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WAL reported Q3 2026 results. The stock moved +2.3% on the print.
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Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) Q3 FY2026 earnings

October 20, 2026 · SharpeIQ Research Desk

Reported results

  • Net income: $277.2 million (GAAP), up $8.4 million linked-quarter and up $16.7 million year-over-year
  • Diluted earnings per share: $2.45 (GAAP), up $0.09 linked-quarter and up $0.17 year-over-year
  • Pre-provision net revenue (non-GAAP): $419.1 million, up $6.7 million linked-quarter and up $25.3 million year-over-year
  • Net interest margin: 3.57%, up 4 basis points linked-quarter and up 4 basis points year-over-year
  • Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP): 58.1%, compared to 58.0% linked-quarter; efficiency ratio adjusted for deposit costs (non-GAAP): 50.0%, compared to 48.9% linked-quarter
  • Nonaccrual loans to funded HFI loans: 0.79%, down from 0.92% linked-quarter and down from 0.92% year-over-year

Guidance

  • Net charge-offs guidance range midpoint for 2026: 0.30% (annualized net loan charge-offs to average loans outstanding achieved in Q3)

Notes

The release includes reclassifications of certain amounts in the Consolidated Income Statements for prior periods related to derivative contracts; these reclassifications had no effect on net income or stockholders’ equity as previously reported. The company provides adjusted non-GAAP measures for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 that exclude gains on sales of investment securities, LAM loan charge-offs, and fraud-related charge-offs.

Price and volatility reaction

The stock moved +2.3% on the print. No front-expiry chain was on file, so there is no straddle expected move.

MeasureValueBasis
Close before release73.632026-10-19
Close after release75.32026-10-20
Realised move+2.3%close to close
Price and volatility reaction. Closes either side of the release. No front-expiry chain on file for a straddle expected move. SharpeIQ — listed option chain and price_history

Source

The figures above come from the earnings release the company filed with the SEC on 2026-10-19 (8-K, Item 2.02). Read the original filing on sec.gov.

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