Equinix (EQIX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Equinix (EQIX) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 23.34% for Q3 2026, up 2.87 percentage points from 20.47% a year earlier but down 2.00 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Equinix (EQIX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Equinix's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 22.50%, up 5.62 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 20.05%, up 4.87 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +2.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 15.18% in FY2024 (-2.44 pp), 17.62% in FY2023 (+1.10 pp), 16.52% in FY2022 (-0.18 pp) and 16.70% in FY2021 (-0.85 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of 4.56% in Q4 2024 and a high of 25.33% in Q2 2026.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.09 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 12.88 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2024 (a drop of 11.84 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 25.33% (Q2 2026), 23.61% (Q1 2026) and 17.44% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,944.62 Bn | 3,880.11 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 49.76% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 231.10 Bn | 185.71 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 15.88% |
| 3 | Equinix | 100.11 Bn | 88.01 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 23.34% |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 96.02 Bn | 78.46 Bn | 557.23 Mn | -8.68% |
| 5 | Nebius | 31.44 Bn | 4.87 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -30.21% |
| 6 | Verisign | 27.82 Bn | 25.17 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 66.93% |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 25.57 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -1.90% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 15.68 Bn | 7.37 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 9.24% |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.30 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 27.02% |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.01 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 7.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 23.34% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.44% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.47% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.56% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.49% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.44% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.26% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.41% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.63% |
API Access
Equinix 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=EQIX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "EQIX", "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=EQIX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();