Harmonic (HLIT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Harmonic's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 17.71% for Q2 2026, up 18.57 percentage points from -0.87% a year earlier and up 0.90 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Harmonic (HLIT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 3, 2026, Harmonic reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 12.82%, down 13.78 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 3.91%, down 11.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +7.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 15.31% in FY2024 (+7.58 pp), 7.73% in FY2023 (+0.45 pp), 7.28% in FY2022 (+3.57 pp) and 3.71% in FY2021 (+6.99 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.74 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q4 2024 (a gain of 195.99 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a drop of 201.29 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows HLIT's Return on Sales [ROS] at 16.80% (Q1 2026), 2.44% (Q4 2025) and 6.90% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 27.76% |
| 10 | Harmonic | 1.22 Bn | 625.46 Mn | 69.89 Mn | 17.71% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 17.71% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 16.80% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.44% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 6.90% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | -0.87% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 8.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 203.72% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 18.10% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | -11.27% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | -7.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.73% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | -6.76% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.39% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.09% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.34% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 9.58% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.72% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.72% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 4.25% |
API Access
Harmonic 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=HLIT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "HLIT", "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=HLIT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();