Novanta (NOVT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Novanta (NOVT) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 6.79% for Q2 2026, up 0.61 percentage points from 6.19% a year earlier but down 3.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Novanta (NOVT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 3, 2026, Novanta's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 8.96%, down 2.18 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 9.59%, down 2.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +0.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 11.65% in FY2024 (-0.88 pp), 12.53% in FY2023 (+0.56 pp), 11.97% in FY2022 (+2.91 pp) and 9.06% in FY2021 (-0.40 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of 6.19% in Q2 2025 and a high of 14.03% in Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.25 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 5.06 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2025 (a drop of 4.72 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 10.69% (Q1 2026), 9.61% (Q4 2025) and 8.82% (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 | Novanta | 4.68 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 135.64 Mn | 4.56% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.56% |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 6.79% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 10.69% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.61% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 8.82% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 6.19% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 13.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.22% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 13.32% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 10.90% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 11.09% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.25% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 13.68% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.85% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 10.82% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.90% |
API Access
Novanta 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=NOVT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "NOVT", "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=NOVT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();