FISI
Financial Institutions, Inc.
FISI's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 9.9x earnings, above its usual 7.4x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
FISI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
FISI's profitability is currently strong. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like FISI.
FISI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.8x | $23.28 | -42% |
| Fair | 7.3x | $29.54 | -26% |
| Forward | 9.5x | $40.04 | — |
| Expensive | 9.9x | $39.80 | -0.6% |
| Current | 9.9x | $40.04 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FISI's PE is in its expensive range at 9.9x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.5x next year's earnings.
FISI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for FISI, with profitability improving.
FISI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.24 | +5.1% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.17 | -4.2% |
| Q2 2024 | $3.21 | -3% |
| Q1 2024 | $2.50 | -26% |
| Q4 2023 | $3.15 | -12% |
| Q3 2023 | $3.31 | -17% |
| Q2 2023 | $3.31 | -21% |
| Q1 2023 | $3.39 | -24% |
| Q4 2022 | $3.56 | -26% |
FISI earned $4.03 per share over the past year, up 27% from the year before.
FISI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $64.7M | +1.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $64.3M | +7.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $62.7M | +9.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $63.8M | +27% |
| Q2 2025 | $59.7M | -8.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $57.2M | +12% |
| Q3 2024 | $50.1M | -3.9% |
| Q2 2024 | $65.2M | +21% |
FISI's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $65M last quarter, up 1.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 37% | -2.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 40% | +3.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 40% | +3.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | N/A |
| Q3 2025 | 40% | +11 points |
| Q2 2025 | 36% | -10 points |
| Q1 2025 | 36% | +31 points |
| Q3 2024 | 29% | -2.5 points |
FISI's operating margin was 37% last quarter, down 2.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
FISI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $31.8M | +$39.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $21.8M | +$29.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $23M | +151% |
| Q3 2025 | -$7.9M | -$7.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$7.3M | -121% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.2M | -17% |
| Q3 2024 | -$299K | -101% |
| Q2 2024 | $34.7M | +341% |
FISI's free cash flow was $96M over the past year, against −$6M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like FISI.
FISI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -39K shares |
| 1 year | -2.1% | -434K shares |
| 3 years | +29% | +4.5M shares |
| 5 years | +25% | +4M shares |
| Available history | +24% | +3.9M shares |
FISI has 20M diluted shares, down 2.1% from a year ago, with $25M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $65,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $6.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $10.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $34,000 |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $481,000 |
| Q3 2024 | $26,000 |
FISI spent $25M buying back its own shares over the past year.
FISI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q3 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q1 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 2.6x | Moderate |
FISI's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like FISI.
FISI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 38.7 | Neutral |
FISI's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 39 (neutral).
FISI PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | FISI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.9x | 13x | 24% below |
| PE % | 84 | 63 | 21 pts above |
FISI is trading at 9.9x earnings, a 24% discount to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
FISI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $39.7 | 0.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $40.3 | 0.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $36.2 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $31.4 | 28% above |
| 200 week MA | $25.8 | 55% above |
FISI's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 55% above its 200-week average.
FISI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $32.0 | $22.5 | -30% |
| 2021 | $22.5 | $31.8 | +42% |
| 2022 | $31.8 | $24.5 | -23% |
| 2023 | $24.5 | $21.3 | -13% |
| 2024 | $21.3 | $27.0 | +27% |
| 2025 | $27.0 | $32.0 | +18% |
| 2026 YTD | $32.0 | $40.0 | +25% |
FISI has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 25% so far in 2026.