Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 17.40% for Q2 2026, up 0.50 percentage points from 16.90% a year earlier and up 0.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 27, 2026, Thermo Fisher Scientific's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 17.58%, up 0.45 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 17.38%, up 0.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -6.81 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 17.11% in FY2024 (+1.11 pp), 16.00% in FY2023 (-2.68 pp), 18.69% in FY2022 (-6.89 pp) and 25.57% in FY2021 (+1.38 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of 14.59% in Q1 2023 and a high of 24.42% in Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.28 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 2.50 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2023 (a drop of 9.28 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 16.93% (Q1 2026), 18.46% (Q4 2025) and 17.45% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 243.20 Bn | 222.35 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 17.40% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 172.35 Bn | 143.43 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 13.44% |
| 3 | Danaher | 154.53 Bn | 138.35 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 17.99% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 150.04 Bn | 129.59 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 33.60% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 113.25 Bn | 79.11 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 18.08% |
| 6 | Stryker | 106.37 Bn | 92.49 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 25.18% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.94 Bn | 56.95 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 21.65% |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 50.05 Bn | 47.20 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 13.31% |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.13 Bn | 33.24 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 29.48% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 48.07 Bn | 40.96 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 23.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 17.40% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 16.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.46% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 17.45% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 16.90% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.69% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 17.34% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 17.27% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 16.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.63% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 14.77% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 14.59% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.25% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 16.02% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 18.24% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 23.87% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.72% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 24.42% |
API Access
Thermo Fisher Scientific 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=TMO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "TMO", "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=TMO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();