Live Oak Bancshares Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (LOB)
Live Oak Bancshares's return on equity was 9.42% for fiscal 2025.
View full Live Oak Bancshares company overviewLive Oak Bancshares annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 9.42% | +1.27 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 8.15% | −0.48 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 8.62% | −14.47 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 23.09% | −2.94 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 26.03% | +15.21 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 10.82% | +7.31 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 3.52% | −7.54 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 11.06% | −19.41 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 30.46% | +23.94 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 6.52% | −7.64 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 14.16% | −0.17 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 14.33% | — |
Live Oak Bancshares quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 2.84% | +0.60 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 2.38% | +1.42 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 3.78% | +2.79 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 2.35% | +1.02 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 2.24% | −0.61 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 0.96% | −2.06 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 0.99% | −0.86 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 1.32% | −3.41 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 2.86% | +0.74 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 3.01% | +2.97 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 1.84% | +1.62 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 4.73% | −0.65 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 2.12% | −10.78 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 0.05% | −4.78 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 0.22% | −4.07 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 5.38% | +0.35 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 12.90% | +2.70 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 4.83% | −1.98 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 4.29% | −0.84 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 5.03% | −0.94 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 10.19% | +9.49 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 6.81% | +8.23 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 5.14% | +3.85 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 5.97% | +5.22 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 0.70% | −0.27 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | −1.43% | −1.90 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 1.29% | −0.87 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 0.74% | −2.29 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 0.97% | −2.16 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 0.48% | −2.33 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 2.16% | −15.74 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 3.03% | −1.24 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 3.13% | −1.10 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 2.81% | +0.09 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 17.90% | +15.39 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 4.27% | +2.62 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 4.22% | +4.16 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 2.72% | +0.40 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 2.51% | −0.40 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 1.65% | −0.30 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 0.06% | −3.97 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 2.32% | — |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 2.91% | — |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 1.95% | — |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 4.03% | — |
Live Oak Bancshares return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Live Oak Bancshares's return on equity decreased from 10.82% to 9.42%, a change of −1.41 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 2.84%.
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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