First Busey Corp /Nv/
BUSE Nasdaq· State Commercial Banks
Last close · Oct 27, 2026
$30.18
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- First Busey Corp /Nv/ had $720M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 55.7% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +20.5% a year on average.
- First Busey Corp /Nv/ made $135M of net profit in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 0.5% a year.
- First Busey Corp /Nv/ returned $161M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 93% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 47.9%.
- It earned 7.0% on shareholders’ money. Running costs took 66.7% of revenue (the efficiency ratio; lower is better).
Market cap
$2.6B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue
$720M
Net income
$135M
Return on equity
7.0%
Efficiency ratio
66.7%
First Busey Corp /Nv/ in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
+55.7%
Yes. Sales grew 55.7% last year.
Does it make a profit?
18.8%
Yes. It keeps 18.8% of every sale as profit.
How lean are its costs?
66.7%
Costly. Running costs take 66.7% of revenue.
How much does it earn on its capital?
7.0%
Low. It earns 7.0% a year on shareholders’ money.
How is the share priced?
11.6x
One share costs 11.6 times its yearly profit per share.
What First Busey Corp /Nv/ does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 26, 2026
- Legal name
- FIRST BUSEY CORP /NV/
- CIK
- 0000314489
First Busey Corp /Nv/ · BUSE
Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $271M | $450M | $442M | $462M | $720M |
| Revenue growth | −4.3% | 66.3% | −1.9% | 4.6% | 55.7% |
| Net interest income | $271M | $324M | $321M | $323M | $570M |
| Net income | $123M | $128M | $123M | $114M | $135M |
| Net margin | 45.6% | 28.5% | 27.7% | 24.6% | 18.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.20 | $2.29 | $2.18 | $1.98 | $1.47 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $162M | $166M | $173M | $178M | $193M |
| Capital expenditure | $5.0M | $5.0M | $9.5M | $6.4M | $19.6M |
| Free cash flow | $157M | $161M | $164M | $172M | $173M |
| FCF margin | 58.0% | 35.7% | 37.1% | 37.2% | 24.0% |
| Dividends paid | $50.8M | $50.9M | $53.1M | $54.2M | $91.0M |
| Share buybacks | $33.0M | $9.9M | $4.5M | $0.0M | $69.9M |
| Share count change | 2.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2.3% | 47.9% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $836M | $227M | $720M | $698M | $280M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $17.7M | $351M | $12.0M | $0.0M | $120M |
| Loans, net | $7.1B | $7.6B | $7.6B | $7.6B | $13.4B |
| Deposits | $10.8B | $10.1B | $10.3B | $10.0B | $14.9B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.3B | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $2.5B |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on equity | 9.5% | 10.4% | 10.1% | 8.6% | 7.0% |
| Return on tangible equity | 13.1% | 16.4% | 13.3% | 11.2% | 6.3% |
| Efficiency ratio | 96.7% | 63.1% | 64.5% | 65.2% | 66.7% |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.3M
3 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.5M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
100%
$0.5M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Efficiency ratio:
- Noninterest expense as a share of revenue. Lower is better for banks.
- Return on equity:
- Net income as a share of average shareholders' equity.
- Return on tangible equity:
- Net income to common over equity minus goodwill and intangibles.
- Diluted EPS:
- Net income per diluted share.
First Busey Corp /Nv/ · BUSE
Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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Net income
Return on equity and efficiency ratio
Loans and deposits
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted EPS
KIRA
At $30.18 a share, the company is worth $2.6B: 11.6 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000314489). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.