Zai Lab (ZLAB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026)
Zai Lab (ZLAB) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of -17.34% for Q2 2026, up 0.84 percentage points from -18.18% a year earlier but down 1.64 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Zai Lab (ZLAB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Zai Lab posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -14.89%, up 8.25 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +17.52 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -23.14% in FY2024 (+6.52 pp), -29.66% in FY2023 (+1.65 pp), -31.31% in FY2022 (+17.07 pp) and -48.38% in FY2021 (-15.98 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] spans a low of -43.62% in Q3 2022 and a high of -15.06% in Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last 15 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.24 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 15.62 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2022 (a drop of 12.25 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -15.71% (Q1 2026), -15.06% (Q4 2025) and -17.81% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 638.12 Bn | 556.64 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 10.47% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 462.60 Bn | 435.75 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 4.65% |
| 3 | Merck | 358.70 Bn | 313.13 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 2.45% |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.16 Bn | 228.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 28.37% |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 250.36 Bn | 223.92 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.10% |
| 6 | Amgen | 227.87 Bn | 183.27 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 9.29% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 184.97 Bn | 159.08 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -6.13% |
| 8 | Pfizer | 162.61 Bn | 109.56 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 2.14% |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 132.45 Bn | 104.46 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 16.34% |
| 10 | Zai Lab | 2.96 Bn | 270.96 Mn | 58.15 Mn | -17.34% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -17.34% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -15.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -15.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -17.81% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -18.18% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -21.37% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -23.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -27.46% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -30.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -33.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -32.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -28.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -34.53% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -34.31% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -35.18% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -43.62% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -36.13% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -35.52% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -42.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -31.36% |
API Access
Zai Lab 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=ZLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "ZLAB", "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=ZLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();