Clarivate (CLVT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2018 - 2026)
Clarivate (CLVT) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -34.09% for Q2 2026, down 35.20 percentage points from 1.11% a year earlier and down 39.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Clarivate (CLVT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Clarivate's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -3.51%, down 1.33 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 2.91%, up 13.69 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +5.81 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -10.78% in FY2024 (+17.17 pp), -27.95% in FY2023 (+119.64 pp), -147.59% in FY2022 (-142.95 pp) and -4.64% in FY2021 (-1.74 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +15.34 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 701.72 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2022 (a drop of 691.51 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 5.16% (Q1 2026), 6.71% (Q4 2025) and 7.06% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 453.55 Bn | 422.61 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 47.12% |
| 2 | Oracle | 430.98 Bn | 303.54 Bn | - | 34.78% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 256.23 Bn | 177.31 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 26.76% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 193.08 Bn | 148.96 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 20.55% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 138.94 Bn | 117.40 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 4.06% |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 102.51 Bn | 84.63 Bn | 2.51 Bn | -33.33% |
| 7 | Intuit | 75.44 Bn | 54.79 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 10.91% |
| 8 | Relx | 60.79 Bn | 57.76 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 56.32 Bn | 49.31 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -6,808.11% |
| 10 | Clarivate | 946.76 Mn | -161.04 Mn | 401.80 Mn | -34.09% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -34.09% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.06% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.11% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -9.40% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.49% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -36.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -115.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.47% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -13.20% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 47.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -688.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.55% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.78% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.69% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.26% |
Clarivate 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=CLVT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "CLVT", "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=CLVT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();