Netlist (NLST) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Netlist's Return on Sales [ROS] was 38.60% in Q3 2026, up 55.53 percentage points from -16.93% a year earlier and up 37.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Netlist (NLST) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Netlist's Return on Sales [ROS] was 12.17% through Sep 26, 2026, up 36.82 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -13.52%, up 24.02 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a four-year change of -21.52 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was -37.54% in FY2024 (+51.69 pp), -89.24% in FY2023 (-68.51 pp), -20.73% in FY2022 (-28.72 pp) and 8.00% in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to Q4 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for 12 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +24.94 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 127.06 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2023 (a drop of 163.93 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NLST's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 1.22% (Q2 2026), 8.17% (Q1 2026) and -3.10% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,177.41 Bn | 4,922.87 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 31.13% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 377.40 Bn | 377.40 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 249.38 Bn | 198.58 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.90% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 220.34 Bn | 176.10 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 5 | Sony | 166.48 Bn | 103.89 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 18.15% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 127.44 Bn | 112.27 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 79.59% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 121.35 Bn | 116.20 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 48.76% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 110.67 Bn | 100.50 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 46.70% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 64.15 Bn | 42.09 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Netlist | 1.92 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 68.86 Mn | 38.60% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 38.60% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.22% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 8.17% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -3.10% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -16.93% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -14.98% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -33.71% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -38.26% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -24.03% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -40.93% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -48.54% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -41.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -106.90% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -142.51% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -175.60% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -59.88% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | -28.22% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -8.96% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -11.67% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 15.43% |
API Access
Netlist 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=NLST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "NLST", "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=NLST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();