uCloudlink (UCL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2019 - 2026)
uCloudlink (UCL) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -15.87% for Q2 2026, down 20.04 percentage points from 4.17% a year earlier but up 4.71 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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uCloudlink (UCL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, uCloudlink's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 1.62%, down 0.58 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 9.78%, up 5.00 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +80.10 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 4.79% in FY2024 (+1.76 pp), 3.02% in FY2023 (+29.88 pp), -26.86% in FY2022 (+35.33 pp) and -62.19% in FY2021 (+8.13 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of -87.55% in Q4 2021 and a high of 43.69% in Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.29 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q4 2022 (a gain of 82.04 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2026 (a drop of 20.04 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -20.58% (Q1 2026), -7.28% (Q4 2025) and 43.69% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,079.97 Bn | 4,827.46 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 420.25 Bn | 356.18 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 292.20 Bn | 247.96 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 217.24 Bn | 170.70 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 180.75 Bn | 169.27 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Sony | 160.45 Bn | 100.21 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 142.99 Bn | 137.98 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 128.64 Bn | 118.47 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 46.70% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 75.30 Bn | 53.18 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | uCloudlink | 8.71 Mn | -105.83 Mn | 9.16 Mn | -15.87% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -15.87% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -20.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.28% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 54.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.10% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -6.62% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -8.55% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.08% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -4.26% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -5.51% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -26.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -32.26% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -48.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -87.55% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -36.15% |
API Access
uCloudlink 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=UCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "UCL", "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=UCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();