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

Liquidia (LQDA) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 21.19% in Q1 2026, up 168.54% quarter-over-quarter from 30.91% in Q4 2025, and up 9717.0% on a YoY basis from 0.22% in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 9717.0% year-over-year to 21.19%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 21.19% (up 9717.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 35.84%, up 5568.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 21.19% for Q1 2026 at Liquidia, up from 30.91% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 21.19% in Q1 2026 to a low of 84.28% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 49.13% across 5 years, with a median of 51.16% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed sank 4434 bps in 2023, then soared 9717 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 31.76% in 2022, then plunged 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.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 21.19% (Q1 2026), 30.91% (Q4 2025), and 65.51% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 38.77 Bn 35.04 Bn 1.97 Bn 8.52%
2 Zoetis 34.11 Bn 32.16 Bn 1.62 Bn 27.58%
3 United Therapeutics 23.68 Bn 21.53 Bn 648.10 Mn 21.43%
4 Aurora Cannabis 16.48 Bn 16.40 Bn 33.43 Mn -
5 Neurocrine Biosciences 16.19 Bn 14.88 Bn 800.70 Mn 20.04%
6 Elanco Animal Health 11.44 Bn 11.01 Bn 785.00 Mn 7.34%
7 Alkermes 7.28 Bn 6.77 Bn -116.06 Mn 6.92%
8 Lantheus Holdings 6.48 Bn 5.98 Bn 230.92 Mn 14.85%
9 Hims & Hers Health 6.35 Bn 5.60 Bn 396.79 Mn -1.92%
10 Liquidia 5.74 Bn 5.52 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%