Laird Superfood (LSF) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2025)
Laird Superfood's (LSF) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 30.13% in Q4 2025, down 1352.0% year-on-year from 2.41% in Q4 2024, and down 96.97% on a QoQ basis from 15.3% in Q3 2025.
Laird Superfood (LSF) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Laird Superfood (LSF) has 6 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 30.13% in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 1352.0% year-over-year to 30.13% in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 30.13%, a 1352.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 29.61%, down 1253.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 stood at 30.13%, down from 15.3% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for LSF reached as high as 9.74% in Q2 2025 and fell as low as 182.41% in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 59.67% across 5 years, with a median of 35.02% in 2021.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 11064 bps in 2023 and soared 16958 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 36.95% in 2021, then plunged by 249 bps to 128.76% in 2022, then surged by 42 bps to 74.62% in 2023, then jumped by 78 bps to 16.61% in 2024, then slumped by 81 bps to 30.13% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 30.13% in Q4 2025, 15.3% in Q3 2025, and 9.74% in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | -6.47% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.63% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 6.10% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 8.60% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 13.03% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 5.84% |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -10.82% |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 9.90% |
| 10 | Laird Superfood | 39.79 Mn | 39.08 Mn | 4.55 Mn | -30.13% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -30.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -15.30% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -9.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -10.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -16.61% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -12.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -33.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -57.22% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -74.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -182.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -171.37% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -143.63% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -128.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -71.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -62.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -57.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -36.95% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -30.64% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -26.55% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -21.11% |