Southern First Bancshares (SFST) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Southern First Bancshares' Return on Sales [ROS] was 112.10% in Q2 2026, down 12.30 percentage points from 124.41% a year earlier but up 3.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Southern First Bancshares (SFST) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Southern First Bancshares' Return on Sales [ROS] was 116.41% through Jun 30, 2026, down 18.68 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 123.75%, down 26.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +83.14 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 149.85% in FY2024 (+15.73 pp), 134.12% in FY2023 (+79.87 pp), 54.25% in FY2022 (+16.43 pp) and 37.82% in FY2021 (-2.79 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between 37.38% (Q4 2021) and 165.56% (Q4 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -19.59 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 95.88 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2025 (a drop of 30.14 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SFST's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 108.99% (Q1 2026), 121.11% (Q4 2025) and 124.61% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 91.99% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 89.38% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | 48.15% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 95.47% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 138.04% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 139.33% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 84.54% |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 51.45% |
| 10 | Southern First Bancshares | 573.54 Mn | -556.77 Mn | - | 111.01% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 111.01% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 112.10% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 108.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 121.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 124.61% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 124.41% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 125.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 140.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 152.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 151.52% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 155.34% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 165.56% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 151.14% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 125.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 95.45% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 69.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 59.07% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 43.98% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 37.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 37.38% |
Southern First Bancshares 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=SFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "SFST", "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=SFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();