Firstenergy Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (FE)
Firstenergy's return on equity was 8.17% for fiscal 2025.
View full Firstenergy company overviewFirstenergy annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 8.17% | −0.37 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 8.54% | −2.15 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 10.70% | +6.39 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 4.31% | −11.82 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 16.13% | +0.94 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 15.18% | +1.96 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 13.23% | −11.88 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 25.10% | +59.02 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | −33.92% | +32.28 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | −66.20% | −70.85 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 4.65% | +2.27 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 2.38% | −0.66 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 3.04% | −2.80 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 5.84% | −2.11 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 7.95% | −0.51 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 8.46% | −1.90 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 10.36% | — |
Firstenergy quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 2.25% | +0.14 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 3.22% | +0.34 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | −0.39% | −2.49 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 3.44% | +0.07 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 2.11% | +1.75 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 2.88% | +0.66 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 2.10% | +0.42 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 3.37% | −0.45 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 0.36% | −1.90 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 2.22% | −0.64 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 1.67% | +5.52 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 3.81% | +0.72 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 2.26% | +0.36 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 2.86% | −0.44 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | −3.85% | −9.14 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 3.09% | −3.12 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 1.91% | +1.12 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 3.30% | −1.29 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 5.29% | +1.93 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 6.21% | −0.12 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 0.78% | −3.64 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 4.59% | +3.52 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 3.36% | +4.91 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 6.34% | +0.96 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 4.43% | +0.03 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 1.07% | −3.58 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | −1.56% | −3.57 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 5.38% | +11.66 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 4.39% | +0.43 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 4.66% | −19.57 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 2.02% | +50.40 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | −6.29% | −12.51 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 3.97% | +1.17 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 24.23% | +20.92 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | −48.38% | +16.95 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 6.22% | +2.91 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 2.79% | +11.92 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 3.31% | +0.68 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | −65.33% | −63.52 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 3.32% | +0.18 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | −9.12% | −10.63 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 2.64% | +0.84 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | −1.80% | +0.63 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 3.14% | +0.52 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 1.50% | +1.00 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 1.79% | +0.15 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | −2.44% | −3.56 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 2.62% | +0.90 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 0.51% | +1.78 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 1.64% | +0.14 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 1.13% | +2.24 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 1.72% | −1.44 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | −1.27% | −2.67 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 1.50% | −0.80 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | −1.12% | −1.86 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 3.16% | −0.93 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 1.39% | −0.01 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 2.30% | +1.82 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 0.74% | −1.35 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 4.09% | +2.05 pp |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 1.41% | −1.64 pp |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 0.48% | −1.33 pp |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 2.09% | −0.71 pp |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 2.04% | −0.64 pp |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 3.05% | −1.76 pp |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-31 | 1.81% | +0.37 pp |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 2.80% | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-30 | 2.68% | — |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-30 | 4.81% | — |
| Q1 2009 | 2009-03-31 | 1.44% | — |
Firstenergy return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Firstenergy's return on equity decreased from 15.18% to 8.17%, a change of −7.01 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 2.25%.
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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