Culp (CULP) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Culp (CULP) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 12.36% for Q1 2027, up 9.17 percentage points from 3.19% a year earlier.
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Culp (CULP) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 2, 2026, Culp's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -1.31%, up 3.33 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2023, it came in at -12.12%, down 12.35 percentage points from FY2022.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -20.60 percentage points (FY2018 to FY2023).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 0.23% in FY2022 (-3.80 pp), 4.03% in FY2021 (+6.98 pp), -2.95% in FY2020 (-7.70 pp) and 4.75% in FY2019 (-3.74 pp).
- The Q1 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to Q1 2011.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in three of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.84 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 15.31 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2023 (a drop of 22.64 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 256.79 Bn | 228.09 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 20.38% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 183.76 Bn | 178.46 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 29.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.25 Bn | 149.34 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 132.82 Bn | 129.76 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 17.76% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 115.39 Bn | 113.27 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 19.96% |
| 6 | 3M | 96.09 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 23.66% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.66 Bn | 83.40 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 26.92% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.95 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 27.79% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 70.25 Bn | 59.10 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 22.81% |
| 10 | Culp | 45.37 Mn | 6.45 Mn | 15.38 Mn | 12.36% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 12.36% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | -7.77% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | -6.49% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 3.19% |
| Jan 26, 2025 | -7.44% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | -9.70% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | -12.12% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -6.56% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | -14.82% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | -20.44% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -7.57% |
| May 1, 2022 | -9.45% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 1.37% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 2.20% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 4.00% |
| May 2, 2021 | 2.07% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 5.09% |
| Nov 1, 2020 | 5.88% |
| Aug 2, 2020 | 2.92% |
| May 3, 2020 | -37.98% |
API Access
Culp 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=CULP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "CULP", "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=CULP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();