Lightwave Logic (LWLG) Return on Sales (2020 - 2026)
Lightwave Logic (LWLG) reported Return on Sales of 2.15% for Q1 2026, down 9.0% year-over-year from 2.36% in Q1 2025, and down 615.4% quarter-over-quarter from 0.3% in Q4 2025.
Lightwave Logic (LWLG) Return on Sales (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lightwave Logic (LWLG) has 5 years of Return on Sales data on file, last reported at 2.15% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Sales for Q1 2026 came in at 2.15%, down 9.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.85% (up 156.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.84%, up 148.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Sales fell to 2.15% in Q1 2026 per LWLG's latest filing, from 0.3% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Sales peaked at 0.3% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 3.09% in Q2 2024.
- A 3-year average of 1.96% and a median of 2.06% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Sales.
- On a YoY basis, Return on Sales climbed as much as 210 bps in 2025 and fell as far as 22 bps in 2025.
- A 3-year view of Return on Sales shows it stood at 2.4% in 2024, then jumped by 87 bps to 0.3% in 2025, then plunged by 615 bps to 2.15% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LWLG's Return on Sales at 2.15% in Q1 2026, 0.3% in Q4 2025, and 1.71% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.64 Bn | 233.69 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.87 Bn | 78.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 76.59 Bn | 75.97 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.39 Bn | 63.94 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 26.44 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 0.00% |
| 7 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.67 Bn | 19.14 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 0.00% |
| 8 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.57 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | LyondellBasell Industries | 19.28 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Lightwave Logic | 1.44 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 27,831.00 | -2.15% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.30% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.40% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.09% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -49.06% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -20.07% |