Wave Life Sciences (WVE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026)
Wave Life Sciences (WVE) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -35.46% for Q2 2026, up 12.58 percentage points from -48.04% a year earlier but down 5.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Wave Life Sciences (WVE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Wave Life Sciences' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -41.26%, down 10.32 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +11.95 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Wave Life Sciences' Return on Assets [ROA] was -30.94% in FY2024 (-3.64 pp), -27.30% in FY2023 (+64.28 pp), -91.58% in FY2022 (-41.30 pp) and -50.28% in FY2021 (+2.93 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has run from a low of -98.70% in Q4 2022 to a high of -24.17% in Q1 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.04 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 74.48 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a drop of 38.71 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was -30.05% (Q1 2026), -46.46% (Q4 2025) and -49.40% (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 | Wave Life Sciences | 749.92 Mn | -960.98 Mn | - | -35.46% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -35.46% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -30.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -46.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -49.40% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -48.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -35.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -27.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -50.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -33.09% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -24.17% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -24.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -39.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -52.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -73.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -98.70% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -77.45% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -63.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -62.82% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -59.99% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -57.14% |
API Access
Wave Life Sciences 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=WVE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "WVE", "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=WVE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();