Stem (STEM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026)
Stem (STEM) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of -22.79% for Q2 2026, up 11.98 percentage points from -34.77% a year earlier and up 26.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Stem (STEM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Stem was -29.10%, up 115.82 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -35.64%, up 544.96 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +100.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Stem's Return on Sales [ROS] was -580.60% in FY2024 (-541.75 pp), -38.85% in FY2023 (-2.73 pp), -36.12% in FY2022 (+29.10 pp) and -65.22% in FY2021 (+70.80 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of -1705.49% in Q2 2024 to a high of -17.70% in Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +240.06 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q2 2025, with a gain of 1670.71 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a drop of 1667.97 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was -49.01% (Q1 2026), -17.70% (Q4 2025) and -33.61% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 323.81 Bn | 308.88 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 5.04% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 271.09 Bn | 251.53 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -2.26% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 131.14 Bn | 117.07 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 33.66% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 119.71 Bn | 107.03 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -17.00% |
| 5 | Datadog | 98.30 Bn | 79.94 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.49% |
| 6 | Okta | 34.95 Bn | 25.05 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 13.29% |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 34.32 Bn | 28.85 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 5.17% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.52 Bn | 18.64 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.56 Bn | -44.07 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 9.62% |
| 10 | Stem | 40.83 Mn | -126.64 Mn | 13.89 Mn | -22.79% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -22.79% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -49.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -17.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -33.61% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -34.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -65.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -84.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -493.16% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1,705.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -267.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -20.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -51.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -37.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -63.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -21.71% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -32.76% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -44.55% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -85.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -57.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -48.03% |
API Access
Stem 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=STEM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "STEM", "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=STEM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();