Sunoco (SUN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Sunoco's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 4.10% for Q3 2026, down 0.07 percentage points from 4.18% a year earlier but up 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sunoco (SUN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Sunoco reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 4.60%, up 0.08 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 3.71%, up 0.22 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last three years, though with a five-year change of -0.18 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 3.49% in FY2024 (+0.73 pp), 2.75% in FY2023 (+0.12 pp), 2.64% in FY2022 (-1.62 pp) and 4.26% in FY2021 (+0.36 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is -0.76% (Q4 2023) to 8.10% (Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.19 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q4 2024 (a gain of 5.26 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a drop of 3.49 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SUN's Return on Sales [ROS] at 4.09% (Q2 2026), 8.10% (Q1 2026) and 2.14% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathon Petroleum | 112.89 Bn | 92.33 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 18.50% |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 105.91 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 9.41 Bn | 19.68% |
| 3 | HF Sinclair | 17.51 Bn | 9.85 Bn | 3.15 Bn | 24.61% |
| 4 | Sunoco | 8.96 Bn | 5.82 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 4.10% |
| 5 | PBF Energy | 8.70 Bn | 4.34 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 17.32% |
| 6 | Ultrapar Holdings | 6.21 Bn | -1.35 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 20.19% |
| 7 | Delek US Holdings | 4.15 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 34.58% |
| 8 | Cvr Energy | 4.12 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 783.00 Mn | 22.07% |
| 9 | Par Pacific Holdings | 3.66 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 715.29 Mn | 15.47% |
| 10 | Icahn Enterprises | 3.59 Bn | -1.86 Bn | 816.00 Mn | -69.57% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.10% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.09% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.40% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.35% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.45% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.79% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.55% |
API Access
Sunoco 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=SUN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "SUN", "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=SUN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();