Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 11.58 as of 2026-10-06T16:26:01.651Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-10-06T09:46:09.390Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. The calculation uses the separately dated price and estimate available at its as-of time.
Calculation as of: 2026-10-06T16:26:01.651Z.
Quote observation: 2026-10-06T16:25:05.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: f812f68be6716b6549b1c1a82043c97e8e4942e5516e5ba246675db19645ac67
Forward PE Ratio (11.58) = Dated Quote Price ($29.50) / Consensus Forward EPS ($2.55)
FORWARD PE RATIO
11.58
SECTOR MEDIAN · FINANCIAL SERVICES
11.16
median of 354 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+3.76%
vs the sector median at left
First Busey Corporation
Market Cap
$2.50B
Forward PE Ratio
11.58
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| First Busey Corporation (BUSE) | $2.50B | 11.58 |
| First Bancorp (FBNC)vs › | $2.49B | 13.25 |
| Columbia Financial, Inc. (CLBK)vs › | $2.49B | 39.92 |
| First Merchants Corporation (FRME)vs › | $2.51B | 12.30 |
| Merchants Bancorp (MBINM)vs › | $2.54B | 4.56 |
| Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (OXLCM)vs › | $2.44B | 6.42 |
| The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (BWIN)vs › | $2.59B | 15.85 |
| Merchants Bancorp (MBINN)vs › | $2.39B | 3.40 |
| Merchants Bancorp (MBINL)vs › | $2.38B | 4.16 |
| Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAD)vs › | $2.38B | N/A |
Trailing P/E
10.7
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
11.6
consensus EPS · fiscal year ending 2026-12-31
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $2.55 implies -7.9% EPS decline vs the reported trailing $2.77.
At the dated quote price of $29.50, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $2.55 | $2.47 – $2.62 | 6 | 11.6x |
| 2027-12-31 | $2.75 | $2.65 – $2.86 | 6 | 10.7x |
| 2028-12-31 | $3.05 | $3.03 – $3.07 | 1 | 9.7x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
