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.
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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 Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 74.39% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 19.33% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn | - |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 5.63% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 21.60% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 72.13% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -31.17% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 4.66% |
| 10 | Viatris | 23.90 Bn | 17.07 Bn | 1.44 Bn | -4.35% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -4.35% |
| 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% |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();