Mfa Financial (MFA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2023 - 2026)
Mfa Financial (MFA) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 64.98% in Q3 2026, down 273.57 percentage points from 338.54% a year earlier and down 244.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mfa Financial (MFA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Mfa Financial's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 225.54% as of Sep 30, 2026, down 100.94 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 284.86%, down 29.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a three-year change of +269.48 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 314.68% in FY2024 (+52.52 pp), 262.16% in FY2023 (+246.78 pp) and 15.38% in FY2022.
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to Q2 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -48.82 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 467.31 percentage points in Q4 2024, against a drop of 448.75 percentage points in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 309.17% (Q2 2026), 189.43% (Q1 2026) and 309.20% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royalty Pharma | 39.80 Bn | 40.13 Bn | - | 59.53% |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 38.90 Bn | 27.72 Bn | - | 40.10% |
| 3 | Orix | 38.66 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 13.83 Bn | 4.59% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 26.46 Bn | -16,107.65 Bn | - | 467.76% |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 22.47 Bn | -45.15 Bn | - | 43.96% |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.07 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - | 14.82% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 21.71 Bn | 20.92 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 65.35% |
| 8 | Ares Capital | 13.84 Bn | 11.59 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.83 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - | 51.56% |
| 10 | Mfa Financial | 588.06 Mn | 577.22 Mn | - | 64.98% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 64.98% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 309.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 189.43% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 309.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 338.54% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 272.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 250.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 757.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 248.88% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 273.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 450.26% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 290.64% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 126.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 184.20% |
API Access
Mfa 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=MFA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "MFA", "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=MFA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();