Veralto (VLTO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2022 - 2026)
Veralto (VLTO) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 21.37% for Q2 2026, down 1.46 percentage points from 22.83% a year earlier and down 2.40 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Veralto (VLTO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 3, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Veralto was 22.74%, down 0.60 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 23.21%, down 0.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a four-year change of +1.06 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Veralto's Return on Sales [ROS] was 23.26% in FY2024 (+0.56 pp), 22.70% in FY2023 (-0.13 pp), 22.83% in FY2022 (+0.68 pp) and 22.15% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to Q3 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.04 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q3 2024, with a gain of 1.69 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a drop of 1.63 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 23.77% (Q1 2026), 22.64% (Q4 2025) and 23.22% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 86.73 Bn | 79.74 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 17.26% |
| 2 | Veralto | 28.77 Bn | 21.41 Bn | 908.00 Mn | 19.75% |
| 3 | Xylem | 21.59 Bn | 17.56 Bn | 907.00 Mn | 17.49% |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 4.42 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 98.85 Mn | 20.23% |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.20 Bn | 2.99 Bn | 130.10 Mn | 2.60% |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 866.95 Mn | 825.03 Mn | 38.19 Mn | 13.55% |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 370.21 Mn | 32.65 Mn | 4.20 Mn | -87.49% |
| 8 | Cadiz | 265.95 Mn | 231.07 Mn | -24,000.00 | -902.45% |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 157.70 Mn | 37.32 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 50.39 Mn | -47.24 Mn | 1.91 Mn | -109.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 19.75% |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 21.37% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 23.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.64% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 23.22% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 22.83% |
| Apr 4, 2025 | 24.17% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.90% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 23.44% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 23.21% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 23.52% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.20% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 21.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.38% |
API Access
Veralto 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=VLTO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "VLTO", "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=VLTO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();