Geron (GERN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Geron (GERN) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -12.78% for Q2 2026, up 2.62 percentage points from -15.40% a year earlier but down 0.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Geron (GERN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Geron's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -14.28%, up 20.67 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +20.49 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Geron's Return on Assets [ROA] was -34.95% in FY2024 (+28.03 pp), -62.98% in FY2023 (+5.62 pp), -68.60% in FY2022 (-21.41 pp) and -47.19% in FY2021 (-12.42 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has run from a low of -67.54% in Q4 2022 to a high of -12.12% in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +15.94 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q2 2025, with a gain of 31.70 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a drop of 24.25 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was -12.12% (Q1 2026), -14.61% (Q4 2025) and -13.88% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,199.50 Bn | 1,168.08 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 20.64% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 635.17 Bn | 555.03 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 8.08% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 504.69 Bn | 477.85 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 4.65% |
| 4 | Merck | 358.43 Bn | 312.86 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 2.45% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 288.36 Bn | 252.75 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 10.60% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 265.78 Bn | 239.54 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.10% |
| 7 | Amgen | 237.46 Bn | 192.86 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 9.29% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 193.65 Bn | 167.76 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -6.13% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 171.05 Bn | 118.00 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 2.14% |
| 10 | Geron | 719.57 Mn | -632.13 Mn | - | -12.78% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -12.78% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -12.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -14.61% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -13.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -15.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -23.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -33.24% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -44.96% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -47.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -45.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -45.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -42.21% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -40.71% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -49.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -67.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -56.16% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -54.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -55.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -51.51% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -45.27% |
API Access
Geron 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=GERN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "GERN", "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=GERN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();