Pulse Biosciences (PLSE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2016 - 2026)
Pulse Biosciences' Return on Assets [ROA] was -79.07% in Q2 2026, down 25.42 percentage points from -53.64% a year earlier.
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Pulse Biosciences (PLSE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Pulse Biosciences came in at -67.79%, down 11.86 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +52.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was -55.93% in FY2024 (+5.68 pp), -61.61% in FY2023 (+23.78 pp), -85.39% in FY2022 (+41.36 pp) and -126.75% in FY2021 (-6.93 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in four of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.22 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 87.37 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 76.63 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 266.22 Bn | 242.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 6.24% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.31 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 4.32% |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.16 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 4.67% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.98 Bn | 136.40 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 14.78% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.05 Bn | 96.18 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 9.46% |
| 6 | Stryker | 123.40 Bn | 109.59 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -2.00% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 7.71% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.87 Bn | 43.18 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 7.24% |
| 9 | Medline | 53.84 Bn | 50.96 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 2.20% |
| 10 | Pulse Biosciences | 4.04 Bn | 3.60 Bn | 204,000.00 | -53.58% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -53.58% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -81.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -84.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -71.60% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -65.26% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -53.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -45.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -47.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -69.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -98.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -78.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -67.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -56.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -64.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -68.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -70.72% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -101.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -152.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -126.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -100.80% |
API Access
Pulse Biosciences 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=PLSE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "PLSE", "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=PLSE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();