NextCure (NXTC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2019 - 2026)
NextCure's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -144.89% for Q2 2026, down 33.66 percentage points from -111.24% a year earlier and down 17.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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NextCure (NXTC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, NextCure's Return on Assets [ROA] was -87.93%, down 30.73 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last five years, with a five-year change of -75.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was -57.20% in FY2024 (-13.87 pp), -43.33% in FY2023 (-7.74 pp), -35.59% in FY2022 (-9.81 pp) and -25.78% in FY2021 (-13.34 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q1 2019.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for 22 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -40.41 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year drop in Return on Assets [ROA] ranged from 9.08 percentage points (Q1 2023) to 72.78 percentage points (Q3 2025).
- Business Quant data shows NXTC's Return on Assets [ROA] at -127.27% (Q1 2026), -128.33% (Q4 2025) and -138.17% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,169.70 Bn | 1,138.29 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 20.64% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 647.50 Bn | 567.36 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 8.08% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 504.26 Bn | 477.37 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 4.65% |
| 4 | Merck | 368.38 Bn | 322.75 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 2.45% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 303.14 Bn | 267.13 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 10.60% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 268.24 Bn | 241.93 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.10% |
| 7 | Amgen | 242.50 Bn | 197.90 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 9.29% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.79 Bn | 168.99 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -6.13% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 173.14 Bn | 119.78 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 2.14% |
| 10 | NextCure | 25.91 Mn | -94.85 Mn | - | -144.89% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -144.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -127.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -128.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -138.17% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -111.24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -71.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -69.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -65.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -60.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -56.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -50.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -47.47% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -45.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -41.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -40.59% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -37.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -34.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -31.95% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -28.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -26.23% |
API Access
NextCure 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=NXTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "NXTC", "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=NXTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();