Liquidity Services (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% quarter-over-quarter from 16.32% in Q4 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 for Q1 2026 stood at 18.3%, 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.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 16.32% (2025), against an average of 18.79%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 956 bps in 2022, then slumped 1447 bps in 2023.
- Liquidity Services' Return on Capital Employed stood at 27.51% in 2022, then slumped by 53 bps to 13.04% in 2023, then gained by 8 bps to 14.1% in 2024, then grew by 16 bps to 16.32% in 2025, then gained by 12 bps to 18.3% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LQDT's Return on Capital Employed at 18.3% in Q1 2026, 16.32% in Q4 2025, and 16.53% in Q3 2025.
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| 10 | Liquidity Services | 1.30 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 63.84 Mn | 18.49% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.49% |
| 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% |