Realty Income (O) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026)
Realty Income (O) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 45.77% in Q2 2026, up 9.83 percentage points from 35.94% a year earlier and up 4.51 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Realty Income (O) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Realty Income's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 42.86% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 4.78 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 39.83%, up 2.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -3.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 37.01% in FY2024 (-3.67 pp), 40.68% in FY2023 (-0.68 pp), 41.36% in FY2022 (+6.94 pp) and 34.42% in FY2021 (-9.33 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q4 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.35 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 24.69 percentage points in Q4 2022, against a drop of 31.34 percentage points in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 41.26% (Q1 2026), 41.11% (Q4 2025) and 43.25% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 164.16 Bn | 145.65 Bn | 1.39 Bn | -51.62% |
| 2 | Prologis | 123.69 Bn | 118.73 Bn | - | 51.59% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 64.74 Bn | 60.59 Bn | - | 43.38% |
| 4 | Realty Income | 51.42 Bn | 49.64 Bn | - | 45.77% |
| 5 | Public Storage | 50.52 Bn | 49.51 Bn | - | 37.85% |
| 6 | Ventas | 41.09 Bn | 39.78 Bn | - | 12.39% |
| 7 | Extra Space Storage | 28.14 Bn | 28.14 Bn | 642.43 Mn | 44.86% |
| 8 | Vici Properties | 24.92 Bn | 23.03 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.48% |
| 9 | Vivmark Residential | 22.68 Bn | 22.46 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Essex Property Trust | 17.28 Bn | 17.04 Bn | - | 22.36% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 45.77% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 41.26% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 41.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 43.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 35.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 38.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 36.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 41.16% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 39.09% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 41.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 41.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 38.65% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 41.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 41.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 41.55% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 43.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 39.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 44.40% |
API Access
Realty Income 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=O&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "O", "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=O&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();