Elme Communities (ELMES) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2025)
Elme Communities (ELMES) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of -183.33% in Q3 2025, down 194.36 percentage points from 11.03% a year earlier and down 192.88 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Elme Communities (ELMES) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Elme Communities' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -39.18% as of Sep 30, 2025, down 48.93 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2024, it came in at 9.70%, up 19.82 percentage points from FY2023.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -18.29 percentage points (FY2019 to FY2024).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -10.12% in FY2023 (-9.30 pp), -0.82% in FY2022 (+1.89 pp), -2.72% in FY2021 (-1.34 pp) and -1.37% in FY2020 (-29.37 pp).
- The Q3 2025 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to Q2 2009.
- 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 -13.60 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 74.93 percentage points in Q3 2024, against a drop of 194.36 percentage points in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 9.55% (Q2 2025), 7.78% (Q1 2025) and 10.42% (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 179.36 Bn | 166.43 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 14.28% |
| 2 | Prologis | 122.34 Bn | 120.73 Bn | - | 43.76% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 79.95 Bn | 78.05 Bn | - | 44.33% |
| 4 | Public Storage | 62.14 Bn | 61.58 Bn | 112.08 Mn | 23.20% |
| 5 | Realty Income | 55.95 Bn | 57.33 Bn | - | 48.67% |
| 6 | Ventas | 47.02 Bn | 46.18 Bn | -3.39 Bn | 39.50% |
| 7 | Ryman Hospitality Properties | 46.62 Bn | 45.46 Bn | 266.41 Mn | 14.38% |
| 8 | Vivmark Residential | 37.34 Bn | 37.09 Bn | - | -52.20% |
| 9 | Extra Space Storage | 33.12 Bn | 32.90 Bn | 650.96 Mn | 44.04% |
| 10 | Elme Communities | 4.41 Mn | -1.35 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | -183.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.67% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -63.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.39% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -5.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -5.15% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.90% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.82% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -5.67% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 3.85% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -13.44% |
API Access
Elme Communities 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=ELMES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "ELMES", "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=ELMES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();