Southern First Bancshares (SFST) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Southern First Bancshares' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 9.52% for Q2 2026, up 3.12 percentage points from 6.40% a year earlier and up 0.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Southern First Bancshares (SFST) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Southern First Bancshares' Return on Equity [ROE] was 8.69%, up 3.86 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of +0.24 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 4.83% in FY2024 (+0.41 pp), 4.42% in FY2023 (-5.75 pp), 10.17% in FY2022 (-8.28 pp) and 18.46% in FY2021 (+10.01 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q4 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 8.99 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a drop of 8.35 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SFST's Return on Equity [ROE] at 9.35% (Q1 2026), 8.38% (Q4 2025) and 7.45% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
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 | Southern First Bancshares | 573.54 Mn | -556.77 Mn | - | 9.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.44% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.52% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.38% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.22% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.36% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.35% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.49% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.70% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.93% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.19% |
API Access
Southern First Bancshares 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=SFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "SFST", "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=SFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();