Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026)
Viking Therapeutics' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -99.11% for Q2 2026, down 73.99 percentage points from -25.12% a year earlier and down 23.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Viking Therapeutics' Return on Assets [ROA] was -48.44%, down 24.80 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of -32.66 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was -23.64% in FY2024 (+13.91 pp), -37.55% in FY2023 (-0.44 pp), -37.11% in FY2022 (-13.27 pp) and -23.84% in FY2021 (-8.06 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q4 2017.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -22.95 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q1 2024 (a gain of 29.62 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 73.99 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows VKTX's Return on Assets [ROA] at -75.83% (Q1 2026), -54.06% (Q4 2025) and -35.07% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 19.00% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 8.08% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 7.32% |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 1.87% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.36% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 9.80% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -7.67% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 2.00% |
| 10 | Viking Therapeutics | 3.65 Bn | 884.58 Mn | - | -83.95% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -83.95% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -94.82% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -71.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -49.27% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -30.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -19.99% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -14.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -11.96% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -10.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -10.24% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -14.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -22.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -20.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -26.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -44.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -41.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -36.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -32.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -28.79% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -25.50% |
API Access
Viking Therapeutics 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=VKTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "VKTX", "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=VKTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();