Bowhead Specialty Holdings (BOW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2023 - 2026)
Bowhead Specialty Holdings (BOW) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 11.13% in Q3 2026, down 2.33 percentage points from 13.46% a year earlier and down 3.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Bowhead Specialty Holdings (BOW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Bowhead Specialty Holdings' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 13.35% as of Sep 30, 2026, up 0.11 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 12.57%, up 0.52 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three straight years, with a three-year change of +4.75 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 12.04% in FY2024 (+0.71 pp), 11.33% in FY2023 (+3.52 pp) and 7.81% in FY2022.
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.88 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 8.48 percentage points in Q4 2024, against a drop of 5.21 percentage points in Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 14.60% (Q2 2026), 15.24% (Q1 2026) and 12.56% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,248.67 Bn | -185.49 Bn | 56.71 Bn | -32.86% |
| 2 | Chubb | 141.22 Bn | 92.15 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 22.27% |
| 3 | Progressive | 134.26 Bn | 109.78 Bn | 8.29 Bn | 14.33% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 98.32 Bn | 90.72 Bn | - | 17.70% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 82.09 Bn | 59.57 Bn | 5.93 Bn | 20.04% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 75.36 Bn | -19.02 Bn | - | 7.83% |
| 7 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 72.54 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 17.18% |
| 8 | Aon | 71.33 Bn | 50.56 Bn | - | 19.73% |
| 9 | Allstate | 65.04 Bn | 22.10 Bn | -9.85 Bn | -3.13% |
| 10 | Bowhead Specialty Holdings | 1.13 Bn | 460.34 Mn | 70.72 Mn | 11.13% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11.13% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.60% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.56% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.46% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.99% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.80% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.93% |
API Access
Bowhead Specialty Holdings 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=BOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "BOW", "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=BOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();