Louisville, Kentucky-based bank offering commercial, retail and wealth-management banking across Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.
Louisville, Kentucky-based bank offering commercial, retail and wealth-management banking across Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.
Earns mostly from interest on business and consumer loans, plus a sizable share of fees from its wealth-management and trust arm, which manages assets for local families and businesses and is paid by fee. Loans concentrate on Louisville and nearby Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio markets.
Moat: narrow (scale, distribution). Long-established Louisville-area branch franchise and wealth-management relationships.
Headquarters: Louisville, Kentucky, US · Founded: 1904 · Employees: 1,123
Size Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT) is a United States Financials company (Regional Banks) with a market value of $2.46B, the 1661st largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $79.26 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 10.1%, against +5.1% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 9.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +1.7%); the operating margin is 45.8% (peer median 36.8%).
Valuation It trades at 2.17× book value against a peer median of 1.13× (most expensive of 21).
Short interest Short interest is 4.1% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 27 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $605M | $565M | $508M | $439M | $335M |
| Revenue growth | — | +11% | +16% | +31% | — |
| Net income | $157M | $140M | $115M | $108M | $93.0M |
| Free cash flow | n/a | $154M | $133M | $99.0M | $90.3M |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | $12.0M | $9.85M | $7.73M | $48.4M |
| Total debt | $368M | $480M | $527M | $415M | $239M |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | ROE | Price / book | Implied ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Yards Bancorp SYBT | $2.46B | +10% | +10% | 32% | 2.17× | n/a |
| Republic Bancorp RBCAA | $1.59B | +17% | -2% | 12% | 1.52× | 10.1% |
| German American Bancorp GABC | $1.88B | +15% | +12% | 13% | 1.63× | 11.0% |
| WesBanco WSBC | $3.70B | +13% | +17% | 9% | 0.96× | 8.2% |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | SYBT | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +4.4% | -1.6% | 6th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +10.1% | +5.1% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Return on equity | 32.4% | 9.7% | highest of 21 |
| Price / book | 2.17× | 1.13× | most expensive of 21 |
| Trailing P/E | 15.3× | 11.6× | 3rd most expensive of 21 |
| ROE delivered | 32.4% | 9.7% | highest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | ROE | Price / book | Implied ROE | Delivered ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Yards Bancorp SYBT | United States | $2.46B | +10% | +10% | 32% | 2.17× | n/a | 32.4% |
| Qingdao Rural Commercial Bank 002958.SZ | China | $2.47B | -2% | -9% | 8% | 0.41× | 2.5% | 7.9% |
| Dah Sing Banking 2356.HK | Hong Kong | $2.45B | +5% | -8% | 8% | 0.53× | 5.5% | 7.5% |
| North Pacific Bank 8524.T | Japan | $2.50B | +8% | +25% | 7% | 1.02× | 8.1% | 7.1% |
| Merchants Bancorp MBIN | United States | $2.38B | +12% | 0% | 14% | 1.23× | 12.6% | 13.6% |
| Banner BANR | United States | $2.55B | +7% | +2% | 10% | 1.20× | 10.1% | 10.0% |
| Banco di Desio e della Brianza BDB.MI | Italy | $2.37B | +80% | +2% | 9% | 1.41× | 12.0% | 9.0% |
| Beacon Financial BBT | United States | $2.57B | +6% | +74% | 9% | 1.02× | 7.9% | 9.1% |
| Trustmark TRMK | United States | $2.58B | 0% | -4% | 11% | 1.25× | 9.6% | 11.2% |
| First Busey BUSE | United States | $2.33B | +8% | +17% | 10% | 1.03× | 8.8% | 9.8% |
| City Union Bank CUB.NS | India | $2.31B | +8% | +22% | 14% | 1.94× | 29.8% | 14.1% |
| Dongguan Rural Commercial Bank 9889.HK | Hong Kong | $2.63B | -14% | 0% | 7% | 0.29× | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| Juroku Financial Group,Inc 7380.T | Japan | $2.30B | 0% | +16% | 6% | 0.70× | 6.3% | 6.1% |
| Xiamen Bank 601187.SS | China | $2.67B | -13% | 0% | 10% | 0.63× | 3.2% | 10.0% |
| First Bancorp FBNC | United States | $2.67B | +10% | +14% | 10% | 1.56× | 12.2% | 9.9% |
| Weihai Bank 9677.HK | Hong Kong | $2.70B | +5% | +6% | 9% | 0.64× | 4.5% | 9.2% |
| Suruga Bank 8358.T | Japan | $2.73B | +10% | +13% | 14% | 1.32× | 8.2% | 13.7% |
| Bank of Hawaii BOH | United States | $2.73B | -13% | +1% | 14% | 1.84× | 13.0% | 13.6% |
| Enterprise Financial Services EFSC | United States | $2.21B | +4% | +2% | 10% | 1.20× | 10.2% | 9.6% |
| Union Bank of Taiwan 2838.TW | Taiwan | $2.75B | +2% | -9% | 8% | 1.06× | 3.7% | 8.5% |
| Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited (The) NTB | United States | $2.15B | -3% | 0% | 21% | 1.94× | 12.0% | 21.1% |