Suncor Energy (SU) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Suncor Energy's Return on Sales [ROS] was 46.69% in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, up 5.56 percentage points from 41.13% a year earlier and up 43.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Suncor Energy (SU) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Suncor Energy's Return on Sales [ROS] was 19.43% through Sep 30, 2026, up 8.10 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at 16.51%, up 0.45 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +37.13 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 16.05% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-5.62 pp), 21.67% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+0.80 pp), 20.87% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-1.07 pp) and 21.94% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+42.57 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between 2.01% (the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024) and 71.33% (the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +14.85 percentage points over the last six quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 (a gain of 45.55 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 (a drop of 67.33 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SU's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026 was 3.43% (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), 58.48% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026) and 47.56% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 686.62 Bn | 644.76 Bn | - | 18.93% |
| 2 | Chevron | 416.14 Bn | 383.18 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 20.54% |
| 3 | Shell | 291.71 Bn | 151.98 Bn | - | 977.98% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 192.78 Bn | 63.86 Bn | 31,614.00 | -7,653,464.41% |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 167.56 Bn | 107.19 Bn | - | 7.15% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 165.53 Bn | 138.24 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 53.17% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 108.87 Bn | 21.72 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 36.02% |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 101.39 Bn | 95.29 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 78.41% |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 97.45 Bn | 81.24 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 14.27% |
| 10 | Suncor Energy | 83.77 Bn | 64.46 Bn | - | 46.69% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 46.69% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.43% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 58.48% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 47.56% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 41.95% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.92% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 45.27% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.51% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 43.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.52% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.75% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 71.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.28% |
Suncor Energy Return on Sales [ROS] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "SU", "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=SU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();