Alamo (ALG) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Alamo's Return on Sales [ROS] was 0.85% in Q3 2026, down 8.08 percentage points from 8.94% a year earlier and down 9.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alamo (ALG) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Alamo's Return on Sales [ROS] was 6.93% through Sep 30, 2026, down 3.20 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 9.45%, down 0.67 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +1.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 10.12% in FY2024 (-1.60 pp), 11.72% in FY2023 (+1.90 pp), 9.82% in FY2022 (+1.05 pp) and 8.76% in FY2021 (+0.62 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to Q2 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.88 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 3.86 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2026 (a drop of 8.08 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ALG's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 10.15% (Q2 2026), 10.11% (Q1 2026) and 6.03% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 20.38% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 29.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 17.76% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 19.96% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 23.66% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 25.88% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 27.79% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 22.81% |
| 10 | Alamo | 1.69 Bn | 763.54 Mn | 76.12 Mn | 0.85% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.85% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.15% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.37% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.05% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.72% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.33% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.26% |
API Access
Alamo 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=ALG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "ALG", "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=ALG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();