Natera (NTRA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2014 - 2026)
Natera (NTRA) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -10.07% for Q2 2026, up 10.12 percentage points from -20.19% a year earlier and up 3.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Natera (NTRA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Natera's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -10.70%, up 4.25 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -13.44%, down 0.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +41.87 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -13.10% in FY2024 (+28.12 pp), -41.22% in FY2023 (+24.74 pp), -65.96% in FY2022 (+8.89 pp) and -74.85% in FY2021 (-19.54 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of -94.99% in Q3 2021 and a high of -3.42% in Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.00 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 38.47 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2021 (a drop of 38.16 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -13.42% (Q1 2026), -3.42% (Q4 2025) and -16.48% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 106.13 Bn | 102.23 Bn | - | 15.00% |
| 2 | Natera | 44.93 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 513.47 Mn | -8.60% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 29.97 Bn | 28.06 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 10.55% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.09 Bn | 25.85 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 15.47% |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.72 Bn | 12.03 Bn | - | 31.08% |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 20.11 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 236.15 Mn | -36.78% |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.90 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 3.81% |
| 8 | Tempus AI | 13.80 Bn | 10.95 Bn | 266.70 Mn | -13.82% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.52 Bn | 13.15 Bn | - | 18.02% |
| 10 | Davita | 12.21 Bn | 9.59 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 13.95% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -8.60% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -10.07% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -13.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.42% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -16.48% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -20.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -15.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -13.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -8.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -10.62% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -20.21% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -27.17% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -41.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -43.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -57.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -65.26% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -56.52% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -72.19% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -70.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -80.72% |
Natera 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=NTRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "NTRA", "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=NTRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();