FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/

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Scored by the financial-sector model

74FY2025 filing
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FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/ is a bank, scored by a separate financial-sector model — not the operating Moat Score you’ll see on other companies. A bank or insurer is a balance-sheet business the margin-and-ROIC lens doesn’t fit, so it’s read through the components below instead. The two models are calibrated differently and are not comparable: a financial-sector score is never ranked against, sorted with, or averaged into an operating Moat Score. How the models work.

Insider activity

Form 4 reports mix P/S market or private transactions with compensation-plan mechanics. Activity casually described as “insider selling” can include compensation mechanics; awards, tax withholding, and option exercises are shown by their exact filed class here, never collapsed into “Bought” or “Sold.”

These are disclosed filing facts and arithmetic aggregates, not a signal or verdict.

This machine-readable surface covers SEC ownership filings from 2003; it does not represent earlier paper-era records.

Records still being gathered — partial as of retrieval Sep 17, 2026.

Among the rows shown, A/F/M acquisition, payment or withholding, and exercise or conversion rows outnumber S sale rows (15 versus 3). The filing codes alone do not establish that every such row arose from a compensation plan.

Trailing-12-month totals and the 90-day cluster result are withheld because this issuer walk is incomplete.

InsiderShares owned afterDateFiling detail
Brown Archie MDirector, President & CEOGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock183,264$16.37$3,000,032See lot detailSep 14, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table I · Common Stock: 91,632 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 330,390 ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 91,632 shares at $32.74 · code A · owned after 330,390 ·
ANDERSON JAMES MChief Financial OfficerGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock91,632$16.37$1,500,016See lot detailSep 14, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table I · Common Stock: 45,816 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 156,392 ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 45,816 shares at $32.74 · code A · owned after 156,392 ·
Myers Malcolm AChief Transformation OfficerGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock15,272$16.37$250,003See lot detailSep 14, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table I · Common Stock: 7,636 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 60,855.988 ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 7,636 shares at $32.74 · code A · owned after 60,855.988 ·
Woods Karen BGeneral Counsel & CAOGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock45,816$21.8267$1,000,011See lot detailSep 14, 2026
3 filed lots
  • Table I · Common Stock: 15,272 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 90,234 ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 15,272 shares at $32.74 · code A · owned after 90,234 ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 15,272 shares at $32.74 · code A · owned after 90,234 ·
Neeley Amanda NEVP, Chief Strategy OfficerGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock34,088$3.4039$116,031See lot detailSep 14, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table I · Common Stock: 30,544 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 96,731 ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 3,544 shares at $32.74 · code A · owned after 69,731 ·
Reckman Matthew DavidChief Comm. Banking OfficerGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock38,180$19.644$750,008See lot detailSep 14, 2026
3 filed lots
  • Table I · Common Stock: 15,272 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 47,470 ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 7,636 shares at $32.74 · code A · owned after 55,106 ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 15,272 shares at $32.74 · code A · owned after 47,470 ·
ANDERSON JAMES MChief Financial OfficerPayment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock3,961$32.98$130,634110,576Sep 5, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 3,961 shares at $32.98 · code F · owned after 110,576 ·
Brown Archie MDirector, President & CEOOpen-market or private sale (S)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock5,000$32.93$164,650238,758Sep 3, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 5,000 shares at $32.93 · code S · owned after 238,758 ·
OBRIEN THOMAS MURRAYDirectorOpen-market or private sale (S)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock16,088$32.77$527,20430,392Aug 26, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 16,088 shares at $32.77 · code S · owned after 30,392 ·
ANDERSON JAMES MChief Financial OfficerOther acquisition or disposition (J)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock566Other acquisition or disposition (J)0Aug 3, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 566 shares at — (Other acquisition or disposition (J)) · code J · owned after 0 ·
Crawley Scott TController & Prin Actg OfficerOpen-market or private sale (S)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock2,700$34.16$92,23222,711.3767Aug 3, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 2,700 shares at $34.16 · code S · owned after 22,711.3767 ·

Source-event as of . Retrieved .

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How FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP. earns its spread

Start with net interest income, then follow the filed path to net income.

net interest incomeBranching filed flows with values and percentages directly labeled. Missing filing concepts are omitted rather than estimated.Net interest income$642M · 100%Income before tax$321M · 50%Income tax$65.7M · 10%Net income$256M · 40%As of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of net interest incomeSource
$642M100%
Income before tax$321M50%
Income tax$65.7M10%
$256M40%
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Aug 3, 2026
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What FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP. owns — and owes

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.'s filing tags don't support a full breakdown — here's what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of assetsSource
Total assets$21.1B100%
Cash and equivalents$179M1%
Property, plant and equipment$205M1%
Goodwill$1.1B5%
Deferred tax assets$137M1%
Operating lease right-of-use assets$48.6M0%
Total liabilities$18.4B87%
$1.2B6%
Stockholders’ equity$2.8B13%
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Aug 3, 2026

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What drives FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.’s return on equity?

One or more filed inputs needed for the five-factor decomposition are unavailable.

DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
Net income$256MFY2025
Income before tax$321MFY2025
Operating incomeUnavailableFY2025
RevenueUnavailableFY2025
Ending assets$21.1BFY2025
Beginning assets$18.6BFY2024
Ending equity$2.8BFY2025
Beginning equity$2.4BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Aug 3, 2026 · annual-row source set

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Where FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.'s cash went

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.’s filing does not supply enough provenance-matched cash-flow lines for a truthful flow chart — here’s what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of cash from operationsSource
Cash from operations$338M100%
Depreciation and amortization$31.8M9%
Share-based compensation$15.6M5%
Cash from investing−$547M−162%
Cash from financing$213M63%
Net change in cash$4.3M1%
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Aug 3, 2026

Curated 19-manager tier

Who reported holding FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP.

Delayed public 13F reports for 2026-Q2—not live positions, trades, or recommendations.

0 holding0 exited0 not holding0/19 resolved19 not retrieved

Named manager positions and quarter-over-quarter changes
ManagerReported positionQuarter-over-quarterFiling accession
Abrams CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Akre CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Baupost GroupNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Berkshire HathawayNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Brave Warrior AdvisorsNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Dodge & CoxNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
First EagleNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
FundsmithNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Gardner Russo & QuinnNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Gates Foundation TrustNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Mairs & PowerNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Markel / Markel-GaynerNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Oakmark / Harris AssociatesNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Pershing SquareNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Polen CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Sequoia / Ruane CunniffNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Southeastern Asset ManagementNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Tweedy, BrowneNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Yacktman Asset ManagementNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved

Position size uses shares and filed value from each manager’s 13F. Portfolio weight uses the eligible long-share filing denominator. Changes compare only with the immediately preceding calendar quarter.

Source: Filing source not retrieved · event Jun 30, 2026 · retrieved Aug 3, 2026

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What FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP. insiders reported

Records still being gathered — partial as of retrieval Sep 17, 2026.

Partial coverage: the incomplete Form 4 walk cannot establish no activity, an activity date, or zero counts.

What the financial-sector model scores (bank)

50

Median ROE 9.8% on average equity, above the 10% hurdle in 44% of 9 years.

85

Q3 scored 2 evidenced ratios equally; reserve score is unadjusted for Q4 and capped at 70.

96

Profitable in 100% of 10 years, ROE very steady.

88

Net interest income is 3.27% of average assets, very steady over 9 years through FY2025.

Not scored for this company

Canonical split-adjusted share history is incomplete; no book-value trend claim is made.
Underwriting applies to insurance carriers; not part of the bank model.

Scored 4 of 5 applicable components (bank model); weights renormalized over the scored set.

Fundamentals

The 15-year revenue, margin, and ROIC series is built for the operating model’s lens and isn’t published for banks and insurers — a balance-sheet business is read through the components above, not through operating-company margins.

Financial-sector score history

Reading
Aug 3, 202674
Jul 26, 202674
Jul 26, 202674

Append-only — readings are added, never rewritten. Only readings on the same methodology version (moat-index-financials@1.0.0) are comparable; a change across versions is a scoring change, not a company event.