Peapack-Gladstone Financial Overview
Valuation check: PGC's ROE is 5.91%, below the Finance sector average of 17.11%.
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Return on Equity measures how efficiently a company uses shareholders' equity to generate profits. A higher ROE indicates better profitability relative to equity.
Peapack-Gladstone Financial's return on equity stands at 5.91%. That is below the Finance sector average of 17.11%. Stockcircle updates this page with the newest filings so you can track how the metric evolves quarter by quarter.
Peapack-Gladstone Financial sits lower the Finance benchmark (17.11%) with a ROE of 5.91%. That is roughly 65.5% below the sector mean. Peer context matters because what looks expensive or cheap in absolute terms can be normal for the sector.
A ROE of 5.91% for Peapack-Gladstone Financial means each unit of related capital or sales is generating that return rate. Higher is usually better for profitability metrics, but extremely high figures can reflect one-time items or thin equity bases. Review several years of data on this page before extrapolating.
The history chart shows how Peapack-Gladstone Financial's ROE evolved across reporting periods, while the comparison chart places PGC next to similar companies. Use both: a rising metric that still lags peers tells a different story than a rising metric that already leads the group. Growth charts, when available, highlight acceleration or slowdown.
Yes — within Finance, ROE is commonly used to spot outliers. Peapack-Gladstone Financial's reading of 5.91% (sector avg 17.11%) is a starting point; confirm whether differences come from growth, margins, accounting choices, or one-time items before treating an outlier as a buy or sell signal.
