Liquidity Services (LQDT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Liquidity Services (LQDT) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 18.3% in Q1 2026, up 12.16% quarter-over-quarter from 16.32% in Q4 2025, and up 332.0% on a YoY basis from 4.24% in Q1 2025.

Liquidity Services (LQDT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Liquidity Services' Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 18.3% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 332.0% year-over-year to 18.3%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.3% (up 332.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 17.59%, up 321.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 18.3% for Q1 2026 at Liquidity Services, up from 16.32% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 29.27% in Q3 2022 to a low of 12.93% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 18.79% across 5 years, with a median of 16.32% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed soared 956 bps in 2022, then tumbled 1447 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 27.51% in 2022, then tumbled by 53 bps to 13.04% in 2023, then advanced by 8 bps to 14.1% in 2024, then increased by 16 bps to 16.32% in 2025, then advanced by 12 bps to 18.3% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 18.3% (Q1 2026), 16.32% (Q4 2025), and 16.53% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Amazon Com 2,551.03 Bn 2,407.94 Bn 171.21 Bn 12.12%
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3 DoorDash 72.09 Bn 67.22 Bn 2.04 Bn 5.26%
4 PDD Holdings 62.92 Bn 38.25 Bn 12.81 Bn 0.03%
5 Ebay 48.30 Bn 44.44 Bn 2.29 Bn 18.13%
6 Coupang 34.44 Bn 34.35 Bn 2.30 Bn 0.97%
7 Zkh 14.36 Bn 14.36 Bn 285.30 Mn 246,132.27%
8 Wayfair 10.72 Bn 9.65 Bn 880.00 Mn 11.64%
9 Maplebear 10.27 Bn 9.58 Bn 738.00 Mn 20.87%
10 Liquidity Services 1.12 Bn 917.80 Mn 55.87 Mn 18.30%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 18.30%
Dec 31, 2025 16.32%
Sep 30, 2025 16.53%
Jun 30, 2025 14.82%
Mar 31, 2025 14.98%
Dec 31, 2024 14.10%
Sep 30, 2024 12.93%
Jun 30, 2024 14.02%
Mar 31, 2024 15.44%
Dec 31, 2023 13.04%
Sep 30, 2023 15.80%
Jun 30, 2023 18.10%
Mar 31, 2023 26.24%
Dec 31, 2022 27.51%
Sep 30, 2022 29.27%
Jun 30, 2022 29.08%
Mar 31, 2022 23.03%
Dec 31, 2021 18.48%
Sep 30, 2021 19.71%
Jun 30, 2021 20.51%