West Bancorporation (WTBA) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
West Bancorporation (WTBA) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 13.91% for Q2 2026, up 1.85 percentage points from 12.06% a year earlier and up 0.76 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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West Bancorporation (WTBA) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, West Bancorporation's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 13.19%, up 2.57 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -1.84 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, West Bancorporation's Return on Equity [ROE] was 10.62% in FY2024 (-0.45 pp), 11.07% in FY2023 (-8.62 pp), 19.68% in FY2022 (-0.81 pp) and 20.50% in FY2021 (+5.48 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.04 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q3 2022, with a gain of 5.25 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 11.39 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 13.15% (Q1 2026), 12.50% (Q4 2025) and 13.00% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 886.05 Bn | 915.53 Bn | - | 17.62% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 409.93 Bn | 529.88 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 377.01 Bn | -1,999.06 Bn | - | 11.19% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 329.11 Bn | 329.16 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 295.54 Bn | -213.55 Bn | - | 17.50% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 273.59 Bn | 124.33 Bn | - | 15.89% |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 268.33 Bn | -1,320.16 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 13.15% |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 261.29 Bn | -3,295.82 Bn | - | 17.08% |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 243.13 Bn | 245.26 Bn | - | 12.67% |
| 10 | West Bancorporation | 492.22 Mn | 58.52 Mn | - | 13.91% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.50% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.38% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.35% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.64% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.35% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.54% |
API Access
West Bancorporation Return on Equity [ROE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WTBA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "WTBA", "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=WTBA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();