Caledonia Mining (CMCL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Caledonia Mining (CMCL) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 54.94% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 0.71 percentage points from 54.23% a year earlier and up 9.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Caledonia Mining (CMCL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Caledonia Mining's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 44.09% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 11.97 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was 40.96%, up 40.92 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +5.08 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 0.03% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-7.46 pp), 7.49% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-13.76 pp), 21.25% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-8.54 pp) and 29.79% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-6.09 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 is the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since the quarter ended Mar 31, 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +12.15 percentage points over the last five quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 25.75 percentage points in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023, against a drop of 42.76 percentage points in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 45.13% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 34.78% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 41.32% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 16.60% |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 59.94% |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.03% |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 12.44% |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 56.01% |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 31.18% |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 54.41% |
| 10 | Caledonia Mining | 403.47 Mn | 39.91 Mn | 39.18 Mn | 54.94% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 54.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 45.13% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 30.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 41.32% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 54.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 33.27% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 32.18% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.83% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.49% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.09% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -19.74% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 34.57% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.52% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.02% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 37.41% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 26.16% |
Caledonia Mining Return on Sales [ROS] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CMCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "CMCL", "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=CMCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();