Medifast (MED) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Medifast's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -26.87% for Q3 2026, down 22.30 percentage points from -4.56% a year earlier and down 21.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Medifast (MED) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Medifast reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -11.61%, down 10.28 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -3.68%, down 4.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of -18.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 0.48% in FY2024 (-11.31 pp), 11.79% in FY2023 (+0.23 pp), 11.56% in FY2022 (-2.61 pp) and 14.17% in FY2021 (-0.18 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to Q2 2010.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.65 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q2 2025 (a gain of 3.66 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2026 (a drop of 22.30 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows MED's Return on Sales [ROS] at -5.66% (Q2 2026), -4.33% (Q1 2026) and -10.39% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 393.58 Bn | 345.38 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 25.51% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 79.23 Bn | 74.06 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 20.26% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.61 Bn | 27.71 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 10.98% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 18.17% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.40 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 12.48% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 26.67 Bn | 25.06 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 18.19% |
| 7 | Clorox | 13.24 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 23.67% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.97 Bn | 5.79 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 10.07% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.22 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 10.38% |
| 10 | Medifast | 144.93 Mn | -533.64 Mn | 50.04 Mn | -26.87% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -26.87% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.66% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -10.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.54% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.81% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.19% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.40% |
API Access
Medifast 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=MED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "MED", "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=MED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();