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Southern First Bank: Return on Average Equity

11.54% Ranks #2,042 of 3,651 U.S. banks · 44th percentile

Data as of · sourced from FFIEC call reports. How we update

Southern First Bank reported a return on average equity of 11.54% as of Q2 2026, ranking #2,042 of 3,651 U.S. banks (44th percentile). Return on Equity (ROE) is the rate of return banks earn on common shareholders' equity, the standard equity-investor measure of bank profitability.

12-Quarter Trend

Q3 2023 Latest
Q2 2026 11.54%
Q1 2026 10.48%
Q4 2025 10.75%
Q3 2025 9.79%
Q2 2025 7.76%
Q1 2025 6.40%
Q4 2024 6.94%
Q3 2024 5.62%
Q2 2024 4.06%
Q1 2024 3.53%
Q4 2023 5.56%
Q3 2023 5.56%

National Context

Latest value 11.54%
National rank#2,042 of 3,651
Percentile 44th
12-quarter low3.53%
12-quarter high11.54%
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What is the Return on Average Equity?

Return on Average Equity measures net income against the bank's average shareholders' equity. It is the most-watched profitability metric for equity investors, the rate of return earned on the shareholders' invested capital.

Most healthy US community banks report ROE between 8% and 15%. Above 15% is excellent. Below 6% means the bank is likely destroying value relative to its cost of equity (typically estimated at 8–10% for community banks).

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What is Southern First Bank's Return on Average Equity?

Southern First Bank's Return on Average Equity was 11.54% as of Q2 2026, ranking #2042 of 3,651 U.S. banks.

What is the Return on Average Equity?

Return on Average Equity measures net income against the bank's average shareholders' equity. It is the most-watched profitability metric for equity investors, the rate of return earned on the shareholders' invested capital.

Source: FFIEC call reports, standardized by BankRegReports. Values are point-in-time as filed. See the full Southern First Bank profile or how this data updates. The figures come from the bank's call report.

Regulator records: FDIC BankFind (cert 35295) · FFIEC NIC profile (RSSD 2849801)