 

 

20.39

 

 

 

19.30

 

 

 

19.97

 

Selected Asset Quality Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonaccrual loans

 

$

27,463

 

 

$

27,735

 

 

$

28,325

 

 

$

28,419

 

 

$

25,565

 

 

$

27,463

 

 

$

25,565

 

Other real estate owned

 

 

767

 

 

 

881

 

 

 

946

 

 

 

693

 

 

 

859

 

 

 

767

 

 

 

859

 

Nonperforming assets

 

$

28,230

 

 

$

28,616

 

 

$

29,271

 

 

$

29,112

 

 

$

26,424

 

 

$

28,230

 

 

$

26,424

 

Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)

 

$

573

 

 

$

372

 

 

$

342

 

 

$

363

 

 

$

379

 

 

$

1,287

 

 

$

675

 

Allowance for credit losses-loans to loans

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.00

%

Net charge-offs to average loans (1)

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

0.01

 

Nonperforming loans to total loans

 

 

0.40

 

 

 

0.41

 

 

 

0.42

 

 

 

0.43

 

 

 

0.39

 

 

 

0.40

 

 

 

0.39

 

Nonperforming assets to total assets

 

 

0.31

 

 

 

0.32

 

 

 

0.33

 

 

 

0.33

 

 

 

0.31

 

 

 

0.31

 

 

 

0.31

 

Stock Repurchase Information: (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock repurchased ($)

 

$

20,525

 

 

$

29,989

 

 

$

26,047

 

 

$

10,137

 

 

$

 

 

$

76,561

 

 

$

 

Common stock repurchased (shares)

 

 

155,393

 

 

 

257,402

 

 

 

233,207

 

 

 

92,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

646,002

 

 

 

 

 

* During fourth quarter 2024, Nicolet changed the annualization methodology utilized for the calculation of selected net interest margin components from actual/360 to actual/actual to be more consistent with the methodology typically used by peer banks and to cause quarterly results to be more consistent with annual results. Prior periods have been restated for this change in methodology. There was no change to the reported average balances or interest recognized.

(1)

Income statement-related ratios for partial-year periods are annualized.

(2)

See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for a reconciliation of these financial measures.

(3)

Reflects common stock repurchased under board of director authorizations for the common stock repurchase program.

 
 
 
 

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Loan & Deposit Metrics (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

9/30/2025

 

6/30/2025

 

3/31/2025

 

12/31/2024

 

9/30/2024

Period End Loan Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial & industrial

 

$

1,415,841

 

$

1,412,621

 

$

1,409,320

 

$

1,319,763

 

$

1,351,516

Owner-occupied commercial real estate (“CRE”)

 

 

947,390

 

 

963,278

 

 

949,107

 

 

940,367

 

 

920,533

Agricultural

 

 

1,378,070

 

 

1,346,924

 

 

1,329,807

 

 

1,322,038

 

 

1,261,152

Commercial

 

 

3,741,301

 

 

3,722,823

 

 

3,688,234

 

 

3,582,168

 

 

3,533,201

CRE investment

 

 

1,213,301

 

 

1,231,423

 

 

1,225,490

 

 

1,221,826

 

 

1,226,982

Construction & land development

 

 

324,209

 

 

298,122

 

 

273,007

 

 

239,694

 

 

231,694

Commercial real estate

 

 

1,537,510

 

 

1,529,545

 

 

1,498,497

 

 

1,461,520

 

 

1,458,676

Commercial-based loans

 

 

5,278,811

 

 

5,252,368

 

 

5,186,731

 

 

5,043,688

 

 

4,991,877

Residential construction

 

 

92,325

 

 

88,152

 

 

91,321

 

 

96,110

 

 

85,811

Residential first mortgage

 

 

1,199,512

 

 

1,205,841

 

 

1,194,116

 

 

1,196,158

 

 

1,194,574

Residential junior mortgage

 

 

260,167

 

 

249,406

 

 

235,096

 

 

234,634

 

 

223,456

Residential real estate

 

 

1,552,004

 

 

1,543,399

 

 

1,520,533

 

 

1,526,902

 

 

1,503,841

Retail & other

 

 

43,896

 

 

43,374

 

 

38,334

 

 

55,994

 

 

61,122

Retail-based loans

 

 

1,595,900

 

 

1,586,773

 

 

1,558,867

 

 

1,582,896

 

 

1,564,963

Total loans

 

$

6,874,711

 

$

6,839,141

 

$

6,745,598

 

$

6,626,584

 

$

6,556,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period End Deposit Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing demand

 

$

1,826,453

 

$

1,800,335

 

$

1,689,129

 

$

1,791,228

 

$

1,839,617

Interest-bearing demand

 

 

1,104,552

 

 

1,266,507

 

 

1,239,075

 

 

1,168,560

 

 

1,035,593

Money market

 

 

2,044,055

 

 

1,900,639

 

 

1,988,648

 

 

1,942,367

 

 

1,928,977

Savings

 

 

825,683

 

 

805,300

 

 

794,223

 

 

774,707

 

 

763,024

Time

 

 

1,810,722

 

 

1,768,892

 

 

1,861,115

 

 

1,726,822

 

 

1,692,786

Total deposits

 

$

7,611,465

 

$

7,541,673

 

$

7,572,190

 

$

7,403,684

 

$

7,259,997

Brokered transaction accounts

 

$

160,706

 

$

307,527

 

$

249,537

 

$

163,580

 

$

159,547

Brokered time deposits

 

 

444,683

 

 

450,948

 

 

607,725

 

 

586,852

 

 

549,907

Total brokered deposits

 

$

605,389

 

$

758,475

 

$

857,262

 

$

750,432

 

$

709,454

Customer transaction accounts

 

$

5,640,037

 

$

5,465,254

 

$

5,461,538

 

$

5,513,282

 

$

5,407,664

Customer time deposits

 

 

1,366,039

 

 

1,317,944

 

 

1,253,390

 

 

1,139,970

 

 

1,142,879

Total customer deposits (core)

 

$

7,006,076

 

$

6,783,198

 

$

6,714,928

 

$

6,653,252

 

$

6,550,543

 
 
 
 

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin Analysis (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

September 30, 2025

 

June 30, 2025

 

September 30, 2024

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Average

 

Average

 

 

 

Average

 

Average

 

 

 

Average

(In thousands)

 

Balance

 

Interest

 

Rate *

 

Balance

 

Interest

 

Rate *

 

Balance

 

Interest

 

Rate *

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total loans (1) (2)

 

$

6,843,189

 

$

108,042

 

 

6.27

%

 

$

6,833,236

 

$

106,103

 

 

6.23

%

 

$

6,542,532

 

$

100,962

 

 

6.14

%

Investment securities (2)

 

 

903,839

 

 

7,519

 

 

3.33

%

 

 

900,469

 

 

7,371

 

 

3.27

%

 

 

873,212

 

 

6,666

 

 

3.05

%

Other interest-earning assets

 

 

459,623

 

 

5,204

 

 

4.50

%

 

 

406,473

 

 

4,618

 

 

4.56

%

 

 

409,029

 

 

5,492

 

 

5.35

%

Total interest-earning assets

 

 

8,206,651

 

$

120,765

 

 

5.85

%

 

 

8,140,178

 

$

118,092

 

 

5.82

%

 

 

7,824,773

 

$

113,120

 

 

5.76

%

Other assets, net

 

 

777,693

 

 

 

 

 

 

769,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

772,039

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

8,984,344

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,909,653

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,596,812

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing core deposits

 

$

5,118,886

 

$

32,329

 

 

2.51

%

 

$

5,001,714

 

$

31,677

 

 

2.54

%

 

$

4,723,464

 

$

32,952

 

 

2.78

%

Brokered deposits

 

 

658,491

 

 

6,983

 

 

4.21

%

 

 

814,789

 

 

8,795

 

 

4.33

%

 

 

768,058

 

 

9,108

 

 

4.72

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

5,777,377

 

 

39,312

 

 

2.70

%

 

 

5,816,503

 

 

40,472

 

 

2.79

%

 

 

5,491,522

 

 

42,060

 

 

3.05

%

Wholesale funding

 

 

134,473

 

 

1,757

 

 

5.18

%

 

 

155,614

 

 

2,057

 

 

5.30

%

 

 

161,737

 

 

2,196

 

 

5.40

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

5,911,850

 

$

41,069

 

 

2.76

%

 

 

5,972,117

 

$

42,529

 

 

2.86

%

 

 

5,653,259

 

$

44,256

 

 

3.11

%

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

 

 

1,806,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,687,721

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,755,799

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

70,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

66,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

69,512

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity

 

 

1,194,974

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,183,316

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,118,242

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

8,984,344

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,909,653

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,596,812

 

 

 

 

Net interest income and rate spread

 

 

 

$

79,696

 

 

3.09

%

 

 

 

$

75,563

 

 

2.96

%

 

 

 

$

68,864

 

 

2.65

%

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

3.86

%

 

 

 

 

 

3.72

%

 

 

 

 

 

3.51

%

Loan purchase accounting accretion (3)

 

 

 

$

1,375

 

 

0.08

%

 

 

 

$

1,475

 

 

0.09

%

 

 

 

$

1,527

 

 

0.09

%

Loan nonaccrual interest (3)

 

 

 

$

(346

)

 

(0.02

)%

 

 

 

$

(26

)

 

%

 

 

 

$

(48

)

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2025

 

September 30, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Average

 

Average

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Balance

 

Interest

 

Rate *

 

Balance

 

Interest

 

Rate *

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total loans (1) (2)

 

$

6,796,031

 

$

314,949

 

 

6.19

%

 

$

6,479,598

 

$

292,792

 

 

6.03

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities (2)

 

 

896,839

 

 

21,841

 

 

3.25

%

 

 

879,701

 

 

19,442

 

 

2.95

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other interest-earning assets

 

 

449,541

 

 

15,288

 

 

4.55

%

 

 

370,047

 

 

14,775

 

 

5.33

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

 

8,142,411

 

$

352,078

 

 

5.78

%

 

 

7,729,346

 

$

327,009

 

 

5.65

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets, net

 

 

772,553

 

 

 

 

 

 

757,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

8,914,964

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,486,602

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing core deposits

 

$

5,041,142

 

$

94,789

 

 

2.51

%

 

$

4,684,586

 

$

95,921

 

 

2.74

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokered deposits

 

 

754,096

 

 

24,460

 

 

4.34

%

 

 

759,791

 

 

26,515

 

 

4.66

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

5,795,238

 

 

119,249

 

 

2.75

%

 

 

5,444,377

 

 

122,436

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale funding

 

 

150,294

 

 

5,884

 

 

5.23

%

 

 

163,053

 

 

6,580

 

 

5.39

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

5,945,532

 

$

125,133

 

 

2.81

%

 

 

5,607,430

 

$

129,016

 

 

3.07

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

 

 

1,716,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,737,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

66,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,737

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity

 

 

1,185,778

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,079,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

8,914,964

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,486,602

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income and rate spread

 

 

 

$

226,945

 

 

2.97

%

 

 

 

$

197,993

 

 

2.58

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

3.72

%

 

 

 

 

 

3.42

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan purchase accounting accretion (3)

 

 

 

$

4,324

 

 

0.09

%

 

 

 

$

4,582

 

 

0.09

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan nonaccrual interest (3)

 

 

 

$

(677

)

 

(0.01

)%

 

 

 

$

40

 

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
* During fourth quarter 2024, Nicolet changed the annualization methodology utilized for the calculation of selected net interest margin components from actual/360 to actual/actual to be more consistent with the methodology typically used by peer banks and to cause quarterly results to be more consistent with annual results. Prior periods have been restated for this change in methodology. There was no change to the reported average balances or interest recognized.
(1)

Nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale are included in the daily average loan balances outstanding.

(2)

The yield on tax-exempt loans and tax-exempt investment securities is computed on a tax-equivalent basis using a federal tax rate of 21%, and adjusted for the disallowance of interest expense.

(3)

Loan purchase accounting accretion and Loan nonaccrual interest included in Total loans interest above, and the related impact to net interest margin.

 
 
 
 

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Nine Months Ended

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

9/30/2025

 

6/30/2025

 

3/31/2025

 

12/31/2024

 

9/30/2024

 

9/30/2025

 

9/30/2024

Adjusted net income reconciliation: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (GAAP)

 

$

41,735

 

 

$

36,035

 

$

32,592

 

$

34,480

 

 

$

32,516

 

 

$

110,362

 

 

$

89,579

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets (gains) losses, net (2)

 

 

(1,294

)

 

 

199

 

 

354

 

 

(510

)

 

 

(1,177

)

 

 

(741

)

 

 

(3,702

)

Adjustments subtotal

 

 

(1,294

)

 

 

199

 

 

354

 

 

(510

)

 

 

(1,177

)

 

 

(741

)

 

 

(3,702

)

Tax on Adjustments (3)

 

 

(252

)

 

 

39

 

 

69

 

 

(99

)

 

 

(230

)

 

 

(144

)

 

 

(722

)

Adjusted net income (Non-GAAP)

 

$

40,693

 

 

$

36,195

 

$

32,877

 

$

34,069

 

 

$

31,569

 

 

$

109,765

 

 

$

86,599

 

Diluted earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share (GAAP)

 

$

2.73

 

 

$

2.34

 

$

2.08

 

$

2.19

 

 

$

2.10

 

 

$

7.14

 

 

$

5.84

 

Adjusted Diluted earnings per common share (Non-GAAP)

 

$

2.66

 

 

$

2.35

 

$

2.10

 

$

2.17

 

 

$

2.04

 

 

$

7.10

 

 

$

5.65

 

Tangible assets: (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

9,029,430

 

 

$

8,930,809

 

$

8,975,222

 

$

8,796,795

 

 

$

8,637,118

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill and other intangibles, net

 

 

383,693

 

 

 

385,107

 

 

386,588

 

 

388,140

 

 

 

389,727

 

 

 

 

 

Tangible assets

 

$

8,645,737

 

 

$

8,545,702

 

$

8,588,634

 

$

8,408,655

 

 

$

8,247,391

 

 

 

 

 

Tangible common equity: (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity (common)

 

$

1,214,960

 

 

$

1,190,098

 

$

1,183,268

 

$

1,172,898

 

 

$

1,149,327

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill and other intangibles, net

 

 

383,693

 

 

 

385,107

 

 

386,588

 

 

388,140

 

 

 

389,727

 

 

 

 

 

Tangible common equity

 

$

831,267

 

 

$

804,991

 

$

796,680

 

$

784,758

 

 

$

759,600

 

 

 

 

 

Tangible average common equity: (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average stockholders’ equity (common)

 

$

1,194,974

 

 

$

1,183,316

 

$

1,178,868

 

$

1,163,477

 

 

$

1,118,242

 

 

$

1,185,778

 

 

$

1,079,215

 

Average goodwill and other intangibles, net

 

 

384,296

 

 

 

385,735

 

 

387,260

 

 

388,824

 

 

 

390,453

 

 

 

385,753

 

 

 

392,189

 

Average tangible common equity

 

$

810,678

 

 

$

797,581

 

$

791,608

 

$

774,653

 

 

$

727,789

 

 

$

800,025

 

 

$

687,026

 

 
Note: Numbers may not sum due to rounding.
(1)

The adjusted net income measure and related reconciliation provide information useful to investors in understanding the operating performance and trends of Nicolet and also to aid investors in the comparison of Nicolet’s financial performance to the financial performance of peer banks.

(2)

Includes the gains / (losses) on other assets and investments.

(3)

Assumes an effective tax rate of 19.5%.

(4)

The ratios of tangible book value per common share, return on average tangible common equity, and tangible common equity to tangible assets exclude goodwill and other intangibles, net. These financial ratios have been included as they are considered to be critical metrics with which to analyze and evaluate financial condition and capital strength.