Certara (CERT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026)
Certara's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -0.21% for Q2 2026, down 8.52 percentage points from 8.31% a year earlier but up 3.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Certara (CERT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Certara reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -0.16%, down 6.23 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 5.02%, up 5.47 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +15.05 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was -0.45% in FY2024 (+11.06 pp), -11.51% in FY2023 (-21.20 pp), 9.69% in FY2022 (+4.94 pp) and 4.75% in FY2021 (+14.77 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is -61.68% (Q3 2023) to 14.42% (Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +10.22 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 87.36 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 74.50 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CERT's Return on Sales [ROS] at -4.02% (Q1 2026), 0.81% (Q4 2025) and 2.87% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryn | 945.00 Bn | 945.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Veeva Systems | 45.65 Bn | 17.89 Bn | 695.95 Mn | 29.64% |
| 3 | Samsara | 23.42 Bn | 20.19 Bn | 392.58 Mn | 0.96% |
| 4 | Toast | 16.88 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 516.00 Mn | 7.97% |
| 5 | Ptc | 16.22 Bn | 15.03 Bn | 490.47 Mn | 27.75% |
| 6 | Duolingo | 13.71 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 216.74 Mn | 11.37% |
| 7 | Trimble | 13.42 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 674.90 Mn | 13.58% |
| 8 | Manhattan Associates | 11.90 Bn | 10.90 Bn | 168.33 Mn | 22.24% |
| 9 | Costar | 11.23 Bn | 5.20 Bn | 728.00 Mn | 8.22% |
| 10 | Certara | 1.42 Bn | 728.62 Mn | 58.15 Mn | -0.21% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.87% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.98% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.74% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.69% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -61.68% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.14% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.82% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.52% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.57% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.03% |
API Access
Certara 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=CERT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "CERT", "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=CERT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();