Boeing (BA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Boeing's Return on Sales [ROS] was 1.46% in Q3 2026, up 22.01 percentage points from -20.55% a year earlier and up 0.83 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Boeing (BA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Boeing's Return on Sales [ROS] was 10.26% through Sep 30, 2026, up 20.49 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 4.79%, up 20.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +26.74 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was -16.10% in FY2024 (-15.10 pp), -0.99% in FY2023 (+4.29 pp), -5.28% in FY2022 (-0.68 pp) and -4.61% in FY2021 (+17.34 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between -32.29% (Q3 2024) and 36.65% (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +9.84 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 61.38 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 27.83 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BA's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.64% (Q2 2026), 2.02% (Q1 2026) and 36.65% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,943.02 Bn | 1,704.73 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 19.15% |
| 2 | General Electric | 349.37 Bn | 308.11 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -1.26% |
| 3 | Rtx | 270.29 Bn | 240.28 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 13.37% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 139.31 Bn | 123.54 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 11.80% |
| 5 | Boeing | 137.40 Bn | 46.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.46% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 99.29 Bn | 84.52 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 10.48% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 87.28 Bn | 83.77 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 23.02% |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 87.15 Bn | 82.91 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 28.75% |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.96 Bn | 65.41 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 72.44 Bn | 32.19 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 22.61% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.46% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 36.65% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -20.55% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.36% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -24.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -32.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.52% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.46% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.73% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -17.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.68% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -27.98% |
API Access
Boeing 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=BA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "BA", "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=BA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();