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Liquidity Services LQDT Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$120.7M+3.7%
Gross profit$55.9M+17.8%
Operating income$9.6M+41.4%
Net income$7.5M+6.7%
EPS (diluted)$0.23+4.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$195.3M+41.0%
Total debt$15.3M+0.7%
Total equity$222.1M+13.1%
Total assets$400.4M+11.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$29.5M+36.5%
CapEx$2.1M+14.9%
Free cash flow$27.4M+38.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.21B-1.5%
Enterprise value$1.03B-8.5%
P/E40.1×-8.7×
P/S2.5×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin46.7%+2.1pp
Operating margin8.4%+1.8pp
Net margin6.3%+0.6pp
FCF margin16.2%+5.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity14.5%+0.4pp
Debt / equity0.1×0.0×
Current ratio1.5×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Liquidity Services’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Liquidity Services’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Liquidity Services's return on invested capital?
Liquidity Services (LQDT) reported return on invested capital of 47.2% in Q1 2026.
How has Liquidity Services's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Liquidity Services's return on invested capital increased by 48.7% year-over-year, from 31.7% to 47.2%.
What is the long-term trend for Liquidity Services's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Liquidity Services's return on invested capital has grown at a -0.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 59.9% to 57.7%.
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.