Lightpath Technologies (LPTH) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2017 - 2026)
Lightpath Technologies (LPTH) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -16.45% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 40.91 percentage points from -57.36% a year earlier and up 7.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lightpath Technologies (LPTH) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Lightpath Technologies reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -23.08%, up 22.96 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -18.38 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -46.04% in FY2025 (-23.44 pp), -22.60% in FY2024 (-12.79 pp), -9.81% in FY2023 (-2.53 pp) and -7.28% in FY2022 (-2.57 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.20 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 40.91 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2026, against a drop of 32.53 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at -23.72% (Q3 2026), -36.44% (Q2 2026) and -55.03% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 342.80 Bn | 301.32 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -38.72% |
| 2 | Rtx | 262.34 Bn | 230.61 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 8.59% |
| 3 | Boeing | 138.44 Bn | 47.40 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 18.19% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 133.69 Bn | 117.93 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 26.48% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 97.18 Bn | 82.42 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 14.04% |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 86.44 Bn | 82.90 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 18.83% |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 85.29 Bn | 81.04 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 21.46% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 76.11 Bn | 63.57 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 12.20% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 72.71 Bn | 32.22 Bn | 2.02 Bn | -6.73% |
| 10 | Lightpath Technologies | 410.45 Mn | 176.90 Mn | 8.35 Mn | -16.45% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -16.45% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -23.72% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -36.44% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -55.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -57.36% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -37.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -27.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -25.08% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -24.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -18.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -13.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -9.40% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -9.11% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -9.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -9.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -10.52% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -7.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -12.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -10.66% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -7.70% |
API Access
Lightpath Technologies Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LPTH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LPTH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();