Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2014 - 2026)
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 3.68% for Q2 2026, down 1.37 percentage points from 5.05% a year earlier but up 4.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises was 2.74%, up 2.34 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 3.53%, up 4.62 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +3.84 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' Return on Sales [ROS] was -1.09% in FY2024 (+2.33 pp), -3.42% in FY2023 (-3.23 pp), -0.19% in FY2022 (-2.92 pp) and 2.73% in FY2021 (+3.04 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of -3.42% in Q4 2023 to a high of 9.23% in Q3 2021 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 +1.51 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q2 2025, with a gain of 7.99 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a drop of 10.52 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was -0.77% (Q1 2026), 4.23% (Q4 2025) and 4.36% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 206.05 Bn | 157.15 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 11.03% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 51.10 Bn | 41.00 Bn | 417.10 Mn | 18.24% |
| 3 | First Solar | 21.63 Bn | 12.99 Bn | 713.06 Mn | 44.37% |
| 4 | Nextpower | 15.87 Bn | 11.57 Bn | 345.32 Mn | 18.71% |
| 5 | BWX Technologies | 10.96 Bn | 8.77 Bn | 227.14 Mn | 13.86% |
| 6 | Generac Holdings | 10.36 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 516.04 Mn | 12.40% |
| 7 | EnerSys | 5.36 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 313.36 Mn | 16.18% |
| 8 | Mirion Technologies | 4.35 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 131.50 Mn | 6.19% |
| 9 | Enphase Energy | 3.78 Bn | -535.47 Mn | 127.12 Mn | 2.20% |
| 10 | Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises | 460.44 Mn | -68.59 Mn | 46.64 Mn | 3.68% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.68% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.23% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.26% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.94% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.32% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.64% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.23% |
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 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=BW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "BW", "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=BW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();