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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) Return on equity
First Busey Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 8.99%, up 2.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (6.51%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.51% (fiscal 2025) to 10.4% (fiscal 2015) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Banks Regional industry median of 10.3% and in line with the Financial sector median of 9.01%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6.51% | (2.05) |
| FY2024 | 8.56% | (1.58) |
| FY2023 | 10.1% | (0.27) |
| FY2022 | 10.4% | 0.87 |
| FY2021 | 9.54% | 1.48 |
| FY2020 | 8.06% | (1.23) |
| FY2019 | 9.29% | (0.96) |
| FY2018 | 10.3% | 2.05 |
| FY2017 | 8.20% | (2.07) |
| FY2016 | 10.3% | (0.17) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| OFG OFG Bancorp compare | 16.6% |
| MBIN Merchants Bancorp compare | 15.5% |
| SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. compare | 13.6% |
| NWBI Northwest Bancshares, Inc. compare | 10.7% |
| BANR Banner Corporation compare | 10.0% |
| EFSC Enterprise Financial Services Corporation compare | 9.79% |
| BBAR BBVA Banco Frances S.A. compare | 9.71% |
| BUSE First Busey Corporation | 8.99% |
| WAFD WaFd, Inc. compare | 8.87% |
| Banks Regional industry median | 10.3% |
| Financial sector median | 9.01% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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