Tempus AI (TEM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2023 - 2026)
Tempus AI (TEM) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of -13.82% for Q3 2026, up 4.43 percentage points from -18.25% a year earlier and up 6.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Tempus AI (TEM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Tempus AI was -18.48%, up 3.43 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -19.88%, up 79.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a three-year change of +62.89 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Tempus AI's Return on Sales [ROS] was -99.67% in FY2024 (-62.80 pp), -36.87% in FY2023 (+45.91 pp) and -82.78% in FY2022.
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to Q2 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +43.54 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q2 2025, with a gain of 301.81 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a drop of 287.35 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was -19.85% (Q2 2026), -24.33% (Q1 2026) and -16.72% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 108.44 Bn | 104.53 Bn | - | 15.00% |
| 2 | Natera | 46.38 Bn | 42.00 Bn | 513.47 Mn | -8.60% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.37 Bn | 28.45 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 10.55% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.52 Bn | 26.28 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 15.47% |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 23.21 Bn | 12.51 Bn | - | 31.08% |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.35 Bn | 16.97 Bn | 236.15 Mn | -36.78% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 15.33 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 266.70 Mn | -13.82% |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.30 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 3.81% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.86 Bn | 13.49 Bn | - | 18.02% |
| 10 | Davita | 11.86 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 13.95% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -13.82% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -19.85% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -24.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -16.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -18.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -19.63% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -26.86% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -25.26% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -29.63% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -321.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -36.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -35.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -32.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -34.09% |
API Access
Tempus AI 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=TEM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "TEM", "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=TEM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();