# Liquidity Services Inc. (LQDT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Internet & Direct Marketing Retail. Price $42.10, market value $1.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 41.3×** (5-yr avg 24.7×, 3-yr avg 31.6×). Liquidity Services Inc. trades at 41.3× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 24.7×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 22.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.60**. A PEG of 0.60 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.7×.
- **Price / book: 5.6×**. The shares trade at 5.6× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.8%** (5-yr avg 7.4%). Free cash flow equals 6.8% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 7.4%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 2.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 47.6%**. Liquidity Services Inc. keeps 47.6% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 9.0%**. 9.0% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 5.9%**. 5.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 13.8%**. 13.8% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 8.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 31.2%** (3-yr 19.4%/yr, 5-yr 18.3%/yr). Revenue grew 31.2% over the last year, against 18.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 38.1%** (3-yr -10.2%/yr). Earnings per share rose 38.1%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 17.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 17.1% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Current ratio: 1.39** (quick 1.39). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.39 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 7.15**. A Z-score of 7.15 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Liquidity Services Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 56.3%** (YTD 38.9%, 3-mo 13.1%). The shares are up 56.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -4.5%** (94.3% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 55**. An RSI of 55 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.80** (volatility 36%). Beta of 0.80 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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