Alphabet (GOOGM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2014 - 2026)
Alphabet (GOOGM) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 34.03% for Q2 2026, up 1.60 percentage points from 32.43% a year earlier but down 2.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Alphabet (GOOGM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Alphabet was 33.11%, up 0.43 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 32.03%, down 0.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +9.45 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Alphabet's Return on Sales [ROS] was 32.11% in FY2024 (+4.69 pp), 27.42% in FY2023 (+0.96 pp), 26.46% in FY2022 (-4.09 pp) and 30.55% in FY2021 (+7.97 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of 23.88% in Q4 2022 to a high of 36.12% in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.62 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 8.01 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a drop of 7.50 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 36.12% (Q1 2026), 31.57% (Q4 2025) and 30.51% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 31.81% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 34.03% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 36.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.57% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 32.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 33.92% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 32.11% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 32.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 32.36% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 31.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.46% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.27% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.95% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.92% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.05% |
Alphabet 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=GOOGM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "GOOGM", "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=GOOGM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();