Design Therapeutics (DSGN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026)
Design Therapeutics (DSGN) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of -31.78% for Q2 2026, down 4.20 percentage points from -27.58% a year earlier and down 1.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Design Therapeutics (DSGN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Design Therapeutics posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -29.18%, down 10.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a four-year change of -12.40 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -18.31% in FY2024 (+2.89 pp), -21.20% in FY2023 (-2.72 pp), -18.48% in FY2022 (-1.70 pp) and -16.78% in FY2021.
- Five-year quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] spans a low of -31.87% in Q4 2025 and a high of -7.09% in Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.40 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 7.75 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2025 (a drop of 12.57 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -30.53% (Q1 2026), -31.87% (Q4 2025) and -31.03% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 19.00% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 8.08% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 7.32% |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 1.87% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.36% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 9.80% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -7.67% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 2.00% |
| 10 | Design Therapeutics | 679.31 Mn | -179.36 Mn | - | -34.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -34.30% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -31.78% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -30.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -31.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -31.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -27.58% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -22.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -19.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -19.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -20.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -23.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -26.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -26.97% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -26.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -22.79% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -19.43% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -16.42% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -13.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -11.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -9.06% |
API Access
Design Therapeutics 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=DSGN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "DSGN", "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=DSGN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();