Adt (ADT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026)
Adt's Return on Sales [ROS] was 23.02% in Q3 2026, down 1.25 percentage points from 24.27% a year earlier and down 1.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Adt (ADT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Adt's Return on Sales [ROS] was 24.63% through Sep 30, 2026, down 0.44 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 25.52%, up 0.86 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +24.76 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 24.66% in FY2024 (-0.68 pp), 25.34% in FY2023 (+8.79 pp), 16.55% in FY2022 (+16.31 pp) and 0.23% in FY2021 (-0.53 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q1 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.25 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 25.78 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2024 (a drop of 4.84 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ADT's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 24.07% (Q2 2026), 25.45% (Q1 2026) and 26.06% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 159.50 Bn | 117.43 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 15.33% |
| 2 | Cintas | 88.97 Bn | 88.05 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 23.62% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 31.77 Bn | 30.97 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 20.63% |
| 4 | Rollins | 18.19 Bn | 17.73 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 20.45% |
| 5 | APi | 17.61 Bn | 14.83 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 7.91% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 15.91 Bn | 13.91 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 19.68% |
| 7 | Aramark | 13.83 Bn | 11.78 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 4.26% |
| 8 | Gartner | 12.12 Bn | 5.61 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 18.68% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 11.93 Bn | 5.45 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Adt | 6.67 Bn | 6.24 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 23.02% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 23.02% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.07% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.57% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 26.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 25.98% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 28.43% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.84% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.33% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.79% |
API Access
Adt 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=ADT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "ADT", "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=ADT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();