Gen Digital (GEN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital (GEN) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 33.16% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), down 2.32 percentage points from 35.48% a year earlier and down 29.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Gen Digital (GEN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 3, 2026, Gen Digital's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 41.68%, up 2.91 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 3, 2026), it was 42.40%, up 1.49 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +7.28 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 40.91% in FY2025 (+11.70 pp), 29.21% in FY2024 (-7.15 pp), 36.36% in FY2023 (+0.41 pp) and 35.94% in FY2022 (+0.82 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.60 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 38.95 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2024 (a drop of 29.89 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 62.59% (Q4 2026), 34.92% (Q3 2026) and 35.90% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 328.64 Bn | 313.71 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 5.04% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 276.50 Bn | 256.94 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -2.26% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 132.74 Bn | 118.67 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 33.66% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 120.19 Bn | 107.50 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -17.00% |
| 5 | Datadog | 99.51 Bn | 81.15 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.49% |
| 6 | Okta | 35.35 Bn | 25.44 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 13.29% |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 33.58 Bn | 28.10 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 5.17% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.06 Bn | 18.18 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | MongoDB | 28.84 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 3.68% |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 13.17 Bn | 10.88 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 33.16% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 33.16% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 62.59% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 34.92% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 35.90% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 35.48% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 41.29% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 37.93% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 41.27% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 43.21% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 41.18% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 35.02% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 2.33% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 38.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 36.29% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 39.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 32.22% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 36.92% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 18.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 43.02% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 41.47% |
Gen Digital 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=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "GEN", "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=GEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();