Growth Metrics

Liveperson (LPSN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Liveperson's quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 19.5% in Q1 2026, up 1551.0% year-on-year from 1.18% in Q1 2025, and up 10.66% quarter-over-quarter from 21.83% in Q4 2025.

Liveperson has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 19.5% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1551.0% year-over-year to 19.5%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.5% (up 1551.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 19.26%, up 1223.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 19.5%, up from 21.83% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 15.31% in Q1 2022, with the low at 89.62% in Q2 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 29.08%, with a median of 24.49% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed sank 6775 bps in 2023 and soared 6237 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing LPSN's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 26.48% in 2022, then climbed by 24 bps to 20.04% in 2023, then slumped by 79 bps to 35.92% in 2024, then soared by 39 bps to 21.83% in 2025, then rose by 11 bps to 19.5% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 19.5% (Q1 2026), 21.83% (Q4 2025), and 31.9% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 253.17 Bn 235.20 Bn 8.16 Bn 40.19%
2 Salesforce 171.07 Bn 161.50 Bn 8.69 Bn 12.51%
3 Uber Technologies 151.10 Bn 150.06 Bn 11.88 Bn 12.81%
4 Shopify 134.25 Bn 128.50 Bn 1.55 Bn 12.40%
5 ServiceNow 105.72 Bn 100.54 Bn 2.83 Bn 12.32%
6 Cadence Design Systems 101.64 Bn 100.23 Bn 1.26 Bn 17.43%
7 Adobe 100.35 Bn 93.46 Bn 5.73 Bn 49.21%
8 Automatic Data Processing 90.91 Bn 87.68 Bn 2.87 Bn -20.99%
9 Intuit 88.30 Bn 81.52 Bn 6.77 Bn 23.43%
10 Liveperson 26.29 Mn -75.21 Mn 43.19 Mn -19.50%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -19.50%
Dec 31, 2025 -21.83%
Sep 30, 2025 -31.90%
Jun 30, 2025 -30.55%
Mar 31, 2025 -35.01%
Dec 31, 2024 -35.92%
Sep 30, 2024 -23.21%
Jun 30, 2024 -27.24%
Mar 31, 2024 -19.34%
Dec 31, 2023 -20.04%
Sep 30, 2023 -21.73%
Jun 30, 2023 -89.62%
Dec 31, 2022 -26.48%
Sep 30, 2022 -25.78%
Jun 30, 2022 -21.87%
Mar 31, 2022 -15.31%
Dec 31, 2021 -10.31%
Sep 30, 2021 -6.59%
Jun 30, 2021 -8.33%
Mar 31, 2021 -8.71%
Dec 31, 2020 -16.01%
Mar 31, 2020 -28.83%
Dec 31, 2019 -26.22%
Sep 30, 2019 -19.57%
Jun 30, 2019 -14.10%
Mar 31, 2019 -13.88%
Dec 31, 2018 -13.93%
Sep 30, 2018 -13.61%
Jun 30, 2018 -11.05%
Mar 31, 2018 -11.55%
Dec 31, 2017 -12.81%
Sep 30, 2017 -13.95%
Jun 30, 2017 -16.10%
Mar 31, 2017 -14.75%
Dec 31, 2016 -13.20%
Sep 30, 2016 -8.59%
Jun 30, 2016 -5.81%
Mar 31, 2016 -6.57%
Dec 31, 2015 -5.91%
Sep 30, 2015 -5.54%
Jun 30, 2015 -6.90%
Mar 31, 2015 -3.42%
Dec 31, 2014 -3.09%
Sep 30, 2014 -2.25%
Jun 30, 2014 -2.78%
Mar 31, 2014 -2.99%
Dec 31, 2013 -2.89%
Sep 30, 2013 -0.95%
Jun 30, 2013 1.51%
Mar 31, 2013 2.82%
Dec 31, 2012 6.19%
Sep 30, 2012 8.66%
Jun 30, 2012 10.63%
Mar 31, 2012 13.49%
Dec 31, 2011 14.77%
Sep 30, 2011 14.11%