Stagwell (STGW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Stagwell (STGW) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 5.89% in Q3 2026, down 2.31 percentage points from 8.20% a year earlier but up 4.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Stagwell (STGW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Stagwell's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 4.04% as of Sep 30, 2026, down 1.01 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 5.47%, up 0.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -3.96 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 4.68% in FY2024 (+1.10 pp), 3.58% in FY2023 (-2.34 pp), 5.92% in FY2022 (+2.88 pp) and 3.04% in FY2021 (-6.39 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged from -1.95% in Q4 2022 to 10.55% in Q3 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.03 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 14.76 percentage points in Q3 2022, against a drop of 7.49 percentage points in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 1.47% (Q2 2026), 1.37% (Q1 2026) and 7.01% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 40.81 Bn | 33.65 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 5.24% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.36 Bn | 14.11 Bn | - | 18.79% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.24 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 15.44% |
| 4 | News | 14.40 Bn | 7.03 Bn | - | 12.98% |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.56 Bn | 8.99 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 15.87% |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.96 Bn | 8.09 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.86 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 22.25% |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.37 Bn | 5.01 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 24.94% |
| 9 | Wpp | 6.05 Bn | -5.75 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Stagwell | 2.80 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 304.33 Mn | 5.89% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.89% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.47% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.28% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.81% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.95% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.46% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.36% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.55% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.50% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.54% |
API Access
Stagwell 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=STGW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "STGW", "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=STGW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();