Vista Gold (VGZ) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Vista Gold (VGZ) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -15.87% for Q2 2026, up 36.22 percentage points from -52.09% a year earlier and up 6.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Vista Gold (VGZ) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Vista Gold's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -42.55%, down 123.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -45.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Vista Gold's Return on Assets [ROA] was 80.61% in FY2024 (+146.73 pp), -66.11% in FY2023 (-30.03 pp), -36.09% in FY2022 (+54.68 pp) and -90.77% in FY2021 (-93.25 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.35 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q4 2024, with a gain of 137.80 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2025, with a drop of 115.17 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was -22.19% (Q1 2026), -46.68% (Q4 2025) and -48.12% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 167.30 Bn | 146.09 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 24.66% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 143.04 Bn | 103.54 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 124.35 Bn | 92.35 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 15.21% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 99.09 Bn | 83.13 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 7.74% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 93.47 Bn | 83.11 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 16.10% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.01 Bn | 44.20 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 18.09% |
| 8 | Nucor | 59.68 Bn | 49.06 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 8.97% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 48.25 Bn | 27.28 Bn | - | 1.88% |
| 10 | Vista Gold | 399.23 Mn | 269.63 Mn | - | -15.87% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -15.87% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -22.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -46.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -48.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -52.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 53.45% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 57.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 54.85% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 63.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -46.88% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -80.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -79.64% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -73.74% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -64.51% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -42.64% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -90.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -88.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -77.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -74.27% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -45.98% |
API Access
Vista Gold 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=VGZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "VGZ", "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=VGZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();