First Bancorp Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (FNLC)
First Bancorp's return on equity was 12.84% for fiscal 2025.
View full First Bancorp company overviewFirst Bancorp annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 12.84% | +1.93 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 10.91% | −1.59 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 12.51% | −3.92 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 16.43% | +0.98 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 15.45% | +3.02 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 12.44% | −0.20 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 12.63% | +0.01 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 12.62% | +1.55 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 11.07% | +0.48 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 10.59% | +0.74 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 9.85% | +0.29 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 9.56% | +0.99 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 8.57% | +0.31 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 8.26% | +0.04 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 8.22% | +0.09 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 8.14% | −1.70 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 9.84% | — |
First Bancorp quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 3.30% | +0.23 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 3.16% | +0.39 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 3.65% | +0.79 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 3.36% | +0.34 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 3.07% | +0.54 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 2.76% | +0.28 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 2.86% | +0.02 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 3.02% | −0.24 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 2.53% | −0.68 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 2.48% | −1.01 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 2.84% | −1.25 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 3.26% | −1.25 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 3.21% | −1.12 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 3.49% | −0.56 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 4.10% | +0.16 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 4.51% | +0.70 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 4.33% | +0.53 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 4.05% | +0.10 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 3.94% | +0.80 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 3.81% | +0.56 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 3.80% | +0.76 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 3.95% | +0.91 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 3.15% | −0.03 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 3.25% | +0.21 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 3.04% | −0.14 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 3.04% | −0.13 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 3.18% | −0.21 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 3.04% | −0.18 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 3.18% | +0.03 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 3.16% | +0.13 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 3.38% | +0.57 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 3.22% | +0.44 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 3.14% | +0.37 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 3.04% | +0.37 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 2.82% | +0.34 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 2.79% | +0.19 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 2.77% | +0.10 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 2.67% | +0.01 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 2.48% | +0.23 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 2.60% | +0.07 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 2.67% | +0.18 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 2.66% | +0.09 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 2.25% | +0.12 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 2.53% | −0.06 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 2.49% | +0.07 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 2.57% | +0.27 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 2.14% | −0.26 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 2.59% | +0.29 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 2.42% | +0.32 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 2.30% | +0.51 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 2.39% | +0.26 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 2.30% | +0.06 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 2.09% | −0.03 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 1.79% | −0.10 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 2.13% | +0.13 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 2.24% | +0.14 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 2.13% | −0.03 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 1.89% | −0.04 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 2.01% | −0.06 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 2.10% | — |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 2.16% | — |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 1.93% | — |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 2.07% | — |
First Bancorp return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, First Bancorp's return on equity increased from 12.44% to 12.84%, a change of +0.40 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 3.30%.
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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