Fox (FOXA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026)
Fox (FOXA) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 28.07% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 6.69 percentage points from 21.38% a year earlier and up 6.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Fox (FOXA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Fox's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 15.38% as of Sep 30, 2026, down 1.30 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it was 13.30%, down 5.48 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -12.36 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 18.78% in FY2025 (+3.73 pp), 15.05% in FY2024 (+3.41 pp), 11.64% in FY2023 (-0.48 pp) and 12.12% in FY2022 (-13.54 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q4 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.84 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 29.13 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2024, against a drop of 17.04 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 21.87% (Q4 2026), 5.91% (Q3 2026) and 6.21% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 38.27 Bn | 31.11 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 5.24% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.80 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - | 18.79% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.00 Bn | 6.07 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 15.44% |
| 4 | News | 14.59 Bn | 7.22 Bn | - | 12.98% |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.58 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 15.87% |
| 6 | Pearson | 11.06 Bn | 8.20 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.73 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 22.25% |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.41 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 24.94% |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -5.80 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.96 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 715.00 Mn | 6.90% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 18.79% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.28% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.13% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.26% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.40% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.73% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.88% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.49% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.25% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.49% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.47% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.74% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.14% |
Fox 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=FOXA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "FOXA", "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=FOXA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();