Guidewire Software (GWRE) Return on Sales [ROS] (2011 - 2026)
Guidewire Software's Return on Sales [ROS] was 15.16% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 6.86 percentage points from 8.30% a year earlier and up 6.94 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Guidewire Software (GWRE) Return on Sales [ROS] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 31, 2026), Return on Sales [ROS] at Guidewire Software came in at 10.16%, up 6.74 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +24.36 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 3.42% in FY2025 (+8.78 pp), -5.36% in FY2024 (+11.15 pp), -16.51% in FY2023 (+8.03 pp) and -24.54% in FY2022 (-10.34 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q4 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for 16 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.06 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was fiscal Q1 2024 (a gain of 21.89 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2022 (a drop of 20.79 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GWRE's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 8.22% (Q3 2026), 10.70% (Q2 2026) and 5.55% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PayPal Holdings | 49.67 Bn | 7.89 Bn | - | 16.44% |
| 2 | Block | 46.56 Bn | 17.86 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 6.75% |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 45.63 Bn | 2.44 Bn | - | -9.30% |
| 4 | Corpay | 26.17 Bn | 16.06 Bn | - | 35.28% |
| 5 | Fiserv | 25.31 Bn | 21.98 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 19.18% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 22.57 Bn | 361.32 Mn | 2.03 Bn | 10.15% |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 14.23 Bn | 10.79 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 15.16% |
| 8 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 11.95 Bn | 9.33 Bn | 40.81 Mn | -25.50% |
| 9 | Chime Financial | 11.27 Bn | 7.06 Bn | 594.87 Mn | 3.18% |
| 10 | Jack Henry & Associates | 11.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 273.85 Mn | 21.24% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 15.16% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 8.22% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 10.70% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 5.55% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 8.30% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 1.52% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 4.05% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -1.80% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 3.54% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -6.94% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -5.15% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -16.29% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 2.26% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -27.86% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -9.98% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -38.18% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -13.17% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -31.61% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -19.28% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -39.40% |
API Access
Guidewire Software 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=GWRE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "GWRE", "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=GWRE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();