Advantage Solutions (ADV) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026)
Advantage Solutions (ADV) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 0.82% in Q3 2026, down 3.56 percentage points from 4.39% a year earlier but up 0.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Advantage Solutions (ADV) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Advantage Solutions' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -4.12% as of Sep 30, 2026, down 0.27 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -3.57%, up 4.70 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -5.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -8.27% in FY2024 (-9.47 pp), 1.19% in FY2023 (+42.17 pp), -40.97% in FY2022 (-47.36 pp) and 6.39% in FY2021 (+4.26 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged from -227.65% in Q4 2022 to 8.17% in Q4 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.46 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 229.73 percentage points in Q4 2023, against a drop of 235.82 percentage points in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.19% (Q2 2026), 0.48% (Q1 2026) and -17.38% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 156.49 Bn | 114.42 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 15.33% |
| 2 | Cintas | 89.36 Bn | 88.45 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 23.62% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.13 Bn | 32.33 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 20.63% |
| 4 | Rollins | 18.53 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 20.45% |
| 5 | APi | 18.33 Bn | 15.55 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 7.91% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 16.46 Bn | 14.45 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 19.68% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.43 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 4.26% |
| 8 | Gartner | 12.19 Bn | 5.67 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 18.68% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 12.05 Bn | 5.56 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Advantage Solutions | 430.38 Mn | -236.51 Mn | 129.13 Mn | 0.82% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.82% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.19% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.48% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -17.38% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -19.12% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.34% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -10.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.65% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -227.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.46% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.52% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.17% |
API Access
Advantage Solutions 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=ADV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "ADV", "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=ADV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();