Copa Holdings (CPA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Copa Holdings (CPA) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 8.65% for Q2 2026, down 13.10 percentage points from 21.75% a year earlier and down 15.92 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Copa Holdings (CPA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Copa Holdings' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 19.36%, down 2.92 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 22.64%, up 0.79 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +80.18 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 21.85% in FY2024 (-1.50 pp), 23.35% in FY2023 (+8.16 pp), 15.19% in FY2022 (+5.13 pp) and 10.06% in FY2021 (+67.61 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.56 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 343.59 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2026 (a drop of 13.10 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 24.58% (Q1 2026), 21.77% (Q4 2025) and 23.25% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 174.16 Bn | 166.40 Bn | - | 40.89% |
| 2 | Csx | 94.15 Bn | 89.37 Bn | - | 39.08% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 85.84 Bn | 62.74 Bn | - | 4.07% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 79.53 Bn | 78.55 Bn | - | 35.35% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 74.41 Bn | 68.87 Bn | - | 32.61% |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.79 Bn | 36.74 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.14 Bn | 32.33 Bn | - | 7.20% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.95 Bn | 37.21 Bn | - | 29.94% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 32.04 Bn | -25.66 Bn | - | 8.09% |
| 10 | Copa Holdings | 5.41 Bn | 480.69 Mn | - | 8.65% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.19% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.47% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.17% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.66% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.09% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 28.05% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.26% |
API Access
Copa Holdings 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=CPA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "CPA", "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=CPA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();