Legend Biotech (LEGN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2020 - 2026)
Legend Biotech (LEGN) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of -8.46% for Q2 2026, up 11.14 percentage points from -19.60% a year earlier and up 4.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Legend Biotech (LEGN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Legend Biotech posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -29.06%, down 13.61 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +42.06 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -15.45% in FY2024 (+36.50 pp), -51.94% in FY2023 (+7.17 pp), -59.11% in FY2022 (+0.08 pp) and -59.19% in FY2021 (+11.93 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q3 2020.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +11.31 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 36.72 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2021 (a drop of 41.37 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -12.79% (Q1 2026), -17.16% (Q4 2025) and -11.29% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,076.25 Bn | 1,044.84 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 82.09% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 617.18 Bn | 535.70 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 25.32% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 464.58 Bn | 437.73 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - |
| 4 | Merck | 356.04 Bn | 310.47 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 7.21% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.07 Bn | 224.94 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 84.40% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 243.21 Bn | 216.77 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 21.39% |
| 7 | Amgen | 217.88 Bn | 173.28 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 83.75% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 179.62 Bn | 153.74 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -18.38% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 158.45 Bn | 105.40 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 4.97% |
| 10 | Legend Biotech | 3.42 Bn | -317.56 Mn | 251.50 Mn | -8.46% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -8.46% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -12.79% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -17.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -11.29% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -19.60% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -21.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -16.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -30.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -24.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -38.58% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -40.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -37.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -51.65% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -75.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -55.95% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -77.75% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -125.51% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -108.66% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -84.59% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -65.08% |
API Access
Legend Biotech Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LEGN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "LEGN", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LEGN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();