Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 31.47% in Q3 2026, down 0.49 percentage points from 31.96% a year earlier but up 10.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Pinnacle West Capital's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 20.66% as of Sep 30, 2026, up 1.23 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 19.99%, up 0.25 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three straight years, though with a five-year change of -1.98 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 19.75% in FY2024 (+2.19 pp), 17.56% in FY2023 (+0.64 pp), 16.93% in FY2022 (-4.25 pp) and 21.17% in FY2021 (-0.80 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged from 3.64% in Q4 2022 to 31.96% in Q3 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.65 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 7.63 percentage points in Q2 2024, against a drop of 6.82 percentage points in Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 21.00% (Q2 2026), 11.41% (Q1 2026) and 10.73% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 181.60 Bn | 168.35 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 2 | Southern | 104.77 Bn | 95.83 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 25.46% |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 99.63 Bn | 95.89 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 26.99% |
| 4 | National Grid | 82.14 Bn | 54.44 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.86 Bn | 66.65 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 26.52% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 60.31 Bn | 58.30 Bn | - | 7.34% |
| 7 | Entergy | 51.91 Bn | 38.35 Bn | - | 33.93% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.13 Bn | 50.25 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 17.45% |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 50.13 Bn | 43.61 Bn | - | 28.55% |
| 10 | Pinnacle West Capital | 12.63 Bn | 12.60 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 31.47% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 31.47% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.63% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.54% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.72% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.50% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.64% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.95% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.26% |
API Access
Pinnacle West Capital 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=PNW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "PNW", "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=PNW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();