First American Financial (FAF) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
First American Financial's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 13.28% for Q3 2026, up 4.03 percentage points from 9.25% a year earlier but down 0.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
First American Financial (FAF) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, First American Financial's Return on Equity [ROE] was 11.96%, up 9.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of -3.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 2.71% in FY2024 (-1.81 pp), 4.52% in FY2023 (-0.56 pp), 5.07% in FY2022 (-18.29 pp) and 23.37% in FY2021 (+8.38 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] is 1.89% (Q3 2024) to 21.94% (Q4 2021).
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.43 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q2 2026 (a gain of 9.64 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a drop of 16.18 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows FAF's Return on Equity [ROE] at 13.40% (Q2 2026), 12.24% (Q1 2026) and 11.52% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chubb | 140.14 Bn | 85.78 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 13.98% |
| 2 | Progressive | 135.11 Bn | 135.11 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 95.61 Bn | 87.77 Bn | - | 27.18% |
| 4 | Travelers Companies | 83.41 Bn | 83.41 Bn | - | 26.83% |
| 5 | Manulife Financial | 76.00 Bn | -18.88 Bn | - | 9.17% |
| 6 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 70.68 Bn | 70.68 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Aon | 68.49 Bn | 47.70 Bn | - | 40.29% |
| 8 | Allstate | 66.54 Bn | 27.81 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 40.73% |
| 9 | Metlife | 64.33 Bn | -42.45 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 13.22% |
| 10 | First American Financial | 6.52 Bn | -3.60 Bn | - | 13.28% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13.28% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.40% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.76% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.22% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.89% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.07% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.59% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.51% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.97% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.96% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.94% |
First American Financial Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=FAF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=FAF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();