Netlist (NLST) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Netlist (NLST) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 33.12% for Q3 2026, up 105.30 percentage points from -72.17% a year earlier and up 32.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Netlist (NLST) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Netlist's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -54.37%, up 39.60 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a four-year change of -62.67 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Netlist's Return on Assets [ROA] was -93.97% in FY2024 (-7.77 pp), -86.21% in FY2023 (-44.10 pp), -42.11% in FY2022 (-50.40 pp) and 8.30% in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q4 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +46.56 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q1 2026, with a gain of 115.15 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a drop of 94.32 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was 0.98% (Q2 2026), -9.76% (Q1 2026) and -46.92% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,177.41 Bn | 4,922.87 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 33.55% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 377.40 Bn | 377.40 Bn | 11.79 Bn | 11.55% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 249.38 Bn | 198.58 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 19.40% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 220.34 Bn | 176.10 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 9.39% |
| 5 | Sony | 166.48 Bn | 103.89 Bn | 7.96 Bn | -4.53% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 127.44 Bn | 112.27 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 80.42% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 121.35 Bn | 116.20 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 43.28% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 110.67 Bn | 100.50 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 71.32% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 64.15 Bn | 42.09 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 3.42% |
| 10 | Netlist | 1.92 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 68.86 Mn | 33.12% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 33.12% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 0.98% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -9.76% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -46.92% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -72.17% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -102.03% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -124.92% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -134.54% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -115.99% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -103.73% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -89.62% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -85.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -104.36% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -101.94% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -70.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -46.23% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | -11.42% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -11.91% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 23.97% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 24.60% |
API Access
Netlist 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=NLST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "NLST", "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=NLST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();