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 | 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 | Largo | 31.88 Mn | 4.96 Mn | - | -46.19% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -46.19% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.90% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -11.31% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -43.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -39.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 49.48% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 39.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.44% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 133.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -9.43% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -4.16% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.40% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.37% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 26.36% |
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();