Growth Metrics

Appian (APPN) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

Appian's Return on Sales history spans 10 years, with the latest figure at 0.03% for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Sales rose 6.0% year-over-year to 0.03%, compared with a TTM value of 0.0% through Dec 2025, up 15.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.0%, up 15.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q4 2025 was 0.03% at Appian, down from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.04% in Q3 2025, with the low at 0.45% in Q2 2022.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.18%, with a median of 0.21% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Sales fell -23bps in 2021 and then grew 30bps in 2025.
  • Tracing APPN's Return on Sales over 5 years: stood at 0.25% in 2021, then fell by -11bps to 0.27% in 2022, then soared by 75bps to 0.07% in 2023, then dropped by -19bps to 0.08% in 2024, then surged by 69bps to 0.03% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for APPN's Return on Sales are 0.03% (Q4 2025), 0.04% (Q3 2025), and 0.0% (Q2 2025).