Astrazeneca (AZN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Astrazeneca (AZN) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 9.36% in Q3 2026, up 1.07 percentage points from 8.29% a year earlier and up 0.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Astrazeneca (AZN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Astrazeneca reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 9.38%, up 2.52 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +4.47 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 6.86% in FY2024 (+0.83 pp), 6.03% in FY2023 and 0.13% in FY2021 (-4.77 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2013.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.47 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 7.65 percentage points in Q2 2023, against a drop of 9.12 percentage points in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 9.10% (Q2 2026), 9.11% (Q1 2026) and 8.96% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,218.50 Bn | 1,192.12 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 19.00% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 658.48 Bn | 578.34 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 8.08% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 512.29 Bn | 480.30 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 7.32% |
| 4 | Merck | 362.30 Bn | 325.24 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 1.87% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 315.44 Bn | 288.67 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.01 Bn | 262.91 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.36% |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.13 Bn | 200.78 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 9.80% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 208.26 Bn | 183.37 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -7.67% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.07 Bn | 114.43 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 2.00% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.17 Bn | 110.16 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 13.22% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.36% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.10% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.29% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.24% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.13% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.45% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.27% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.11% |
API Access
Astrazeneca 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=AZN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "AZN", "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=AZN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();