Saul Centers (BFS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2012 - 2026)
Saul Centers' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 2.12% for Q2 2026, down 0.55 percentage points from 2.67% a year earlier and down 0.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Saul Centers (BFS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Saul Centers' Return on Assets [ROA] was 2.30%, down 0.99 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of -0.79 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.29% in FY2024 (-0.32 pp), 3.61% in FY2023 (-0.05 pp), 3.65% in FY2022 (+0.02 pp) and 3.63% in FY2021 (+0.55 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q4 2012.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.61 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 1.05 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a drop of 1.19 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BFS's Return on Assets [ROA] at 2.24% (Q1 2026), 2.27% (Q4 2025) and 2.39% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 179.03 Bn | 165.05 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 2.43% |
| 2 | Prologis | 123.12 Bn | 117.08 Bn | - | 4.42% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 75.49 Bn | 71.55 Bn | - | 13.57% |
| 4 | Public Storage | 62.37 Bn | 61.09 Bn | - | 7.82% |
| 5 | Realty Income | 56.23 Bn | 54.51 Bn | - | 1.85% |
| 6 | Ventas | 46.05 Bn | 44.73 Bn | - | 0.90% |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 33.71 Bn | 32.62 Bn | 650.96 Mn | 3.71% |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 27.71 Bn | 26.06 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 4.95% |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 24.79 Bn | 24.57 Bn | - | 4.41% |
| 10 | Saul Centers | 702.41 Mn | 669.92 Mn | - | 2.05% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.05% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.12% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.27% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.19% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.49% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.46% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.59% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.67% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.79% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.54% |
API Access
Saul Centers 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=BFS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "BFS", "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=BFS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();