Lyell Immunopharma (LYEL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026)
Lyell Immunopharma's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -101.09% for Q2 2026, up 11.01 percentage points from -112.10% a year earlier but down 2.86 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lyell Immunopharma (LYEL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lyell Immunopharma's Return on Equity [ROE] was -85.39%, down 16.25 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last three years, with a four-year change of -17.98 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was -69.14% in FY2024 (-35.94 pp), -33.20% in FY2023 (-11.98 pp), -21.22% in FY2022 (+46.19 pp) and -67.41% in FY2021.
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] is -112.10% (Q2 2025) to -20.54% (Q3 2021).
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -32.55 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 33.02 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a drop of 73.51 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows LYEL's Return on Equity [ROE] at -98.22% (Q1 2026), -93.33% (Q4 2025) and -109.20% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 74.39% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 19.33% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn | - |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 5.63% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 21.60% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 72.13% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -31.17% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 4.66% |
| 10 | Lyell Immunopharma | 411.74 Mn | -470.71 Mn | - | -119.87% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -119.87% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -98.01% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -94.50% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -95.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -103.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -104.16% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -92.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -75.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -36.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -35.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -35.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -33.59% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -25.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -26.77% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -22.16% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -22.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -31.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -28.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -29.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -26.31% |
API Access
Lyell Immunopharma 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=LYEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LYEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();