Milestone Scientific (MLSS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Milestone Scientific (MLSS) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of -38.30% for Q1 2026, up 51.19 percentage points from -89.49% a year earlier and up 14.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Milestone Scientific (MLSS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Mar 31, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Milestone Scientific was -51.05%, up 34.08 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -63.52%, up 15.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +73.56 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Milestone Scientific's Return on Sales [ROS] was -78.80% in FY2024 (-6.48 pp), -72.31% in FY2023 (+27.93 pp), -100.24% in FY2022 (-28.43 pp) and -71.81% in FY2021 (+65.26 pp).
- The Q1 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q1 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +12.77 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q2 2021, with a gain of 1773.88 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a drop of 56.59 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was -52.63% (Q4 2025), -48.07% (Q3 2025) and -64.56% (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 259.44 Bn | 236.08 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 18.65% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 187.98 Bn | 162.45 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 10.44% |
| 3 | Danaher | 163.91 Bn | 143.58 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 19.00% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 153.75 Bn | 134.17 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.44% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 131.67 Bn | 97.80 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 18.08% |
| 6 | Stryker | 117.84 Bn | 104.03 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 15.86% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.27 Bn | 59.95 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 16.12% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 61.69 Bn | 45.00 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 17.44% |
| 9 | Medline | 51.94 Bn | 49.07 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 6.36% |
| 10 | Milestone Scientific | 27.18 Mn | 21.49 Mn | 1.61 Mn | -33.62% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -33.62% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -37.37% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -38.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -52.63% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -48.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -64.56% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -89.49% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -103.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -58.44% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -96.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -66.70% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -87.57% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -73.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -78.27% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -51.69% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -89.90% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -90.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -175.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -70.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -54.89% |
API Access
Milestone Scientific 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=MLSS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "MLSS", "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=MLSS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();