Lightpath Technologies (LPTH) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Lightpath Technologies' (LPTH) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 9.04% in Q1 2026, up 924.0% year-on-year from 0.88% in Q1 2025, and up 18.42% quarter-over-quarter from 11.08% in Q4 2025.
Lightpath Technologies (LPTH) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lightpath Technologies has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 9.04% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 9.04%, up 924.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.04% (up 924.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 6.53%, up 1177.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 9.04% for Q1 2026 at Lightpath Technologies, up from 11.08% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 1.29% in Q2 2022 to a low of 23.45% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 7.78% (2023), against an average of 10.05%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 1287 bps in 2024 and jumped 1431 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Lightpath Technologies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.38% in 2022, then plunged by 348 bps to 10.67% in 2023, then sank by 120 bps to 23.45% in 2024, then soared by 53 bps to 11.08% in 2025, then rose by 18 bps to 9.04% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 9.04% (Q1 2026), 11.08% (Q4 2025), and 6.37% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amphenol | 201.92 Bn | 196.89 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 6.56% |
| 2 | Corning | 167.41 Bn | 166.19 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 9.81% |
| 3 | TE Connectivity | 63.90 Bn | 62.94 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 17.36% |
| 4 | Flex | 54.73 Bn | 53.09 Bn | 702.00 Mn | 14.52% |
| 5 | Celestica | 42.91 Bn | 42.53 Bn | 437.20 Mn | 44.58% |
| 6 | Jabil | 39.52 Bn | 37.70 Bn | 746.00 Mn | 27.17% |
| 7 | Ttm Technologies | 22.37 Bn | 21.95 Bn | 181.18 Mn | 2.29% |
| 8 | Fabrinet | 20.58 Bn | 19.64 Bn | 144.34 Mn | 18.70% |
| 9 | Vicor | 15.04 Bn | 14.64 Bn | 62.37 Mn | 4.90% |
| 10 | Lightpath Technologies | 889.98 Mn | 834.78 Mn | 6.96 Mn | -9.04% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.04% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -11.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -6.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.84% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -18.28% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -23.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -20.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -19.15% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -14.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -10.67% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -7.78% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -7.47% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -3.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -7.18% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -5.65% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.34% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -1.09% |