Limoneira (LMNR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2013 - 2026)
Limoneira's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -14.62% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 10.34 percentage points from -4.28% a year earlier and down 0.78 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Limoneira (LMNR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Limoneira's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -6.55%, down 4.90 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of -2.60 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -1.66% in FY2024 (-4.50 pp), 2.84% in FY2023 (+2.84 pp), 0.00% in FY2022 (+1.84 pp) and -1.84% in FY2021 (+2.11 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2013.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.68 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in fiscal Q1 2023 (a gain of 12.17 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2024 (a drop of 16.15 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows LMNR's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at -13.84% (Q2 2026), -8.21% (Q1 2026) and -6.40% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.78 Bn | 35.07 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 4.16% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.50 Bn | 18.00 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 4.43% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 18.25 Bn | 14.61 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 3.49% |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.94 Bn | -20.17 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 10.61% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.93 Bn | 9.53 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 7.98% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.43 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 11.73% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.55 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 9.50% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.02 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 10.06% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.87 Bn | -946.73 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 4.93% |
| 10 | Limoneira | 217.40 Mn | 235.80 Mn | 6.56 Mn | -14.62% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | -14.62% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -13.84% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -8.21% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -6.40% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -4.28% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -1.02% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -0.88% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -1.64% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -3.62% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -7.31% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -5.86% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 3.15% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 5.20% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 8.84% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 9.66% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -0.74% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -2.39% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -2.51% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -1.86% |
API Access
Limoneira Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LMNR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "LMNR", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LMNR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();