Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of -16.48% for Q2 2026, up 33.29 percentage points from -49.78% a year earlier and up 12.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nektar Therapeutics posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -53.18%, down 19.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -27.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -33.90% in FY2024 (+15.90 pp), -49.80% in FY2023 (-9.51 pp), -40.29% in FY2022 (-0.84 pp) and -39.45% in FY2021 (-14.17 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2019.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +9.63 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 33.29 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2022 (a drop of 22.11 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -29.14% (Q1 2026), -53.41% (Q4 2025) and -44.55% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 638.12 Bn | 556.64 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 10.47% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 462.60 Bn | 435.75 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 4.65% |
| 3 | Merck | 358.70 Bn | 313.13 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 2.45% |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.16 Bn | 228.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 28.37% |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 250.36 Bn | 223.92 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.10% |
| 6 | Amgen | 227.87 Bn | 183.27 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 9.29% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 184.97 Bn | 159.08 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -6.13% |
| 8 | Pfizer | 162.61 Bn | 109.56 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 2.14% |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 132.45 Bn | 104.46 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 16.34% |
| 10 | Nektar Therapeutics | 2.00 Bn | 232.24 Mn | - | -16.48% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -16.48% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -29.14% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -53.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -44.55% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -49.78% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -45.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -38.89% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -51.68% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -47.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -44.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -65.71% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -62.71% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -58.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -65.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -49.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -55.28% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -55.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -45.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -43.75% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -37.41% |
API Access
Nektar Therapeutics 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=NKTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "NKTR", "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=NKTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();