Nkarta (NKTX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2020 - 2026)
Nkarta's Return on Assets [ROA] was -33.74% in Q2 2026, down 9.85 percentage points from -23.89% a year earlier and down 7.37 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nkarta (NKTX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Nkarta came in at -23.53%, up 1.22 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +3.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was -24.74% in FY2024 (+2.86 pp), -27.60% in FY2023 (+2.76 pp), -30.36% in FY2022 (-2.21 pp) and -28.14% in FY2021 (-1.62 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.89 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 9.00 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2021 (a drop of 15.55 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NKTX's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -26.37% (Q1 2026), -25.62% (Q4 2025) and -23.95% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,082.65 Bn | 1,051.23 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 20.64% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 623.68 Bn | 542.21 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 10.47% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 459.43 Bn | 432.59 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 4.65% |
| 4 | Merck | 354.80 Bn | 309.23 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 2.45% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.16 Bn | 225.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 28.37% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 244.40 Bn | 217.97 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.10% |
| 7 | Amgen | 220.17 Bn | 175.57 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 9.29% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 183.05 Bn | 157.16 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -6.13% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 160.27 Bn | 107.22 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 2.14% |
| 10 | Nkarta | 183.36 Mn | 183.36 Mn | - | -33.74% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -33.74% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -26.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -25.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -23.95% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -23.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -22.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -21.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -20.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -19.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -24.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -29.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -29.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -28.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -25.40% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -23.21% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -20.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -24.22% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -31.95% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -30.39% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -27.03% |
API Access
Nkarta 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=NKTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "NKTX", "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=NKTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();