Lightpath Technologies (LPTH) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Lightpath Technologies' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -40.63% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 3.71 percentage points from -36.92% a year earlier and down 18.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lightpath Technologies (LPTH) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Lightpath Technologies' Return on Sales [ROS] was -27.40%, up 4.38 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of -22.62 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] was -31.78% in FY2025 (-7.11 pp), -24.67% in FY2024 (-13.88 pp), -10.79% in FY2023 (-3.40 pp) and -7.39% in FY2022 (-2.60 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is -52.58% (fiscal Q2 2026) to -4.45% (fiscal Q1 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.13 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in fiscal Q4 2022 (a gain of 24.11 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2024 (a drop of 20.59 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows LPTH's Return on Sales [ROS] at -22.20% (Q3 2026), -52.58% (Q2 2026) and -16.64% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.20 Bn | 278.20 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -46.33% |
| 2 | Rtx | 249.38 Bn | 222.59 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 11.38% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.06 Bn | 58.76 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 0.64% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.66 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.36% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 91.36 Bn | 86.97 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 27.92% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 90.03 Bn | 77.14 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 10.36% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.17 Bn | 70.53 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 25.82% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.46 Bn | 57.71 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 10.08% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.76 Bn | 20.21 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 18.37% |
| 10 | Lightpath Technologies | 579.11 Mn | 345.56 Mn | 8.35 Mn | -40.63% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -40.63% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -22.20% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -52.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -16.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -36.92% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -37.67% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -33.46% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -16.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -25.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -33.55% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -24.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -15.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -8.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -12.96% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.57% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -16.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -8.81% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -5.50% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -10.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -4.45% |
API Access
Lightpath Technologies Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LPTH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LPTH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();