DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026)
DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 10.45% in Q2 2026, down 5.84 percentage points from 16.29% a year earlier and down 3.73 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, DigitalOcean Holdings' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 14.80% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 0.86 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 17.42%, up 5.76 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three straight years, with a five-year change of +22.38 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 11.66% in FY2024 (+9.94 pp), 1.72% in FY2023 (+6.18 pp), -4.46% in FY2022 (-1.85 pp) and -2.61% in FY2021 (+2.35 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q1 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.03 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 26.26 percentage points in Q1 2024, against a drop of 14.14 percentage points in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 14.18% (Q1 2026), 16.01% (Q4 2025) and 19.57% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,964.86 Bn | 3,888.01 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 45.11% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 222.38 Bn | 173.19 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 15.24% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 105.62 Bn | 89.15 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -29.55% |
| 4 | Equinix | 96.25 Bn | 84.81 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 25.33% |
| 5 | Nebius | 41.41 Bn | 14.84 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -30.21% |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 33.73 Bn | 20.82 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -1.90% |
| 7 | Verisign | 27.82 Bn | 25.04 Bn | 384.60 Mn | 68.18% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 18.15 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 9.24% |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.94 Bn | 9.52 Bn | 828.20 Mn | 26.39% |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 10.45 Bn | 8.45 Bn | 154.66 Mn | 10.45% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.45% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.18% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.86% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.25% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -20.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.73% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -5.93% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -10.67% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -8.47% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.50% |
API Access
DigitalOcean 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=DOCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "DOCN", "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=DOCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();