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LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC LQDT

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Business Services, NEC · website · IPO 2006-02-23 · LEI

LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.2B
P / E43.4×
P / S2.6×
P / B6.0×
P / FCF20.7×
Net margin5.9%
Return on equity13.8%
FCF margin12.4%
Return on capital16.4%
Graham number -76%$10.33

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($10.33); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
19.80% 14.40% 6.70% 5.50% 5.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
51.20% 46.10% 48.90% 50.00% 53.40% 58.20% 57.40% 54.70% 51.00% 43.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-10.80% -14.90% -9.70% -8.60% -1.90% 10.50% 16.90% 8.30% 6.40% 7.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
37.70% 26.10% 13.00% 11.00% 13.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
30.7M 31.5M 32.8M 33.7M 34.1M 35.5M 35.7M 36.1M 36.7M 37.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
19.90% 14.00% 7.30% 5.80% 7.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
12.60% -14.60% -1.60% -5.40% 6.00% 23.30% 13.10% 13.20% 16.90% 12.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$1.96 -$0.58 -$0.11 $1.45 $1.20 $0.65 $0.63 $0.87 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC trades at about 49.6× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.2×–112.3×, median 27.5×).

13.2× 112.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (13.2×–112.3×); dot = today's 49.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin43.8%51.0%54.7%57.4%58.2%53.4%50.0%48.9%46.1%51.2%
Operating margin7.4%6.4%8.3%16.9%10.5%-1.9%-8.6%-9.7%-14.9%-10.8%
Net margin5.9%5.5%6.7%14.4%19.8%—————
FCF margin12.4%16.9%13.2%13.1%23.3%6.0%-5.4%-1.6%-14.6%12.6%
Return on assets7.5%5.8%7.3%14.0%19.9%—————
Return on equity13.8%11.0%13.0%26.1%37.7%—————
Current ratio1.391.281.211.051.211.271.311.501.962.16

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.