Groupon (GRPN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2011 - 2026)
Groupon (GRPN) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -0.58% for Q2 2026, down 10.96 percentage points from 10.38% a year earlier but up 2.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Groupon (GRPN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Groupon's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 0.94%, down 1.52 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 4.74%, up 2.96 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +24.30 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 1.79% in FY2024 (+5.33 pp), -3.54% in FY2023 (+24.47 pp), -28.01% in FY2022 (-27.53 pp) and -0.48% in FY2021 (+19.08 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of -43.41% in Q2 2022 and a high of 12.82% in Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.33 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 39.63 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2022 (a drop of 42.66 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -2.83% (Q1 2026), 4.90% (Q4 2025) and 1.79% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,109.95 Bn | 3,867.48 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 34.03% |
| 2 | Netflix | 282.52 Bn | 242.72 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 33.38% |
| 3 | Alibaba Group Holding | 249.53 Bn | 67.40 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 5.62% |
| 4 | Shopify | 193.10 Bn | 170.29 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.62% |
| 5 | Uber Technologies | 138.52 Bn | 110.49 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.32% |
| 6 | Booking Holdings | 120.43 Bn | 53.48 Bn | - | 34.00% |
| 7 | PDD Holdings | 108.89 Bn | -143.04 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 24.62% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 101.14 Bn | 58.37 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 13.71% |
| 9 | Airbnb | 94.68 Bn | 47.91 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 21.01% |
| 10 | Groupon | 792.01 Mn | -194.17 Mn | 113.39 Mn | -0.58% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.58% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.79% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.38% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -4.88% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.99% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.37% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -25.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -22.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -25.16% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -43.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -20.97% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.02% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.73% |
API Access
Groupon 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=GRPN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "GRPN", "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=GRPN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();