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C & F Financial Corp key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, C & F Financial Corp had return on equity of 11.0% and a net margin of 19.1%. 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.

C & F Financial Corp: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Net margin8.1%12.9%16.8%14.2%11.7%11.6%11.7%5.6%15.2%16.9%16.0%21.2%23.8%18.5%15.6%19.1%19.5%
Return on equity8.7%13.7%16.5%13.4%10.4%9.8%10.0%4.7%12.3%11.9%12.3%14.2%14.4%11.4%8.9%11.0%10.8%
Return on assets0.9%1.4%1.7%1.3%0.9%0.9%0.9%0.4%1.2%1.2%1.2%1.3%1.3%1.0%0.8%1.0%1.0%
Effective tax rate26.7%30.7%31.8%33.0%29.4%27.9%24.9%63.4%20.1%21.2%23.3%23.5%20.5%18.6%17.5%18.4%19.1%
Dividends ÷ net income50.4%31.0%22.5%26.6%32.8%33.1%33.2%70.6%27.4%27.2%25.1%19.8%19.7%25.4%29.1%22.2%21.0%

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

65 /100

Moderate moat

How hard C & F Financial'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 11 / 20

    Net income has been a median 1.0% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 11 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 16.9%; its worst year was 7.4%.

  • Discipline 20 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 11.3% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.3% 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 (70 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 C & F Financial 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 C & F Financial Corp.