Anavex Life SciencesAVXL -0.97%30 ROE % is -20.52% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates AVXL with a GF Score™ of 30/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,255 Biotechnology companies, Anavex Life Sciences ranks better than 50.04% on this metric.
The historical rank and industry rank for Anavex Life Sciences's ROE % or its related term are showing as below:
AVXL'
s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -154.18 Med: -58.6 Max: -32.71
Current: -38.18
During the past 13 years, Anavex Life Sciences's highest ROE % was -32.71%. The lowest was -154.18%. And the median was -58.60%.
AVXL's ROE % is ranked better than 50.04% of 1255
companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -38.34
vs AVXL: -38.18
Anavex Life Sciences (NAS:AVXL) ROE % Explanation
ROE % measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE % shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. ROE %s between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.
The factors that affect a company's ROE % can be illustrated with the three-step DuPont Analysis:
Note:
The net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2025) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2025) revenue data. The same rule applies to Pre-Tax Income and Operating Income.
* In the five-step DuPont Analysis, Operating Income is only available for non-financial companies. Thus, for Insurance companies, we use EBIT as a substitution of Operating Income. For Banks, both Operating Income and EBIT is unavailable. Thus we combined Interest Burden and Operating Margin % into Pretax Margin %, and the DuPont Analysis is divided into four components instead.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Be Aware
Net Income is used.
Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the equity multiplier when investing in high ROE % companies. Like ROA %, ROE % is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.
Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their ROE %s can be extremely high.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Anavex Life Sciences's ROE %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROE % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Anavex Life Sciences ROE % vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Anavex Life Sciences's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Anavex Life Sciences's ROE % falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
In the calculation of annual ROE %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2025) net income data.
ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.
Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL) has a ROE % of -20.52% as of Dec. 2025. Return on equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period total equity. View historical data on Anavex Life Sciences and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Anavex Life Sciences ranks #627 out of 1255 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 50%.
Is Anavex Life Sciences' ROE % too high?
Anavex Life Sciences' current ROE % is -20.52%. Based on the distribution chart, Anavex Life Sciences ranks #627 out of 1255 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Anavex Life Sciences has a GF Score™ of 30/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Anavex Life Sciences' ROE % compare to ZNTL and HUMA?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Anavex Life Sciences ranks #627 out of 1255 companies for ROE %. This puts Anavex Life Sciences in the upper half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good ROE % for a Biotechnology company?
A good ROE % depends on the Biotechnology industry context. However, ROE % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high ROE % mean?
A high ROE % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Return on equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period total equity. View historical data on Anavex Life Sciences and its competitors. Anavex Life Sciences's current ROE % is -20.52%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Anavex Life Sciences stock overvalued right now?
Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL) has a current ROE % of -20.52%. The current ROE % is -20.52%. Anavex Life Sciences' overall GF Score™ is 30/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is ROE % calculated?
ROE % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL), the current ROE % is -20.52% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Anavex Life Sciences Corp is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of differentiated therapeutics by applying precision medicine to central nervous system(CNS) diseases with high unmet need. It analyzes genomic data from clinical trials to identify biomarkers, which are used in the analysis of its clinical trials for the treatment of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases. The company focuses on developing treatments for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative, and rare diseases, including Rett syndrome, and other central nervous system (CNS) disorders. Its pipeline includes ANAVEX 2-73 and ANAVEX 3-71 and several other compounds in different stages of clinical and pre-clinical development.
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