Lgl (LGL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Lgl (LGL) posted Return on Capital Employed of 2.65% for Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from 2.66% in Q4 2025, and up 163.0% year-on-year from 1.01% in Q1 2025.

Lgl (LGL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lgl (LGL) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 2.65% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 2.65%, up 163.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.65% (up 163.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.12%, down 27.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 2.65% for Q1 2026 at Lgl, roughly flat from 2.66% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 2.65% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 7.17% in Q2 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 4.32%, with a median of 4.04% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed plunged 745 bps in 2022 and jumped 353 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.24% in 2022, then fell by 7 bps to 4.54% in 2023, then retreated by 10 bps to 4.99% in 2024, then soared by 47 bps to 2.66% in 2025, then grew by 0 bps to 2.65% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 2.65% in Q1 2026, 2.66% in Q4 2025, and 3.37% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Coherent 3,591.32 Bn 3,590.02 Bn 679.95 Mn -26.06%
2 Novanta 69.39 Bn 69.00 Bn 113.58 Mn 5.63%
3 Keysight Technologies 57.75 Bn 55.57 Bn 995.00 Mn 9.45%
4 Teledyne Technologies 30.63 Bn 30.33 Bn 673.80 Mn 8.78%
5 Fortive 19.14 Bn 18.79 Bn 675.50 Mn 7.88%
6 Trimble 12.33 Bn 12.10 Bn 646.30 Mn 8.21%
7 Cognex 11.87 Bn 11.58 Bn 190.94 Mn 10.78%
8 Sensata Technologies Holding 6.78 Bn 6.14 Bn 286.30 Mn 4.26%
9 Garmin 4.63 Bn 1.93 Bn 1.04 Bn 20.58%
10 Lgl 44.49 Mn 46.58 Mn 348,000.00 -2.65%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -2.65%
Dec 31, 2025 -2.66%
Sep 30, 2025 -3.37%
Jun 30, 2025 -3.63%
Mar 31, 2025 -4.29%
Dec 31, 2024 -4.99%
Sep 30, 2024 -4.77%
Jun 30, 2024 -3.85%
Mar 31, 2024 -4.04%
Dec 31, 2023 -4.54%
Sep 30, 2023 -3.59%
Jun 30, 2023 -3.64%
Mar 31, 2023 -3.85%
Dec 31, 2022 -4.24%
Sep 30, 2022 -5.28%
Jun 30, 2022 -7.17%
Mar 31, 2022 -6.87%
Dec 31, 2021 -5.32%
Sep 30, 2021 -4.63%
Jun 30, 2021 -0.73%