EQUITY BANCSHARES INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $983.59M
- P/E (TTM)
- 28.3
- Dividend yield
- 1.40%
About Equity Bancshares
State Commercial Banks, SIC 6022
Equity Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Equity Bank, providing commercial and consumer banking services. The company delivers a variety of lending solutions across multiple portfolio segments, including commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate loans, agricultural loans, residential mortgages, and consumer financing. It also provides deposit accounts such as core deposits, reciprocal deposits, and public fund deposits, alongside debit cards, mortgage banking, standby letters of credit, and related financial services. Its customer base includes individual consumers, agricultural operations, and commercial businesses.
The institution operates primarily in Kansas and maintains subsidiaries and banking affiliations including Bank of Kirksville, Kansas Land Bank, NBC Corp, and American State Bancshares. The company conducts business through Equity Bank and associated entities like EBAC LLC and ERM IL LLC. The filing specifies its state jurisdiction as Kansas, although specific branch numbers and city headquarters details are not disclosed in the text.
Summary of the business section of Equity Bancshares's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- EQUITY BANCSHARES INC
- Headquarters
- Wichita, KS
- Address
- 7701 E. Kellogg Drive, Suite 300 67207
- Phone
- (316) 612-6000
- Employees
- 909, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- State Commercial Banks
- Incorporated in
- Kansas
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Crowe LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- EQBK
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Nov 12, 2015
- Shares outstanding
- 21M, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $688.60M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1227500
- CUSIP
- 29460X109
- ISIN
- US29460X1090
- LEI
- 549300BPQ2EJNU4WF694
- EIN
- 00-0000000
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Brad S. Elliott | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 636,964 |
| Gregory H. Kossover | EVP, Director | 240,547 |
| David Pass | Chief Information Officer | 8,491 |
| Julie A. Huber | COO and EVP | 124,228 |
| Brett A. Reber | General Counsel | 53,019 |
| Ann Knutson | Chief Human Resources Officer | 8,364 |
| Chris M. Navratil | Chief Financial Officer | 28,316 |
| Richard M. Sems | Chief Executive Officer, Bank | 26,508 |
| Krzysztof Slupkowski | Chief Credit Officer | 13,406 |
| Donald Scott Rogerson | Director | 10,103 |
| Lisa Ann Schlehuber | Director | 2,092 |
| Jerry P. Maland | Director | 132,599 |
| Leon Borck | Director | 366,227 |
| Kevin Earl Cook | Director | 25,081 |
| Clint Kendric Fergeson | Director | 1,731,788 |
| James S. Loving | Director | 28,447 |
| Gregory L. Gaeddert | Director | 71,772 |
| Shawn David Penner | Director | 139,121 |
| Junetta M. Everett | Director | 14,141 |
| Benjamen M. Hutton | Director | 19,048 |
| Randee R. Koger | Director | 65,334 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Brad S. Elliott | $3.07M | $3.11M | $1.22M | $217 | $130 |
| FY2024 Brad S. Elliott | $2.96M | $3.62M | $1.13M | $203 | $124 |
| FY2023 Brad S. Elliott | $2.65M | $2.82M | $906.92K | $162 | $106 |
| FY2022 Brad S. Elliott | $2.51M | $2.39M | $917.40K | $154 | $114 |
| FY2021 Brad S. Elliott | $2.30M | $2.69M | $900.10K | $158 | $140 |
| FY2020 Brad S. Elliott | $2.02M | $1.43M | $828.67K | $70 | $89 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, the Company employed 909 full-time equivalent employees.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings