Data I (DAIO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Data I (DAIO) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -96.74% for Q1 2026, down 90.63 percentage points from -6.10% a year earlier and down 33.91 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Data I (DAIO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Mar 31, 2026, Data I's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -42.44%, down 30.75 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -23.80%, down 9.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -8.65 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -13.96% in FY2024 (-15.55 pp), 1.60% in FY2023 (+4.69 pp), -3.09% in FY2022 (-2.04 pp) and -1.06% in FY2021 (+14.08 pp).
- The Q1 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to Q2 2010.
- 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 -23.67 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 29.75 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2026 (a drop of 90.63 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q1 2026 came in at -62.83% (Q4 2025), -25.83% (Q3 2025) and -14.19% (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,825.63 Bn | 4,573.12 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 429.17 Bn | 365.10 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 346.69 Bn | 302.44 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Sandisk | 261.00 Bn | 249.52 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 5 | Arista Networks | 257.88 Bn | 211.33 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 214.45 Bn | 209.44 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 166.98 Bn | 155.11 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 8 | Sony | 144.46 Bn | 94.85 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 92.66 Bn | 84.47 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 27.76% |
| 10 | Data I | 30.56 Mn | 30.56 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -96.74% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -62.83% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -25.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -14.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -6.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -24.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -11.18% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -14.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.59% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.22% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.34% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -15.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -27.41% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.07% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.11% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.63% |
API Access
Data I 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=DAIO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "DAIO", "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=DAIO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();