Descartes Systems (DSGX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Descartes Systems (DSGX) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 32.56% for the quarter ended Jul 31, 2026, up 5.76 percentage points from 26.80% a year earlier and up 0.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Descartes Systems (DSGX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 31, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Descartes Systems was 31.43%, up 4.08 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Jan 31, 2026, it was 28.80%, up 0.98 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +8.33 percentage points (years ended Jan 2021 to Jan 2026).
- In prior years, Descartes Systems' Return on Sales [ROS] was 27.82% in the year ended Jan 31, 2025 (+2.89 pp), 24.93% in the year ended Jan 31, 2024 (-1.90 pp), 26.84% in the year ended Jan 31, 2023 (+2.48 pp) and 24.36% in the year ended Jan 31, 2022 (+3.88 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jul 31, 2026 stands as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since the quarter ended Jan 31, 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.49 percentage points over the last seven quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021, with a gain of 9.02 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Jan 31, 2024, with a drop of 1.85 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 32.30% (quarter ended Apr 30, 2026), 30.61% (quarter ended Jan 31, 2026) and 30.15% (quarter ended Oct 31, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryn | 945.00 Bn | 945.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Veeva Systems | 44.24 Bn | 16.49 Bn | 695.95 Mn | 29.64% |
| 3 | Samsara | 24.06 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 392.58 Mn | 0.96% |
| 4 | Toast | 17.18 Bn | 9.85 Bn | 516.00 Mn | 7.97% |
| 5 | Ptc | 15.95 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 490.47 Mn | 27.75% |
| 6 | Duolingo | 13.49 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 216.74 Mn | 11.37% |
| 7 | Trimble | 13.41 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 674.90 Mn | 13.58% |
| 8 | Manhattan Associates | 11.90 Bn | 10.90 Bn | 168.33 Mn | 22.24% |
| 9 | Costar | 11.09 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 728.00 Mn | 8.22% |
| 10 | Descartes Systems | 6.89 Bn | 5.48 Bn | 156.71 Mn | 32.56% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 32.56% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 32.30% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 30.61% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 30.15% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 26.80% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 27.38% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 28.13% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 27.13% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 28.05% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 28.00% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 25.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 28.64% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 25.68% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 26.76% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 26.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 25.53% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 25.65% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 26.29% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 23.16% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 25.53% |
Descartes Systems 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=DSGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "DSGX", "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=DSGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();