Harvard Bioscience (HBIO) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Harvard Bioscience's Return on Assets [ROA] was -13.51% in Q2 2026, up 58.20 percentage points from -71.71% a year earlier but down 1.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Harvard Bioscience (HBIO) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Harvard Bioscience came in at -54.86%, down 45.46 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -49.99 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was -9.40% in FY2024 (-6.98 pp), -2.42% in FY2023 (+3.77 pp), -6.19% in FY2022 (-6.00 pp) and -0.18% in FY2021 (+4.68 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has moved between -71.71% (Q2 2025) and -0.18% (Q4 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -18.27 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 58.20 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2025 (a drop of 63.58 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, HBIO's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -12.39% (Q1 2026), -71.69% (Q4 2025) and -68.02% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 250.71 Bn | 229.74 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 6.17% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 178.38 Bn | 148.81 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 4.94% |
| 3 | Danaher | 161.61 Bn | 145.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 154.15 Bn | 134.44 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 14.78% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 123.21 Bn | 88.46 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 5.66% |
| 6 | Stryker | 117.50 Bn | 103.61 Bn | 4.50 Bn | -1.94% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 67.50 Bn | 62.26 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 8.19% |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 54.80 Bn | 51.95 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 1.85% |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 51.78 Bn | 35.79 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 7.38% |
| 10 | Harvard Bioscience | 38.24 Mn | 9.21 Mn | 12.63 Mn | -13.51% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -13.51% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -12.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -71.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -68.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -71.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -56.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -9.56% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -10.91% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -8.13% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -6.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.49% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.34% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.51% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -4.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.34% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.06% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.18% |
API Access
Harvard Bioscience 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=HBIO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "HBIO", "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=HBIO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();