Milestone Scientific (MLSS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Milestone Scientific (MLSS) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of -57.93% in Q1 2026, down 2.14 percentage points from -55.79% a year earlier but up 12.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Milestone Scientific (MLSS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Milestone Scientific reported Return on Assets [ROA] of -65.01%, down 20.48 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -8.45 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -44.53% in FY2024 (+11.15 pp), -55.68% in FY2023 (-3.33 pp), -52.36% in FY2022 (-17.43 pp) and -34.92% in FY2021 (+21.64 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has ranged from -81.39% in Q2 2025 to -28.74% in Q2 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.13 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 48.26 percentage points in Q2 2021, against a drop of 41.57 percentage points in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -70.24% (Q4 2025), -80.63% (Q3 2025) and -81.39% (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.17 Bn | 228.32 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 6.17% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 179.42 Bn | 150.51 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 4.94% |
| 3 | Danaher | 161.98 Bn | 145.80 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 156.76 Bn | 137.18 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 14.78% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 122.13 Bn | 88.00 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 5.66% |
| 6 | Stryker | 117.84 Bn | 103.96 Bn | 4.50 Bn | -1.94% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 66.19 Bn | 61.20 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 8.19% |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 54.16 Bn | 51.31 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 1.85% |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 51.35 Bn | 35.47 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 7.38% |
| 10 | Milestone Scientific | 25.74 Mn | 25.74 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -57.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -70.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -80.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -81.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -55.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -44.95% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -39.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -39.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -62.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -61.39% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -61.65% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -63.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -62.93% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -60.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -54.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -48.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -40.18% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -34.48% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -33.22% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -28.74% |
API Access
Milestone Scientific 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=MLSS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "MLSS", "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=MLSS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();