Gilead Sciences (GILD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Gilead Sciences' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -7.67% for Q3 2026, down 21.86 percentage points from 14.20% a year earlier and down 1.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Gilead Sciences (GILD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Gilead Sciences' Return on Assets [ROA] was 14.42%, up 13.63 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of +14.28 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 0.79% in FY2024 (-8.17 pp), 8.96% in FY2023 (+2.00 pp), 6.96% in FY2022 (-2.13 pp) and 9.10% in FY2021 (+8.96 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2009.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.60 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q3 2025 (a gain of 13.99 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2026 (a drop of 21.86 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GILD's Return on Assets [ROA] at -6.13% (Q2 2026), 15.99% (Q1 2026) and 14.48% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,359.75 Bn | 1,333.37 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 19.00% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 688.76 Bn | 608.62 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 8.08% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 521.69 Bn | 489.75 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 7.32% |
| 4 | Merck | 364.31 Bn | 327.31 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 1.87% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 306.35 Bn | 279.93 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 285.96 Bn | 259.56 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.36% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.88 Bn | 203.53 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 9.80% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 208.59 Bn | 183.61 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -7.67% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 164.73 Bn | 112.38 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 2.00% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 136.55 Bn | 104.28 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 13.22% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -7.67% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -6.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.48% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.85% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.77% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.35% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.26% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.28% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.52% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.18% |
API Access
Gilead Sciences Return on Assets [ROA] API
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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=GILD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "GILD", "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=GILD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();