Lithium (LTUM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Lithium (LTUM) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -233.94% for Q1 2026, down 149.36 percentage points from -84.58% a year earlier and down 81.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lithium (LTUM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lithium's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -98.21%, down 39.02 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -39.63 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Lithium's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -59.19% in FY2024 (-25.34 pp), -33.86% in FY2023 (+60.59 pp) and -94.44% in FY2022.
- The Q1 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -59.92 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q1 2022, with a gain of 362.59 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 149.36 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was -152.60% (Q4 2025), -126.94% (Q3 2025) and -107.85% (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 171.36 Bn | 150.22 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 42.99% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.76 Bn | 89.94 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 9.92% |
| 4 | Ternium | 113.51 Bn | 78.56 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 7.19% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.45 Bn | 99.60 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 13.20% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.92 Bn | 91.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 42.05% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.42 Bn | 52.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 23.46% |
| 8 | Nucor | 54.54 Bn | 45.08 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 13.42% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.09 Bn | 30.12 Bn | - | 3.51% |
| 10 | Lithium | 5.89 Mn | -5.21 Mn | - | -233.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
API Access
Lithium Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=LTUM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=LTUM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();