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Sierra Bancorp key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Sierra Bancorp had return on equity of 11.7% and a net margin of 27.3%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Sierra Bancorp: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Net margin11.9%9.8%11.4%11.9%20.4%22.4%23.2%20.8%20.0%26.0%29.8%27.1%31.4%24.0%24.4%26.8%27.3%32.3%
Return on equity6.6%5.0%4.7%4.8%7.5%8.3%9.6%8.9%8.5%11.2%12.4%10.9%12.2%10.1%10.9%11.7%11.7%13.9%
Return on assets—0.6%0.6%0.6%0.9%1.0%1.1%0.9%0.9%1.2%1.4%1.2%1.3%1.0%0.9%1.1%1.1%1.3%
Effective tax rate6.4%−3.3%6.8%−4.4%18.8%28.9%33.4%33.4%41.1%25.0%24.6%23.8%24.8%25.1%25.0%24.7%24.9%24.4%
Dividends ÷ net income45.6%39.9%43.3%41.4%27.5%31.3%31.3%37.0%40.6%32.9%31.5%34.4%30.8%41.4%39.4%33.6%32.4%27.1%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Moat

80 /100

Strong moat

How hard Sierra Bancorp's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 13 / 20

    Net income has been a median 1.1% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 19 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 26.1%; its worst year was 22.7%.

  • Discipline 20 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 14.5% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.8% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (85 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Sierra Bancorp's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 3, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Sierra Bancorp.