Lightwave Logic (LWLG) Return on Sales (2020 - 2026)
Lightwave Logic (LWLG) posted quarterly Return on Sales of 2.47% for Q1 2026, down 39.0% year-over-year from 4.05% in Q1 2025, and down 713.84% quarter-over-quarter from 0.3% in Q4 2025.
Lightwave Logic (LWLG) Return on Sales (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lightwave Logic (LWLG) has reported Return on Sales for 5 consecutive years, with 2.47% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Sales fell 39.0% year-over-year to 2.47%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.91% (up 152.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.59%, up 360.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Sales slipped to 2.47% in Q1 2026 per LWLG's latest filing, from 0.3% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Sales topped out at 0.3% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 3.11% in Q2 2024.
- Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 2.02% across 3 years, with a median of 2.08% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Return on Sales surged 211 bps — and 2026, when it plunged 39 bps.
- Lightwave Logic's Return on Sales stood at 2.42% in 2024, then soared by 87 bps to 0.3% in 2025, then slumped by 714 bps to 2.47% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LWLG's Return on Sales at 2.47% in Q1 2026, 0.3% in Q4 2025, and 1.73% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.30% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.23% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.85% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -49.47% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -20.24% |