Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Tower Semiconductor's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 24.16% for Q3 2026, up 11.38 percentage points from 12.78% a year earlier and up 4.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Tower Semiconductor reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 19.17%, up 7.95 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 12.40%, down 0.92 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +5.21 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 13.32% in FY2024 (-25.15 pp), 38.47% in FY2023 (+19.89 pp), 18.58% in FY2022 (+7.54 pp) and 11.04% in FY2021 (+3.85 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q3 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.69 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q3 2023 (a gain of 82.57 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a drop of 86.06 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows TSEM's Return on Sales [ROS] at 19.62% (Q2 2026), 15.61% (Q1 2026) and 16.09% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 4,297.84 Bn | 4,072.00 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 66.24% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,026.92 Bn | 1,651.78 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 60.34% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,525.88 Bn | 1,451.93 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 53.92% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 827.91 Bn | 733.54 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 80.68% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 819.29 Bn | 767.51 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 21.17% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 589.70 Bn | 545.39 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 306.33 Bn | 152.39 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 15.27% |
| 8 | Applied Materials | 294.60 Bn | 260.04 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 33.74% |
| 9 | Lam Research | 273.89 Bn | 249.95 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 39.95% |
| 10 | Tower Semiconductor | 17.02 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 178.76 Mn | 24.16% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 24.16% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.62% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.70% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 101.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.49% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.55% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.58% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.97% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.56% |
Tower Semiconductor 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=TSEM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "TSEM", "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=TSEM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();