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 | 5,064.64 Bn | 4,810.10 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 31.13% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 387.30 Bn | 323.23 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 233.88 Bn | 183.08 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.90% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 213.96 Bn | 169.72 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 5 | Sony | 164.26 Bn | 101.68 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 18.15% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 123.84 Bn | 108.67 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 79.59% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 115.23 Bn | 110.07 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 48.76% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 108.25 Bn | 98.08 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 46.70% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.71 Bn | 41.65 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Harmonic | 1.09 Bn | 480.75 Mn | 77.12 Mn | 17.58% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 17.58% |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 17.71% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 16.80% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.84% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 4.45% |
| 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% |
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();