Arcbest (ARCB) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Arcbest's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -1.74% for Q2 2026, down 5.39 percentage points from 3.65% a year earlier and down 2.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Arcbest (ARCB) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Arcbest reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 0.69%, down 4.66 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 2.25%, down 3.60 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of -1.09 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 5.85% in FY2024 (+1.95 pp), 3.90% in FY2023 (-3.95 pp), 7.85% in FY2022 (+0.49 pp) and 7.35% in FY2021 (+4.01 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q1 2013.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.70 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q3 2024 (a gain of 8.70 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a drop of 7.49 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ARCB's Return on Sales [ROS] at 0.34% (Q1 2026), -0.85% (Q4 2025) and 5.21% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 40.25% |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - | 38.27% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 35.35% |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - | 4.07% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - | 9.43% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - | 29.94% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 10 | Arcbest | 2.96 Bn | 2.45 Bn | - | -1.74% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.74% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.21% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.81% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.70% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.53% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.54% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.61% |
API Access
Arcbest 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=ARCB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "ARCB", "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=ARCB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();