Symbotic (SYM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2021 - 2026)
Symbotic (SYM) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 4.56% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 8.92 percentage points from -4.36% a year earlier and up 3.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Symbotic (SYM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 27, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Symbotic was -0.01%, up 2.65 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at -5.12%, up 1.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +114.74 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Symbotic's Return on Sales [ROS] was -6.53% in FY2024 (+12.44 pp), -18.97% in FY2023 (+4.69 pp), -23.66% in FY2022 (+24.92 pp) and -48.58% in FY2021 (+71.28 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to fiscal Q3 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.54 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2024, with a gain of 26.75 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2025, with a drop of 9.33 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 0.90% (Q2 2026), 1.04% (Q1 2026) and -7.40% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 379.87 Bn | 351.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 20.91% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 211.41 Bn | 206.11 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 29.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 179.93 Bn | 188.69 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.93 Bn | 167.16 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 16.32% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.78 Bn | 119.91 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.86% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 94.75 Bn | 85.37 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.48% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.42 Bn | 81.17 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 26.92% |
| 8 | 3M | 84.08 Bn | 65.54 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.14% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.29 Bn | 70.85 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 26.67% |
| 10 | Symbotic | 26.07 Bn | 19.67 Bn | 160.91 Mn | 4.56% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 4.56% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 0.90% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 1.04% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -7.40% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -4.36% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -3.72% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -4.72% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 1.93% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -8.00% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -16.50% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -6.97% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -13.76% |
| Jun 24, 2023 | -13.47% |
| Mar 25, 2023 | -21.63% |
| Dec 24, 2022 | -33.72% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | -18.82% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | -31.12% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | -29.94% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | -34.34% |
| Jun 26, 2021 | -28.73% |
Symbotic 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=SYM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "SYM", "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=SYM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();