Equinor Asa (EQNR) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Equinor Asa (EQNR) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 36.02% for Q3 2026, up 15.79 percentage points from 20.23% a year earlier but down 0.92 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Equinor Asa (EQNR) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Equinor Asa's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 32.26%, up 5.97 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 23.81%, down 5.99 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +31.28 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 29.80% in FY2024 (-3.57 pp), 33.38% in FY2023 (-18.88 pp), 52.26% in FY2022 (+15.24 pp) and 37.02% in FY2021 (+44.49 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of 20.23% in Q3 2025 and a high of 49.11% in Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.07 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 19.43 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2025 (a drop of 9.94 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 36.94% (Q2 2026), 31.55% (Q1 2026) and 21.64% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 686.62 Bn | 644.76 Bn | - | 18.93% |
| 2 | Chevron | 416.14 Bn | 383.18 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 20.54% |
| 3 | Shell | 291.71 Bn | 151.98 Bn | - | 977.98% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 192.78 Bn | 63.86 Bn | 31,614.00 | -7,653,464.41% |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 167.56 Bn | 107.19 Bn | - | 7.15% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 165.53 Bn | 138.24 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 53.17% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 108.87 Bn | 21.72 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 36.02% |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 101.39 Bn | 95.29 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 78.41% |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 97.45 Bn | 81.24 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 14.27% |
| 10 | Suncor Energy | 83.77 Bn | 64.46 Bn | - | 46.69% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 36.02% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 36.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 31.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.23% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 31.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 27.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.98% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 30.11% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 48.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 49.11% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 30.34% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 29.68% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -8.33% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -6.15% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.38% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 10.17% |
API Access
Equinor Asa 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=EQNR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "EQNR", "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=EQNR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();