AerCap Holdings (AER) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
AerCap Holdings' Return on Sales [ROS] was 22.73% in Q3 2026, down 0.38 percentage points from 23.10% a year earlier and down 35.58 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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AerCap Holdings (AER) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, AerCap Holdings' Return on Sales [ROS] was 47.18% through Sep 30, 2026, down 11.25 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 71.32%, up 18.12 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +50.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 53.20% in FY2024 (-13.80 pp), 67.00% in FY2023 (+58.59 pp), 8.40% in FY2022 (-37.12 pp) and 45.53% in FY2021 (+24.75 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q1 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.70 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 154.60 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2022 (a drop of 156.02 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, AER's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 58.31% (Q2 2026), 60.73% (Q1 2026) and 49.21% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 334.86 Bn | 293.38 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -47.62% |
| 2 | Rtx | 256.39 Bn | 224.66 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 13.37% |
| 3 | Boeing | 137.52 Bn | 46.48 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.46% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 130.55 Bn | 114.79 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 11.80% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 95.65 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 10.48% |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 85.05 Bn | 81.51 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 23.02% |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 81.91 Bn | 77.67 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 28.75% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 74.74 Bn | 62.20 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 11.41% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 69.91 Bn | 29.43 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 14.82% |
| 10 | AerCap Holdings | 29.15 Bn | 22.07 Bn | - | 61.01% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 61.01% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 58.31% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 60.73% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 49.21% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 80.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 100.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 58.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 59.11% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 46.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 49.57% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 57.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 83.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 85.94% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 50.18% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 48.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 48.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 49.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 45.34% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -106.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 32.01% |
API Access
AerCap Holdings 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=AER&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "AER", "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=AER&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();