Lindsay (LNN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Lindsay (LNN) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 7.77% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 3.41 percentage points from 11.18% a year earlier and down 0.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lindsay (LNN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Lindsay's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 11.09%, up 0.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +0.36 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Lindsay's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 11.00% in FY2024 (-2.64 pp), 13.65% in FY2023 (-1.00 pp), 14.64% in FY2022 (+4.12 pp) and 10.53% in FY2021 (-0.21 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q2 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.43 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 8.27% (Q2 2026), 10.54% (Q1 2026) and 10.68% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 15.86% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 16.52% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 9.33% |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 10.34% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 15.40% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 23.98% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 10.94% |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 22.67% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 27.10% |
| 10 | Lindsay | 1.16 Bn | 371.64 Mn | 47.83 Mn | 7.77% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 7.77% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 8.27% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 10.54% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 10.68% |
| May 31, 2025 | 11.18% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 11.87% |
| 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% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 10.08% |
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();