Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Comtech Telecommunications' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -2.95% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Apr 30, 2026), down 1.74 percentage points from -1.21% a year earlier and down 1.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Apr 30, 2026, Comtech Telecommunications reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -1.16%, up 43.75 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Jul 31, 2025), it came in at -27.85%, down 13.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of -30.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] was -14.78% in FY2024 (-12.12 pp), -2.67% in FY2023 (+4.28 pp), -6.94% in FY2022 (+4.80 pp) and -11.74% in FY2021 (-14.20 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.85 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 109.06 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 112.92 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CMTL's Return on Sales [ROS] at -1.16% (Q2 2026), -2.48% (Q1 2026) and 1.43% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 27.76% |
| 10 | Comtech Telecommunications | 39.55 Mn | -105.43 Mn | 36.07 Mn | -2.95% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | -2.95% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -1.16% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -2.48% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 1.43% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -1.21% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -8.10% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -111.55% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -64.57% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -2.71% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 2.21% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 1.37% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.75% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -3.87% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -0.58% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -7.42% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -1.64% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -0.46% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -20.43% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -5.58% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 6.63% |
Comtech Telecommunications 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=CMTL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "CMTL", "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=CMTL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();