Canaan (CAN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2020 - 2026)
Canaan's Return on Assets [ROA] was -59.21% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 12.53 percentage points from -46.68% a year earlier and down 22.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Canaan (CAN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Canaan came in at -39.30%, up 15.77 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -14.95 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was -55.07% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+16.41 pp), -71.48% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-75.77 pp), 4.29% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-56.01 pp) and 60.30% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+84.65 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +16.15 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 (a gain of 134.96 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2023 (a drop of 108.03 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CAN's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was -36.22% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), -32.91% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and -36.16% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,757.49 Bn | 5,531.65 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 66.53% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,520.17 Bn | 2,145.88 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 7.86% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,730.62 Bn | 1,656.67 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 20.84% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,201.21 Bn | 1,139.97 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 42.83% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,031.02 Bn | 987.76 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 7.84% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 716.82 Bn | 672.66 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 585.95 Bn | 470.68 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -5.49% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 432.69 Bn | 409.49 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 32.78% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 430.35 Bn | 395.79 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 22.11% |
| 10 | Canaan | 220.33 Mn | -89.11 Mn | -29.33 Mn | -59.21% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -59.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -36.22% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -32.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -36.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -46.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -59.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -54.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -58.38% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -57.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -75.98% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -87.97% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -72.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -53.22% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -17.36% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.63% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 35.26% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 41.90% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 39.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 40.39% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.55% |
API Access
Canaan 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=CAN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "CAN", "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=CAN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();