Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2021 - 2026)
Bausch & Lomb's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 5.95% for Q2 2026, up 6.81 percentage points from -0.86% a year earlier and up 3.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Bausch & Lomb reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 6.07%, up 5.33 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 2.22%, down 1.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of -5.40 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 3.38% in FY2024 (+0.25 pp), 3.14% in FY2023 (-2.36 pp), 5.49% in FY2022 (-3.24 pp) and 8.74% in FY2021 (+1.12 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is -7.30% (Q1 2025) to 9.91% (Q3 2021).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.65 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q1 2026 (a gain of 9.95 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a drop of 7.85 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BLCO's Return on Sales [ROS] at 2.65% (Q1 2026), 7.97% (Q4 2025) and 7.42% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 242.18 Bn | 221.33 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 17.40% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 168.71 Bn | 139.79 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 13.44% |
| 3 | Danaher | 150.46 Bn | 134.27 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 17.99% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 138.71 Bn | 118.26 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 33.60% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.54 Bn | 76.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 18.08% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.66 Bn | 91.78 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 25.18% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.74 Bn | 56.75 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 21.65% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.09 Bn | 33.21 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 29.48% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.16 Bn | 45.31 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 13.31% |
| 10 | Bausch & Lomb | 6.10 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 867.00 Mn | 5.95% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.55% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.97% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.12% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.95% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.19% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.91% |
API Access
Bausch & Lomb 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=BLCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "BLCO", "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=BLCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();