Forward Industries (FWDI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Forward Industries' Return on Sales [ROS] was -2722.80% in fiscal Q1 2026 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025), down 2703.38 percentage points from -19.42% a year earlier and down 2683.62 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Forward Industries (FWDI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Forward Industries' Return on Sales [ROS] was -1689.03% through Dec 31, 2025, down 1675.25 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it was -46.14%, down 35.38 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -40.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] was -10.76% in FY2024 (-11.20 pp), 0.44% in FY2023 (-1.11 pp), 1.54% in FY2022 (+3.50 pp) and -1.96% in FY2021 (+3.79 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to fiscal Q3 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for ten straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -365.14 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (a gain of 19.48 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2026 (a drop of 2703.38 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, FWDI's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2026 was -39.18% (Q4 2025), -102.61% (Q3 2025) and -58.33% (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infosys | 51.06 Bn | 16.35 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 20.97% |
| 2 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 29.12 Bn | 23.09 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 15.40% |
| 3 | Cdw | 21.17 Bn | 18.07 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 7.25% |
| 4 | Td Synnex | 18.55 Bn | 12.71 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 2.98% |
| 5 | Cgi | 18.36 Bn | 16.16 Bn | - | 15.85% |
| 6 | Arrow Electronics | 9.82 Bn | 8.84 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 4.01% |
| 7 | EPAM Systems | 8.35 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 445.94 Mn | 12.33% |
| 8 | Avnet | 7.00 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 4.43% |
| 9 | ExlService Holdings | 6.69 Bn | 5.49 Bn | 241.14 Mn | 14.02% |
| 10 | Forward Industries | 386.96 Mn | 293.49 Mn | 6.70 Mn | -651.82% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -651.82% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2,191.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2,722.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -39.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -102.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -58.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -19.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -14.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -12.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -5.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.72% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.70% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.94% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.31% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.45% |
Forward Industries 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=FWDI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "FWDI", "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=FWDI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();