Top Ships (TOPS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2021)
Top Ships (TOPS) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 0.82% in the year ended Dec 31, 2025, down 0.33 percentage points from 1.14% a year earlier.
Top Ships (TOPS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2021) Analysis & Trends
Starting with the year ended Dec 31, 2009, Top Ships' Return on Assets [ROA] history includes 17 years.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three straight years, though with a five-year change of +7.00 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- The figure for the year ended Dec 31, 2025 is the lowest annual Return on Assets [ROA] since the year ended Dec 31, 2020.
- Per Business Quant data, TOPS's Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.14% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-0.17 pp), 1.31% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-3.43 pp), 4.74% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+1.97 pp) and 2.76% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+8.95 pp).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 178.63 Bn | 170.88 Bn | - | 10.59% |
| 2 | Csx | 94.16 Bn | 89.39 Bn | - | 8.03% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.47 Bn | 60.32 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 6.14% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.54 Bn | 81.26 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 4.42% |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.60 Bn | 41.80 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 4.58% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 5.89% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 60.67 Bn | 42.86 Bn | - | 3.92% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.17 Bn | -18.53 Bn | - | 4.21% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.72 Bn | 33.56 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 19.98% |
| 10 | Top Ships | 13.51 Mn | -35.91 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.24% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 17.97% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 8.15% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -1.38% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -19.82% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -17.19% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -13.77% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -13.36% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 4.26% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 4.64% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -1.33% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -1.27% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -3.58% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -3.35% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 2.21% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 8.12% |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 11.84% |
Top Ships 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=TOPS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "TOPS", "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=TOPS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();