Equity Bancshares Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (EQBK)
Equity Bancshares's return on equity was 3.43% for fiscal 2025.
View full Equity Bancshares company overviewEquity Bancshares annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 3.43% | −8.55 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 11.98% | +10.16 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 1.81% | −10.86 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 12.67% | +1.11 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 11.56% | +28.48 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | −16.93% | −22.41 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 5.48% | −3.15 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 8.63% | +2.10 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 6.53% | +2.12 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 4.41% | −2.82 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 7.23% | +0.25 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 6.98% | — |
Equity Bancshares quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 3.21% | +0.78 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 2.19% | −0.30 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 3.06% | −0.04 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | −4.40% | −8.51 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 2.44% | −0.12 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 2.49% | −0.61 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 3.10% | +9.60 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 4.11% | +1.16 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 2.55% | −0.16 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 3.09% | +0.14 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | −6.50% | −9.38 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 2.95% | −0.73 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 2.72% | −0.75 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 2.95% | −0.33 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 2.88% | +0.60 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 3.68% | +0.85 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 3.47% | −0.27 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 3.29% | −0.46 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 2.28% | −0.80 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 2.83% | +23.34 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 3.74% | +3.39 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 3.74% | +3.48 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 3.08% | +0.97 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | −20.50% | −22.75 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 0.35% | −1.67 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 0.26% | +1.16 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 2.12% | −0.09 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 2.25% | −0.11 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 2.02% | +0.34 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | −0.90% | −3.20 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 2.21% | +0.92 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 2.36% | +0.57 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 1.69% | −0.56 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 2.31% | +0.49 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 1.28% | +1.08 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 1.78% | +0.11 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 2.25% | +0.43 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 1.81% | −0.32 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 0.20% | −1.54 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 1.67% | −0.57 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 1.82% | — |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 2.13% | — |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 1.74% | — |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 2.24% | — |
Equity Bancshares return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Equity Bancshares's return on equity increased from −16.93% to 3.43%, a change of +20.36 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 3.21%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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