Gates Industrial (GTES) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026)
Gates Industrial's Return on Sales [ROS] was 13.98% in Q2 2026, up 0.87 percentage points from 13.10% a year earlier and up 1.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Gates Industrial (GTES) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Gates Industrial's Return on Sales [ROS] was 13.27% through Jun 27, 2026, down 0.50 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 13.51%, down 0.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a four-year change of -0.42 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 13.85% in FY2024 (+0.97 pp), 12.89% in FY2023 (+2.08 pp), 10.80% in FY2022 (-3.13 pp) and 13.93% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.45 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 3.80 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 13.19 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GTES's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 12.91% (Q1 2026), 12.65% (Q4 2025) and 13.49% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 20.91% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 29.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 16.32% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.86% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.48% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 26.92% |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.14% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 26.67% |
| 10 | Gates Industrial | 6.99 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 386.10 Mn | 13.98% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 13.98% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 12.91% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.65% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 13.49% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 13.10% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.84% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 13.23% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 13.95% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 15.05% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 13.53% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 13.65% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.42% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 13.79% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 9.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.09% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 12.06% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 12.43% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 7.66% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 24.29% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 15.13% |
API Access
Gates Industrial 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=GTES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "GTES", "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=GTES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();