Autodesk (ADSK) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Autodesk (ADSK) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 29.28% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 4.09 percentage points from 25.18% a year earlier and up 1.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Autodesk (ADSK) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 31, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Autodesk was 26.20%, up 5.17 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at 21.90%, down 0.19 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +5.30 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Autodesk's Return on Sales [ROS] was 22.08% in FY2025 (+1.56 pp), 20.52% in FY2024 (+0.76 pp), 19.76% in FY2023 (+5.67 pp) and 14.09% in FY2022 (-2.51 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.96 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2027, with a gain of 13.70 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2026, with a drop of 6.83 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 27.97% (Q1 2027), 22.02% (Q4 2026) and 25.36% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adobe | 94.52 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 34.82% |
| 2 | Autodesk | 54.99 Bn | 43.02 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 29.28% |
| 3 | Atlassian | 39.98 Bn | 33.26 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 11.93% |
| 4 | Twilio | 30.87 Bn | 20.51 Bn | 760.53 Mn | 9.53% |
| 5 | Zoom Communications | 26.33 Bn | -4.40 Bn | 985.50 Mn | 24.61% |
| 6 | Figma | 10.00 Bn | 3.32 Bn | 314.44 Mn | -30.44% |
| 7 | Dropbox | 7.80 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 506.50 Mn | 26.10% |
| 8 | Open Text | 6.19 Bn | 1.62 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 23.70% |
| 9 | RingCentral | 6.04 Bn | 5.57 Bn | 494.30 Mn | 7.97% |
| 10 | Nice | 5.99 Bn | 4.56 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 15.00% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 29.28% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 27.97% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 22.02% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 25.36% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 25.18% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 14.27% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 22.33% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 22.04% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 22.79% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 21.10% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 21.44% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 23.62% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 19.48% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 17.10% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 21.02% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 20.00% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 19.56% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 18.29% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 11.81% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 17.14% |
Autodesk 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=ADSK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "ADSK", "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=ADSK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();