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United Bankshares Inc key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, United Bankshares Inc had return on equity of 8.9% and a net margin of 37.5%. 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.

United Bankshares Inc: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Net margin22.5%24.0%24.3%24.1%25.5%28.4%30.1%29.7%22.1%35.7%35.7%27.7%36.0%36.2%34.7%36.0%37.5%40.2%
Return on equity8.8%9.3%8.6%8.4%8.4%9.6%8.2%7.5%5.5%7.9%7.9%7.5%8.2%8.2%7.9%7.6%8.9%9.4%
Return on assets0.9%1.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%1.2%1.1%1.1%0.9%1.3%1.3%1.3%1.3%1.3%1.2%1.2%1.5%1.5%
Effective tax rate14.0%31.1%31.5%32.0%31.5%33.4%32.2%33.9%47.1%21.6%19.8%19.7%20.5%20.2%21.0%19.7%20.4%20.1%
Dividends ÷ net income74.9%72.6%71.9%75.5%72.9%63.5%64.4%65.5%80.6%55.5%53.4%56.3%49.3%50.9%53.2%53.8%45.0%41.1%

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

76 /100

Strong moat

How hard United Bankshares'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 15 / 20

    Net income has been a median 1.2% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 20 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 34.9%; its worst year was 27.8%.

  • Discipline 14 / 20

    The diluted share count rose 8.6% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.8% 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 (81 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 United Bankshares Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to United Bankshares Inc.