Royalty Pharma (RPRX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2019 - 2026)
Royalty Pharma (RPRX) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 59.53% for Q3 2026, down 10.57 percentage points from 70.11% a year earlier but up 39.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Royalty Pharma (RPRX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Royalty Pharma's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 57.14%, down 8.08 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 65.58%, up 8.48 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -9.60 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 57.10% in FY2024 (-6.28 pp), 63.37% in FY2023 (+49.65 pp), 13.73% in FY2022 (-48.77 pp) and 62.49% in FY2021 (-12.68 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of -85.31% in Q4 2022 and a high of 130.17% in Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.90 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 188.14 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 111.96 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 19.75% (Q2 2026), 89.29% (Q1 2026) and 62.44% (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 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 12.64 Bn | -328.33 Bn | - | 487.58% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 59.53% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.75% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 89.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 62.44% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 70.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 36.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 94.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 60.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 130.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 50.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -12.99% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 102.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 28.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 46.24% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 70.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -85.31% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 33.52% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 70.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 39.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.65% |
API Access
Royalty Pharma 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=RPRX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "RPRX", "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=RPRX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();