Penguin Solutions (PENG) Return on Sales [ROS] (2016 - 2026)
Penguin Solutions' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 10.62% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 29, 2026), up 7.59 percentage points from 3.04% a year earlier and up 3.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Penguin Solutions (PENG) Return on Sales [ROS] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to May 29, 2026, Penguin Solutions reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 7.23%, up 3.17 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 29, 2025), it was 4.25%, up 2.68 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +0.56 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 1.56% in FY2024 (+0.96 pp), 0.61% in FY2023 (-4.21 pp), 4.81% in FY2022 (+6.30 pp) and -1.49% in FY2021 (-5.17 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q1 2019.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in fiscal Q4 2022 (a gain of 183.60 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2021 (a drop of 183.04 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PENG's Return on Sales [ROS] at 7.49% (Q2 2026), 5.71% (Q1 2026) and 3.68% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 27.76% |
| 10 | Penguin Solutions | 3.14 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 133.21 Mn | 10.62% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | 10.62% |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 7.49% |
| Nov 28, 2025 | 5.71% |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 3.68% |
| May 30, 2025 | 3.04% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 5.06% |
| Nov 29, 2024 | 5.09% |
| Aug 30, 2024 | 2.83% |
| May 31, 2024 | 3.83% |
| Mar 1, 2024 | -1.16% |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 0.48% |
| Aug 25, 2023 | -0.52% |
| May 26, 2023 | -0.69% |
| Feb 24, 2023 | -0.53% |
| Nov 25, 2022 | 3.79% |
| Aug 26, 2022 | 6.36% |
| May 27, 2022 | 7.50% |
| Feb 25, 2022 | 0.47% |
| Nov 26, 2021 | 4.59% |
| Aug 27, 2021 | -177.24% |
Penguin Solutions 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=PENG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "PENG", "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=PENG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();