Fortitude Gold (FTCO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026)
Fortitude Gold's Return on Sales [ROS] was -22.96% in Q2 2026, down 42.66 percentage points from 19.70% a year earlier but up 37.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Fortitude Gold (FTCO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Fortitude Gold's Return on Sales [ROS] was -30.31% through Jun 30, 2026, down 42.45 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 2.39%, down 1.36 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -16.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 3.75% in FY2024 (-24.95 pp), 28.70% in FY2023 (+4.55 pp), 24.15% in FY2022 (-4.51 pp) and 28.66% in FY2021 (+9.36 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between -83.23% (Q4 2025) and 36.75% (Q1 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -25.86 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 21.45 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2025 (a drop of 91.00 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, FTCO's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -60.03% (Q1 2026), -83.23% (Q4 2025) and 3.76% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 171.36 Bn | 150.22 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 61.16% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.76 Bn | 89.94 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 16.48% |
| 4 | Ternium | 113.51 Bn | 78.56 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 12.17% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.45 Bn | 99.60 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.92 Bn | 91.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.42 Bn | 52.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 8 | Nucor | 54.54 Bn | 45.08 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.09 Bn | 30.12 Bn | - | 6.29% |
| 10 | Fortitude Gold | 133.52 Mn | 97.11 Mn | 5.42 Mn | -22.96% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -22.96% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -60.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -83.23% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.89% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.54% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.66% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 36.75% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 33.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.82% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.35% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 30.31% |
Fortitude 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=FTCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "FTCO", "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=FTCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();