Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 42.96% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), up 19.72 percentage points from 23.24% a year earlier and up 10.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026), Seagate Technology Holdings posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 33.57%, up 12.80 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +19.60 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 20.78% in FY2025 (+13.88 pp), 6.90% in FY2024 (+11.53 pp), -4.63% in FY2023 (-21.40 pp) and 16.77% in FY2022 (+2.80 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased in each of the last 11 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +13.36 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was fiscal Q1 2025 (a gain of 27.46 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 32.25 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 32.07% (Q3 2026), 29.84% (Q2 2026) and 26.40% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,863.18 Bn | 4,610.67 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 445.19 Bn | 381.12 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 353.32 Bn | 309.07 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.04 Bn | 214.50 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 248.81 Bn | 237.33 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 201.18 Bn | 196.18 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 159.43 Bn | 147.56 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 8 | Sony | 144.77 Bn | 95.16 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.72 Bn | 88.53 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 27.76% |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 90.82 Bn | 68.69 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 42.96% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 32.07% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 29.84% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 26.40% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 23.24% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 19.95% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 20.99% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 18.59% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 16.64% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 8.64% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 7.97% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | -8.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -16.94% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | -8.48% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.26% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 13.70% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 15.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.61% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 18.81% |
API Access
Seagate Technology Holdings 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=STX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "STX", "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=STX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();