Calix (CALX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Calix (CALX) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 5.49% for Q3 2026, down 1.07 percentage points from 6.56% a year earlier and down 1.96 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Calix (CALX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 26, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Calix was 5.26%, up 6.02 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 2.10%, up 7.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -4.71 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Calix's Return on Sales [ROS] was -5.18% in FY2024 (-7.64 pp), 2.46% in FY2023 (-3.60 pp), 6.06% in FY2022 (-4.82 pp) and 10.88% in FY2021 (+4.08 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of -9.10% in Q4 2024 to a high of 8.46% in Q3 2022 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 +4.69 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q4 2025, with a gain of 12.50 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2024, with a drop of 11.46 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 7.45% (Q2 2026), 4.54% (Q1 2026) and 3.40% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,064.64 Bn | 4,810.10 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 31.13% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 387.30 Bn | 323.23 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 233.88 Bn | 183.08 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.90% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 213.96 Bn | 169.72 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 5 | Sony | 164.26 Bn | 101.68 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 18.15% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 123.84 Bn | 108.67 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 79.59% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 115.23 Bn | 110.07 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 48.76% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 108.25 Bn | 98.08 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 46.70% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.71 Bn | 41.65 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Calix | 1.99 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 160.77 Mn | 5.49% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 5.49% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 7.45% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 4.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.40% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 6.56% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 0.16% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -2.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -9.10% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -5.42% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -5.73% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -0.90% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -4.57% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.04% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 4.53% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 3.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.34% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 8.46% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 4.80% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 5.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.28% |
API Access
Calix 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=CALX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "CALX", "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=CALX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();