Liquidia (LQDA) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Liquidia's (LQDA) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 21.19% in Q1 2026, up 9717.0% year-on-year from 0.22% in Q1 2025, and up 168.54% quarter-over-quarter from 30.91% in Q4 2025.

Liquidia (LQDA) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Liquidia's Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 21.19% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 9717.0% year-over-year to 21.19% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 21.19%, a 9717.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 35.84%, up 5568.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 21.19% in Q1 2026 per LQDA's latest filing, from 30.91% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 21.19% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 84.28% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 51.16% (2023), against an average of 49.13%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 4434 bps in 2023 and surged 9717 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 31.76% in 2022, then slumped by 140 bps to 76.1% in 2023, then gained by 20 bps to 60.7% in 2024, then surged by 49 bps to 30.91% in 2025, then soared by 169 bps to 21.19% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LQDA Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 21.19% (Q1 2026), 30.91% (Q4 2025), and 65.51% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Haleon 87.22 Bn 85.35 Bn - -
2 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 39.60 Bn 35.87 Bn 1.97 Bn 8.52%
3 Zoetis 31.46 Bn 29.52 Bn 1.62 Bn 27.36%
4 Takeda Pharmaceutical 26.49 Bn 22.44 Bn 4.39 Bn -1.50%
5 United Therapeutics 23.03 Bn 20.88 Bn 648.10 Mn 21.43%
6 Universe Pharmaceuticals 23.03 Bn -10.56 Bn - -
7 Viatris 20.90 Bn 19.09 Bn 1.16 Bn 0.46%
8 Neurocrine Biosciences 17.50 Bn 16.19 Bn 800.70 Mn 20.04%
9 Elanco Animal Health 12.33 Bn 11.91 Bn 785.00 Mn 5.24%
10 Liquidia 7.84 Bn 7.61 Bn 121.79 Mn 21.19%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 21.19%
Dec 31, 2025 -30.91%
Sep 30, 2025 -65.51%
Jun 30, 2025 -84.28%
Mar 31, 2025 -75.98%
Dec 31, 2024 -60.70%
Sep 30, 2024 -61.57%
Jun 30, 2024 -59.70%
Mar 31, 2024 -68.45%
Dec 31, 2023 -76.10%
Sep 30, 2023 -51.16%
Jun 30, 2023 -44.80%
Mar 31, 2023 -27.43%
Dec 31, 2022 -31.76%
Sep 30, 2022 -33.99%
Jun 30, 2022 -38.26%
Mar 31, 2022 -45.85%
Dec 31, 2021 -37.68%
Sep 30, 2021 -40.25%
Jun 30, 2021 -51.52%