Gerdau (GGB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Gerdau (GGB) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 4.28% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 1.75 percentage points from 6.02% a year earlier but up 1.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Gerdau (GGB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Gerdau reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 1.97%, down 3.53 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for four straight years, with a five-year change of -1.62 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 5.50% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-4.80 pp), 10.30% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-5.87 pp), 16.17% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-5.60 pp) and 21.77% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+18.18 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has ranged from 2.42% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 to 22.39% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for 16 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.02 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 17.13 percentage points in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021, against a drop of 9.61 percentage points in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 3.05% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 2.42% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 5.44% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 166.32 Bn | 145.19 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 24.66% |
| 3 | Newmont | 120.84 Bn | 89.01 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 15.21% |
| 4 | Ternium | 110.94 Bn | 75.99 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 3.02% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 99.52 Bn | 95.67 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 7.74% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 90.25 Bn | 90.25 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 16.10% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.10 Bn | 51.84 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 24.54% |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.52 Bn | 44.06 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 8.97% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.13 Bn | 30.16 Bn | - | 1.88% |
| 10 | Gerdau | 9.64 Bn | 4.55 Bn | 558.98 Mn | 4.28% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.28% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.42% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.86% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.15% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.69% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.33% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.99% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.20% |
Gerdau 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GGB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "GGB", "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=GGB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();