Atlantic Union Bankshares Reports Third Quarter Financial Results

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (the “Company” or “Atlantic Union”) (NYSE: AUB) reported net income available to common shareholders of $89.2 million and both basic and diluted earnings per common share of $0.63, for the third quarter of 2025 and adjusted operating earnings available to common shareholders⁽¹⁾ of $119.7 million and adjusted diluted operating earnings per common share⁽¹⁾ of $0.84 for the third quarter of 2025.

“Atlantic Union had a solid third quarter with operating results that illustrate the earnings power of our banking franchise,” said John C. Asbury, president and chief executive officer of Atlantic Union. “While merger-related costs continued to create a noisy quarter, we believe we are on a path to deliver on the expectations related to the acquisition of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc, for adjusted operating return on assets, return on tangible common equity and efficiency ratio.

“Atlantic Union is a story of transformation from a Virginia community bank to the largest regional bank headquartered in the lower Mid-Atlantic, with operations throughout Virginia, Maryland, and a growing presence in North Carolina. Operating under the mantra of soundness, profitability, and growth – in that order of priority – Atlantic Union remains committed to generating sustainable, profitable growth and building long-term value for our shareholders.”

NET INTEREST INCOME

For the third quarter of 2025, net interest income was $319.2 million, a decrease of $2.2 million from $321.4 million in the second quarter of 2025. Net interest income - fully taxable equivalent (“FTE”)⁽¹⁾ was $323.6 million in the third quarter of 2025, a decrease of $2.1 million from $325.7 million in the second quarter of 2025. The decreases from the prior quarter in both net interest income and net interest income (FTE)⁽¹⁾ are due primarily to lower interest income on loans held for sale, primarily driven by the impacts of the sale of approximately $2.0 billion of performing commercial real estate (“CRE”) loans executed at the end of the second quarter of 2025 and lower net accretion income, partially offset by lower borrowing costs and higher investment income, as the Company used funds from the CRE loan sale to pay down short-term borrowings and purchase additional securities in the third quarter of 2025.

For the third quarter of 2025, the Company’s net interest margin decreased 1 basis point from the prior quarter to 3.77%, primarily due to lower earning asset yields, partially offset by lower cost of funds, and the net interest margin (FTE)⁽¹⁾ stayed at 3.83% in both quarters. Earning asset yields for the third quarter of 2025 decreased 5 basis points to 6.00%, compared to the second quarter of 2025, due primarily to the impacts from the CRE loan sale, which resulted in a decrease in average loans held for sale balances and an increase in cash and investments at lower yields. Cost of funds decreased 5 basis points from the prior quarter to 2.17% for the third quarter of 2025, primarily due to lower short-term borrowings and brokered deposit balances, as well as lower customer time deposit rates.

The Company’s net interest margin (FTE)⁽¹⁾ includes the impact of acquisition accounting fair value adjustments. Net accretion income related to acquisition accounting was $41.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 compared to $45.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. The impact of accretion and amortization for the periods presented are reflected in the following table (dollars in thousands):

ASSET QUALITY

Overview
At September 30, 2025, nonperforming assets (“NPAs”) as a percentage of total loans held for investment (“LHFI”) was 0.49%, a decrease of 11 basis points from the prior quarter and included nonaccrual loans of $131.2 million. The decrease in NPAs as a percentage of LHFI was primarily due to the impact of two commercial and industrial loan charge-offs that had been partially reserved for previously and measurement period adjustments related to the Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (“Sandy Spring”) purchased credit deteriorated (“PCD”) loans. Accruing past due loans as a percentage of total LHFI totaled 27 basis points at September 30, 2025, a decrease of 1 basis point from June 30, 2025, and a decrease of 3 basis points from September 30, 2024. Net charge-offs were 0.56% of total average LHFI (annualized) for the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 55 basis points compared to both June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024. The ACL totaled $320.0 million at September 30, 2025, a $22.4 million decrease from the prior quarter. The Company’s decision to charge-off the two individually assessed commercial and industrial loans, discussed above, was the primary driver of the increased net charge-off ratio for the third quarter of 2025 and the decline in the ACL compared to the prior quarter.

Nonperforming Assets
At September 30, 2025, NPAs totaled $133.2 million, compared to $163.4 million as of June 30, 2025. The following table shows a summary of NPA balances at the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):

The following table shows the activity in nonaccrual loans for the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):

Past Due Loans
At September 30, 2025, past due loans still accruing interest totaled $74.2 million or 0.27% of total LHFI, compared to $77.7 million or 0.28% of total LHFI at June 30, 2025, and $55.2 million or 0.30% of total LHFI at September 30, 2024. Of the total past due loans still accruing interest, $18.0 million or 0.07% of total LHFI were past due 90 days or more at September 30, 2025, compared to $39.8 million or 0.15% of total LHFI at June 30, 2025, and $15.2 million or 0.08% of total LHFI at September 30, 2024.

Allowance for Credit Losses
At September 30, 2025, the ACL was $320.0 million, a decrease of $22.4 million from the prior quarter, comprised of an ALLL of $293.0 million and a reserve for unfunded commitments (“RUC”) of $27.0 million. The decline in the ACL at September 30, 2025 was primarily driven by the charge-off of two individually assessed commercial and industrial loans, as discussed above, that were partially reserved for in prior quarters.

The ACL as a percentage of total LHFI was 1.17% at September 30, 2025, compared to 1.25% at June 30, 2025. The ALLL as a percentage of total LHFI was 1.07% at September 30, 2025, compared to 1.15% at June 30, 2025.

Net Charge-offs
Net charge-offs were $38.6 million or 0.56% of total average LHFI on an annualized basis for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $666,000 or 0.01% (annualized) for both the second quarter of 2025 and the third quarter of 2024. The increase in net charge-offs for the third quarter of 2025 was primarily due to the charge-off of two commercial and industrial loans, as discussed above, that were partially reserved for in prior quarters.

Provision for Credit Losses
For the third quarter of 2025, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $16.2 million, compared to $105.7 million in the prior quarter, and $2.6 million in the third quarter of 2024. Included in the provision for credit losses for the second quarter of 2025 was $89.5 million of Day 1 initial provision expense on non-PCD loans and $11.4 million on unfunded commitments, each acquired from Sandy Spring. Outside of the Day 1 initial provision expense recorded on non-PCD loans and unfunded commitments acquired from Sandy Spring in the second quarter, the provision for credit losses increased compared to the prior quarter and the prior year, primarily due to an increase in net charge-offs primarily driven by the charge-off of two commercial and industrial loans, as discussed above.

NONINTEREST INCOME

Noninterest income decreased $29.7 million to $51.8 million for the third quarter of 2025 from $81.5 million in the prior quarter, primarily driven by a $15.7 million pre-tax gain on the CRE loan sale in the prior quarter, compared to a $4.8 million pre-tax loss in the third quarter of 2025 related to the final CRE loan sale settlement, as well as a $14.3 million pre-tax gain on the sale of our equity interest in Cary Street Partners (“CSP”) incurred in the second quarter of 2025.

Adjusted operating noninterest income⁽¹⁾, which excludes the pre-tax loss and gain on the CRE loan sale ($4.8 million loss in the third quarter and $15.7 million gain in the second quarter), pre-tax gain on sale of our equity interest in CSP ($14.3 million in the second quarter), and pre-tax gains on sale of securities ($4,000 in the third quarter and $16,000 in the second quarter), increased $5.1 million to $56.6 million, compared to $51.5 million in the prior quarter. This increase was primarily due to a $4.2 million increase in loan-related interest rate swap fees due to higher transaction volumes and a $1.2 million increase in other operating income, primarily due to an increase in equity method investment income. These increases were partially offset by a $2.2 million decrease in bank owned life insurance income due to death benefits of $2.4 million received in the second quarter.

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Noninterest expense decreased $41.3 million to $238.4 million for the third quarter of 2025 from $279.7 million in the prior quarter, primarily driven by a $44.1 million decrease in merger-related costs associated with the Sandy Spring acquisition.

Adjusted operating noninterest expense⁽¹⁾, which excludes merger-related costs ($34.8 million in the third quarter and $78.9 million in the second quarter) and amortization of intangible assets ($18.1 million in the third quarter and $18.4 million in the second quarter) increased $3.1 million to $185.5 million, compared to $182.4 million in the prior quarter. This increase was primarily due to a $1.3 million increase in marketing and advertising expense, primarily driven by increased market coverage due to the Sandy Spring acquisition, a $966,000 increase in professional services related to strategic projects that occurred during the third quarter of 2025, a $874,000 increase in other expenses, primarily due to an increase in other real estate owned and credit-related expenses, and a $800,000 increase in occupancy expenses. These increases were partially offset by a $1.6 million decrease in salaries and benefits expense, primarily driven by reductions in full-time equivalent employees and lower group insurance expenses, partially offset by an increase in variable incentive compensation expenses.

INCOME TAXES

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and June 30, 2025 was 20.8% and (13.2%), respectively. The negative effective tax rate for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 reflects the impact of a $8.0 million income tax benefit related to the Company re-evaluating its state net deferred tax assets as a result of the Sandy Spring acquisition.

BALANCE SHEET

At September 30, 2025, total assets were $37.1 billion, a decrease of $216.6 million or approximately 2.3% (annualized) from June 30, 2025, and an increase of $12.3 billion or approximately 49.5% from September 30, 2024. Total assets decreased from the prior quarter primarily due to a decrease in cash and cash equivalents, partially offset by an increase in investments. The increase in total assets from the same period in the prior year was primarily driven by the Sandy Spring acquisition.

Preliminary goodwill associated with the Sandy Spring acquisition, totaled $512.3 million at September 30, 2025, which was calculated based on the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date, inclusive of subsequent measurement period adjustments, and is subject to change if the Company obtains additional information and evidence within the one-year measurement period. The Company recorded measurement period adjustments in the third quarter of 2025 related to the Sandy Spring acquisition, primarily related to other liabilities and fair values of certain loans, which resulted in a $15.4 million increase in preliminary goodwill associated with the Sandy Spring acquisition compared to June 30, 2025.

At September 30, 2025, LHFI totaled $27.4 billion, an increase of $32.8 million or 0.5% (annualized) from June 30, 2025, and an increase of $9.0 billion or 49.2% from September 30, 2024. Quarterly average LHFI totaled $27.4 billion, an increase of $291.8 million or 4.3% (annualized) from the prior quarter, and an increase of $9.1 billion or 49.5% from September 30, 2024. The increase from the same period in the prior year was primarily due to the Sandy Spring acquisition, as well as organic loan growth.

At September 30, 2025, total investments were $5.3 billion, an increase of $533.6 million or 44.3% (annualized) from June 30, 2025, and an increase of $1.8 billion or 50.3% from September 30, 2024. The increase compared to the prior quarter was primarily due to purchases of available for sale (“AFS”) agency mortgage-backed securities and held to maturity (“HTM”) municipal bonds using a portion of the proceeds from the CRE sale that occurred in the prior quarter, and the increase compared to the same period in the prior year was primarily due to the Sandy Spring acquisition. AFS securities totaled $4.3 billion at September 30, 2025, $3.8 billion at June 30, 2025, and $2.6 billion at September 30, 2024. Total net unrealized losses on the AFS securities portfolio were $327.6 million at September 30, 2025, compared to $372.8 million at June 30, 2025, and $334.5 million at September 30, 2024. HTM securities are carried at cost and totaled $883.8 million at September 30, 2025, $827.1 million at June 30, 2025, and $807.1 million at September 30, 2024 and had net unrealized losses of $35.7 million at September 30, 2025, $49.2 million at June 30, 2025, and $30.3 million at September 30, 2024.

At September 30, 2025, total deposits were $30.7 billion, a decrease of $306.9 million or 3.9% (annualized) from the prior quarter. Quarterly average deposits at September 30, 2025 decreased from the prior quarter by $211.7 million or 2.7% (annualized). Total deposits at September 30, 2025 increased $10.4 billion or 51.0% from September 30, 2024, and quarterly average deposits at September 30, 2025 increased $10.9 billion or 53.8% from the same period in the prior year. The decrease in deposit balances from the prior quarter are due to decreases of $256.3 million in interest-bearing customer deposits and $116.1 million in brokered deposits, partially offset by an increase of $65.5 million in demand deposits. The increase from the same period in the prior year is related to the addition of the Sandy Spring acquired deposits.

At September 30, 2025, total borrowings were $860.3 million, a decrease of $32.5 million from June 30, 2025 and an increase of $8.1 million from September 30, 2024. At September 30, 2025, average borrowings were $868.8 million, a decrease of $463.0 million from June 30, 2025, and an increase of $13.5 million from September 30, 2024. The decrease in average borrowings from the prior quarter was primarily due to lower utilization of Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances, while the increase from the same period in the prior year was primarily due to the Sandy Spring acquisition, partially offset by repayment of short-term FHLB advances.

The following table shows the Company’s capital ratios at the quarters ended:

During the third quarter of 2025, the Company declared and paid a quarterly dividend on the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock of $171.88 per share (equivalent to $0.43 per outstanding depositary share), consistent with the second quarter of 2025 and the third quarter of 2024. During the third quarter of 2025, the Company also declared and paid cash dividends of $0.34 per common share, consistent with the second quarter of 2025 and a $0.02 increase or approximately 6.3% from the third quarter of 2024.

ABOUT ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION

Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (NYSE: AUB) is the holding company for Atlantic Union Bank. Atlantic Union Bank has branches and ATMs located in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and Washington D.C. Certain non-bank financial services affiliates of Atlantic Union Bank include: Atlantic Union Equipment Finance, Inc., which provides equipment financing; Atlantic Union Financial Consultants, LLC, which provides brokerage services; and Union Insurance Group, LLC, which offers various lines of insurance products.

THIRD QUARTER 2025 EARNINGS RELEASE CONFERENCE CALL

The Company will hold a conference call and webcast for investors at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 23, 2025, during which management will review our financial results for the third quarter 2025 and provide an update on our recent activities.

The listen-only webcast and the accompanying slides can be accessed at: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/zyv98kcg.

For analysts who wish to participate in the conference call, please register at the following URL: https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI5c60c7d7ec5f4e4b9932c94fa1ca4795. To participate in the conference call, you must use the link to receive an audio dial-in number and an Access PIN.

A replay of the webcast, and the accompanying slides, will be available on the Company’s website for 90 days at: https://investors.atlanticunionbank.com/.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

In reporting the results as of and for the period ended September 30, 2025, we have provided supplemental performance measures determined by methods other than in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures are a supplement to GAAP, which we use to prepare our financial statements, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to non-GAAP financial measures of other companies. We use the non-GAAP financial measures discussed herein in our analysis of our performance. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide additional understanding of our ongoing operations, enhance the comparability of our results of operations with prior periods and show the effects of significant gains and charges in the periods presented without the impact of items or events that may obscure trends in our underlying performance. For a reconciliation of these measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures and additional information about these non-GAAP financial measures, see “Alternative Performance Measures (non-GAAP)” in the tables within the section “Key Financial Results.”

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release and statements by our management may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that include, without limitation, statements made in Mr. Asbury’s quotations, statements regarding the acquisition of Sandy Spring, including expectations with regard to the benefits of the Sandy Spring acquisition; statements regarding our business, financial and operating results, including our deposit base and funding; the impact of changes in economic conditions, anticipated changes in the interest rate environment and the related impacts on our net interest margin, changes in economic, fiscal or trade policy and the potential impacts on our business, loan demand and economic conditions in our markets and nationally; management’s beliefs regarding our liquidity, capital resources, asset quality, CRE loan portfolio and our customer relationships; and statements that include other projections, predictions, expectations, or beliefs about future events or results or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. Such forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions as of the time they are made, and are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often characterized by the use of qualified words (and their derivatives) such as “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “will,” “may,” “view,” “opportunity,” “seek to,” “potential,” “continue,” “confidence,” or words of similar meaning or other statements concerning opinions or judgment of the Company and our management about future events. Although we believe that our expectations with respect to forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions within the bounds of our existing knowledge of our business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual future results, performance, or achievements of, or trends affecting, us will not differ materially from any projected future results, performance, achievements or trends expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Actual future results, performance, achievements or trends may differ materially from historical results or those anticipated depending on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the effects of or changes in:

• market interest rates and their related impacts on macroeconomic conditions, customer and client behavior, our funding costs and our loan and securities portfolios;
• economic conditions, including inflation and recessionary conditions and their related impacts on economic growth and customer and client behavior;
• U.S. and global trade policies and tensions, including change in, or the imposition of, tariffs and/or trade barriers and the economic impacts, volatility and uncertainty resulting therefrom, and geopolitical instability;
• volatility in the financial services sector, including failures or rumors of failures of other depository institutions, along with actions taken by governmental agencies to address such turmoil, and the effects on the ability of depository institutions, including us, to attract and retain depositors and to borrow or raise capital;
• legislative or regulatory changes and requirements, including as part of the regulatory reform agenda of the Trump administration, including changes in federal, state or local tax laws and changes impacting the rulemaking, supervision, examination and enforcement priorities of the federal banking agencies;
• the sufficiency of liquidity and changes in our capital position;
• general economic and financial market conditions, in the United States generally and particularly in the markets in which we operate and which our loans are concentrated, including the effects of declines in real estate values, an increase in unemployment levels, U.S. fiscal debt, budget, and tax matters, U.S. government shutdowns, and slowdowns in economic growth;
• the impact of purchase accounting with respect to the Sandy Spring acquisition, or any change in the assumptions used regarding the assets acquired and liabilities assumed to determine the fair value and credit marks;
• the possibility that the anticipated benefits of our acquisition activity, including our acquisitions of Sandy Spring and American National, including anticipated cost savings and strategic gains, are not realized when expected or at all, including as a result of the strength of the economy, competitive factors in the areas where we do business, or as a result of other unexpected factors or events, or with respect to our acquisition of Sandy Spring, as a result of the impact of, or problems arising from, the integration of the two companies;
• potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from our acquisitions of Sandy Spring and American National;
• our ability to identify, recruit and retain key employees;
• monetary, fiscal and regulatory policies of the U.S. government, including policies of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve;
• the quality or composition of our loan or investment portfolios and changes in these portfolios;
• demand for loan products and financial services in our market areas;
• our ability to manage our growth or implement our growth strategy;
• the effectiveness of expense reduction plans;
• the introduction of new lines of business or new products and services;
• real estate values in our lending area;
• changes in accounting principles, standards, rules, and interpretations, and the related impact on our financial statements;
• an insufficient ACL or volatility in the ACL resulting from the CECL methodology, either alone or as that may be affected by changing economic conditions, credit concentrations, inflation, changing interest rates, or other factors;
• concentrations of loans secured by real estate, particularly CRE;
• the effectiveness of our credit processes and management of our credit risk;
• our ability to compete in the market for financial services and increased competition from fintech companies;
• technological risks and developments, and cyber threats, attacks, or events;
• operational, technological, cultural, regulatory, legal, credit, and other risks associated with the exploration, consummation and integration of potential future acquisitions, whether involving stock or cash consideration;
• the potential adverse effects of unusual and infrequently occurring events, such as weather-related disasters, terrorist acts, geopolitical conflicts or public health events (such as pandemics), and of governmental and societal responses thereto; these potential adverse effects may include, without limitation, adverse effects on the ability of our borrowers to satisfy their obligations to us, on the value of collateral securing loans, on the demand for our loans or our other products and services, on supply chains and methods used to distribute products and services, on incidents of cyberattack and fraud, on our liquidity or capital positions, on risks posed by reliance on third-party service providers, on other aspects of our business operations and on financial markets and economic growth;
• performance by our counterparties or vendors;
• deposit flows;
• the availability of financing and the terms thereof;
• the level of prepayments on loans and mortgage-backed securities;
• actual or potential claims, damages, and fines related to litigation or government actions, which may result in, among other things, additional costs, fines, penalties, restrictions on our business activities, reputational harm, or other adverse consequences;
• any event or development that would cause us to conclude that there was an impairment of any asset, including intangible assets, such as goodwill; and
• other factors, many of which are beyond our control.

Please also refer to such other factors as discussed throughout Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and related disclosures in other filings, which have been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. All risk factors and uncertainties described herein and therein should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements, and all the forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements contained or referred to herein and therein. The actual results or developments anticipated may not be realized or, even if substantially realized, they may not have the expected consequences to or effects on the Company or our businesses or operations. Readers are cautioned not to rely too heavily on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We do not intend or assume any obligation to update, revise or clarify any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.