First Bancorp (FBNC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
First Bancorp (FBNC) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 14.39% for Q2 2026, up 0.25 percentage points from 14.14% a year earlier and up 0.35 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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First Bancorp (FBNC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, First Bancorp's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 14.55%, up 2.04 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +5.62 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, First Bancorp's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 12.51% in FY2024 (-0.51 pp), 13.02% in FY2023 (+0.82 pp), 12.21% in FY2022 (+3.29 pp) and 8.92% in FY2021 (-0.02 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.43 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q2 2024, with a gain of 6.27 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a drop of 2.93 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 14.04% (Q1 2026), 13.88% (Q4 2025) and 13.46% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 3.60% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 12.95% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 11.83% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 49.27% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 6.60% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 3.32% |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 3.69% |
| 10 | First Bancorp | 2.68 Bn | 773.46 Mn | - | 15.87% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.87% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.39% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.04% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.46% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.26% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.86% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.81% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.59% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.83% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.02% |
API Access
First Bancorp Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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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=FBNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=FBNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();