Ribbon Communications (RBBN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2016 - 2026)
Ribbon Communications (RBBN) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of -6.35% for Q2 2026, down 8.27 percentage points from 1.92% a year earlier but up 13.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Ribbon Communications (RBBN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Ribbon Communications was -3.99%, down 5.95 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -0.39%, down 2.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -0.59 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ribbon Communications' Return on Sales [ROS] was 2.02% in FY2024 (+4.96 pp), -2.94% in FY2023 (+2.96 pp), -5.89% in FY2022 (+8.05 pp) and -13.94% in FY2021 (-14.14 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of -52.10% in Q4 2021 to a high of 13.22% in Q4 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.47 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 2022, with a gain of 52.64 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a drop of 59.02 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was -19.49% (Q1 2026), 4.09% (Q4 2025) and 1.28% (Q3 2025).
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 | Ribbon Communications | 316.43 Mn | 34.16 Mn | 90.34 Mn | -6.35% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -6.35% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -19.49% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.92% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -10.82% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.44% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.36% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -18.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.52% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -22.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -52.10% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.95% |
Ribbon Communications 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=RBBN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "RBBN", "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=RBBN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();