Lithium (LTUM) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Lithium's Return on Equity [ROE] was -181.90% in Q1 2026, down 86.55 percentage points from -95.35% a year earlier and down 65.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lithium (LTUM) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Lithium came in at -74.96%, down 4.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -16.15 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was -70.76% in FY2024 (-38.26 pp), -32.50% in FY2023 (+61.05 pp), -93.55% in FY2022 (+186.04 pp) and -279.60% in FY2021 (-220.79 pp).
- The Q1 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for eight straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -46.23 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 304.02 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2026 (a drop of 86.55 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LTUM's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q1 2026 was -116.71% (Q4 2025), -129.80% (Q3 2025) and -112.87% (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 181.90 Bn | 148.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.19 Bn | 148.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 46.23% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.55 Bn | 89.73 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 24.87% |
| 4 | Ternium | 108.92 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 4.44% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.46 Bn | 96.62 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 14.40% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.62 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 21.41% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.12 Bn | 52.86 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 34.97% |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.04 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 14.21% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 50.74 Bn | 31.77 Bn | - | 3.26% |
| 10 | Lithium | 5.89 Mn | -5.21 Mn | - | -181.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -181.90% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -116.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -129.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -112.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -95.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -98.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -70.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -50.74% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -39.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -34.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -52.19% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -45.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -99.11% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -70.73% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -113.49% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -123.57% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -57.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -123.37% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -58.11% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -133.69% |
API Access
Lithium Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LTUM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LTUM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();