Novagold Resources Inc.

NG Basic Materials Gold

EPS
−100.0%
Free cash flow
−261.1%
Total debt
+9.15%

Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier

6.14 0.04 +0.66%
Market cap
$2.7B
P/E
0.0×
Fwd P/E
—
Dividend yield
—
F-score
n/a
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
n/a

Novagold Resources Inc. (NG) Return on assets

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Novagold Resources Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was −20.2%, up 22.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−42.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −42.5% (fiscal 2025) to −6.67% (fiscal 2015) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Gold industry median of 0.10% and below the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Return on assets, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2025 −42.5% (4.94)
FY2024 −37.5% (5.54)
FY2023 −32.0% (2.20)
FY2022 −29.8% (10.65)
FY2021 −19.2% (4.88)
FY2020 −14.3% (3.31)
FY2019 −11.0% 23.23
FY2018 −34.2% (24.52)
FY2017 −9.67% (1.63)
FY2016 −8.04% (1.37)

Against its own ten years

Low −42.5% High −6.67%
Ten-year median −19.2%
Current reading's percentile 9

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
OGC Oceanagold Corp. compare 27.1%
FSM Fortuna Mining Corp. compare 16.3%
ARIS Aris Mining Corporation compare 11.3%
SSRM Silver Standard Resources Inc. compare 4.95%
DRD DRDGOLD Limited compare 0.00%
AAUC Allied Gold Corporation compare −3.38%
SA Seabridge Gold Inc. compare −4.15%
NG Novagold Resources Inc. −20.2%
HYMC Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation compare −40.0%
Gold industry median 0.10%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

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

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