Lightwave Logic (LWLG) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Lightwave Logic (LWLG) reported 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 6 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 27.24% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 27.24%, up 3569.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 27.24% (up 3569.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 36.84%, up 2391.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 27.24% in Q1 2026 per LWLG's latest filing, from 33.51% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 27.24% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 69.47% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 57.63% and a median of 60.77% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 855 bps in 2024, then surged 3569 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 60.77% in 2022, then advanced by 8 bps to 56.06% in 2023, then decreased by 15 bps to 64.61% in 2024, then jumped by 48 bps to 33.51% in 2025, then gained 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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9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.10%
10 Lightwave Logic 1.44 Bn 1.36 Bn 27,831.00 -27.24%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%