Lsb Industries (LXU) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Lsb Industries (LXU) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.86% for Q2 2026, up 7.21 percentage points from -1.36% a year earlier but down 0.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lsb Industries (LXU) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lsb Industries posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 4.42%, up 4.81 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +6.53 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -0.39% in FY2024 (-4.01 pp), 3.62% in FY2023 (-19.86 pp), 23.48% in FY2022 (+11.22 pp) and 12.26% in FY2021 (+14.38 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of -1.36% in Q2 2025 and a high of 21.20% in Q4 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.09 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 18.62 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 17.38 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 6.83% (Q1 2026), 4.50% (Q4 2025) and 1.17% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 10.33% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 11.02% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 19.47% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 8.97% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 13.43% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 11.09% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 8.70% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 16.48% |
| 10 | Lsb Industries | 803.55 Mn | 51.30 Mn | 43.10 Mn | 6.58% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.58% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.86% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.50% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.17% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.36% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.44% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.86% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.83% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.57% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.23% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.23% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.62% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.67% |
API Access
Lsb Industries Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LXU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "LXU", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LXU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();