R F Industries (RFIL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
R F Industries (RFIL) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 7.34% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 3.70 percentage points from 3.64% a year earlier and up 2.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
R F Industries (RFIL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, R F Industries' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 4.56%, up 3.28 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it came in at 2.22%, up 6.57 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +3.15 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -4.35% in FY2024 (+0.91 pp), -5.26% in FY2023 (unchanged), -5.26% in FY2022 (-12.95 pp) and 7.69% in FY2021 (+8.62 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased in each of the last nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.64 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (a gain of 46.24 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2022 (a drop of 58.54 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 5.31% (Q2 2026), 0.93% (Q1 2026) and 3.98% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 20.38% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 29.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 17.76% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 19.96% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 23.66% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 25.88% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 27.79% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 22.81% |
| 10 | R F Industries | 78.43 Mn | 60.39 Mn | 8.54 Mn | 7.34% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 7.34% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 5.31% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.93% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 3.98% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 3.64% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.56% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.29% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.52% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -2.49% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -2.58% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -15.49% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -6.97% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -12.84% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 2.19% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -6.37% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -53.22% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 4.56% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 3.47% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -2.14% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 5.32% |
R F Industries 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=RFIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "RFIL", "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=RFIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();