Alpha Pro Tech (APT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Alpha Pro Tech's Return on Sales [ROS] was 11.86% in Q3 2026, up 4.44 percentage points from 7.42% a year earlier and up 1.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alpha Pro Tech (APT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Alpha Pro Tech's Return on Sales [ROS] was 8.65% through Sep 30, 2026, up 2.63 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 6.49%, up 0.53 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -24.26 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 5.96% in FY2024 (-0.79 pp), 6.75% in FY2023 (-0.75 pp), 7.50% in FY2022 (-4.05 pp) and 11.55% in FY2021 (-19.20 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q1 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.13 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 4.47 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2021 (a drop of 24.81 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, APT's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 10.77% (Q2 2026), 3.98% (Q1 2026) and 6.87% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 91.50 Bn | 86.14 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 19.87% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 83.63 Bn | 81.11 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 15.98% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 44.36 Bn | 39.10 Bn | 1.90 Bn | -36.29% |
| 4 | Comfort Systems Usa | 38.92 Bn | 32.88 Bn | 934.48 Mn | 16.58% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 29.51 Bn | 26.06 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 15.84% |
| 6 | Masco | 16.33 Bn | 14.40 Bn | 720.00 Mn | 17.19% |
| 7 | Allegion | 16.19 Bn | 14.81 Bn | 548.20 Mn | 24.27% |
| 8 | James Hardie Industries | 16.17 Bn | 15.36 Bn | 562.40 Mn | 18.44% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 15.38 Bn | 12.28 Bn | 494.90 Mn | 20.04% |
| 10 | Alpha Pro Tech | 30,861.60 | -78.29 Mn | 6.94 Mn | 11.86% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11.86% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.77% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.98% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.36% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.09% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.41% |
API Access
Alpha Pro Tech 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=APT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "APT", "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=APT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();