Starling Oncology (STLN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2021 - 2026)
Starling Oncology's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -2.86% for Q2 2026, up 6.50 percentage points from -9.36% a year earlier and up 1.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Starling Oncology (STLN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Starling Oncology reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -4.44%, up 6.61 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -7.18%, up 8.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last three years, though with a five-year change of -2.81 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was -15.28% in FY2024 (+8.47 pp), -23.75% in FY2023 (+8.70 pp), -32.46% in FY2022 (-9.87 pp) and -22.59% in FY2021 (-18.22 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q2 2021.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for 13 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.54 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q4 2022 (a gain of 42.95 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a drop of 29.88 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows STLN's Return on Sales [ROS] at -4.42% (Q1 2026), -4.87% (Q4 2025) and -5.90% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.08 Bn | 92.52 Bn | - | 15.29% |
| 2 | Natera | 58.93 Bn | 54.61 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -10.07% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.75 Bn | 24.18 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 15.08% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.96 Bn | 22.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 12.10% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.76 Bn | 19.82 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -38.55% |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.83 Bn | 11.98 Bn | - | 26.67% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.43 Bn | 10.46 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -19.85% |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.90 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 3.37% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 11.82 Bn | 12.29 Bn | - | 18.43% |
| 10 | Starling Oncology | 637.98 Mn | 505.38 Mn | 27.17 Mn | -2.86% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.86% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -5.90% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -9.36% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -9.49% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -11.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -13.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -16.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -18.98% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -17.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -16.97% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -18.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -43.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -35.11% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -30.93% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -30.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -33.49% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -78.07% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -4.13% |
API Access
Starling Oncology 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=STLN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "STLN", "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=STLN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();