Novo Nordisk A S (NVO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2012 - 2018)
Novo Nordisk A S (NVO) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 35.98% for Q4 2018, down 0.32 percentage points from 36.31% a year earlier and down 6.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Novo Nordisk A S (NVO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2012 - 2018) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Dec 31, 2018, Novo Nordisk A S's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 42.25%, down 1.59 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2016, it was 43.33%.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +9.60 percentage points (FY2011 to FY2016).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 37.68% in FY2013 (-0.09 pp) and 37.77% in FY2012 (+4.05 pp).
- The Q4 2018 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q4 2015.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.55 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q4 2016 (a gain of 36.21 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2014 (a drop of 32.27 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q4 2018 came in at 42.47% (Q3 2018), 44.50% (Q2 2018) and 46.22% (Q1 2018).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2018 | 35.98% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 42.47% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 44.50% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 46.22% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 36.31% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 45.35% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 46.76% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 47.41% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 37.72% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 45.11% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 45.50% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 45.23% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.51% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 44.70% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 46.03% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 54.99% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1.73% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 38.46% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 40.40% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 39.48% |
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Novo Nordisk A S 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=NVO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "NVO", "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=NVO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();