04:19 PM EST, 01/22/2026 (MT Newswires) -- SouthState Bank ( SSB ) reported Q4 adjusted earnings late Thursday of $2.47 per diluted share, up from $1.93 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $2.28.

Revenue for the three months ended Dec. 31, expressed as the sum of net interest income and total noninterest income, rose to $686.9 million from $450.3 million a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $667.8 million.

The company maintained its quarterly dividend at $0.60 a share, payable Feb. 13 to stockholders of record Feb. 6.

SouthState said its board approved a new stock buyback of up to 5.56 million shares, replacing a previous program with roughly 560,000 shares remaining.