TrueBlue (TBI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
TrueBlue's Return on Sales [ROS] was 2.30% in Q3 2026, up 2.34 percentage points from -0.03% a year earlier and up 2.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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TrueBlue (TBI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, TrueBlue's Return on Sales [ROS] was -2.05% through Sep 27, 2026, down 0.30 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -2.89%, up 3.03 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +6.59 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was -5.92% in FY2024 (-4.67 pp), -1.25% in FY2023 (-4.45 pp), 3.20% in FY2022 (+0.05 pp) and 3.15% in FY2021 (+12.62 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q3 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.63 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 14.39 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2024 (a drop of 13.75 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, TBI's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was -0.26% (Q2 2026), -4.48% (Q1 2026) and -7.04% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 159.50 Bn | 117.43 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 15.33% |
| 2 | Cintas | 88.97 Bn | 88.05 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 23.62% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 31.77 Bn | 30.97 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 20.63% |
| 4 | Rollins | 18.19 Bn | 17.73 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 20.45% |
| 5 | APi | 17.61 Bn | 14.83 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 7.91% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 15.91 Bn | 13.91 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 19.68% |
| 7 | Aramark | 13.83 Bn | 11.78 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 4.26% |
| 8 | Gartner | 12.12 Bn | 5.61 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 18.68% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 11.93 Bn | 5.45 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | TrueBlue | 367.70 Mn | 276.04 Mn | 107.00 Mn | 2.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 2.30% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | -0.26% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -4.48% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | -7.04% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -0.03% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -0.74% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -3.81% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -2.70% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -1.81% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -15.13% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.75% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | -0.58% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | -1.38% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | -1.28% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 1.23% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 4.18% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 5.14% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 2.17% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 3.53% |
API Access
TrueBlue 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=TBI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "TBI", "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=TBI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();