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South Plains Financial, Inc.

$44.76 +$6.48 (+16.93%)
NASDAQ · 11 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$44.64
Day Range
$44.24$44.88
Year Range
$35.34$46.94
Market Cap
856.97M
AVG Volume
135.19K
Trailing/Forward PE
11.72/10.74
PEG ratio
1.73
Dividend Yield
1.52%
Next Earnings Date
2026-10-22
Primary Exchange
NASDAQUS
Revenue (USD)
025M50M75M100M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
SPFI Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q280.78M
26 Q173.93M
25 Q474.36M
25 Q374.05M
25 Q276.3M
25 Q169.09M
24 Q473.18M
24 Q370.78M
24 Q270.4M
24 Q168.74M
Net Income (USD)
05M10M15M20M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
SPFI Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q218.99M
26 Q114.54M
25 Q415.25M
25 Q316.32M
25 Q214.61M
25 Q112.29M
24 Q416.5M
24 Q311.21M
24 Q211.13M
24 Q110.87M
Operating Income (USD)
010M20M30M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
SPFI Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q224.28M
26 Q118.36M
25 Q419.09M
25 Q320.66M
25 Q218.62M
25 Q115.7M
24 Q420.72M
24 Q314.31M
24 Q214.25M
24 Q114.02M
EBITDA (USD)
010M20M30M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
SPFI EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q225.78M
26 Q119.86M
25 Q420.54M
25 Q322.08M
25 Q220.09M
25 Q117.18M
24 Q422.32M
24 Q315.96M
24 Q215.88M
24 Q115.64M
Cash Flows (USD)
010M20M30M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
SPFI Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q226.84M
26 Q114.82M
25 Q411.39M
25 Q322.46M
25 Q213.02M
25 Q124.96M
24 Q43.14M
24 Q317.1M
24 Q217.1M
24 Q118.69M
EPS (USD)
00.250.50.75124 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
SPFI EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q20.96
26 Q10.85
25 Q40.9
25 Q30.96
25 Q20.86
25 Q10.72
24 Q40.96
24 Q30.66
24 Q20.66
24 Q10.64
Expenses (USD)
010M20M30MSG&ACapex24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
SPFI Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q225.54M
26 Q125.46M
25 Q423.44M
25 Q322.14M
25 Q222.35M
25 Q121.48M
24 Q419.57M
24 Q320.55M
24 Q221.14M
24 Q120.22M
Cash & Debt (USD)
0500M1B1.5BCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
SPFI Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q21.34B
26 Q1855.15M
25 Q41.12B
25 Q3799.28M
25 Q2658.2M
25 Q1753.63M
24 Q4627.32M
24 Q31.08B
24 Q2889.04M
24 Q1971.81M
Debt ratios
-20-15-10-5024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
SPFI Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q2-14.53
26 Q1-9.62
25 Q4-13.26
25 Q3-9.05
25 Q2-7.23
25 Q1-9.02
24 Q4-7.41
24 Q3-15.55
24 Q2-11.98
24 Q1-9.78
Margins
0%20%40%60%80%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
SPFI Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q274.62%
26 Q172.89%
25 Q470.08%
25 Q370.29%
25 Q268.37%
25 Q168.43%
24 Q467.24%
24 Q364.9%
24 Q264.35%
24 Q164.81%
Return on Capital
0%1%2%3%4%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
SPFI Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q23.02%
26 Q12.88%
25 Q43.09%
25 Q33.42%
25 Q23.22%
25 Q12.77%
24 Q43.76%
24 Q32.53%
24 Q22.66%
24 Q12.66%
Shares Outstanding
05M10M15M20M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
SPFI Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q219.1M
26 Q116.32M
25 Q416.25M
25 Q316.24M
25 Q216.23M
25 Q116.42M
24 Q416.4M
24 Q316.43M
24 Q216.43M
24 Q116.43M
Dividends (USD)
00.050.10.150.2Apr 24Jul 24Oct 24Feb 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26Apr 26Jul 26
SPFI Dividends (USD) by quarter
PeriodDividends (USD)
Jul 260.18
Apr 260.17
Feb 260.17
Oct 250.16
Jul 250.16
Apr 250.15
Feb 250.15
Oct 240.15
Jul 240.14
Apr 240.14
Employee Count
02004006008002019202020212022202320242025
SPFI Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
2025545
2024528
2023547
2022600
2021609
2020623
2019679
Book Value Per Share (USD)
01020304024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
SPFI Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q232.97
26 Q130.94
25 Q430.39
25 Q329.42
25 Q227.97
25 Q127.03
24 Q426.77
24 Q326.98
24 Q225.45
24 Q124.88
Total Assets (USD)
02B4B6B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
SPFI Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q25.39B
26 Q14.65B
25 Q44.48B
25 Q34.48B
25 Q24.36B
25 Q14.41B
24 Q44.23B
24 Q34.34B
24 Q24.22B
24 Q14.22B
PE Ratio
10121416med 11.55Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
SPFI PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2613.13
Sep 2613.39
Aug 2612.81
Aug 2612.97
Aug 2613.37
Aug 2613.1
Jul 2612.05
Jul 2611.99
Jul 2612.35
Jul 2611.41
Jul 2611.44
Jun 2611.68
Jun 2610.94
Jun 2611.39
Jun 2611.05
May 2610.91
May 2610.89
May 2610.58
May 2610.92
May 2611.53
Apr 2612.01
Apr 2612.34
Apr 2612.29
Apr 2611.67
Mar 2611.47
Mar 2611.38
Mar 2611.24
Mar 2611.39
Feb 2611.14
Feb 2611.55
Feb 2611.5
Feb 2611.75
Jan 2611.33
Jan 2611.15
Jan 2611.09
Jan 2610.67
Jan 2610.41
Dec 2510.76
Dec 2510.96
Dec 2511.2
Dec 2510.59
Nov 2510.28
Nov 2510.32
Nov 2510.28
Nov 2510.01
Oct 2510.85
Oct 2511.44
Oct 2510.99
Oct 2511.1
Oct 2511.55
Sep 2511.66
Sep 2511.66
Sep 2511.83
Sep 2512.04
Aug 2512.08
Aug 2512.28
Aug 2511.55
Aug 2510.91
Aug 2511.56
Jul 2512.59
Jul 2513.16
Jul 2511.72
Jul 2512.16
Jun 2511.47
Jun 2511.3
Jun 2511.39
Jun 2511.64
May 2511.55
May 2511.17
May 2511.65
May 2511.08
May 2511.27
Apr 2511.12
Apr 2510.62
Apr 2510.14
Apr 2510.3
Mar 2510.91
Mar 2510.75
Mar 2510.87
Mar 2511.15
Feb 2513.29
Feb 2512.75
Feb 2513.39
Feb 2513.53
Jan 2513.55
Jan 2513.86
Jan 2513.2
Jan 2512.2
Jan 2513.01
Dec 2413.21
Dec 2413.52
Dec 2414.58
Dec 2414.45
Nov 2414.67
Nov 2414.88
Nov 2414.67
Nov 2414.76
Nov 2411.98
Oct 2412
Oct 2412.62
Free Cash Flow Yield
8%10%12%14%med 9.87%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
SPFI Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 268.83%
Sep 268.66%
Aug 269.05%
Aug 268.94%
Aug 268.68%
Aug 268.85%
Jul 268.43%
Jul 268.47%
Jul 268.22%
Jul 268.9%
Jul 268.88%
Jun 268.7%
Jun 269.28%
Jun 268.92%
Jun 269.19%
May 269.31%
May 269.33%
May 269.6%
May 269.3%
May 2610.65%
Apr 2610.23%
Apr 269.95%
Apr 269.99%
Apr 2610.53%
Mar 2610.71%
Mar 2610.79%
Mar 2610.93%
Mar 2610.78%
Feb 269.56%
Feb 269.22%
Feb 269.26%
Feb 269.06%
Jan 269.4%
Jan 269.55%
Jan 269.6%
Jan 269.98%
Jan 2610.23%
Dec 259.89%
Dec 259.72%
Dec 259.51%
Dec 2510.06%
Nov 2510.36%
Nov 2510.32%
Nov 2510.35%
Nov 2510.63%
Oct 259.83%
Oct 259.32%
Oct 259.7%
Oct 259.6%
Oct 259.23%
Sep 259.14%
Sep 259.15%
Sep 259.01%
Sep 258.86%
Aug 258.83%
Aug 258.68%
Aug 259.23%
Aug 259.77%
Aug 2510.54%
Jul 259.68%
Jul 259.26%
Jul 2510.4%
Jul 2510.02%
Jun 2510.62%
Jun 2510.78%
Jun 2510.69%
Jun 2510.46%
May 2510.55%
May 2510.91%
May 2510.46%
May 2510.99%
May 2510%
Apr 2510.13%
Apr 2510.61%
Apr 2511.12%
Apr 2510.95%
Mar 2510.33%
Mar 2510.49%
Mar 2510.37%
Mar 2510.11%
Feb 2510.27%
Feb 2510.71%
Feb 2510.19%
Feb 2510.09%
Jan 2510.07%
Jan 259.85%
Jan 2510.34%
Jan 2511.19%
Jan 2510.49%
Dec 2410.33%
Dec 2410.1%
Dec 249.37%
Dec 249.45%
Nov 249.31%
Nov 249.17%
Nov 249.31%
Nov 249.25%
Nov 2412.27%
Oct 2412.25%
Oct 2411.65%
Price to Sales
1.522.53med 2.2Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
SPFI Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 262.82
Sep 262.88
Aug 262.75
Aug 262.79
Aug 262.87
Aug 262.81
Jul 262.45
Jul 262.44
Jul 262.51
Jul 262.32
Jul 262.33
Jun 262.38
Jun 262.23
Jun 262.32
Jun 262.25
May 262.22
May 262.21
May 262.15
May 262.22
May 262.29
Apr 262.39
Apr 262.46
Apr 262.45
Apr 262.32
Mar 262.28
Mar 262.27
Mar 262.24
Mar 262.27
Feb 262.27
Feb 262.36
Feb 262.35
Feb 262.4
Jan 262.31
Jan 262.28
Jan 262.26
Jan 262.18
Jan 262.12
Dec 252.2
Dec 252.24
Dec 252.28
Dec 252.16
Nov 252.1
Nov 252.11
Nov 252.1
Nov 252.04
Oct 252.05
Oct 252.16
Oct 252.08
Oct 252.1
Oct 252.18
Sep 252.2
Sep 252.2
Sep 252.23
Sep 252.27
Aug 252.28
Aug 252.32
Aug 252.18
Aug 252.06
Aug 252.09
Jul 252.27
Jul 252.37
Jul 252.11
Jul 252.19
Jun 252.07
Jun 252.04
Jun 252.06
Jun 252.1
May 252.08
May 252.02
May 252.1
May 252
May 251.98
Apr 251.95
Apr 251.87
Apr 251.78
Apr 251.81
Mar 251.92
Mar 251.89
Mar 251.91
Mar 251.96
Feb 252.11
Feb 252.02
Feb 252.12
Feb 252.14
Jan 252.15
Jan 252.2
Jan 252.09
Jan 251.93
Jan 252.06
Dec 242.09
Dec 242.14
Dec 242.31
Dec 242.29
Nov 242.32
Nov 242.36
Nov 242.32
Nov 242.34
Nov 242.03
Oct 242.03
Oct 242.13
EV/EBITDA
-7.5-5-2.502.5med -1.22Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
SPFI EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 26-4.85
Sep 26-4.66
Aug 26-5.08
Aug 26-4.97
Aug 26-4.67
Aug 26-4.87
Jul 26-0.76
Jul 26-0.8
Jul 26-0.54
Jul 26-1.23
Jul 26-1.21
Jun 26-1.03
Jun 26-1.58
Jun 26-1.25
Jun 26-1.5
May 26-1.6
May 26-1.62
May 26-1.84
May 26-1.59
May 26-4.82
Apr 26-4.47
Apr 26-4.22
Apr 26-4.26
Apr 26-4.71
Mar 26-4.86
Mar 26-4.93
Mar 26-5.03
Mar 26-4.92
Feb 26-0.9
Feb 26-0.6
Feb 26-0.64
Feb 26-0.45
Jan 26-0.76
Jan 26-0.89
Jan 26-0.94
Jan 26-1.24
Jan 26-1.43
Dec 25-1.18
Dec 25-1.04
Dec 25-0.86
Dec 25-1.3
Nov 25-1.53
Nov 25-1.5
Nov 25-1.53
Nov 25-1.72
Oct 250.61
Oct 251.04
Oct 250.71
Oct 250.79
Oct 251.12
Sep 251.2
Sep 251.19
Sep 251.32
Sep 251.47
Aug 251.5
Aug 251.65
Aug 251.12
Aug 250.66
Aug 25-0.73
Jul 250.01
Jul 250.42
Jul 25-0.62
Jul 25-0.3
Jun 25-0.8
Jun 25-0.92
Jun 25-0.85
Jun 25-0.67
May 25-0.74
May 25-1.01
May 25-0.67
May 25-1.07
May 250.62
Apr 250.52
Apr 250.16
Apr 25-0.19
Apr 25-0.07
Mar 250.37
Mar 250.25
Mar 250.34
Mar 250.53
Feb 25-6.25
Feb 25-6.63
Feb 25-6.18
Feb 25-6.09
Jan 25-6.07
Jan 25-5.85
Jan 25-6.31
Jan 25-7.01
Jan 25-6.45
Dec 24-6.31
Dec 24-6.09
Dec 24-5.35
Dec 24-5.44
Nov 24-5.29
Nov 24-5.14
Nov 24-5.29
Nov 24-5.22
Nov 24-3.53
Oct 24-3.52
Oct 24-3.08
Price/Operating Cashflow
789101112med 9.49Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
SPFI Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 2610.6
Sep 2610.8
Aug 2610.33
Aug 2610.46
Aug 2610.78
Aug 2610.57
Jul 2610.83
Jul 2610.78
Jul 2611.1
Jul 2610.26
Jul 2610.28
Jun 2610.5
Jun 269.83
Jun 2610.23
Jun 269.93
May 269.8
May 269.79
May 269.51
May 269.81
May 268.7
Apr 269.06
Apr 269.31
Apr 269.27
Apr 268.81
Mar 268.65
Mar 268.59
Mar 268.48
Mar 268.59
Feb 269.61
Feb 269.96
Feb 269.92
Feb 2610.14
Jan 269.77
Jan 269.62
Jan 269.57
Jan 269.21
Jan 268.98
Dec 259.28
Dec 259.45
Dec 259.66
Dec 259.13
Nov 258.87
Nov 258.9
Nov 258.87
Nov 258.64
Oct 259.42
Oct 259.94
Oct 259.55
Oct 259.64
Oct 2510.03
Sep 2510.13
Sep 2510.12
Sep 2510.27
Sep 2510.45
Aug 2510.49
Aug 2510.67
Aug 2510.03
Aug 259.48
Aug 258.91
Jul 259.71
Jul 2510.15
Jul 259.04
Jul 259.38
Jun 258.84
Jun 258.71
Jun 258.79
Jun 258.98
May 258.9
May 258.61
May 258.98
May 258.55
May 259.44
Apr 259.31
Apr 258.89
Apr 258.49
Apr 258.62
Mar 259.14
Mar 259
Mar 259.1
Mar 259.33
Feb 259.37
Feb 258.99
Feb 259.44
Feb 259.54
Jan 259.55
Jan 259.77
Jan 259.31
Jan 258.6
Jan 259.17
Dec 249.31
Dec 249.53
Dec 2410.27
Dec 2410.18
Nov 2410.34
Nov 2410.49
Nov 2410.34
Nov 2410.41
Nov 247.83
Oct 247.84
Oct 248.24
Price to Book
1.11.21.31.41.51.6med 1.34Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
SPFI Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 261.36
Sep 261.38
Aug 261.32
Aug 261.34
Aug 261.38
Aug 261.35
Jul 261.45
Jul 261.44
Jul 261.49
Jul 261.37
Jul 261.38
Jun 261.4
Jun 261.32
Jun 261.37
Jun 261.33
May 261.31
May 261.31
May 261.27
May 261.31
May 261.37
Apr 261.42
Apr 261.46
Apr 261.46
Apr 261.38
Mar 261.36
Mar 261.35
Mar 261.33
Mar 261.35
Feb 261.39
Feb 261.44
Feb 261.44
Feb 261.47
Jan 261.42
Jan 261.39
Jan 261.39
Jan 261.33
Jan 261.3
Dec 251.35
Dec 251.37
Dec 251.4
Dec 251.32
Nov 251.28
Nov 251.29
Nov 251.29
Nov 251.25
Oct 251.3
Oct 251.38
Oct 251.32
Oct 251.34
Oct 251.39
Sep 251.4
Sep 251.4
Sep 251.42
Sep 251.45
Aug 251.45
Aug 251.48
Aug 251.39
Aug 251.31
Aug 251.33
Jul 251.45
Jul 251.52
Jul 251.35
Jul 251.4
Jun 251.32
Jun 251.3
Jun 251.31
Jun 251.34
May 251.33
May 251.29
May 251.34
May 251.28
May 251.28
Apr 251.26
Apr 251.2
Apr 251.15
Apr 251.17
Mar 251.24
Mar 251.22
Mar 251.23
Mar 251.26
Feb 251.31
Feb 251.25
Feb 251.32
Feb 251.33
Jan 251.33
Jan 251.36
Jan 251.3
Jan 251.2
Jan 251.28
Dec 241.3
Dec 241.33
Dec 241.43
Dec 241.42
Nov 241.44
Nov 241.46
Nov 241.44
Nov 241.45
Nov 241.31
Oct 241.32
Oct 241.38
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