Aar (AIR) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Aar's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 7.85% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 0.92 percentage points from 8.78% a year earlier and down 0.78 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Aar (AIR) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, Aar reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 8.17%, up 0.94 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was 8.40%, up 1.74 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +3.24 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 6.66% in FY2025 (+1.09 pp), 5.57% in FY2024 (-1.16 pp), 6.73% in FY2023 (+0.85 pp) and 5.87% in FY2022 (+0.72 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is -0.34% (fiscal Q2 2025) to 10.48% (fiscal Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.04 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in fiscal Q2 2026 (a gain of 8.76 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2025 (a drop of 7.36 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AIR's Return on Sales [ROS] at 8.63% (Q4 2026), 7.79% (Q3 2026) and 8.42% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 321.31 Bn | 275.31 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -46.33% |
| 2 | Rtx | 248.97 Bn | 222.19 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 11.38% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.99 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 0.64% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.67 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.36% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.54 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 27.92% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.31 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 10.36% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.04 Bn | 70.40 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 25.82% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 67.90 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 10.08% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.82 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 18.37% |
| 10 | Aar | 4.12 Bn | 3.77 Bn | 176.30 Mn | 7.85% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 7.85% |
| May 31, 2026 | 8.63% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 7.79% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 8.42% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 8.78% |
| May 31, 2025 | 9.68% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 10.48% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -0.34% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 6.56% |
| May 31, 2024 | 4.97% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 5.82% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 7.02% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 4.60% |
| May 31, 2023 | 6.56% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 6.52% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 6.90% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 6.99% |
| May 31, 2022 | 6.60% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 6.70% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 6.89% |
Aar 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=AIR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "AIR", "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=AIR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();