Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2013 - 2020)
Sprott Physical Gold Trust's Return on Assets [ROA] was 48.38% in the year ended Dec 31, 2025, up 25.56 percentage points from 22.82% a year earlier.
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Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2013 - 2020) Analysis & Trends
From the year ended Dec 31, 2012 onward, Sprott Physical Gold Trust has reported Return on Assets [ROA] for 14 years.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +28.07 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- The figure for the year ended Dec 31, 2025 marks the highest annual Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to the year ended Dec 31, 2012.
- Per Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] in earlier years was 22.82% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+11.04 pp), 11.79% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+13.32 pp), -1.53% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+2.47 pp) and -4.00% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-24.31 pp).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup | 217.23 Bn | -2,082.64 Bn | 24.75 Bn | 0.59% |
| 2 | Bhp | 215.58 Bn | 159.38 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 112.36 Bn | -322.86 Bn | - | 0.66% |
| 4 | Nokia | 58.28 Bn | 58.28 Bn | 2.58 Bn | - |
| 5 | Haleon | 40.29 Bn | 33.48 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Gold Fields | 32.31 Bn | 29.12 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 14.84 Bn | 14.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sprott Physical Silver Trust | 11.90 Bn | 11.57 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.88 Bn | 9.56 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Sprott Physical Gold & Silver Trust | 7.92 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2020 | 15.55% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 17.93% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 18.47% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 15.94% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 14.90% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 18.65% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 10.73% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -3.86% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -2.79% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -1.30% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -9.62% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -4.45% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.85% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 6.43% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 15.81% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 13.77% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 162.25% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -12.08% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -137.75% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -136.31% |
API Access
Sprott Physical Gold Trust 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=PHYS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "PHYS", "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=PHYS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();