Oatly Group AB (OTLY) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026)
Oatly Group AB (OTLY) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of -3.78% for Q3 2026, up 3.82 percentage points from -7.60% a year earlier and up 3.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Oatly Group AB (OTLY) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Oatly Group AB was -5.07%, up 12.40 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -7.85%, up 14.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +3.32 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Oatly Group AB's Return on Sales [ROS] was -22.60% in FY2024 (+35.74 pp), -58.34% in FY2023 (-3.51 pp), -54.83% in FY2022 (-21.60 pp) and -33.23% in FY2021 (-22.06 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to Q2 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last 11 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +18.26 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q4 2024, with a gain of 77.00 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 54.76 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was -7.21% (Q2 2026), -4.97% (Q1 2026) and -4.32% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coca Cola | 416.85 Bn | 405.33 Bn | 8.45 Bn | 33.37% |
| 2 | Diageo | 246.91 Bn | 229.06 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv | 201.88 Bn | 201.88 Bn | 37.08 Bn | 14.90% |
| 4 | Pepsico | 195.70 Bn | 153.66 Bn | 13.75 Bn | 16.86% |
| 5 | Anheuser-Busch InBev | 154.67 Bn | 154.67 Bn | 27,528.00 | 9,345,775.10% |
| 6 | Monster Beverage | 88.75 Bn | 85.98 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 28.04% |
| 7 | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | 52.79 Bn | 46.01 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Keurig Dr Pepper | 51.16 Bn | 50.63 Bn | 3.53 Bn | 18.15% |
| 9 | Ambev | 43.82 Bn | 28.73 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 25.65% |
| 10 | Oatly Group AB | 253.55 Mn | 63.67 Mn | 82.98 Mn | -3.78% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -3.78% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.32% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -7.60% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -10.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -9.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -41.86% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -13.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -19.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -14.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -118.86% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -35.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -38.51% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -36.58% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -64.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -57.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -41.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -55.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -49.84% |
API Access
Oatly Group AB 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=OTLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "OTLY", "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=OTLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();