Inuvo (INUV) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2025)
Inuvo's Return on Sales [ROS] was -8.51% in Q4 2025, down 9.35 percentage points from 0.84% a year earlier and down 1.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Inuvo (INUV) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Sales [ROS] at Inuvo came in at -7.77%, down 1.19 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +10.26 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was -6.58% in FY2024 (+7.48 pp), -14.06% in FY2023 (+2.67 pp), -16.73% in FY2022 (-3.74 pp) and -12.99% in FY2021 (+5.04 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between -29.00% (Q1 2023) and 0.84% (Q4 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.25 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 17.26 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2023 (a drop of 17.68 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, INUV's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q4 2025 was -7.40% (Q3 2025), -9.01% (Q2 2025) and -6.63% (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,173.87 Bn | 3,931.39 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 34.03% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,849.67 Bn | 1,552.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 30.88% |
| 3 | Netflix | 279.23 Bn | 239.43 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 33.38% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 245.86 Bn | 63.73 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 5.62% |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.08 Bn | 173.27 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.62% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 138.90 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.32% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 119.48 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 34.00% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 107.30 Bn | -144.64 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 24.62% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 97.33 Bn | 54.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 13.71% |
| 10 | Inuvo | 8.46 Mn | 8.46 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -7.40% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -9.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -6.63% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -8.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -12.28% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -11.64% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -20.05% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -29.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -22.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -22.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -12.53% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -11.32% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -5.23% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -10.36% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -18.98% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -24.44% |
API Access
Inuvo 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=INUV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "INUV", "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=INUV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();