First Hawaiian, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, First Hawaiian, Inc. had return on equity of 10.3% and a net margin of 31.4%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMSept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 33.2% | 31.4% | 32.1% | 25.0% | 35.5% | 37.1% | 25.3% | 37.1% | 33.5% | 28.1% | 28.5% | 31.4% | 30.3% |
| Return on equity | 8.1% | 7.9% | 8.8% | 7.3% | 10.5% | 11.0% | 6.9% | 9.8% | 10.8% | 9.9% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 9.8% |
| Return on assets | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Effective tax rate | 37.1% | 37.7% | 38.1% | 50.1% | 26.2% | 25.5% | 23.8% | 23.9% | 24.4% | 24.0% | 21.4% | 22.0% | 15.6% |
| Dividends ÷ net income | — | — | 37.3% | 66.9% | 49.6% | 48.6% | 72.7% | 50.5% | 49.9% | 56.4% | 57.7% | 47.4% | 46.8% |
Moat
Strong moat
How hard First Hawaiian'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 20 / 20
Net margin has been a median 30.9%; its worst year was 26.3%.
- Discipline 19 / 20
The diluted share count fell 5.4% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.4% 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 (86 before it).
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