Nerdwallet (NRDS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2021 - 2026)
Nerdwallet's Return on Sales [ROS] was 3.55% in Q2 2026, down 2.18 percentage points from 5.72% a year earlier and down 8.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nerdwallet (NRDS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Nerdwallet's Return on Sales [ROS] was 10.23% through Jun 30, 2026, up 6.77 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 7.79%, up 6.43 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +7.02 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 1.37% in FY2024 (+0.77 pp), 0.60% in FY2023 (+4.13 pp), -3.53% in FY2022 (+6.75 pp) and -10.27% in FY2021 (-11.05 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.80 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 17.59 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2022 (a drop of 12.57 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NRDS's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 12.24% (Q1 2026), 8.61% (Q4 2025) and 15.99% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,890.87 Bn | 3,648.40 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 34.03% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,637.40 Bn | 1,339.92 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 30.88% |
| 3 | Netflix | 270.40 Bn | 231.70 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 34.63% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 231.40 Bn | 53.61 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 5.62% |
| 5 | Shopify | 218.48 Bn | 195.66 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.62% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 136.01 Bn | 107.99 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.32% |
| 7 | Spotify Technology | 120.19 Bn | 77.10 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 13.52% |
| 8 | Booking Holdings | 117.09 Bn | 50.14 Bn | - | 34.00% |
| 9 | PDD Holdings | 112.51 Bn | -131.27 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 24.62% |
| 10 | Nerdwallet | 698.20 Mn | 361.00 Mn | 183.90 Mn | 3.55% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.55% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.61% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.72% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.45% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.44% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.62% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -6.17% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -7.19% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -7.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -9.45% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.40% |
API Access
Nerdwallet 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=NRDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "NRDS", "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=NRDS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();