United States (2025)
11.4
% of average capital, post-tax
+0.3pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.3pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
17
years of data

Data

United States Bank Return on Equity (ROE) (2025) — source data. IMF Financial Soundness Indicators.
Year % of average capital, post-tax YoY Change
2025 11.4 +0.3pp
2024 11.1 -0.3pp
2023 11.4 -0.7pp
2022 12.1 -0.2pp
2021 12.3 +5pp
2020 7.3 -4.2pp
2019 11.5 -0.7pp
2018 12.2 +3.2pp
2017 9 -0.6pp
2016 9.6 -0.1pp
2015 9.7 +0.3pp
2014 9.4 -0.8pp
2013 10.2 +0.9pp
2012 9.3 +1.5pp
2011 7.8 +2.4pp
2010 5.4 +3.9pp
2009 1.5 n/a

About this Dataset

United States recorded 11.4 % of average capital, post-tax in 2025. The latest change was +0.3pp. Across 2009–2025 the series ranges from 1.5 in 2009 to 12.3 in 2021.

This page tracks the banking sector return on equity (ROE) in United States from 2000 to present. ROE is the primary profitability benchmark for bank equity investors and reflects the sector's ability to generate returns on shareholders' capital.

Data sourced from IMF Financial Soundness Indicators via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the banking sector return on equity (ROE) in United States from 2000 to present. ROE is the primary profitability benchmark for bank equity investors and reflects the sector's ability to generate returns on shareholders' capital. It is published by IMF Financial Soundness Indicators and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. IMF Financial Soundness Indicators typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2009–2025 (17 observations).

The series peaked at 12.3 % of average capital, post-tax in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.5 in 2009. The latest reading of 11.4 in 2025 represents a change of +0.3pp.