Aecom (ACM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Aecom's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -2.12% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 9.16 percentage points from 7.04% a year earlier and down 8.64 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Aecom (ACM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Aecom reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 4.10%, down 2.28 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at 6.36%, up 1.22 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +3.48 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 5.14% in FY2024 (+2.88 pp), 2.25% in FY2023 (-2.67 pp), 4.92% in FY2022 (+0.20 pp) and 4.72% in FY2021 (+1.84 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q3 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.12 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 8.36 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2026 (a drop of 9.16 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ACM's Return on Sales [ROS] at 6.52% (Q2 2026), 5.80% (Q1 2026) and 5.69% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 82.18 Bn | 80.26 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 7.27% |
| 2 | Ferrovial | 35.58 Bn | 13.83 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Emcor | 28.91 Bn | 25.31 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 10.62% |
| 4 | Jacobs Solutions | 17.07 Bn | 11.74 Bn | 810.70 Mn | 7.03% |
| 5 | Mastec | 13.28 Bn | 12.06 Bn | 556.28 Mn | 5.17% |
| 6 | Sterling Infrastructure | 11.02 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 289.96 Mn | 18.77% |
| 7 | IES Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 7.60 Bn | 340.66 Mn | 14.37% |
| 8 | Stantec | 8.11 Bn | 7.04 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 12.58% |
| 9 | Aecom | 7.67 Bn | 2.79 Bn | -34.04 Mn | -2.12% |
| 10 | Dycom Industries | 6.50 Bn | 5.64 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.12% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.83% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.66% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.49% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.37% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.08% |
Aecom Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ACM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "ACM", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ACM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();