Liquidmetal Technologies (LQMT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Liquidmetal Technologies (LQMT) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of -10.20% for Q2 2026, down 3.39 percentage points from -6.82% a year earlier and down 1.40 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Liquidmetal Technologies (LQMT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Liquidmetal Technologies posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -7.87%, down 3.01 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -1.27 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -4.86% in FY2024 (+1.43 pp), -6.29% in FY2023 (+0.66 pp), -6.95% in FY2022 (+2.13 pp) and -9.08% in FY2021 (-2.48 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2020.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.37 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 3.15 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2026 (a drop of 3.39 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -8.80% (Q1 2026), -8.04% (Q4 2025) and -7.29% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 152.17 Bn | 130.96 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 24.66% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 136.50 Bn | 97.00 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 121.22 Bn | 89.23 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 15.21% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 92.90 Bn | 76.94 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 7.74% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 88.76 Bn | 78.39 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 16.10% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 66.12 Bn | 41.32 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 18.09% |
| 8 | Nucor | 58.75 Bn | 48.13 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 8.97% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 45.93 Bn | 24.95 Bn | - | 1.88% |
| 10 | Liquidmetal Technologies | 72.37 Mn | 17.88 Mn | 89,000.00 | -10.20% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -10.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -8.80% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -7.29% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -6.82% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -4.16% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.22% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -5.61% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.41% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -7.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -7.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -7.14% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -7.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -9.67% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -9.51% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -9.30% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -8.56% |
API Access
Liquidmetal Technologies Return on Assets [ROA] 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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LQMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "LQMT", "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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LQMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();