First Bancorp (FBNC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
First Bancorp (FBNC) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 7.84% in Q2 2026, up 1.50 percentage points from 6.34% a year earlier and up 0.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
First Bancorp (FBNC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, First Bancorp reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 7.16%, up 1.76 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -2.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 5.41% in FY2024 (-3.25 pp), 8.66% in FY2023 (-4.33 pp), 12.99% in FY2022 (+3.98 pp) and 9.01% in FY2021 (-0.33 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.63 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 5.72 percentage points in Q4 2022, against a drop of 6.66 percentage points in Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 7.27% (Q1 2026), 6.82% (Q4 2025) and 6.26% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 17.67% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | 14.29% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 17.55% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 15.91% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 17.90% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 12.93% |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 11.72% |
| 10 | First Bancorp | 2.68 Bn | 773.46 Mn | - | 9.57% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.57% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.84% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.26% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.34% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.63% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.97% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.85% |
API Access
First Bancorp 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=FBNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "FBNC", "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=FBNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();