First Community Posts $8.044 Million Q3 Profit and $0.85 GAAP EPS

First Community Corporation posted $8.044 million in third-quarter net income, up 54.9% from a year earlier, as diluted GAAP earnings per share rose to $0.85. The quarter ended Sept. 30, 2026. First Community Corporation is the holding company for First Community Bank.

Net interest income was $20.238 million, and noninterest income was $5.988 million. Diluted GAAP earnings per share were $0.85, compared with $0.67 in the third quarter of 2025.

Net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, was 3.59%, up eight basis points from the previous quarter and marking a 10th consecutive quarterly increase.

The board approved a $0.17-per-share cash dividend, the company’s 99th consecutive quarterly dividend. It is payable Nov. 17 to shareholders of record Nov. 3.