Liquidity Services (LQDT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Liquidity Services' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 18.49% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 3.67 percentage points from 14.82% a year earlier and up 0.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Liquidity Services (LQDT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Liquidity Services came in at 17.59%, up 3.21 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +20.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 14.38% in FY2024 (-1.18 pp), 15.56% in FY2023 (-16.40 pp), 31.96% in FY2022 (+8.72 pp) and 23.23% in FY2021 (+26.55 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q2 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.42 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was fiscal Q4 2021 (a gain of 22.87 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 14.47 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LQDT's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 18.30% (Q2 2026), 16.32% (Q1 2026) and 16.53% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,462.85 Bn | 3,197.75 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 18.96% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,559.43 Bn | 1,223.94 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 19.78% |
| 3 | Netflix | 262.12 Bn | 223.42 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 33.64% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 253.57 Bn | 67.20 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 2.15% |
| 5 | Shopify | 191.77 Bn | 170.57 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 15.96% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.89 Bn | 110.71 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 13.04% |
| 7 | AppLovin | 130.31 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 85.44% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 123.80 Bn | 80.72 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 20.03% |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 120.61 Bn | 54.35 Bn | - | 96.01% |
| 10 | Liquidity Services | 1.36 Bn | 557.38 Mn | 63.84 Mn | 18.49% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
API Access
Liquidity Services Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=LQDT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "LQDT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=LQDT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();