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Lakeland Financial Corp key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Lakeland Financial Corp had return on equity of 14.3% and a net margin of 38.4%. 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.

Lakeland Financial Corp: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Net margin18.5%21.5%26.8%31.4%32.1%33.1%33.7%34.4%33.3%42.0%43.5%40.2%43.0%42.4%38.0%36.9%38.4%40.1%
Return on equity6.8%9.3%11.8%12.4%12.5%12.8%12.3%12.7%12.8%16.2%15.5%13.4%14.1%16.3%15.4%14.0%14.3%15.2%
Return on assets—0.9%1.1%1.2%1.2%1.3%1.3%1.3%1.3%1.7%1.8%1.6%1.5%1.6%1.4%1.4%1.5%1.6%
Effective tax rate31.8%33.3%32.4%32.7%33.5%33.8%33.0%32.5%36.0%18.7%18.9%18.8%18.5%17.1%15.0%16.3%17.7%18.4%
Dividends ÷ net income40.6%40.7%32.8%38.5%24.1%30.9%33.9%34.9%37.3%31.4%34.0%36.2%36.2%39.3%50.2%52.7%49.7%45.8%

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

88 /100

Strong moat

How hard Lakeland 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 20 / 20

    Net income has been a median 1.5% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 20 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 39.4%; its worst year was 35.5%.

  • Discipline 16 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 0.6% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 2.9% 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 (92 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 Lakeland 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 Lakeland Financial Corp.