FAF (First American Financial) ROIC %: 6.25% (As of Jun. 2026)

First American Financial  (NYSE:FAF) ROIC % Explanation

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. The reason book values of debt and equity are used is because the book values are the capital the company received when issuing the debt or receiving the equity investments.

There are four key components to this definition. The first is the use of operating income or EBIT rather than net income in the numerator. The second is the tax adjustment to this operating income or EBIT, computed as a hypothetical tax based on an effective or marginal tax rate. The third is the use of book values for invested capital, rather than market values. The final is the timing difference; the capital invested is from the end of the prior year whereas the operating income or EBIT is the current year's number.

Why is ROIC % important?

Because it costs money to raise capital. A firm that generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases, whereas a firm that earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital will destroy value as it grows.

As of today, First American Financial's WACC % is 10.38%. First American Financial's ROIC % is 5.79% (calculated using TTM income statement data). First American Financial earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

Be Aware

Like ROE % and ROA %, ROIC % is calculated with only 12 months of data. Fluctuations in the company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

First American Financial ROIC % Related Terms

The historical data trend for First American Financial's ROIC % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

First American Financial ROIC % Chart

First American Financial Annual Data
	Trend	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18	Dec19	Dec20	Dec21	Dec22	Dec23	Dec24	Dec25
ROIC %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					10.00	2.41	2.42	1.96	5.43

First American Financial Quarterly Data
	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25	Jun25	Sep25	Dec25	Mar26	Jun26
ROIC %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															5.00	6.08	7.05	4.00	6.25

FAF vs ACT, ESNT, MTG: ROIC % Comparison

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, First American Financial's ROIC %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROIC % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

First American Financial ROIC % vs Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, First American Financial's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First American Financial's ROIC % falls into.

First American Financial ROIC % Calculation

First American Financial's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

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First American Financial's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

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Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) data. The tax rate is limited to between 0% and 100%.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

First American Financial Business Description