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

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DateValue
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%