FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC (FISI) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:FISI • US3175854047

33.74 USD
+0.07 (+0.21%)
At close: Feb 20, 2026
33.74 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 2/20/2026, 8:00:01 PM
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Fundamental Rating

3

Taking everything into account, FISI scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. FISI was compared to 381 industry peers in the Banks industry. Both the profitability and financial health of FISI have multiple concerns. FISI has a decent growth rate and is not valued too expensively.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • FISI had positive earnings in the past year.
  • FISI had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • Of the past 5 years FISI 4 years were profitable.
  • FISI had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
FISI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFFISI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50M 100M

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of -0.46%, FISI is not doing good in the industry: 93.44% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • FISI's Return On Equity of -4.70% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. FISI is outperformed by 92.91% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.46%
ROE -4.7%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)0.42%
ROA(5y)0.72%
ROE(3y)4.94%
ROE(5y)8.7%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
FISI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICFISI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 -5 10 15

1.3 Margins

  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of FISI has grown nicely.
  • FISI does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y5.14%
PM growth 5Y8.15%
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
FISI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsFISI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • FISI does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, FISI has less shares outstanding
  • The number of shares outstanding for FISI has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, FISI has a worse debt to assets ratio.
FISI Yearly Shares OutstandingFISI Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5M 10M 15M 20M
FISI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsFISI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B

2.2 Solvency

  • The Debt to FCF ratio of FISI is 3.14, which is a good value as it means it would take FISI, 3.14 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • FISI's Debt to FCF ratio of 3.14 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. FISI is outperformed by 63.25% of its industry peers.
  • FISI has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.19. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
  • FISI has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.19. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: FISI outperforms 44.62% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.19
Debt/FCF 3.14
Altman-Z N/A
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC19.54%
FISI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFFISI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M

2.3 Liquidity

Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio N/A
Quick Ratio N/A
FISI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesFISI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for FISI have decreased strongly by -22.20% in the last year.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 9.43% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
  • Looking at the last year, FISI shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 109.52%.
  • FISI shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 6.10% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-22.2%
EPS 3Y0.47%
EPS 5Y9.43%
EPS Q2Q%-53.62%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)109.52%
Revenue growth 3Y4.65%
Revenue growth 5Y6.1%
Sales Q2Q%25.41%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, FISI will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 8.27% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, FISI will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 6.47% on average per year.
EPS Next Y10.63%
EPS Next 2Y8.27%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year7.75%
Revenue Next 2Y6.47%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
FISI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesFISI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 50M 100M 150M 200M
FISI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesFISI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 1 2 3 4

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 9.35, which indicates a very decent valuation of FISI.
  • 87.93% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than FISI, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • FISI's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 26.99.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.45, the valuation of FISI can be described as reasonable.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of FISI indicates a rather cheap valuation: FISI is cheaper than 90.55% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • FISI's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 28.06.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 9.35
Fwd PE 8.45
FISI Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsFISI Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, FISI is valued expensively inside the industry as 81.10% of the companies are valued cheaper.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 32.28
EV/EBITDA N/A
FISI Per share dataFISI EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 10 20 30

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • FISI's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
PEG (NY)0.88
PEG (5Y)0.99
EPS Next 2Y8.27%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 7.12%, FISI is a good candidate for dividend investing.
  • FISI's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 2.78. FISI pays more dividend than 95.54% of the companies in the same industry.
  • FISI's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.85.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 7.12%

5.2 History

  • The dividend of FISI has a limited annual growth rate of 0.75%.
  • FISI has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
  • The dividend of FISI decreased recently.
Dividend Growth(5Y)0.75%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years1
FISI Yearly Dividends per shareFISI Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0.5 1

5.3 Sustainability

  • FISI has negative earnings and hence a negative payout ratio. The dividend may be in danger.
  • FISI's earnings are growing more than its dividend. This makes the dividend growth sustainable.
DP-84.04%
EPS Next 2Y8.27%
EPS Next 3YN/A
FISI Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendFISI Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50M 100M

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FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC

NASDAQ:FISI (2/20/2026, 8:00:01 PM)

After market: 33.74 0 (0%)

33.74

+0.07 (+0.21%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryGroupBanks
GICS IndustryBanks
Earnings (Last)01-29
Earnings (Next)04-27
Inst Owners82.79%
Inst Owner Change-4.6%
Ins Owners2.41%
Ins Owner Change0.25%
Market Cap668.05M
Revenue(TTM)244.94M
Net Income(TTM)-29.21M
Analysts80
Price Target37.74 (11.86%)
Short Float %1.96%
Short Ratio2.45
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 7.12%
Yearly Dividend1.13
Dividend Growth(5Y)0.75%
DP-84.04%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years1
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)5.66%
Min EPS beat(2)0.77%
Max EPS beat(2)10.55%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)49.73%
Min EPS beat(4)0.77%
Max EPS beat(4)179.48%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)14.99%
EPS beat(12)8
Avg EPS beat(12)10.53%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)9.57%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-9.22%
Min Revenue beat(2)-19.54%
Max Revenue beat(2)1.1%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-6.49%
Min Revenue beat(4)-19.54%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.1%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-5.67%
Revenue beat(12)2
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.59%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)5.5%
PT rev (1m)7.25%
PT rev (3m)5.71%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0.32%
EPS NY rev (1m)1.36%
EPS NY rev (3m)-0.27%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-9.61%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-17.06%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-8.84%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-17.04%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 9.35
Fwd PE 8.45
P/S 5.08
P/FCF 32.28
P/OCF 27.24
P/B 1.07
P/tB 1.19
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)3.61
EY10.7%
EPS(NY)3.99
Fwd EY11.84%
FCF(TTM)1.05
FCFY3.1%
OCF(TTM)1.24
OCFY3.67%
SpS6.64
BVpS31.4
TBVpS28.35
PEG (NY)0.88
PEG (5Y)0.99
Graham Number50.5
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.46%
ROE -4.7%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
FCFM 15.75%
ROA(3y)0.42%
ROA(5y)0.72%
ROE(3y)4.94%
ROE(5y)8.7%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y5.14%
PM growth 5Y8.15%
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.02
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.19
Debt/FCF 3.14
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 50.05%
Cap/Sales 2.92%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio N/A
Quick Ratio N/A
Altman-Z N/A
F-Score4
WACC19.54%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)N/A
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-22.2%
EPS 3Y0.47%
EPS 5Y9.43%
EPS Q2Q%-53.62%
EPS Next Y10.63%
EPS Next 2Y8.27%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)109.52%
Revenue growth 3Y4.65%
Revenue growth 5Y6.1%
Sales Q2Q%25.41%
Revenue Next Year7.75%
Revenue Next 2Y6.47%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1YN/A
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y679.99%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y969.09%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC / FISI FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to FISI.


What is the valuation status for FISI stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC (FISI). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of FISI stock?

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC (FISI) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.


What is the valuation of FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC (FISI) is 9.35 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.07.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for FISI stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC (FISI) is expected to grow by 10.63% in the next year.