Planet Labs PBC (PL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2021 - 2026)
Planet Labs PBC (PL) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -11.64% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 12.83 percentage points from -24.47% a year earlier and up 25.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Planet Labs PBC (PL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Planet Labs PBC's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -27.16%, up 4.35 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was -30.90%, up 16.63 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +46.37 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -47.52% in FY2025 (+29.39 pp), -76.91% in FY2024 (+14.94 pp), -91.85% in FY2023 (+5.74 pp) and -97.59% in FY2022 (-20.33 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +19.16 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (a gain of 73.42 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2023 (a drop of 61.75 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at -37.06% (Q1 2027), -41.47% (Q4 2026) and -22.57% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 322.94 Bn | 308.02 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 5.04% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 272.46 Bn | 252.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -2.26% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 131.11 Bn | 117.04 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 33.66% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 120.49 Bn | 107.81 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -17.00% |
| 5 | Datadog | 99.24 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.49% |
| 6 | Okta | 35.54 Bn | 25.63 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 13.29% |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 34.30 Bn | 28.82 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 5.17% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.41 Bn | 18.53 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.12 Bn | -44.51 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 9.62% |
| 10 | Planet Labs PBC | 5.87 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 65.63 Mn | -11.64% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | -11.64% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -37.06% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -41.47% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -22.57% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -24.47% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -34.36% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -31.46% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -36.90% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -64.78% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -57.20% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -57.63% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -86.42% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -80.50% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -84.80% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -80.58% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -85.77% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -88.01% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -118.91% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -154.00% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -79.81% |
Planet Labs PBC 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=PL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "PL", "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=PL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();