Liquidity Services LQDT
NASDAQ LQDT
$38.87 -2.81 (-6.74%)
As of: Sep 1, 2026 · 2:50 PM EDT

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.

Analysis

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.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Amazon Com 2,735.27 Bn 2,612.28 Bn 198.88 Bn 21.93%
2 PDD Holdings 116.19 Bn -48,010.22 Bn 9.45 Bn 0.03%
3 DoorDash 98.67 Bn 93.32 Bn 2.35 Bn 5.28%
4 Mercadolibre 98.66 Bn 83.46 Bn 4.16 Bn 22.76%
5 Sea 67.43 Bn 59.03 Bn 3.55 Bn 146.68%
6 Ebay 46.79 Bn 43.48 Bn 2.30 Bn 20.50%
7 JD.com 39.63 Bn 7.08 Bn 16.50 Bn 4.25%
8 Coupang 28.43 Bn 22.32 Bn 2.49 Bn -9.29%
9 Wayfair 12.38 Bn 11.24 Bn 1.05 Bn 32.77%
10 Liquidity Services 1.22 Bn 985.40 Mn 63.84 Mn 18.49%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%