York Water (YORW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2011 - 2026)
York Water (YORW) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 41.71% for Q2 2026, up 4.80 percentage points from 36.91% a year earlier and up 10.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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York Water (YORW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, York Water's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 36.56%, down 0.35 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 35.75%, down 1.65 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -9.61 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 37.41% in FY2024 (-4.17 pp), 41.57% in FY2023 (+0.81 pp), 40.76% in FY2022 (-1.68 pp) and 42.45% in FY2021 (-2.92 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q3 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.53 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 4.80 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2024 (a drop of 7.71 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 31.65% (Q1 2026), 32.98% (Q4 2025) and 38.87% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 181.61 Bn | 168.36 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 2 | Southern | 106.32 Bn | 97.38 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 25.46% |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 100.02 Bn | 96.28 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 26.99% |
| 4 | National Grid | 83.35 Bn | 55.64 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 69.89 Bn | 67.69 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 26.52% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 60.05 Bn | 58.04 Bn | - | 7.34% |
| 7 | Entergy | 52.54 Bn | 38.98 Bn | - | 33.93% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.50 Bn | 50.63 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 17.45% |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 50.45 Bn | 43.92 Bn | - | 28.55% |
| 10 | York Water | 514.31 Mn | 513.75 Mn | - | 41.71% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 41.71% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 31.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 32.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 38.87% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 36.91% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 35.56% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 40.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 37.66% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 35.26% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 39.59% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 44.94% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 45.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 43.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 44.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 37.21% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 39.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 46.09% |
API Access
York Water 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=YORW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "YORW", "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=YORW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();