Liquidmetal Technologies (LQMT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Liquidmetal Technologies (LQMT) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -16.39% for Q2 2026, down 3.94 percentage points from -12.44% a year earlier and down 1.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Liquidmetal Technologies (LQMT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Liquidmetal Technologies posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -13.26%, down 2.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -4.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -11.10% in FY2024 (-1.25 pp), -9.84% in FY2023 (-0.64 pp), -9.20% in FY2022 (+1.84 pp) and -11.04% in FY2021 (-2.18 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2020.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.31 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 2.03 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2026 (a drop of 3.94 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -14.72% (Q1 2026), -13.56% (Q4 2025) and -13.03% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 153.11 Bn | 131.97 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 42.99% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 136.52 Bn | 97.02 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 118.43 Bn | 83.75 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 10.69% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 92.71 Bn | 88.86 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 13.20% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 88.05 Bn | 77.68 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 27.90% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 64.72 Bn | 49.46 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 22.21% |
| 8 | Nucor | 58.54 Bn | 49.08 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 13.42% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 45.80 Bn | 26.83 Bn | - | 3.51% |
| 10 | Liquidmetal Technologies | 73.38 Mn | 18.80 Mn | 89,000.00 | -16.39% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -16.39% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -14.72% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -13.56% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -13.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -12.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -12.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -11.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -10.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.52% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -9.58% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -10.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -10.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -10.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -9.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -9.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -9.26% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -11.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -11.38% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -11.31% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -10.90% |
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Liquidmetal Technologies Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=LQMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();