Nli Holdings (NL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Nli Holdings' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 4.63% for Q3 2025, down 1.41 percentage points from 6.05% a year earlier and down 2.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nli Holdings (NL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2025, Nli Holdings reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 26.10%, up 20.11 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2024, it came in at 25.95%, up 17.19 percentage points from FY2023.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last six years, with a five-year change of +27.25 percentage points (FY2019 to FY2024).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 8.76% in FY2023 (+0.52 pp), 8.24% in FY2022 (+0.79 pp), 7.45% in FY2021 (+5.39 pp) and 2.06% in FY2020 (+3.35 pp).
- The Q3 2025 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +9.72 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q4 2024 (a gain of 76.52 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2020 (a drop of 9.59 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NL's Return on Sales [ROS] at 6.94% (Q2 2025), 7.82% (Q1 2025) and 87.71% (Q4 2024) in the three quarters before Q3 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 20.38% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 29.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 17.76% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 19.96% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 23.66% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 25.88% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 27.79% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 22.81% |
| 10 | Nli Holdings | 352.07 Mn | -127.20 Mn | 13.03 Mn | 7.14% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.14% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.06% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.63% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.82% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 87.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.19% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.20% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.09% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.96% |
API Access
Nli Holdings 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=NL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "NL", "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=NL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();