RBC Bearings (RBC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
RBC Bearings (RBC) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 27.10% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 3.91 percentage points from 23.19% a year earlier and up 4.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
RBC Bearings (RBC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 27, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at RBC Bearings was 23.57%, up 1.15 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Mar 28, 2026), it was 22.50%, down 0.10 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +3.68 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, RBC Bearings' Return on Sales [ROS] was 22.61% in FY2025 (+0.67 pp), 21.93% in FY2024 (+1.99 pp), 19.94% in FY2023 (+7.10 pp) and 12.84% in FY2022 (-5.97 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.53 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2023, with a gain of 14.08 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2022, with a drop of 12.25 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 22.99% (Q4 2026), 22.31% (Q3 2026) and 21.48% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 333.79 Bn | 305.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 20.91% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.60 Bn | 192.18 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 29.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 169.21 Bn | 137.30 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 152.39 Bn | 149.57 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 16.32% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.22 Bn | 120.34 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.86% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 89.77 Bn | 82.51 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 26.92% |
| 7 | 3M | 84.26 Bn | 65.66 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.14% |
| 8 | Vertiv Holdings | 79.29 Bn | 69.91 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.48% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 77.45 Bn | 74.01 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 26.67% |
| 10 | RBC Bearings | 15.90 Bn | 15.52 Bn | 247.80 Mn | 27.10% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 27.10% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 22.99% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 22.31% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 21.48% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 23.19% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 23.01% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 21.70% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 21.64% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 24.00% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 22.77% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 20.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.77% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 21.96% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 21.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.02% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 19.50% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 18.22% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 16.54% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 5.94% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 10.30% |
RBC Bearings 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=RBC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "RBC", "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=RBC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();