United Guardian (UG) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
United Guardian (UG) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 18.75% in Q2 2026, down 0.80 percentage points from 19.55% a year earlier but up 0.44 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Guardian (UG) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, United Guardian reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 15.65%, down 8.68 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -11.57 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 24.33% in FY2024 (+2.42 pp), 21.91% in FY2023 (-0.55 pp), 22.46% in FY2022 (-16.10 pp) and 38.56% in FY2021 (+11.34 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has ranged from 15.33% in Q3 2025 to 36.02% in Q4 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.23 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 9.33 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 13.47 percentage points in Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 18.32% (Q1 2026), 16.65% (Q4 2025) and 15.33% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,082.65 Bn | 1,051.23 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 20.64% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 623.68 Bn | 542.21 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 10.47% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 459.43 Bn | 432.59 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 4.65% |
| 4 | Merck | 354.80 Bn | 309.23 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 2.45% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.16 Bn | 225.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 28.37% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 244.40 Bn | 217.97 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.10% |
| 7 | Amgen | 220.17 Bn | 175.57 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 9.29% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 183.05 Bn | 157.16 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -6.13% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 160.27 Bn | 107.22 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 2.14% |
| 10 | United Guardian | 32.62 Mn | -1.89 Mn | 1.55 Mn | 18.75% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.75% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.65% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.73% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.15% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.57% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.98% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.83% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 25.74% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 29.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 34.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 36.02% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 31.88% |
API Access
United Guardian 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=UG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "UG", "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=UG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();