Lightwave Logic (LWLG) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Lightwave Logic (LWLG) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 27.24% for Q1 2026, up 3569.0% year-over-year from 0.74% in Q1 2025, and up 18.7% quarter-over-quarter from 33.51% in Q4 2025.
Lightwave Logic (LWLG) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lightwave Logic (LWLG) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 6 consecutive years, with 27.24% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 3569.0% year-over-year to 27.24%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 27.24% (up 3569.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 36.84%, up 2391.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 27.24% in Q1 2026 per LWLG's latest filing, from 33.51% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 27.24% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 69.47% in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 57.63% across 5 years, with a median of 60.77% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 855 bps — and 2026, when it surged 3569 bps.
- Lightwave Logic's Return on Capital Employed stood at 60.77% in 2022, then climbed by 8 bps to 56.06% in 2023, then slipped by 15 bps to 64.61% in 2024, then surged by 48 bps to 33.51% in 2025, then advanced by 19 bps to 27.24% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LWLG's Return on Capital Employed at 27.24% in Q1 2026, 33.51% in Q4 2025, and 55.21% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -27.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -33.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -55.21% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -63.16% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -62.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -64.61% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -60.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -58.09% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -54.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -56.06% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -53.95% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -58.57% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -64.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -60.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -68.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -68.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -69.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -84.59% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -68.18% |