Transalta (TAC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Transalta (TAC) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 27.14% in Q3 2026, up 25.35 percentage points from 1.79% a year earlier but down 2.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Transalta (TAC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Transalta's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 18.87% as of Sep 30, 2026, up 14.34 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 5.82%, down 14.74 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +10.53 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 20.56% in FY2024 (-11.90 pp), 32.46% in FY2023 (+14.62 pp), 17.84% in FY2022 (+26.63 pp) and -8.78% in FY2021 (-4.07 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged from -0.46% in Q2 2025 to 50.15% in Q3 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.14 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 67.17 percentage points in Q3 2022, against a drop of 35.88 percentage points in Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 29.57% (Q2 2026), 16.28% (Q1 2026) and 5.18% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constellation Energy | 89.90 Bn | 80.80 Bn | - | 7.73% |
| 2 | Vistra | 41.95 Bn | 35.14 Bn | - | 13.77% |
| 3 | AXIA Energia | 24.73 Bn | 11.71 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 41.22% |
| 4 | Nrg Energy | 18.65 Bn | 12.87 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 13.05% |
| 5 | Talen Energy | 16.12 Bn | 13.84 Bn | - | 19.22% |
| 6 | Enlight Renewable Energy | 8.45 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 124.81 Mn | 48.83% |
| 7 | Brookfield Renewable Partners | 7.95 Bn | -20.69 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Ormat Technologies | 5.65 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 77.38 Mn | 16.45% |
| 9 | Oklo | 4.15 Bn | -2.68 Bn | - | -6,048.76% |
| 10 | Transalta | 3.87 Bn | 2.77 Bn | 293.59 Mn | 27.14% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 27.14% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 29.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.79% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.46% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 34.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 50.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.04% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 40.31% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.86% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.05% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.59% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 40.82% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.10% |
API Access
Transalta 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=TAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "TAC", "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=TAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();