Viatris (VTRS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2020 - 2026)
Viatris (VTRS) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -2.84% for Q2 2026, up 19.38 percentage points from -22.22% a year earlier but down 0.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Viatris (VTRS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Viatris' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -21.08%, down 17.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -17.24 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Viatris' Return on Equity [ROE] was -3.24% in FY2024 (-3.51 pp), 0.26% in FY2023 (-9.74 pp), 10.00% in FY2022 (+15.84 pp) and -5.84% in FY2021 (-2.00 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has run from a low of -23.98% in Q3 2025 to a high of 10.33% in Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.23 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q1 2026, with a gain of 20.09 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a drop of 21.83 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was -2.02% (Q1 2026), -23.49% (Q4 2025) and -23.98% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 638.12 Bn | 556.64 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 25.32% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 462.60 Bn | 435.75 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - |
| 3 | Merck | 358.70 Bn | 313.13 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 7.21% |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.16 Bn | 228.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 84.40% |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 250.36 Bn | 223.92 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 21.39% |
| 6 | Amgen | 227.87 Bn | 183.27 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 83.75% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 184.97 Bn | 159.08 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -18.38% |
| 8 | Pfizer | 162.61 Bn | 109.56 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 4.97% |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 132.45 Bn | 104.46 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 22.24% |
| 10 | Viatris | 20.35 Bn | 15.36 Bn | 1.46 Bn | -2.84% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.84% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -23.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -23.98% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -22.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -22.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -4.49% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.28% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.26% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.78% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.07% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.33% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.78% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.82% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -6.10% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -9.07% |
Viatris Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=VTRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "VTRS", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=VTRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();