Hurco Companies (HURC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Hurco Companies (HURC) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 4.85% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 8.45 percentage points from -3.60% a year earlier and up 6.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Hurco Companies (HURC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 31, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Hurco Companies was -2.80%, up 1.11 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it was -5.75%, down 1.31 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +0.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Hurco Companies' Return on Sales [ROS] was -4.44% in FY2024 (-7.35 pp), 2.90% in FY2023 (-2.18 pp), 5.08% in FY2022 (+0.73 pp) and 4.36% in FY2021 (+10.14 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.08 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2021, with a gain of 17.38 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2024, with a drop of 9.46 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior fiscal quarters was -1.68% (Q2 2026), -7.39% (Q1 2026) and -7.61% (Q4 2025).
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 | Hurco Companies | 144.36 Mn | -54.51 Mn | 13.18 Mn | 4.85% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4.85% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -1.68% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -7.39% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -7.61% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -3.60% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -7.51% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -4.51% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -0.91% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -5.94% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -7.62% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -4.04% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 5.11% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 1.90% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.84% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 2.26% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 4.25% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 3.04% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.91% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 7.79% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 4.50% |
Hurco Companies 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=HURC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "HURC", "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=HURC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();