Aura Biosciences (AURA) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026)
Aura Biosciences' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -62.01% for Q2 2026, up 4.99 percentage points from -67.00% a year earlier and up 30.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Aura Biosciences (AURA) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Aura Biosciences' Return on Equity [ROE] was -73.52%, down 27.51 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last three years, though with a four-year change of +88.17 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was -46.01% in FY2024 (-9.75 pp), -36.26% in FY2023 (-2.48 pp), -33.78% in FY2022 (+127.91 pp) and -161.69% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -16.06 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q4 2022 (a gain of 292.17 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a drop of 31.46 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AURA's Return on Equity [ROE] at -92.06% (Q1 2026), -72.34% (Q4 2025) and -64.27% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 74.39% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 19.33% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn | - |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 5.63% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 21.60% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 72.13% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -31.17% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 4.66% |
| 10 | Aura Biosciences | 796.17 Mn | 542.36 Mn | - | -45.99% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -45.99% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -62.34% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -92.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -72.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -64.60% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -66.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -67.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -53.39% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -45.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -40.30% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -36.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -40.15% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -44.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -39.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -33.76% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -37.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -44.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -34.72% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -28.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -352.88% |
API Access
Aura Biosciences Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AURA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "AURA", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AURA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();