Lithium (LTUM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Lithium (LTUM) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of -19.43% in Q1 2026, up 7.61 percentage points from -27.04% a year earlier but down 1.94 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lithium (LTUM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lithium reported Return on Assets [ROA] of -16.15%, up 10.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +39.41 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -26.22% in FY2024 (-10.88 pp), -15.34% in FY2023 (+27.31 pp), -42.65% in FY2022 (+79.18 pp) and -121.83% in FY2021 (-66.27 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has ranged from -122.86% in Q2 2021 to -15.13% in Q4 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.88 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 300.65 percentage points in Q1 2022, against a drop of 22.66 percentage points in Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -17.49% (Q4 2025), -21.59% (Q3 2025) and -26.87% (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 24.66% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 15.21% |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 3.02% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 7.74% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 16.10% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 24.54% |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 8.97% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | 1.88% |
| 10 | Lithium | 5.89 Mn | -5.21 Mn | - | -19.43% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -19.43% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -17.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -21.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -26.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -27.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -29.19% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -24.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -19.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -17.15% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -15.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -23.94% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -22.16% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -49.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -35.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -55.97% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -61.58% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -26.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -75.74% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -53.19% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -122.86% |
API Access
Lithium 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=LTUM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "LTUM", "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=LTUM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();