Arts Way Manufacturing (ARTW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Arts Way Manufacturing (ARTW) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of -1.25% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 6.61 percentage points from 5.36% a year earlier and down 4.90 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Arts Way Manufacturing (ARTW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 31, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Arts Way Manufacturing was -0.09%, down 5.80 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 30, 2025), it was 1.26%, down 0.62 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +18.71 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Arts Way Manufacturing's Return on Sales [ROS] was 1.88% in FY2024 (-3.18 pp), 5.06% in FY2023 (+2.70 pp), 2.36% in FY2022 (+0.26 pp) and 2.10% in FY2021 (+19.54 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of -11.22% in fiscal Q4 2025 to a high of 8.40% in fiscal Q4 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.45 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2021, with a gain of 44.61 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2025, with a drop of 19.62 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 3.65% (Q2 2026), 4.97% (Q1 2026) and -11.22% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 274.62 Bn | 245.93 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 20.38% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 193.27 Bn | 188.11 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 29.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.55 Bn | 190.32 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.15 Bn | 134.13 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 17.76% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.49 Bn | 118.48 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 19.96% |
| 6 | 3M | 94.89 Bn | 77.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 23.66% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 92.74 Bn | 85.23 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 25.88% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.69 Bn | 78.37 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 27.79% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 77.79 Bn | 66.64 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 22.81% |
| 10 | Arts Way Manufacturing | 14.79 Mn | 14.77 Mn | 1.66 Mn | -1.25% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -1.25% |
| May 31, 2026 | 3.65% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 4.97% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | -11.22% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 5.36% |
| May 31, 2025 | 8.06% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.05% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 8.40% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 2.62% |
| May 31, 2024 | 2.51% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -6.64% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 1.26% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 5.77% |
| May 31, 2023 | 5.26% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 7.67% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 1.43% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 6.69% |
| May 31, 2022 | 4.41% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -7.78% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 8.03% |
Arts Way Manufacturing 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=ARTW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "ARTW", "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=ARTW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();