United Community Banks Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (UCB)
United Community Banks's return on equity was 9.28% for fiscal 2025.
View full United Community Banks company overviewUnited Community Banks annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 9.28% | +1.74 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 7.54% | +1.25 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 6.29% | −4.98 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 11.27% | −1.48 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 12.76% | +3.75 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 9.01% | −3.00 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 12.01% | −0.02 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 12.03% | +6.33 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 5.70% | −3.91 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 9.61% | +1.47 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 8.14% | −0.66 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 8.81% | −30.86 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 39.67% | +33.82 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 5.85% | +49.29 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | −43.44% | +26.78 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | −70.21% | — |
United Community Banks quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 3.13% | +0.91 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 2.31% | +0.25 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 2.39% | +0.17 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 2.54% | +1.14 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 2.21% | +0.21 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 2.06% | +0.15 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 2.22% | +1.78 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 1.40% | −0.12 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 2.01% | −0.04 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 1.91% | −0.25 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 0.44% | −2.62 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 1.52% | −1.55 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 2.05% | −0.45 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 2.16% | +0.20 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 3.05% | +0.66 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 3.07% | −0.44 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 2.50% | −0.91 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 1.95% | −1.70 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 2.39% | −0.60 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 3.51% | +0.96 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 3.41% | +1.94 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 3.65% | +1.70 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 2.99% | −0.03 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 2.55% | −0.50 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 1.47% | −1.40 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 1.95% | −1.04 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 3.02% | −0.13 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 3.05% | −0.09 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 2.87% | −0.03 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 2.98% | +0.15 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 3.16% | +4.10 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 3.14% | +0.77 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 2.90% | +0.37 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 2.83% | +0.67 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | −0.94% | −3.47 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 2.38% | −0.04 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 2.53% | +0.12 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 2.16% | −0.01 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 2.53% | +0.73 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 2.42% | +0.48 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 2.41% | +0.17 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 2.17% | −0.18 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 1.79% | −0.68 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 1.94% | −0.47 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 2.24% | −0.06 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 2.35% | +0.30 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 2.47% | +0.54 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 2.42% | +0.57 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 2.29% | −30.06 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 2.05% | +0.05 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 1.93% | +1.03 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 1.84% | +0.02 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 32.35% | +31.23 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 2.00% | +0.01 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 0.90% | −0.81 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 1.82% | +3.73 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 1.12% | −1.12 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 2.00% | — |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 1.71% | — |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | −1.91% | — |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 2.25% | — |
United Community Banks return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, United Community Banks's return on equity increased from 9.01% to 9.28%, a change of +0.27 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 3.13%.
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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