Bridgewater Bancshares Inc key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Bridgewater Bancshares Inc had return on equity of 9.5% and a net margin of 32.1%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMSept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 29.6% | 29.8% | 40.0% | 40.3% | 29.0% | 39.8% | 39.3% | 35.8% | 30.0% | 32.1% | 35.3% |
| Return on equity | 11.5% | 13.4% | 15.0% | 13.5% | 10.7% | 14.2% | 13.8% | 9.8% | 7.4% | 9.5% | 11.3% |
| Return on assets | — | 1.0% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Effective tax rate | 37.9% | 37.5% | 16.3% | 18.1% | 23.8% | 25.8% | 25.5% | 23.9% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 22.9% |
Moat
Strong moat
How hard Bridgewater Bancshares's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 9 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 14 / 20
Net income has been a median 1.1% of total assets over 9 years.
- Durability 20 / 20
Net margin has been a median 34.9%; its worst year was 30.6%.
- Discipline 17 / 20
The diluted share count fell 1.5% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 2.4% 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 (84 before it).
Compare with peers
- Simmons First National Corp statistics
- Community West Bancshares statistics
- Five Star Bancorp statistics
- Kearny Financial Corp. statistics
- Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. statistics
Head to head: BWB vs SFNCBWB vs CWBCBWB vs FSBC
More: Regional Banks stocks compared, Financials sector, rankings of US companies