Ascendis Pharma A/S

ASND Healthcare Biotechnology

Ascendis Pharma A/S’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $814.8 million, up 107.1% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+119.9%
EPS
+612.3%
Free cash flow
+2,335.9%
Total debt
−41.8%

Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier

256.42 2.97 +1.17%
Market cap
$16.6B
P/E
18.3×
Fwd P/E
15.4×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
2.02
Beneish M
−2.51
Dividend safety
n/a

Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND) Return on equity

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Ascendis Pharma A/S's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 118.4%, down 54.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (172.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −870.1% (fiscal 2023) to 300.8% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Biotechnology industry median of −50.1% and above the Healthcare sector median of −26.3%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 172.8% (127.95)
FY2024 300.8% 1,170.83
FY2023 −870.1% (777.18)
FY2022 −92.9% (47.60)
FY2021 −45.3% 13.54
FY2020 −58.8% (9.98)
FY2019 −48.9% 7.80
FY2018 −56.7% 12.15
FY2017 −68.8% (22.73)
FY2016 −46.1% (8.49)

Against its own ten years

Low −870.1% High 300.8%
Ten-year median −48.9%
Current reading's percentile 91

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
HALO Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. compare 216.4%
ALNY Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. compare 138.1%
ASND Ascendis Pharma A/S 118.4%
EXEL Exelixis, Inc. compare 44.3%
BBIO BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. compare 26.2%
JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC compare 5.05%
BNTX BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR compare −8.29%
INSM Insmed, Inc. compare −72.5%
SMMT Summit Therapeutics PLC compare −192.5%
Biotechnology industry median −50.1%
Healthcare sector median −26.3%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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