What is Lifetime Brands's return on invested capital?

Lifetime Brands (LCUT) reported return on invested capital of -5.2% in Q3 2025.

What is the long-term trend for Lifetime Brands's return on invested capital?

Over 4 years (2020 to 2024), Lifetime Brands's return on invested capital has grown at a 23.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.8% to 8.9%.

What does return on invested capital mean?

Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.

Lifetime Brands LCUT Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$143.5M+2.4%

Gross profit$54.2M+7.0%

Operating income-$2.2M-303%

Net income-$4.8M-13.6%

EPS (diluted)-$0.22-15.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$13.9M+33.6%

Total debt$59.5M-19.2%

Total equity$197.5M-12.5%

Total assets$527.9M-11.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$33.8M+102%

CapEx$3.8M+144%

Free cash flow$29.9M+97.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$194.95M+131%

Enterprise value$240.62M+67.1%

P/S0.3×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin37.5%+0.2pp

Operating margin-2.1%-6.2pp

Net margin-1.2%—

FCF margin3%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-3.8%—

Debt / equity0.3×0.0×

Current ratio2.9×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Lifetime Brands’s reported figures.

nopat/invested capital=-5.2%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Lifetime Brands’s 10-Q, filed November 6, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Lifetime Brands's return on invested capital?: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) reported return on invested capital of -5.2% in Q3 2025.
What is the long-term trend for Lifetime Brands's return on invested capital?: Over 4 years (2020 to 2024), Lifetime Brands's return on invested capital has grown at a 23.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.8% to 8.9%.
What does return on invested capital mean?: Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.