Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) Return on Assets [ROA] (2012 - 2020)
Sprott Physical Silver Trust's Return on Assets [ROA] was 82.60% in the year ended Dec 31, 2025, up 64.94 percentage points from 17.66% a year earlier.
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Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) Return on Assets [ROA] (2012 - 2020) Analysis & Trends
From the year ended Dec 31, 2011 onward, Sprott Physical Silver Trust has reported Return on Assets [ROA] for 15 years.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +41.13 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, 2011.
- Per Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] in earlier years was 17.66% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+18.97 pp), -1.31% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-3.99 pp), 2.68% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+20.97 pp) and -18.29% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-59.76 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 | 35.70% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 28.57% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 8.49% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -5.67% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -1.51% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -18.87% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -12.47% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 15.18% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 9.48% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 23.20% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 176.10% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -9.20% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -13.83% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 34.70% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -160.88% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 28.16% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 23.83% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -1.70% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 28.08% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -21.11% |
API Access
Sprott Physical Silver 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=PSLV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "PSLV", "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=PSLV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();