Wave Life Sciences (WVE) Return on Equity [ROE] (2015 - 2026)
Wave Life Sciences' Return on Equity [ROE] was -41.95% in Q2 2026, up 41.55 percentage points from -83.50% a year earlier but down 6.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Wave Life Sciences (WVE) Return on Equity [ROE] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Wave Life Sciences came in at -56.16%, up 21.72 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +148.48 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was -77.87% in FY2024 and -212.09% in FY2021 (-7.45 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has moved between -1157.10% (Q3 2022) and -35.64% (Q1 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] was higher in five of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +148.06 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 587.23 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2022 (a drop of 707.77 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, WVE's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -35.64% (Q1 2026), -63.58% (Q4 2025) and -92.45% (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 | Wave Life Sciences | 672.50 Mn | -1.27 Bn | - | -49.31% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -49.31% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -41.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -35.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -63.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -92.47% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -83.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -58.92% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -55.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -206.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -672.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -190.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1,159.98% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -779.70% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -725.96% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -392.48% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -449.50% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -383.40% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -213.70% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -156.83% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -342.88% |
API Access
Wave Life Sciences 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=WVE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WVE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();