First Busey Corporation
BUSE Financial Banks Regional
First Busey Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.0 billion, up 57.4% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- −4.46%
- EPS
- +6.90%
- Free cash flow
- +29.8%
- Total debt
- −3.56%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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First Busey Corporation (BUSE) Gross margin
First Busey Corporation's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 72.4%, up 3.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (68.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 68.9% (fiscal 2025) to 96.6% (fiscal 2015) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is in line with the Banks Regional industry median of 69.8% and in line with the Financial sector median of 70.1%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 68.9% | (0.75) |
| FY2024 | 69.7% | (3.73) |
| FY2023 | 73.4% | (19.07) |
| FY2022 | 92.5% | (1.00) |
| FY2021 | 93.5% | 3.30 |
| FY2020 | 90.2% | 4.79 |
| FY2019 | 85.4% | (2.73) |
| FY2018 | 88.1% | (5.09) |
| FY2017 | 93.2% | (2.52) |
| FY2016 | 95.7% | (0.86) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 70.9% | (2.30) |
| Jun 2026 | 73.2% | (0.09) |
| Mar 2026 | 73.3% | 1.20 |
| Dec 2025 | 72.1% | 3.37 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| OFG OFG Bancorp compare | 81.7% |
| BANR Banner Corporation compare | 77.3% |
| EFSC Enterprise Financial Services Corporation compare | 75.2% |
| NWBI Northwest Bancshares, Inc. compare | 75.1% |
| SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. compare | 73.0% |
| BUSE First Busey Corporation | 72.4% |
| WAFD WaFd, Inc. compare | 57.5% |
| BBAR BBVA Banco Frances S.A. compare | 56.7% |
| MBIN Merchants Bancorp compare | 54.7% |
| Banks Regional industry median | 69.8% |
| Financial sector median | 70.1% |
| Market median | 45.1% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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