First Bancorp (FNLC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
First Bancorp (FNLC) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 20.56% for Q2 2026, down 1.68 percentage points from 22.24% a year earlier and down 0.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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First Bancorp (FNLC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, First Bancorp's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 23.54%, down 3.87 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +14.11 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, First Bancorp's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 27.42% in FY2024 (+2.13 pp), 25.29% in FY2023 (+10.49 pp), 14.80% in FY2022 (+4.39 pp) and 10.41% in FY2021 (+0.97 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.82 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 10.45 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 2.06 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 21.45% (Q1 2026), 22.79% (Q4 2025) and 22.81% (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 | 417.68 Mn | 304.42 Mn | - | 21.66% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 21.66% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.56% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.81% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.51% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.18% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.79% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.45% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.76% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.26% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.11% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.78% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.58% |
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=FNLC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=FNLC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();