Alta Equipment (ALTG) Return on Sales [ROS] (2019 - 2026)
Alta Equipment's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 2.52% for Q2 2026, down 0.05 percentage points from 2.58% a year earlier but up 3.91 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alta Equipment (ALTG) Return on Sales [ROS] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Alta Equipment reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 0.90%, down 0.31 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 1.26%, up 0.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +2.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 0.99% in FY2024 (-1.91 pp), 2.90% in FY2023 (+0.30 pp), 2.60% in FY2022 (+1.11 pp) and 1.48% in FY2021 (+2.41 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is -1.39% (Q1 2026) to 3.46% (Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.49 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 3.62 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a drop of 3.08 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ALTG's Return on Sales [ROS] at -1.39% (Q1 2026), 1.02% (Q4 2025) and 1.14% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 64.44 Bn | 63.20 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 25.80% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.37 Bn | 58.35 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 16.07% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 57.63 Bn | 56.55 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 21.02% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.02 Bn | 40.24 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 8.19% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.00 Bn | 30.88 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 22.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.06 Bn | 19.10 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 9.54% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.10 Bn | 15.41 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 5.73% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.49 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 11.78% |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.72 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.32% |
| 10 | Alta Equipment | 205.74 Mn | 128.24 Mn | 124.20 Mn | 2.52% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.52% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.02% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.14% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.58% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.48% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.34% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.98% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.38% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.33% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.03% |
API Access
Alta Equipment 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=ALTG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "ALTG", "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=ALTG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();