Unitil (UTL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Unitil (UTL) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 6.04% for Q3 2026, down 0.88 percentage points from 6.92% a year earlier and down 7.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Unitil (UTL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Unitil's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 18.55%, down 0.31 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 18.88%, up 0.57 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +1.82 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 18.31% in FY2024 (+2.68 pp), 15.63% in FY2023 (+1.34 pp), 14.29% in FY2022 (-2.14 pp) and 16.44% in FY2021 (-0.62 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q2 2010.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.13 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 6.80 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2022 (a drop of 5.48 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 13.16% (Q2 2026), 25.77% (Q1 2026) and 21.49% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Electric Power | 99,216.00 Bn | 99,215.99 Bn | 911.30 Mn | 29.10% |
| 2 | Enel Chile | 301.57 Bn | 301.57 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 29.34% |
| 3 | Nextera Energy | 180.93 Bn | 179.04 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 4 | Southern | 109.04 Bn | 101.70 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 33.93% |
| 5 | Duke Energy | 100.59 Bn | 99.24 Bn | 6.37 Bn | 30.17% |
| 6 | National Grid | 86.94 Bn | 59.27 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | American Electric Power | 69.61 Bn | 68.67 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 26.52% |
| 8 | Entergy | 53.37 Bn | 42.94 Bn | - | 33.93% |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.29 Bn | 84.11 Bn | - | 5.08% |
| 10 | Unitil | 1.03 Bn | 971.37 Mn | 100.90 Mn | 6.04% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.04% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.96% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.12% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.96% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.73% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.70% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.94% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.88% |
API Access
Unitil 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=UTL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "UTL", "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=UTL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();