German American Bancorp, Inc. said it has been recognized as one of the highest performing banks in the country by being named to the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) 2022 Bank Honor Roll. To be eligible for this award, a bank must have reported increases in annual earnings per share for 10 consecutive years.
Only 17 banking institutions nationally qualified for this award, which represents just 5% of the eligible banking industry. KBW Bank Honor Roll members have better than industry performance ratios and growth rates when compared to the publicly traded bank universe with assets greater than $500 million, which includes 350 companies listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq exchanges.