Lightpath Technologies (LPTH) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Lightpath Technologies (LPTH) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -13.75% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 4.62 percentage points from -18.37% a year earlier and up 2.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lightpath Technologies (LPTH) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Lightpath Technologies reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -17.61%, up 7.17 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -13.30 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -24.79% in FY2025 (-6.49 pp), -18.30% in FY2024 (-10.45 pp), -7.85% in FY2023 (-2.00 pp) and -5.85% in FY2022 (-1.53 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.17 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 4.62 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2026, against a drop of 14.73 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at -15.91% (Q3 2026), -20.39% (Q2 2026) and -19.44% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 334.86 Bn | 293.38 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -19.49% |
| 2 | Rtx | 256.39 Bn | 224.66 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 10.08% |
| 3 | Boeing | 137.52 Bn | 46.48 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 17.91% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 130.55 Bn | 114.79 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 23.92% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 95.65 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 14.17% |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 85.05 Bn | 81.51 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 21.71% |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 81.91 Bn | 77.67 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 24.70% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 74.74 Bn | 62.20 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 12.21% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 69.91 Bn | 29.43 Bn | 2.02 Bn | -7.52% |
| 10 | Lightpath Technologies | 377.36 Mn | 143.81 Mn | 8.35 Mn | -13.75% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -13.75% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -15.91% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -20.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -19.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -18.37% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -18.53% |
| 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 | -8.09% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -7.45% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -8.24% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -6.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -10.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -8.63% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -6.28% |
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Lightpath Technologies Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "LPTH", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=LPTH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();