Ceco Environmental (CECO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Ceco Environmental's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 2.60% for Q3 2026, down 2.16 percentage points from 4.76% a year earlier but up 14.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ceco Environmental (CECO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Ceco Environmental reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -0.38%, down 14.39 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 13.67%, up 7.32 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +9.45 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 6.35% in FY2024 (unchanged), 6.34% in FY2023 (+1.10 pp), 5.24% in FY2022 (+2.20 pp) and 3.04% in FY2021 (-1.18 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is -11.64% (Q2 2026) to 35.01% (Q1 2025).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.35 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q1 2025 (a gain of 28.93 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2026 (a drop of 34.10 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CECO's Return on Sales [ROS] at -11.64% (Q2 2026), 0.91% (Q1 2026) and 7.70% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 86.73 Bn | 79.74 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 17.26% |
| 2 | Veralto | 28.77 Bn | 21.41 Bn | 908.00 Mn | 19.75% |
| 3 | Xylem | 21.59 Bn | 17.56 Bn | 907.00 Mn | 17.49% |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 4.42 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 98.85 Mn | 20.23% |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.20 Bn | 2.99 Bn | 130.10 Mn | 2.60% |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 866.95 Mn | 825.03 Mn | 38.19 Mn | 13.55% |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 370.21 Mn | 32.65 Mn | 4.20 Mn | -87.49% |
| 8 | Cadiz | 265.95 Mn | 231.07 Mn | -24,000.00 | -902.45% |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 157.70 Mn | 37.32 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 50.39 Mn | -47.24 Mn | 1.91 Mn | -109.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.60% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -11.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.91% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 35.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.11% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.25% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.63% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.61% |
API Access
Ceco Environmental 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=CECO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "CECO", "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=CECO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();