Red Violet (RDVT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026)
Red Violet (RDVT) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 20.77% in Q3 2026, up 0.95 percentage points from 19.82% a year earlier but down 2.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Red Violet (RDVT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Red Violet's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 18.23% as of Sep 30, 2026, up 4.45 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 14.56%, up 4.02 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for eight straight years, with a five-year change of +34.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 10.53% in FY2024 (+6.37 pp), 4.16% in FY2023 (+3.48 pp), 0.68% in FY2022 (+3.66 pp) and -2.99% in FY2021 (+16.76 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged from -14.67% in Q4 2022 to 22.81% in Q2 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.61 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 10.18 percentage points in Q2 2026, against a drop of 3.47 percentage points in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 22.81% (Q2 2026), 21.08% (Q1 2026) and 6.84% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 241.89 Bn | 226.96 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 5.04% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 225.79 Bn | 206.19 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -2.26% |
| 3 | Snowflake | 101.21 Bn | 88.53 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -17.00% |
| 4 | Fortinet | 89.62 Bn | 73.88 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 33.89% |
| 5 | Datadog | 63.95 Bn | 44.50 Bn | 959.92 Mn | 6.24% |
| 6 | Zscaler | 32.01 Bn | 18.17 Bn | 689.22 Mn | -1.72% |
| 7 | Okta | 30.67 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 13.29% |
| 8 | MongoDB | 26.25 Bn | 16.72 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 3.68% |
| 9 | Axon Enterprise | 25.19 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 5.17% |
| 10 | Red Violet | 1.10 Bn | 854.83 Mn | 23.73 Mn | 20.77% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 20.77% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.81% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.08% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.84% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.82% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.63% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -5.94% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.14% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -14.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.21% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -14.10% |
API Access
Red Violet 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=RDVT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "RDVT", "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=RDVT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();