Centerra Gold (CGAU) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026)
Centerra Gold's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 21.34% for Q3 2026, down 61.68 percentage points from 83.03% a year earlier and down 5.88 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Centerra Gold (CGAU) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Centerra Gold reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 31.62%, down 5.71 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 48.37%, up 42.07 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +42.28 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 6.30% in FY2024 (+4.67 pp), 1.63% in FY2023 (+5.96 pp), -4.33% in FY2022 (-41.42 pp) and 37.10% in FY2021 (+31.01 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +21.30 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q4 2025 (a gain of 111.87 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a drop of 156.47 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CGAU's Return on Sales [ROS] at 27.22% (Q2 2026), 22.44% (Q1 2026) and 60.33% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 146.46 Bn | 121.19 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 59.94% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 140.07 Bn | 100.90 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 131.08 Bn | 96.23 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.03% |
| 5 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 98.73 Bn | 85.67 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 56.01% |
| 6 | Ternium | 98.55 Bn | 66.80 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 12.44% |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 90.08 Bn | 74.12 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 71.50 Bn | 46.70 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 9 | Nucor | 57.23 Bn | 46.61 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 10 | Centerra Gold | 6.29 Bn | 4.34 Bn | 176.09 Mn | 21.34% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 21.34% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 27.22% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 60.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 83.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -51.54% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.94% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -100.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -16.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -28.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -77.44% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.32% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 42.27% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 79.04% |
Centerra Gold 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=CGAU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "CGAU", "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=CGAU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();