AngloGold Ashanti (AU) Return on Sales [ROS] (2023 - 2026)
AngloGold Ashanti's Return on Sales [ROS] was 57.51% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 4.95 percentage points from 52.56% a year earlier and up 28.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
AngloGold Ashanti (AU) Return on Sales [ROS] (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, AngloGold Ashanti's Return on Sales [ROS] was 31.15% through Jun 30, 2026, up 18.03 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at 12.29%, up 26.86 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a four-year change of -22.63 percentage points (years ended Dec 2021 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was -14.57% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+25.65 pp), -40.22% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-71.93 pp), 31.70% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-3.22 pp) and 34.92% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to the quarter ended Jun 30, 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for nine straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +22.70 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year gain in Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged between 4.95 percentage points (the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026) and 31.56 percentage points (the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant data, AU's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was 29.17% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 21.41% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 12.33% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 151.38 Bn | 130.17 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 61.16% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 135.17 Bn | 95.67 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 115.47 Bn | 80.61 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.03% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 93.51 Bn | 77.55 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 87.07 Bn | 76.70 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 60.65% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 65.15 Bn | 40.35 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 8 | Nucor | 60.22 Bn | 49.60 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 45.40 Bn | 24.42 Bn | - | 6.29% |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 42.41 Bn | 30.30 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 49.81% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 49.81% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 70.80% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 42.58% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 50.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -6.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -12.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 37.94% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -31.26% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -32.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -37.54% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.46% |
AngloGold Ashanti 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=AU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "AU", "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=AU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();