Lsi Industries (LYTS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Lsi Industries (LYTS) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 4.48% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 5.01 percentage points from 9.49% a year earlier and down 1.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lsi Industries (LYTS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Lsi Industries posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 6.15%, down 3.67 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +2.61 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 9.82% in FY2025 (-1.56 pp), 11.37% in FY2024 (-1.63 pp), 13.01% in FY2023 (+5.38 pp) and 7.62% in FY2022 (+4.08 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined in each of the last nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.89 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was fiscal Q2 2023 (a gain of 6.64 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 5.01 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 5.79% (Q3 2026), 9.69% (Q2 2026) and 9.55% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 15.86% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 16.52% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 9.33% |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 10.34% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 15.40% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 23.98% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 10.94% |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 22.67% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 27.10% |
| 10 | Lsi Industries | 785.67 Mn | 747.54 Mn | 57.42 Mn | 4.48% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.48% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.79% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.55% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.26% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.05% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.89% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.60% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.85% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.72% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.96% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.46% |
Lsi 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LYTS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "LYTS", "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=LYTS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();