Bloom Energy (BE) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026)
Bloom Energy's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 18.24% for Q3 2026, up 16.73 percentage points from 1.51% a year earlier and up 1.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Bloom Energy (BE) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Bloom Energy reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 14.82%, up 9.87 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 3.60%, up 2.04 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +13.77 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 1.55% in FY2024 (+17.22 pp), -15.67% in FY2023 (+6.10 pp), -21.77% in FY2022 (-9.99 pp) and -11.78% in FY2021 (-1.61 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +10.40 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q2 2023 (a gain of 23.92 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a drop of 25.24 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BE's Return on Sales [ROS] at 17.11% (Q2 2026), 9.61% (Q1 2026) and 11.26% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 210.90 Bn | 163.15 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 11.03% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 54.82 Bn | 44.75 Bn | 417.10 Mn | 18.24% |
| 3 | First Solar | 19.45 Bn | 10.82 Bn | 713.06 Mn | 44.37% |
| 4 | Nextpower | 15.04 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 345.32 Mn | 18.71% |
| 5 | BWX Technologies | 11.61 Bn | 9.39 Bn | 227.14 Mn | 13.86% |
| 6 | Generac Holdings | 10.72 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 516.04 Mn | 12.40% |
| 7 | Innio | 10.33 Bn | 6.57 Bn | 367.70 Mn | 16.58% |
| 8 | EnerSys | 5.50 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 313.36 Mn | 16.18% |
| 9 | Mirion Technologies | 4.67 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 131.50 Mn | 6.19% |
| 10 | X-Energy | 4.46 Bn | 3.10 Bn | -32.06 Mn | -201.52% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 18.24% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.11% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.26% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.29% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -20.83% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -25.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -18.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -23.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -8.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -17.99% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -42.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -32.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.94% |
Bloom Energy 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=BE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "BE", "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=BE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();