Kosmos Energy (KOS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Kosmos Energy (KOS) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 6.44% for Q3 2026, up 22.04 percentage points from -15.60% a year earlier but down 48.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kosmos Energy (KOS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Kosmos Energy's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -7.74%, up 0.93 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -31.83%, down 58.00 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +2.42 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 26.16% in FY2024 (-1.32 pp), 27.48% in FY2023 (+7.68 pp), 19.80% in FY2022 (+13.43 pp) and 6.37% in FY2021 (+40.63 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of -105.06% in Q4 2025 and a high of 78.88% in Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -26.66 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 79.43 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2025 (a drop of 99.76 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 54.48% (Q2 2026), -49.15% (Q1 2026) and -105.06% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 696.20 Bn | 661.07 Bn | 47.44 Bn | 18.93% |
| 2 | Shell | 563.81 Bn | 425.16 Bn | - | 977.98% |
| 3 | Chevron | 432.14 Bn | 404.83 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 20.54% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 200.31 Bn | 75.66 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 39.66% |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 181.16 Bn | 124.34 Bn | - | 7.15% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 168.32 Bn | 137.35 Bn | 12.63 Bn | 50.83% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 107.41 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 36.02% |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 103.54 Bn | 97.44 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 78.41% |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 103.32 Bn | 88.28 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 14.27% |
| 10 | Kosmos Energy | 1.33 Bn | 900.72 Mn | - | 6.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.44% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 54.48% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -49.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -105.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -15.60% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.27% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -14.53% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.55% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 38.23% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 37.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.39% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.95% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 28.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 41.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -30.86% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 78.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 36.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.98% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 33.78% |
API Access
Kosmos Energy 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=KOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "KOS", "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=KOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();