First Busey Corp key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, First Busey Corp had return on equity of 7.0% and a net margin of 18.8%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2009Dec 2009 | 2010Dec 2010 | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | −179.1% | 12.9% | 17.6% | 13.2% | 17.7% | 20.4% | 22.1% | 21.6% | 21.8% | 29.9% | 25.5% | 28.5% | 27.7% | 24.6% | 18.8% | 29.3% |
| Return on equity | −98.5% | 6.2% | 7.2% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 7.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 8.2% | 10.3% | 9.3% | 10.8% | 10.1% | 8.6% | 7.0% | 9.5% |
| Return on assets | — | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
| Effective tax rate | — | 28.9% | 33.4% | 32.0% | 32.9% | 34.9% | 34.7% | 35.0% | 42.0% | 26.1% | 23.4% | 20.7% | 20.4% | 25.8% | 27.5% | 23.1% |
| Dividends ÷ net income | — | 67.2% | 61.4% | 109.3% | 48.9% | 52.6% | 47.7% | 45.8% | 49.0% | 39.4% | 43.9% | 39.6% | 43.3% | 47.6% | 67.3% | 46.8% |
Moat
Moderate moat
How hard First Busey'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 12 / 20
Net income has been a median 1.0% of total assets over 10 years.
- Durability 16 / 20
Net margin has been a median 23.2%; its worst year was 13.9%.
- Discipline 10 / 20
The diluted share count rose 60.7% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.0% 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 (63 before it).
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