Liquidmetal Technologies Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (LQMT)
Liquidmetal Technologies's return on equity was −8.33% for fiscal 2025.
View full Liquidmetal Technologies company overviewLiquidmetal Technologies annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | −8.33% | −3.27 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | −5.06% | +1.48 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | −6.54% | +0.68 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | −7.22% | +2.21 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | −9.42% | −2.56 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | −6.87% | +10.41 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | −17.28% | +0.09 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | −17.37% | −1.37 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | −16.00% | +47.31 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | −63.31% | +49.59 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | −112.91% | +112.12 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | −225.03% | — |
Liquidmetal Technologies quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | −3.25% | −1.40 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | −2.86% | −0.90 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | −2.54% | −0.86 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | −1.97% | −0.50 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | −1.84% | −0.99 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | −1.97% | −0.93 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | −1.68% | −0.76 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | −1.47% | +0.04 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | −0.86% | +1.41 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | −1.03% | +0.81 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | −0.93% | +0.75 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | −1.51% | +0.24 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | −2.26% | −0.42 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | −1.84% | +0.12 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | −1.68% | +0.22 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | −1.74% | +2.20 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | −1.84% | −0.13 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | −1.96% | −0.10 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | −1.90% | −0.63 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | −3.94% | −1.90 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | −1.71% | −0.05 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | −1.87% | +0.04 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | −1.27% | +1.34 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | −2.04% | +1.35 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | −1.66% | +5.77 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | −1.90% | +1.97 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | −2.61% | +1.37 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | −3.39% | +1.77 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | −7.44% | −3.24 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | −3.87% | +0.22 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | −3.97% | −4.03 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | −5.16% | +2.53 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | −4.20% | +2.85 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | −4.09% | −2.38 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 0.05% | +17.08 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | −7.68% | +79.92 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | −7.05% | +170.29 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | −1.71% | — |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | −17.02% | +13.57 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | −87.61% | −65.55 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | −177.35% | −142.83 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | −30.59% | −41.67 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | −22.05% | −8.43 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | −34.52% | +29.68 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | −32.91% | — |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 11.07% | — |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | −13.63% | +5344.94 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | −64.21% | +256.64 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | −5,358.57% | — |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | −320.84% | — |
Liquidmetal Technologies return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Liquidmetal Technologies's return on equity decreased from −6.87% to −8.33%, a change of −1.46 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows −3.25%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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