Canaan (CAN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2018 - 2026)
Canaan (CAN) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 33.87% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 11.72 percentage points from 45.59% a year earlier but up 20.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Canaan (CAN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Canaan's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 29.28%, down 11.65 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at -27.12%, up 74.62 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +26.53 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -101.75% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+130.52 pp), -232.27% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-239.19 pp), 6.92% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-29.98 pp) and 36.90% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+90.55 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of -201.53% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 and a high of 55.54% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +28.23 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 (a gain of 238.30 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 (a drop of 257.06 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at 13.56% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 26.89% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 37.98% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,757.49 Bn | 5,531.65 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 66.24% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,520.17 Bn | 2,145.88 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 60.34% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,730.62 Bn | 1,656.67 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 53.92% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,201.21 Bn | 1,139.97 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 80.37% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,031.02 Bn | 987.76 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 17.25% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 716.82 Bn | 672.66 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 585.95 Bn | 470.68 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 11.14% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 432.69 Bn | 409.49 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 37.39% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 430.35 Bn | 395.79 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 33.74% |
| 10 | Canaan | 220.33 Mn | -89.11 Mn | -29.33 Mn | 33.87% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.87% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 37.98% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 45.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 47.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 48.37% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.78% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -18.83% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -30.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -76.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -161.27% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -155.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -201.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -6.73% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 40.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 45.18% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 55.54% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 35.16% |
Canaan 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=CAN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "CAN", "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=CAN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();