Lionsgate Studios (LION) Return on Sales [ROS] (2024 - 2026)
Lionsgate Studios' Return on Sales [ROS] was 3.30% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 5.31 percentage points from -2.02% a year earlier but down 9.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lionsgate Studios (LION) Return on Sales [ROS] (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Lionsgate Studios' Return on Sales [ROS] was 4.62% through Jun 30, 2026, up 4.85 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), it was 3.69%, up 4.39 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a three-year change of -0.84 percentage points (FY2023 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] was -0.70% in FY2025 (-0.11 pp), -0.59% in FY2024 (-5.12 pp) and 4.53% in FY2023.
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between -16.67% (fiscal Q2 2025) and 12.97% (fiscal Q4 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.90 percentage points over the last five quarters.
- Per Business Quant data, LION's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 12.97% (Q4 2026), 4.97% (Q3 2026) and -9.68% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Disney | 176.43 Bn | 161.00 Bn | 11.57 Bn | -35.31% |
| 2 | Warner Music | 14.03 Bn | 11.52 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 16.36% |
| 3 | Lionsgate Studios | 3.32 Bn | 2.28 Bn | - | 3.30% |
| 4 | Angel Studios | 753.52 Mn | 559.02 Mn | 59.96 Mn | -16.57% |
| 5 | Reservoir Media | 627.66 Mn | 539.97 Mn | 26.69 Mn | 12.97% |
| 6 | Kartoon Studios | 34.83 Mn | 17.70 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | American Picture House | 7.96 Mn | 7.96 Mn | - | 58.00% |
| 8 | Nexus Advanced Technologies | 1.88 Mn | -16.73 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | AI Era | 348,100.85 | -302,132.15 | - | -85.16% |
| 10 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -9.68% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -16.67% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.62% |
Lionsgate Studios 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=LION&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "LION", "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=LION&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();