Home BancShares, Inc. Announces Recognition in Forbes Top-Performing Banks and Bank Director RankingBanking

CONWAY, Ark., Sept. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Home BancShares, Inc. (NYSE: HOMB) (“Home” or “the Company”), parent company of Centennial Bank (“Centennial”), today announced two recent performance recognitions. First, on September 9, 2026, Forbes published their “World’s Top Performing Banks” list, and HOMB ranked #5 in Mid-Size Banks. Banks were evaluated across four main dimensions: profitability, growth & earnings quality, capital & funding resilience and asset quality & efficiency. Eligible banks were segmented into six tiers based on their total assets and then the scores were assigned. HOMB is among Tier 4 (mid-size banks) which have $20-$50 billion in assets. This is a new ranking by Forbes, and it is predicated on objective financial data obtained through leading data providers, such as S&P Capital IQ platform. Second, on August 21, 2026, Bank Director published their annual “RankingBanking”, The Best U.S. Banks study, sponsored by Crowe LLP., and HOMB ranked