Largo (LGO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026)
Largo's Return on Sales [ROS] was -46.19% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 6.79 percentage points from -39.40% a year earlier and down 42.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Largo (LGO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Largo's Return on Sales [ROS] was -30.24% through Jun 30, 2026, down 44.49 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at 5.35%, down 2.21 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -22.35 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 7.56% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-6.06 pp), 13.62% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+12.55 pp), 1.07% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-182.91 pp) and 183.98% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+156.29 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since the quarter ended Jun 30, 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -20.13 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2023 (a gain of 107.63 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2024 (a drop of 126.78 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LGO's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was -3.90% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), -11.31% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and -43.62% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 138.52 Bn | 113.25 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 59.94% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 135.90 Bn | 96.73 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 126.75 Bn | 91.89 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.03% |
| 5 | Ternium | 96.55 Bn | 64.81 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 12.44% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 96.18 Bn | 83.12 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 56.01% |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 85.33 Bn | 69.37 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 69.13 Bn | 44.33 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 9 | Nucor | 55.83 Bn | 45.21 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 10 | Largo | 22.61 Mn | -11.26 Mn | - | -46.19% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -46.19% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.59% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -43.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -18.30% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -34.67% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 32.78% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 39.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 133.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 76.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -4.16% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.40% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.37% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 26.32% |
Largo 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=LGO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "LGO", "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=LGO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();