German American Bancorp (GABC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2017 - 2026)
German American Bancorp's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 17.30% in Q2 2026, up 3.22 percentage points from 14.09% a year earlier but down 0.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
German American Bancorp (GABC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at German American Bancorp came in at 18.85%, up 0.37 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +9.89 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 18.48% in FY2024 (+1.09 pp), 17.38% in FY2023 (+5.13 pp), 12.25% in FY2022 (+1.04 pp) and 11.21% in FY2021 (+2.26 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has moved between 10.02% (Q1 2022) and 18.16% (Q2 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.31 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 4.86 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2025 (a drop of 4.07 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GABC's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 17.42% (Q1 2026), 15.99% (Q4 2025) and 15.14% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 883.45 Bn | 912.92 Bn | - | 32.13% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 401.52 Bn | 521.46 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 377.43 Bn | -1,998.64 Bn | - | 25.16% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 330.31 Bn | 330.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 299.17 Bn | -209.92 Bn | - | 42.00% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 274.08 Bn | 124.82 Bn | - | 11.34% |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 270.70 Bn | -1,317.79 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 6.24% |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 263.13 Bn | -3,293.98 Bn | - | 14.05% |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 243.64 Bn | 245.78 Bn | - | 27.68% |
| 10 | German American Bancorp | 1.86 Bn | 1.86 Bn | - | 17.30% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.99% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.14% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.58% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.45% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.74% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.10% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.13% |
German American Bancorp 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=GABC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "GABC", "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=GABC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();