Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) Return on Assets [ROA] (2018 - 2026)
Aquestive Therapeutics' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -63.06% for Q3 2026, down 9.43 percentage points from -53.63% a year earlier and down 5.80 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) Return on Assets [ROA] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Aquestive Therapeutics' Return on Assets [ROA] was -63.99%, down 8.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of +14.93 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was -55.57% in FY2024 (-41.83 pp), -13.75% in FY2023 (+77.65 pp), -91.40% in FY2022 (+21.58 pp) and -112.97% in FY2021 (-34.05 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -15.22 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q3 2023 (a gain of 110.50 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a drop of 45.58 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AQST's Return on Assets [ROA] at -57.26% (Q2 2026), -45.70% (Q1 2026) and -51.72% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 19.00% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 8.08% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 7.32% |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 1.87% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.36% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 9.80% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -7.67% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 2.00% |
| 10 | Aquestive Therapeutics | 442.42 Mn | 21.68 Mn | 3.95 Mn | -63.06% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -63.06% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -57.26% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -45.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -51.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -53.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -66.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -53.26% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -41.76% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -30.93% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -20.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -30.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -13.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -20.80% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -38.24% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -55.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -99.91% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -131.30% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -129.43% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -116.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -110.84% |
API Access
Aquestive Therapeutics 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=AQST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "AQST", "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=AQST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();