Northwest Bancshares Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (NWBI)
Northwest Bancshares's return on equity was 7.23% for fiscal 2025.
View full Northwest Bancshares company overviewNorthwest Bancshares annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 7.23% | +0.86 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 6.37% | −2.50 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 8.87% | +0.18 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 8.69% | −1.19 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 9.89% | +4.71 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 5.18% | −3.28 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 8.46% | — |
Northwest Bancshares quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 2.79% | +0.74 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 2.66% | −0.03 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 2.44% | +0.39 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 0.18% | −1.95 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 2.06% | +1.75 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 2.69% | +0.82 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 2.05% | +0.15 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 2.14% | −0.47 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 0.31% | −1.88 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 1.88% | −0.36 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 1.90% | −0.45 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 2.61% | +0.08 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 2.18% | −0.03 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 2.24% | +0.42 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 2.35% | +0.44 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 2.53% | +0.29 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 2.22% | −0.93 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 1.82% | −0.79 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 1.91% | — |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 2.24% | −0.24 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 3.14% | +3.57 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 2.61% | — |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 2.47% | — |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | −0.43% | — |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 1.40% | — |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 1.19% | — |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 1.33% | — |
Northwest Bancshares return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Northwest Bancshares's return on equity increased from 5.18% to 7.23%, a change of +2.05 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 2.79%.
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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