Liquidity Services Inc (LQDT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Liquidity Services (LQDT) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 18.3% for Q1 2026, up 332.0% year-over-year from 4.24% in Q1 2025, and up 12.16% on a QoQ basis from 16.32% in Q4 2025.
Liquidity Services Inc (LQDT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Liquidity Services (LQDT) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 18.3% the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at 18.3% for Q1 2026 at Liquidity Services, up from 16.32% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 29.27% in Q3 2022, with the low at 12.93% in Q3 2024.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 18.79%, with a median of 16.32% recorded in 2025.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 956 bps in 2022 and plunged 1447 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 27.51% in 2022, then plunged by 53 bps to 13.04% in 2023, then increased by 8 bps to 14.1% in 2024, then advanced by 16 bps to 16.32% in 2025, then increased by 12 bps to 18.3% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 18.3%, 16.32%, and 16.53% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |