Lithium (LTUM) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Lithium's (LTUM) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 233.94% in Q1 2026, down 14936.0% year-on-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and down 53.31% quarter-over-quarter from 152.6% in Q4 2025.
Lithium (LTUM) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lithium has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 233.94% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 233.94%, down 14936.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 233.94% (down 14936.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 98.21%, down 3902.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 233.94% for Q1 2026 at Lithium, down from 152.6% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 19.72% in Q1 2022 to a low of 233.94% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 66.84% (2023), against an average of 78.0%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 36259 bps in 2022 and slumped 14936 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Lithium's Return on Capital Employed stood at 61.32% in 2022, then surged by 46 bps to 32.85% in 2023, then slumped by 156 bps to 83.96% in 2024, then sank by 82 bps to 152.6% in 2025, then sank by 53 bps to 233.94% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 233.94% (Q1 2026), 152.6% (Q4 2025), and 126.94% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elevra Lithium | 556.97 Bn | 556.92 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Bhp | 421.29 Bn | 411.77 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Skeena Resources | 17.36 Bn | 17.34 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Ioneer | 10.78 Bn | 10.76 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | MP Materials | 10.54 Bn | 7.94 Bn | 16.40 Mn | -3.89% |
| 6 | Iperionx | 8.57 Bn | 8.52 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Materion | 4.58 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 81.84 Mn | 7.14% |
| 8 | Sigma Lithium | 4.36 Bn | 4.36 Bn | 25.57 Mn | -20,966.96% |
| 9 | Americas Gold & Silver | 4.00 Bn | 3.87 Bn | 16.76 Mn | - |
| 10 | Lithium | - | - | - | -233.94% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -233.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -152.60% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -126.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -107.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -84.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -83.96% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -61.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -48.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -39.09% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -32.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -39.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -30.16% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -66.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -61.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -68.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -68.32% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -19.72% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -121.83% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -64.23% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -146.01% |