First American Financial (FAF) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
First American Financial (FAF) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 15.57% in Q2 2026, up 2.90 percentage points from 12.66% a year earlier and up 4.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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First American Financial (FAF) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, First American Financial's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 14.42% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 8.28 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 13.19%, up 8.05 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -0.64 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 5.14% in FY2024 (-1.64 pp), 6.78% in FY2023 (+1.27 pp), 5.51% in FY2022 (-13.08 pp) and 18.59% in FY2021 (+4.76 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged from -7.70% in Q3 2024 to 24.37% in Q3 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.99 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 22.19 percentage points in Q3 2025, against a drop of 23.23 percentage points in Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 11.08% (Q1 2026), 16.16% (Q4 2025) and 14.50% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,079.16 Bn | -338.32 Bn | 55.86 Bn | -29.67% |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.75 Bn | 79.80 Bn | 9.13 Bn | -19.39% |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.68 Bn | 98.52 Bn | 9.04 Bn | -43.89% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 82.15 Bn | 73.89 Bn | - | 25.65% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.41 Bn | 51.66 Bn | 6.23 Bn | -25.96% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.51 Bn | 73.72 Bn | - | 11.89% |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.18 Bn | -46.30 Bn | 7.82 Bn | -53.77% |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 59.45 Bn | 53.89 Bn | - | 14.54% |
| 9 | Aon | 58.55 Bn | 51.79 Bn | - | 21.55% |
| 10 | First American Financial | 6.28 Bn | -4.91 Bn | - | 15.57% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.08% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.50% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.66% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.70% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.18% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.81% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.86% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.37% |
API Access
First American Financial 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=FAF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "FAF", "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=FAF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();