First Bancorp (FNLC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
First Bancorp (FNLC) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 13.04% in Q2 2026, up 1.62 percentage points from 11.42% a year earlier and up 0.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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First Bancorp (FNLC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, First Bancorp reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 12.84%, up 1.93 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +0.40 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 10.91% in FY2024 (-1.59 pp), 12.51% in FY2023 (-3.92 pp), 16.43% in FY2022 (+0.98 pp) and 15.45% in FY2021 (+3.02 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.14 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 3.33 percentage points in Q3 2022, against a drop of 4.94 percentage points in Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 12.74% (Q1 2026), 12.33% (Q4 2025) and 11.67% (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 | 417.68 Mn | 304.42 Mn | - | 13.91% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13.91% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.66% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.44% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.44% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.82% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.27% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.28% |
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=FNLC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "FNLC", "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=FNLC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();