Eaco (EACO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Eaco's Return on Sales [ROS] was 12.65% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 1.47 percentage points from 11.17% a year earlier and up 1.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Eaco (EACO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Eaco's Return on Sales [ROS] was 11.09% through May 31, 2026, up 1.09 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it came in at 9.78%, up 3.79 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +5.14 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 5.99% in FY2024 (-2.61 pp), 8.60% in FY2023 (-1.49 pp), 10.09% in FY2022 (+4.75 pp) and 5.34% in FY2021 (+0.71 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q1 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.66 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 11.23 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2024 (a drop of 7.00 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, EACO's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 10.85% (Q2 2026), 11.27% (Q1 2026) and 9.36% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 68.86 Bn | 67.98 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 28.80% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 64.05 Bn | 61.64 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 16.07% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.38 Bn | 59.38 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 21.55% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.23 Bn | 41.45 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 8.19% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 32.21 Bn | 32.09 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 22.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.26 Bn | 20.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 9.54% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.74 Bn | 13.06 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 5.73% |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.52 Bn | 10.20 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.32% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.94 Bn | 11.81 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 11.78% |
| 10 | Eaco | 607.70 Mn | 482.28 Mn | 44.45 Mn | 12.65% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 12.65% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 10.85% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 11.27% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 9.36% |
| May 31, 2025 | 11.17% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 9.08% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 9.42% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 10.20% |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.68% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 8.91% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 3.05% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 9.17% |
| May 31, 2023 | 8.68% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 8.66% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 7.83% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 10.10% |
| May 31, 2022 | 9.05% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 7.04% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 14.55% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 6.67% |
Eaco 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=EACO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "EACO", "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=EACO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();