Galectin Therapeutics GALT
NASDAQ GALT
$3.29 -0.09 (-2.66%)
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Galectin Therapeutics (GALT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2021)

Updated

Galectin Therapeutics' Return on Equity [ROE] was -728.50% in Q4 2021, down 638.74 percentage points from -89.75% a year earlier and down 459.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Galectin Therapeutics (GALT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2021) Analysis & Trends

For FY2021, Return on Equity [ROE] at Galectin Therapeutics came in at -262.51%, down 191.77 percentage points from FY2020.

  • Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -111.19 percentage points (FY2016 to FY2021).
  • In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was -70.74% in FY2020 (-16.53 pp), -54.21% in FY2019 (+544.28 pp), -598.49% in FY2018 (-265.88 pp) and -332.62% in FY2017 (-181.30 pp).
  • The Q4 2021 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2018.
  • Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -123.02 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
  • The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q1 2019 (a gain of 7636.90 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2018 (a drop of 7655.34 percentage points).
  • Per Business Quant data, GALT's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q4 2021 was -268.96% (Q3 2021), -178.10% (Q2 2021) and -134.67% (Q1 2021).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROE (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,348.13 Bn 1,321.74 Bn 20.46 Bn 74.39%
2 Johnson & Johnson 675.90 Bn 595.76 Bn 17.30 Bn 19.33%
3 AbbVie 519.45 Bn 487.50 Bn 13.12 Bn -
4 Merck 364.95 Bn 327.95 Bn 13.19 Bn 5.63%
5 Novartis Ag 311.58 Bn 285.16 Bn - -
6 Astrazeneca 289.34 Bn 262.94 Bn 13.26 Bn 21.60%
7 Amgen 251.64 Bn 203.30 Bn 7.58 Bn 72.13%
8 Gilead Sciences 212.05 Bn 187.07 Bn 6.73 Bn -31.17%
9 Pfizer 167.35 Bn 115.00 Bn 12.56 Bn 4.66%
10 Galectin Therapeutics 224.13 Mn 167.48 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2021 -728.50%
Sep 30, 2021 -268.96%
Jun 30, 2021 -178.10%
Mar 31, 2021 -134.67%
Dec 31, 2020 -89.75%
Sep 30, 2020 -63.74%
Jun 30, 2020 -46.10%
Mar 31, 2020 -34.10%
Dec 31, 2019 -29.02%
Sep 30, 2019 -22.95%
Jun 30, 2019 -40.62%
Mar 31, 2019 -233.48%
Dec 31, 2018 -223.83%
Sep 30, 2018 -172.84%
Jun 30, 2018 -331.42%
Mar 31, 2018 -7,870.38%
Dec 31, 2017 -7,780.82%
Sep 30, 2017 -731.76%
Jun 30, 2017 -309.21%
Mar 31, 2017 -215.04%
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