Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) reported Return on Capital Employed of 325.39% for Q1 2026, up 22093.0% on a YoY basis from N/an in Q1 2025, and up 226.75% quarter-over-quarter from 99.58% in Q4 2025.

Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Liberty Star Uranium & Metals has reported Return on Capital Employed for 11 years, with the latest figure at 325.39% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 22093.0% year-over-year to 325.39%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 325.39% (up 22093.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 198.24%, up 9303.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 325.39%, up from 99.58% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 325.39% in Q1 2026, with the low at 1666.1% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 12.49% across 5 years, with a median of 99.58% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed sank 182189 bps — and 2024, when it surged 178057 bps.
  • Liberty Star Uranium & Metals' Return on Capital Employed stood at 155.79% in 2022, then tumbled by 1169 bps to 1666.1% in 2023, then soared by 107 bps to 114.48% in 2024, then dropped by 13 bps to 99.58% in 2025, then soared by 227 bps to 325.39% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 325.39% (Q1 2026), 99.58% (Q4 2025), and 128.79% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Elevra Lithium 556.97 Bn 556.92 Bn - -
2 Bhp 421.29 Bn 411.77 Bn - -
3 Skeena Resources 17.36 Bn 17.34 Bn - -
4 Ioneer 10.78 Bn 10.76 Bn - -
5 MP Materials 10.54 Bn 7.94 Bn 16.40 Mn -3.89%
6 Iperionx 8.57 Bn 8.52 Bn - -
7 Materion 4.58 Bn 4.57 Bn 81.84 Mn 7.14%
8 Sigma Lithium 4.36 Bn 4.36 Bn 25.57 Mn -20,966.96%
9 Americas Gold & Silver 4.00 Bn 3.87 Bn 16.76 Mn -
10 Liberty Star Uranium & Metals - - - 325.39%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 325.39%
Oct 31, 2025 99.58%
Jul 31, 2025 128.79%
Apr 30, 2025 98.31%
Jan 31, 2025 104.46%
Oct 31, 2024 114.48%
Jul 31, 2024 48.14%
Apr 30, 2024 73.87%
Jan 31, 2024 57.04%
Oct 31, 2023 -1,666.10%
Jul 31, 2023 173.30%
Apr 30, 2023 166.19%
Jan 31, 2023 155.84%
Oct 31, 2022 155.79%
Jul 31, 2022 98.75%
Apr 30, 2022 42.39%
Jan 31, 2022 36.02%
Oct 31, 2021 20.65%
Jul 31, 2021 25.31%
Apr 30, 2021 25.08%