First American Financial Corporation
FAF Financial Insurance Specialty
First American Financial Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $7.5 billion, up 21.6% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +5.34%
- EPS
- −6.52%
- Free cash flow
- −12.3%
- Total debt
- +0.08%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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First American Financial Corporation (FAF) Return on equity
First American Financial Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 13.7%, up 1.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (11.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.68% (fiscal 2024) to 23.2% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Insurance Specialty industry median of 12.0% and above 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 | 11.9% | 9.22 |
| FY2024 | 2.68% | (1.86) |
| FY2023 | 4.54% | (0.49) |
| FY2022 | 5.03% | (18.16) |
| FY2021 | 23.2% | 8.30 |
| FY2020 | 14.9% | (2.42) |
| FY2019 | 17.3% | 4.18 |
| FY2018 | 13.1% | 0.11 |
| FY2017 | 13.0% | 1.13 |
| FY2016 | 11.9% | 1.09 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| AXS Axis Capital Holdings Limited compare | 17.0% |
| NMIH NMI Holdings Inc compare | 15.4% |
| MTG MGIC Investment Corporation compare | 13.8% |
| FAF First American Financial Corporation | 13.7% |
| ACT Enact Holdings, Inc. compare | 12.9% |
| ESNT Essent Group Ltd. compare | 12.0% |
| RDN Radian Group Inc. compare | 11.5% |
| FNF Fidelity National Financial, Inc. compare | 8.76% |
| AGO Assured Guaranty Ltd. compare | 6.21% |
| Insurance Specialty industry median | 12.0% |
| 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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