Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 18.77% for Q2 2026, up 1.75 percentage points from 17.02% a year earlier and up 2.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Sterling Infrastructure's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 17.52%, up 3.00 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 16.30%, up 3.79 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year change of +8.75 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 12.51% in FY2024 (+2.07 pp), 10.43% in FY2023 (+1.40 pp), 9.04% in FY2022 (+1.47 pp) and 7.57% in FY2021 (+0.02 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to Q1 2011.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased in each of the last 14 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.23 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 4.54 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2021 (a drop of 5.20 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 16.69% (Q1 2026), 15.88% (Q4 2025) and 18.19% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 89.31 Bn | 85.69 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 | 14.14 Bn | 12.67 Bn | 660.86 Mn | 5.35% |
| 6 | Aecom | 9.02 Bn | 4.35 Bn | -34.04 Mn | -2.12% |
| 7 | Sterling Infrastructure | 8.80 Bn | 7.22 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
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 19.62% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.77% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.69% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.19% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.48% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.74% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.26% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.52% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.57% |
API Access
Sterling Infrastructure 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=STRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "STRL", "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=STRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();