Liquidity Services (LQDT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Liquidity Services' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 14.53% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 1.37 percentage points from 13.16% a year earlier and up 0.70 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Liquidity Services (LQDT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Liquidity Services' Return on Equity [ROE] was 14.56%, up 2.94 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of +17.87 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 11.62% in FY2024 (-1.65 pp), 13.27% in FY2023 (-14.58 pp), 27.85% in FY2022 (-13.43 pp) and 41.28% in FY2021 (+44.59 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q3 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.90 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in fiscal Q4 2021 (a gain of 43.90 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 31.61 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows LQDT's Return on Equity [ROE] at 13.83% (Q2 2026), 14.23% (Q1 2026) and 13.64% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,462.85 Bn | 3,197.75 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 35.76% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,559.43 Bn | 1,223.94 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 28.20% |
| 3 | Netflix | 262.12 Bn | 223.42 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 49.69% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 253.57 Bn | 67.20 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 6.20% |
| 5 | Shopify | 191.77 Bn | 170.57 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 16.72% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.89 Bn | 110.71 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 12.62% |
| 7 | AppLovin | 130.31 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 155.17% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 123.80 Bn | 80.72 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 35.30% |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 120.61 Bn | 54.35 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Liquidity Services | 1.36 Bn | 557.38 Mn | 63.84 Mn | 14.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.23% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.16% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.86% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.57% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.22% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.95% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 46.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 42.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 36.78% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 40.50% |
API Access
Liquidity Services Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LQDT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LQDT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();