# Equity Bancshares Inc. (EQBK) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Banks. Price $50.97, market value $1.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 32.5×** (5-yr avg 25.9×, 3-yr avg 37.2×). Equity Bancshares Inc. trades at 32.5× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 25.9×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 9.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / book: 1.3×**. The shares trade at 1.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.7%** (5-yr avg 12.1%). Free cash flow equals 3.7% of the market value, below its five-year average of 12.1%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 3.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Return on equity: 3.1%**. 3.1% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -69.3%** (3-yr -29.5%/yr). Earnings per share fell 69.3%.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -18.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -18.6% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.41%** ($0.72 per share, trailing). Equity Bancshares Inc. yields 1.41%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 50%** (34% of free cash flow). 50% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 22.1%** (YTD 15.0%, 3-mo 9.7%). The shares are up 22.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -2.5%** (32.0% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 58**. An RSI of 58 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.41** (volatility 23%). Beta of 0.41 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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