Novagold Resources (NG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2016 - 2025)
Novagold Resources (NG) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -12.72% for fiscal Q3 2025 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2025), up 19.64 percentage points from -32.37% a year earlier.
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Novagold Resources (NG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2016 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2015 (ended Nov 30, 2015), Novagold Resources posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -7.00%.
- The fiscal Q3 2025 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q2 2020.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in three of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.69 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (a gain of 19.64 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2023 (a drop of 12.18 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 171.36 Bn | 150.22 Bn | 2.90 Bn | - |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.76 Bn | 89.94 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 7.86% |
| 4 | Ternium | 113.51 Bn | 78.56 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 4.89% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.45 Bn | 99.60 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 11.56% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.92 Bn | 91.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 35.18% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.42 Bn | 52.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 29.31% |
| 8 | Nucor | 54.54 Bn | 45.08 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 11.01% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.09 Bn | 30.12 Bn | - | 3.54% |
| 10 | Novagold Resources | 2.88 Bn | 2.88 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2025 | -12.72% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -32.37% |
| May 31, 2024 | -31.53% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -31.22% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -31.87% |
| May 31, 2023 | -33.78% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -32.59% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -27.35% |
| May 31, 2022 | -24.08% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -20.41% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | -17.52% |
| May 31, 2021 | -16.56% |
| Feb 28, 2021 | -15.69% |
| Aug 31, 2020 | -14.40% |
| May 31, 2020 | -12.44% |
| Feb 29, 2020 | -11.47% |
| Aug 31, 2019 | -10.21% |
| May 31, 2019 | -9.95% |
| Feb 28, 2019 | -10.35% |
| Aug 31, 2018 | -9.43% |
API Access
Novagold Resources Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "NG", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();