First American Financial (FAF) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
First American Financial's Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.98% in Q3 2026, up 1.11 percentage points from 2.86% a year earlier but down 0.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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First American Financial (FAF) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at First American Financial came in at 4.02%, up 3.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -1.74 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 0.84% in FY2024 (-0.52 pp), 1.36% in FY2023 (-0.33 pp), 1.69% in FY2022 (-6.85 pp) and 8.54% in FY2021 (+2.78 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has moved between 0.59% (Q3 2024) and 7.54% (Q4 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.38 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 2.90 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 5.85 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, FAF's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 4.05% (Q2 2026), 3.95% (Q1 2026) and 3.70% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chubb | 140.76 Bn | 86.40 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 3.94% |
| 2 | Progressive | 132.42 Bn | 107.94 Bn | 8.29 Bn | 9.20% |
| 3 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 97.25 Bn | 89.41 Bn | - | 6.90% |
| 4 | Travelers Companies | 81.75 Bn | 59.24 Bn | 5.93 Bn | 5.83% |
| 5 | Manulife Financial | 73.54 Bn | -21.96 Bn | - | 0.77% |
| 6 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 72.19 Bn | 66.78 Bn | - | 2.12% |
| 7 | Aon | 71.05 Bn | 50.25 Bn | - | 6.76% |
| 8 | Allstate | 64.22 Bn | 24.06 Bn | 7.41 Bn | 9.21% |
| 9 | Metlife | 63.14 Bn | -43.64 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 0.49% |
| 10 | First American Financial | 6.87 Bn | -3.26 Bn | - | 3.98% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.98% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.05% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.95% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.86% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.20% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.31% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.37% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.55% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.69% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.61% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.54% |
API Access
First American Financial Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=FAF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "FAF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=FAF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();