Hyster-Yale (HY) Return on Assets [ROA] (2012 - 2026)
Hyster-Yale (HY) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of -6.61% for Q3 2026, down 6.81 percentage points from 0.21% a year earlier and down 0.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Hyster-Yale (HY) Return on Assets [ROA] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Hyster-Yale posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -2.86%, down 9.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -4.94 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 7.02% in FY2024 (+0.78 pp), 6.24% in FY2023 (+9.82 pp), -3.58% in FY2022 (+5.98 pp) and -9.57% in FY2021 (-11.64 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.19 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 15.05 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2022 (a drop of 12.82 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at -5.91% (Q2 2026), -4.88% (Q1 2026) and -2.84% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 274.62 Bn | 245.93 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 11.29% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 193.27 Bn | 188.11 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 13.04% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.55 Bn | 190.32 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.15 Bn | 134.13 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 6.87% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.49 Bn | 118.48 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 10.23% |
| 6 | 3M | 94.89 Bn | 77.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 9.76% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 92.74 Bn | 85.23 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 6.41% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.69 Bn | 78.37 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 19.57% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 77.79 Bn | 66.64 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 12.31% |
| 10 | Hyster-Yale | 486.09 Mn | 166.59 Mn | 124.10 Mn | -6.61% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -6.61% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.88% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.84% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.21% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.86% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.28% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.77% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -9.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -11.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -10.60% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -9.20% |
Hyster-Yale 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=HY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "HY", "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=HY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();