Empire Petroleum (EP) Return on Sales [ROS] (2018 - 2026)
Empire Petroleum's Return on Sales [ROS] was -16.22% in Q2 2026, up 39.79 percentage points from -56.01% a year earlier.
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Empire Petroleum (EP) Return on Sales [ROS] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Empire Petroleum's Return on Sales [ROS] was -198.53% through Jun 30, 2026, down 157.22 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -208.51%, down 177.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +19.02 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was -31.31% in FY2024 (-2.30 pp), -29.01% in FY2023 (-45.53 pp), 16.52% in FY2022 (+18.24 pp) and -1.72% in FY2021 (+225.81 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in two of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -114.83 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 773.71 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2025 (a drop of 795.59 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 673.87 Bn | 637.09 Bn | - | 16.94% |
| 2 | Shell | 543.95 Bn | 454.50 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 28.46% |
| 3 | Chevron | 409.32 Bn | 387.11 Bn | 33.45 Bn | -28.44% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 186.50 Bn | 69.63 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 171.15 Bn | 120.67 Bn | - | 5.19% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 152.65 Bn | 125.36 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 53.17% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 105.44 Bn | 51.50 Bn | - | 36.94% |
| 8 | Phillips 66 | 105.42 Bn | 94.41 Bn | 8.38 Bn | -74.35% |
| 9 | Canadian Natural Resources | 99.52 Bn | 96.47 Bn | - | 41.56% |
| 10 | Empire Petroleum | 101.81 Mn | 90.61 Mn | 5.12 Mn | -16.22% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -16.22% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -834.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -37.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -56.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -43.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -38.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -30.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -15.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -42.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -45.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -25.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -23.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -22.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -20.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 37.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.47% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.78% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -43.81% |
API Access
Empire Petroleum 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=EP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "EP", "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=EP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();