Penguin Solutions (PENG) Return on Sales [ROS] (2016 - 2026)
Penguin Solutions' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 12.26% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 28, 2026), up 8.57 percentage points from 3.68% a year earlier and up 1.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Penguin Solutions (PENG) Return on Sales [ROS] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 28, 2026), Penguin Solutions' Return on Sales [ROS] was 9.56%, up 5.32 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year change of +11.05 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 4.25% in FY2025 (+2.68 pp), 1.56% in FY2024 (+0.96 pp), 0.61% in FY2023 (-4.21 pp) and 4.81% in FY2022 (+6.30 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q3 2018.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.76 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 Q3 2023 (a drop of 8.19 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PENG's Return on Sales [ROS] at 10.62% (Q3 2026), 7.49% (Q2 2026) and 5.71% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,020.54 Bn | 4,766.00 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 31.13% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 371.11 Bn | 307.04 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 215.34 Bn | 164.54 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.90% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 212.13 Bn | 167.88 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 5 | Sony | 161.14 Bn | 95.68 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 18.15% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 122.92 Bn | 107.75 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 79.59% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 105.29 Bn | 100.14 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 48.76% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 96.46 Bn | 86.29 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 46.70% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 59.75 Bn | 37.63 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Penguin Solutions | 2.21 Bn | 171.03 Mn | 155.90 Mn | 12.26% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | 12.26% |
| 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% |
API Access
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();