Great Elm Capital (GECC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2017 - 2026)
Great Elm Capital's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -19.25% for Q3 2026, down 13.58 percentage points from -5.68% a year earlier but up 15.90 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Great Elm Capital (GECC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Great Elm Capital's Return on Equity [ROE] was -25.53%, down 28.55 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a three-year change of -5.97 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 3.03% in FY2024 (-24.58 pp), 27.60% in FY2023 (+47.16 pp) and -19.56% in FY2022.
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] is -35.16% (Q2 2026) to 25.76% (Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -20.45 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 43.04 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 48.04 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GECC's Return on Equity [ROE] at -35.16% (Q2 2026), -29.93% (Q1 2026) and -25.13% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 41.00 Bn | 29.82 Bn | - | 5.45% |
| 2 | Royalty Pharma | 39.88 Bn | 40.21 Bn | - | 11.98% |
| 3 | Orix | 36.75 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 13.83 Bn | 21.12% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.40 Bn | -16,108.71 Bn | - | 13.05% |
| 5 | Royal Gold | 23.20 Bn | 22.41 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 10.92% |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.35 Bn | 15.40 Bn | - | 35.93% |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 22.29 Bn | -45.34 Bn | - | 19.93% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.69 Bn | 5.72 Bn | - | 6.91% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 14.04 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Great Elm Capital | 69.59 Mn | 65.12 Mn | - | -19.25% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -19.25% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -35.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -29.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -25.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -5.68% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.88% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.37% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 25.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.64% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -17.28% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -31.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -41.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -38.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -11.81% |
API Access
Great Elm Capital Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GECC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GECC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();