Galectin Therapeutics GALT
NASDAQ GALT
$3.90 +0.14 (+3.72%)
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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 1,076.25 Bn 1,044.84 Bn 19.71 Bn 82.09%
2 Johnson & Johnson 617.18 Bn 535.70 Bn 17.26 Bn 25.32%
3 AbbVie 464.58 Bn 437.73 Bn 12.70 Bn -
4 Merck 356.04 Bn 310.47 Bn 12.21 Bn 7.21%
5 Novartis Ag 269.07 Bn 224.94 Bn 11.24 Bn 84.40%
6 Astrazeneca 243.21 Bn 216.77 Bn 12.86 Bn 21.39%
7 Amgen 217.88 Bn 173.28 Bn 7.24 Bn 83.75%
8 Gilead Sciences 179.62 Bn 153.74 Bn 6.22 Bn -18.38%
9 Pfizer 158.45 Bn 105.40 Bn 10.94 Bn 4.97%
10 Galectin Therapeutics 258.62 Mn 258.62 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%
API Access

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