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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

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

First Busey Corp: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 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%

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

58 /100

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).

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 First Busey Corp's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to First Busey Corp.