Pan American Silver (PAAS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Pan American Silver (PAAS) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 42.45% for Q3 2026, up 42.42 percentage points from 0.03% a year earlier and up 42.40 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pan American Silver (PAAS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Pan American Silver's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 0.06%, up 0.03 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 34.07%, up 15.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +18.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 18.84% in FY2024 (+17.19 pp), 1.65% in FY2023 (+19.19 pp), -17.55% in FY2022 (-37.20 pp) and 19.65% in FY2021 (+3.97 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q2 2011.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased in each of the last ten quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.32 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q3 2026 (a gain of 42.42 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2022 (a drop of 24.58 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 0.04% (Q2 2026), 0.06% (Q1 2026) and 0.04% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
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 | Pan American Silver | 15.72 Bn | 9.93 Bn | 373,000.00 | 42.45% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 42.45% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 44.22% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.48% |
API Access
Pan American Silver 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=PAAS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "PAAS", "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=PAAS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();