Stantec (STN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Stantec (STN) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 11.45% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 0.28 percentage points from 11.17% a year earlier and up 1.37 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Stantec (STN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Stantec's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 12.52% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 3.66 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at 19.18%, up 0.69 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for four straight years, with a five-year change of +5.18 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 18.49% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+5.45 pp), 13.04% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+0.11 pp), 12.93% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+0.33 pp) and 12.60% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-1.41 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged from -144.49% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 to 19.17% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.30 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 163.27 percentage points in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022, against a drop of 158.67 percentage points in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 10.07% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 19.17% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 11.93% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 89.04 Bn | 85.41 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 8.54% |
| 2 | Ferrovial | 44.08 Bn | 24.68 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Emcor | 29.16 Bn | 25.43 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 9.85% |
| 4 | Jacobs Solutions | 18.59 Bn | 13.24 Bn | 810.70 Mn | 7.03% |
| 5 | Mastec | 14.16 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 660.86 Mn | 5.35% |
| 6 | Aecom | 9.02 Bn | 4.35 Bn | -34.04 Mn | -2.12% |
| 7 | Sterling Infrastructure | 8.73 Bn | 7.15 Bn | 377.28 Mn | 19.62% |
| 8 | Stantec | 8.59 Bn | 7.47 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 13.38% |
| 9 | IES Holdings | 6.94 Bn | 5.80 Bn | 340.66 Mn | 14.37% |
| 10 | Dycom Industries | 6.79 Bn | 5.09 Bn | 440.55 Mn | -68.47% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13.38% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.58% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.58% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.38% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.86% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.83% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.72% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.58% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.21% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.92% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.02% |
Stantec 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=STN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "STN", "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=STN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();