Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026)
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' Return on Assets [ROA] was -8.89% in Q2 2026, up 4.85 percentage points from -13.74% a year earlier and up 5.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises came in at -4.73%, up 3.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -3.05 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was -7.96% in FY2024 (+14.98 pp), -22.94% in FY2023 (-20.07 pp), -2.87% in FY2022 (-7.04 pp) and 4.17% in FY2021 (+5.85 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has moved between -25.62% (Q1 2024) and 4.10% (Q1 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.21 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q1 2025 (a gain of 16.64 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2024 (a drop of 22.44 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BW's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -14.06% (Q1 2026), -6.39% (Q4 2025) and -13.93% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 206.67 Bn | 157.77 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 12.40% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 50.26 Bn | 40.16 Bn | 417.10 Mn | 8.57% |
| 3 | First Solar | 21.21 Bn | 12.58 Bn | 713.06 Mn | 13.58% |
| 4 | Nextpower | 15.07 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 345.32 Mn | 13.76% |
| 5 | BWX Technologies | 10.62 Bn | 8.43 Bn | 227.14 Mn | 8.19% |
| 6 | Generac Holdings | 10.16 Bn | 8.89 Bn | 516.04 Mn | 5.07% |
| 7 | EnerSys | 5.21 Bn | 3.40 Bn | 313.36 Mn | 8.86% |
| 8 | Mirion Technologies | 4.17 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 131.50 Mn | 0.86% |
| 9 | Enphase Energy | 3.86 Bn | -452.17 Mn | 127.12 Mn | 3.13% |
| 10 | Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises | 441.94 Mn | -87.09 Mn | 46.64 Mn | -8.89% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -8.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -14.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -13.93% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -13.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -8.98% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -7.81% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.19% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -20.78% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -25.62% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -24.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -14.10% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -3.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.92% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.23% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.91% |
API Access
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 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=BW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "BW", "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=BW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();