Wesbanco Bank Inc
Wheeling, West Virginia · $27.75B in assets · beside the 11 other the Southeast banks over $10B (the state alone holds too few in the band to rank)
The filing
Wesbanco Bank Inc is the seventh largest of the 12 the Southeast banks nearest its size over $10B, with $27.75B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 89.7% of deposits, 8th of 12 against a median of 89.2%, and equity is 15.2% of assets, 3rd of 12. Loans grew +3.1% in the year, 11th of 12, and deposits grew 2.3%; the cohort's median loan growth is +6.5%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.86% of the book, 9th of 12 against a median of 0.61%; 0.34% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.3 times. Commercial real estate is 39.6% of loans, 6th of 12 against a median of 40.0%, and 268% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 59% against the 100% screen. CRE has grown +56.8% over 36 months, past the guidance's 50% prong.
Return on assets is 1.39%, 6th of 12 against a median of 1.30%, on an efficiency ratio of 52.9%, 5th of 12. Five years ago it was 1.73%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Wesbanco Bank Inc is the 12th largest 7(a) lender into Ohio of 361, with $221M across 376 loans, 1.5% of everything approved in the state (The Huntington National Bank leads with $5.20B). 68 of its 124 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga, OH | $59M | 5th of 145 | 3.0% | -0.1 pts |
| Mahoning, OH | $23M | 2nd of 55 | 8.1% | +7.6 pts |
| Summit, OH | $14M | 13th of 106 | 1.6% | -4.6 pts |
| Hancock, OH | $14M | 2nd of 31 | 12.2% | -28.1 pts |
| Allen, IN | $14M | 9th of 101 | 2.8% | -2.9 pts |
| Columbiana, OH | $10M | 2nd of 37 | 9.3% | -5.9 pts |
| Baltimore, MD | $9M | 19th of 130 | 1.2% | thin |
| Allen, OH | $8M | 2nd of 33 | 9.1% | quiet FY2022 |
| Lucas, OH | $8M | 14th of 90 | 1.5% | -0.9 pts |
| Hamilton, OH | $7M | 26th of 122 | 0.5% | +1.6 pts |
| Franklin, OH | $7M | 42nd of 166 | 0.3% | -0.7 pts |
| Defiance, OH | $7M | 4th of 20 | 11.6% | thin |
| Williams, OH | $6M | 2nd of 18 | 13.1% | quiet FY2022 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 93 | $86M | 26.8% | 0.22% | 80th of 2,246 |
| Construction | 67 | $37M | 11.6% | 0.12% | 141st of 2,063 |
| Wholesale trade | 38 | $35M | 10.7% | 0.13% | 134th of 1,651 |
| Accommodation & food services | 70 | $31M | 9.5% | 0.04% | 307th of 2,596 |
| Retail trade | 62 | $26M | 7.9% | 0.04% | 279th of 2,589 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Wesbanco Bank Inc | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 268% | 9th of 12 | 260% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 59% | 10th of 12 | 49% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 8.7% | 10th of 12 | 7.4% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 22.0% | 4th of 12 | 25.2% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 39.6% | 6th of 12 | 40.0% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +56.8% | 9th of 12 | +26.8% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $38.02B | 1.6% | 50.4% | 0.50% | 0.02% | 1.0% | 93.8% | 15.2% | |
| $34.86B | 0.9% | 57.7% | 1.69% | 0.36% | 0.9% | 82.3% | 9.1% | |
| $33.64B | 1.5% | 46.3% | 0.44% | 0.09% | 1.2% | 91.6% | 16.7% | |
| $29.11B | 1.2% | 45.1% | 0.81% | 0.09% | 1.1% | 93.2% | 10.6% | |
| $28.99B | 1.4% | 57.0% | 0.51% | 0.18% | 0.8% | 83.0% | 11.8% | |
| $28.42B | 1.2% | 61.0% | 0.57% | 0.20% | 1.6% | 99.8% | 14.3% | |
| $27.75B | 1.4% | 52.9% | 0.86% | 0.09% | 1.1% | 89.7% | 15.2% | |
| $22.62B | 2.1% | 57.8% | 0.22% | 0.10% | 1.3% | 82.2% | 13.2% | |
| $21.34B | 0.9% | 59.0% | 0.66% | 0.10% | 1.4% | 78.3% | 14.2% | |
| $15.96B | 1.0% | 53.2% | 4.01% | 0.65% | 1.5% | 89.5% | 7.6% | |
| $13.03B | 1.5% | 49.1% | 0.49% | 0.05% | 1.4% | 81.1% | 13.6% | |
| $10.98B | 0.9% | 69.0% | 1.19% | 0.03% | 1.2% | 88.9% | 12.1% |
| Wesbanco Bank Inc | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $10.40B | $19.54B | +88% | $10.95B | $19.76B | +81% |
| Deposits | $13.52B | $21.77B | +61% | $15.05B | $21.94B | +46% |
| NPA / loans | 0.43% | 0.86% | +0.43 pts | 0.55% | 0.61% | +0.06 pts |
| Efficiency | 54.7% | 52.9% | -1.9 pts | 54.0% | 55.1% | +1.1 pts |
| ROA | 1.73% | 1.39% | -0.34 pts | 1.49% | 1.30% | -0.19 pts |
This read was prepared for Wesbanco Bank Inc's board and management from the public record, and is one slice of what Lynx builds for any bank from its own filing: the peer cohort, the capital, liquidity and rate models with the assumptions the institution sets, and a summary report of twenty sections for the board.
The full pack on Wesbanco Bank Inc is prepared on request, and thirty days on the institution's own numbers are open to anyone at the bank.
Ask for the packPrepared 7 September 2026
Filing 30 June 2026
Cohort Southeast banks over $10B
Institution www.wesbanco.com
← Back to the catalogue