Lindsay (LNN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Lindsay (LNN) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.00% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 2.68 percentage points from 10.68% a year earlier but up 0.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lindsay (LNN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Lindsay's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 7.80%, down 3.29 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -2.73 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Lindsay's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 11.09% in FY2025 (+0.09 pp), 11.00% in FY2024 (-2.64 pp), 13.65% in FY2023 (-1.00 pp) and 14.64% in FY2022 (+4.12 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of 7.77% in fiscal Q3 2026 to a high of 15.78% in fiscal Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.48 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2023, with a gain of 5.06 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2024, with a drop of 4.17 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 7.77% (Q3 2026), 8.27% (Q2 2026) and 10.54% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 16.80% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 18.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 5.47% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 10.72% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 13.34% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 22.04% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 11.23% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 27.11% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 26.27% |
| 10 | Lindsay | 1.11 Bn | 380.84 Mn | 43.50 Mn | 8.00% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 8.00% |
| May 31, 2026 | 7.77% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 8.27% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 10.54% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 10.56% |
| May 31, 2025 | 10.93% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 11.73% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 10.87% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 10.77% |
| May 31, 2024 | 11.87% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 11.61% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 12.14% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 13.10% |
| May 31, 2023 | 14.01% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 15.78% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 15.22% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 14.02% |
| May 31, 2022 | 11.66% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 10.73% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 10.74% |
API Access
Lindsay 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=LNN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "LNN", "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=LNN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();