ACV Auctions (ACVA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026)
ACV Auctions' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -2.83% for Q2 2026, up 0.89 percentage points from -3.71% a year earlier and up 1.70 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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ACV Auctions (ACVA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, ACV Auctions reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -7.09%, up 2.03 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -8.32%, up 4.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +11.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was -13.20% in FY2024 (+5.43 pp), -18.63% in FY2023 (+6.56 pp), -25.20% in FY2022 (-3.77 pp) and -21.43% in FY2021 (-1.92 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q3 2020.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.93 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q1 2023 (a gain of 10.81 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a drop of 32.09 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ACVA's Return on Sales [ROS] at -4.52% (Q1 2026), -9.72% (Q4 2025) and -11.88% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,185.47 Bn | 3,943.00 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 34.03% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,794.56 Bn | 1,497.08 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 30.88% |
| 3 | Netflix | 292.71 Bn | 252.90 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 33.38% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 251.74 Bn | 65.51 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 5.62% |
| 5 | Shopify | 221.57 Bn | 198.76 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.62% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.45 Bn | 114.25 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.32% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 124.83 Bn | 57.88 Bn | - | 34.00% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 113.76 Bn | -130.01 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 24.62% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 106.73 Bn | 64.23 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 13.71% |
| 10 | ACV Auctions | 3.69 Bn | 2.57 Bn | 106.72 Mn | -2.83% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.83% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -9.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -11.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -16.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -10.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -11.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -15.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -22.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -18.73% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -15.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -17.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -27.86% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -23.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -21.50% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -28.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -25.65% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -26.85% |
API Access
ACV Auctions 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=ACVA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "ACVA", "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=ACVA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();