Alkermes (ALKS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Alkermes (ALKS) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -0.01% for Q3 2026, down 14.80 percentage points from 14.79% a year earlier and down 1.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Alkermes (ALKS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Alkermes' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 10.64%, down 6.87 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +16.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Alkermes' Return on Assets [ROA] was 17.51% in FY2024 (+0.16 pp), 17.35% in FY2023 (+25.29 pp), -7.94% in FY2022 (-5.51 pp) and -2.42% in FY2021 (+3.48 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.13 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q1 2024, with a gain of 22.41 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2026, with a drop of 14.80 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was 1.53% (Q2 2026), 4.53% (Q1 2026) and 10.03% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,261.99 Bn | 1,235.61 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 19.00% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 678.93 Bn | 598.79 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 8.08% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 518.29 Bn | 486.30 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 7.32% |
| 4 | Merck | 365.98 Bn | 328.92 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 1.87% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 316.85 Bn | 290.09 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 293.40 Bn | 267.29 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.36% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.78 Bn | 203.43 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 9.80% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 210.61 Bn | 185.71 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -7.67% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 166.87 Bn | 114.23 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 2.00% |
| 10 | Alkermes | 7.77 Bn | 5.26 Bn | 385.91 Mn | -0.01% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.79% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.08% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.40% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.22% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.10% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.70% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.23% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.55% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.80% |
Alkermes Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ALKS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "ALKS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ALKS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();