Great Elm Capital (GECC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2017 - 2026)
Great Elm Capital's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -7.65% for Q3 2026, down 5.73 percentage points from -1.92% a year earlier but up 5.97 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Great Elm Capital (GECC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Great Elm Capital's Return on Assets [ROA] was -9.31%, down 10.52 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a three-year change of -5.08 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.21% in FY2024 (-7.89 pp), 9.10% in FY2023 (+13.33 pp) and -4.23% in FY2022.
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] is -13.61% (Q2 2026) to 10.27% (Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.72 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 15.44 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 18.23 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GECC's Return on Assets [ROA] at -13.61% (Q2 2026), -10.58% (Q1 2026) and -8.36% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 41.00 Bn | 29.82 Bn | - | 2.15% |
| 2 | Royalty Pharma | 39.88 Bn | 40.21 Bn | - | 5.97% |
| 3 | Orix | 36.75 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 13.83 Bn | 6.22% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.40 Bn | -16,108.71 Bn | - | 0.36% |
| 5 | Royal Gold | 23.20 Bn | 22.41 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 8.94% |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.35 Bn | 15.40 Bn | - | 12.51% |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 22.29 Bn | -45.34 Bn | - | 2.73% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.69 Bn | 5.72 Bn | - | 0.78% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 14.04 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Great Elm Capital | 69.59 Mn | 65.12 Mn | - | -7.65% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -7.65% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -13.61% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -10.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.57% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.36% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.27% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -5.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -9.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -10.55% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -7.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.44% |
API Access
Great Elm Capital 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=GECC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "GECC", "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=GECC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();