Lindsay (LNN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Lindsay (LNN) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 0.08% in Q1 2026, down 102.9% quarter-over-quarter from 2.71% in Q4 2025, and down 416.0% on a YoY basis from 0.02% in Q1 2025.

Lindsay (LNN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lindsay's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.08% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 416.0% year-over-year to 0.08%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.08% (down 416.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.02%, up 38.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.08% for Q1 2026 at Lindsay, down from 2.71% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 14.66% in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.08% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 4.48% across 5 years, with a median of 3.35% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed jumped 1083 bps in 2022, then plunged 944 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 5.29% in 2022, then sank by 46 bps to 2.86% in 2023, then dropped by 10 bps to 2.58% in 2024, then rose by 5 bps to 2.71% in 2025, then tumbled by 103 bps to 0.08% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 0.08% (Q1 2026), 2.71% (Q4 2025), and 2.85% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 397.22 Bn 393.14 Bn 6.11 Bn 19.06%
2 Deere 151.61 Bn 143.71 Bn 13.06 Bn -
3 Paccar 60.18 Bn 59.49 Bn 1.36 Bn -32.34%
4 Oshkosh 8.00 Bn 7.75 Bn 311.90 Mn 1.21%
5 Terex 5.74 Bn 5.35 Bn 206.00 Mn 5.03%
6 Blue Bird 2.18 Bn 1.91 Bn 70.65 Mn 43.06%
7 Alamo 1.82 Bn 1.62 Bn 104.81 Mn 10.37%
8 Lindsay 1.21 Bn 1.02 Bn 42.35 Mn -0.08%
9 Astec Industries 1.14 Bn 1.06 Bn 99.10 Mn 5.19%
10 Hyster-Yale 613.93 Mn 618.23 Mn 124.80 Mn -7.17%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 -0.08%
Nov 30, 2025 2.71%
Aug 31, 2025 2.85%
May 31, 2025 4.47%
Feb 28, 2025 4.08%
Nov 30, 2024 2.58%
Aug 31, 2024 2.62%
May 31, 2024 0.84%
Feb 29, 2024 1.95%
Nov 30, 2023 2.86%
Aug 31, 2023 3.52%
May 31, 2023 5.21%
Feb 28, 2023 6.71%
Nov 30, 2022 5.29%
Aug 31, 2022 3.35%
May 31, 2022 14.66%
Feb 28, 2022 12.45%
Nov 30, 2021 12.09%
Aug 31, 2021 10.79%
May 31, 2021 3.83%