First American Financial (FAF) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
First American Financial (FAF) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 12.30% for Q3 2026, up 3.40 percentage points from 8.90% a year earlier but down 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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First American Financial (FAF) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, First American Financial posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 10.99%, up 7.02 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -2.43 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 3.97% in FY2024 (-1.11 pp), 5.08% in FY2023 (+0.12 pp), 4.96% in FY2022 (-14.58 pp) and 19.54% in FY2021 (+6.12 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of 3.33% in Q3 2024 and a high of 17.76% in Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.48 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 7.66 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 12.31 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 12.32% (Q2 2026), 11.31% (Q1 2026) and 10.67% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chubb | 140.76 Bn | 86.40 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 11.97% |
| 2 | Progressive | 132.42 Bn | 107.94 Bn | 8.29 Bn | 27.74% |
| 3 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 97.25 Bn | 89.41 Bn | - | 13.08% |
| 4 | Travelers Companies | 81.75 Bn | 59.24 Bn | 5.93 Bn | 21.49% |
| 5 | Manulife Financial | 73.54 Bn | -21.96 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 72.19 Bn | 66.78 Bn | - | 6.01% |
| 7 | Aon | 71.05 Bn | 50.25 Bn | - | 11.58% |
| 8 | Allstate | 64.22 Bn | 24.06 Bn | 7.41 Bn | 29.50% |
| 9 | Metlife | 63.14 Bn | -43.64 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 32.52% |
| 10 | First American Financial | 6.87 Bn | -3.26 Bn | - | 12.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12.30% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.32% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.31% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.67% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.90% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.28% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.76% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.93% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.22% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.61% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.43% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.45% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.76% |
API Access
First American Financial Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=FAF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=FAF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();