Lyell Immunopharma (LYEL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026)
Lyell Immunopharma (LYEL) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of -77.52% for Q2 2026, up 9.86 percentage points from -87.37% a year earlier but down 3.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lyell Immunopharma (LYEL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lyell Immunopharma posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -64.85%, down 7.02 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three consecutive years, with a four-year change of -43.74 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -57.82% in FY2024 (-28.55 pp), -29.27% in FY2023 (-11.16 pp), -18.12% in FY2022 (+2.98 pp) and -21.10% in FY2021.
- Five-year quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] spans a low of -87.37% in Q2 2025 and a high of -16.99% in Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -23.34 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 9.86 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2025 (a drop of 53.90 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -74.22% (Q1 2026), -72.03% (Q4 2025) and -86.44% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 19.00% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 8.08% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 7.32% |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 1.87% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.36% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 9.80% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -7.67% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 2.00% |
| 10 | Lyell Immunopharma | 411.74 Mn | -470.71 Mn | - | -87.40% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -87.40% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -75.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -71.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -73.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -82.23% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -81.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -72.55% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -61.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -31.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -30.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -31.14% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -29.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -22.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -23.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -19.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -19.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -26.85% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -23.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -24.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -21.68% |
API Access
Lyell Immunopharma 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=LYEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "LYEL", "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=LYEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();