Matthews International (MATW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Matthews International (MATW) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of -5.37% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 26.90 percentage points from 21.52% a year earlier and down 4.15 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Matthews International (MATW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Matthews International's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 6.30% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 4.02 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it was 5.04%, up 5.72 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +9.32 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -0.69% in FY2024 (-5.37 pp), 4.68% in FY2023 (+7.18 pp), -2.49% in FY2022 (-5.01 pp) and 2.52% in FY2021 (+6.80 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.30 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 32.84 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2026, against a drop of 26.90 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at -1.23% (Q2 2026), 34.25% (Q1 2026) and -3.56% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.12 Bn | 9.18 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 22.84% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.23 Bn | -2.80 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 19.99% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 6.19 Bn | -6.29 Bn | 594.64 Mn | 23.71% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.13 Bn | 227.24 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 6.45% |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.75 Bn | 4.09 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 24.56% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.56 Bn | 4.27 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 20.60% |
| 7 | Covista | 3.91 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 19.16% |
| 8 | Stride | 3.23 Bn | 50.58 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 13.18% |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.23 Bn | 3.12 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 10.83% |
| 10 | Matthews International | 613.34 Mn | 475.86 Mn | 88.19 Mn | -5.37% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.37% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 34.25% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -11.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.57% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.56% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -15.98% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.46% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.69% |
Matthews International 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=MATW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "MATW", "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=MATW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();