Growth Metrics

AstroNova (ALOT) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

AstroNova's Return on Sales history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.07% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Sales at 0.07% for Q1 2026, up 33.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 0.03% (up 7.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.03%, up 7.0%.
  • Return on Sales for Q1 2026 was 0.07% at AstroNova, down from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.07% in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.4% in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Sales is 0.01% (2022), against an average of 0.03%.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Sales tumbled -45bps in 2025, then surged 33bps in 2026.
  • Year by year, Return on Sales stood at 0.01% in 2022, then soared by 899bps to 0.07% in 2023, then plummeted by -92bps to 0.01% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 63bps to 0.01% in 2025, then crashed by -796bps to 0.07% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.07%, 0.01%, and 0.03% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.