Americas Carmart (CRMT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Americas Carmart (CRMT) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -95.43% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 41.97 percentage points from -53.46% a year earlier and down 28.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Americas Carmart (CRMT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Americas Carmart's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -67.12%, down 16.70 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was -60.24%, down 9.68 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -22.44 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -50.56% in FY2025 (+6.74 pp), -57.30% in FY2024 (-1.96 pp), -55.34% in FY2023 (-10.32 pp) and -45.02% in FY2022 (-7.22 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2011.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.91 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 16.75 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2027 (a drop of 41.97 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at -67.17% (Q4 2026), -62.62% (Q3 2026) and -58.97% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,979.57 Bn | 2,476.24 Bn | 107.37 Bn | 13.90% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 350.34 Bn | 343.58 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 14.29% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 150.76 Bn | 128.31 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.09% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 130.11 Bn | 123.07 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 13.67% |
| 5 | Carvana | 80.38 Bn | 71.27 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 8.88% |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 76.38 Bn | 59.31 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.62% |
| 7 | Target | 73.52 Bn | 68.11 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.65% |
| 8 | O Reilly Automotive | 71.92 Bn | 71.02 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 21.45% |
| 9 | Autozone | 52.04 Bn | 50.89 Bn | 3.52 Bn | 19.97% |
| 10 | Americas Carmart | 7.25 Mn | -307.41 Mn | 75.49 Mn | -34.03% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | -34.03% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -5.41% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -5.21% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -3.37% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 2.82% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 8.06% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 6.54% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 7.24% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 4.93% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 5.03% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 2.13% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -5.28% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 5.31% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 3.90% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 3.54% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 3.53% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 7.40% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 10.98% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 9.83% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 11.50% |
Americas Carmart 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=CRMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "CRMT", "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=CRMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();