Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2011 - 2026)
Alto Ingredients (ALTO) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 3.51% for Q2 2026, up 7.22 percentage points from -3.71% a year earlier and up 2.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Alto Ingredients' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 3.77%, up 9.89 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 0.80%, up 6.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -0.30 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -5.35% in FY2024 (-3.40 pp), -1.95% in FY2023 (+2.64 pp), -4.59% in FY2022 (-7.91 pp) and 3.32% in FY2021 (+2.22 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of -16.59% in Q4 2024 and a high of 9.67% in Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.43 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 19.82 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 19.14 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 1.12% (Q1 2026), 3.23% (Q4 2025) and 7.05% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.23 Bn | 216.81 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 27.49% |
| 2 | Corning | 106.66 Bn | 99.22 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 15.49% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 82.20 Bn | 81.24 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 18.18% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.45 Bn | 63.64 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -66.34% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.89 Bn | 32.40 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 16.81% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.91 Bn | 30.74 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 16.44% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 24.62 Bn | 17.28 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 14.73% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.96 Bn | 21.62 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 8.09% |
| 9 | Dow | 23.51 Bn | 7.01 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 7.62% |
| 10 | Alto Ingredients | 271.74 Mn | 171.54 Mn | 16.64 Mn | 3.51% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.51% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.23% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -16.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -3.70% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -9.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -8.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.93% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.67% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.92% |
API Access
Alto Ingredients 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=ALTO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "ALTO", "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=ALTO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();