LQDT Liquidity Services margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 61

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 86

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 42

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 46

Gross margin

47.6%

Operating margin

EBITDA margin

12.2%

Net margin

6.8%

Currently, Liquidity Services has a gross margin of 47.6%, an operating margin of 9%, an EBITDA margin of 12.2%, and a net margin of 6.8%. Each available margin improved from the same period last year. Gross margin recorded the strongest gain, increasing by 4.4 percentage points.

LQDT margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Liquidity Services's margins averaged 48.45% gross, 7.39% operating, 11.19% EBITDA, and 6.02% net during the last 3 years. Against the three-year averages, operating, EBITDA, and net margins are above their three-year averages and gross margin is below its three-year average.

LQDT margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

All available margins expanded year over year, led by gross margin with an increase of 4.4 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

4.4pp

Operating margin expansion

2.3pp

EBITDA margin expansion

2.2pp

Net margin expansion

1.1pp

LQDT Gross margin

Liquidity Services's gross margin averaged 48.45% during the last 3 years. The current gross margin of 47.6% is 0.9 percentage points below its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Liquidity Services's gross margin peaked at 54.9% in Mar 2024 and reached a low of 43.2% in Jun 2025.

LQDT Operating margin

Over the last 3 years, Liquidity Services's operating margin averaged 7.39%. Currently, Liquidity Services's current operating margin is 9%, which is 1.6 percentage points above its three-year average. During this period, operating margin reached a high of 9% in Jun 2026 and a low of 6.4% in Sep 2024.

LQDT EBITDA margin

The average EBITDA margin for Liquidity Services was 11.19% over the last 3 years. As of the latest period, Liquidity Services's current EBITDA margin is 12.2%, which is 1 percentage points above its three-year average. The EBITDA margin for Liquidity Services moved between 10% in Jun 2025 and 12.3% in Mar 2024.

LQDT Net margin

Reviewing the last 3 years, Liquidity Services recorded an average net margin of 6.02%. The latest net margin for Liquidity Services is 6.8%, 0.8 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest net margin for Liquidity Services was 6.8% in Jun 2026, while the lowest was 5.5% in Sep 2024.

LQDT margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 47.6%, LQDT stands higher than the Consumer Cyclical sector average but lower than the industry and its peers average. Looking at the Consumer Cyclical sector average of 36.3%, Liquidity Services's gross margin is 31% higher.

LQDT margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Liquidity Services's gross margin?

The current gross margin for LQDT is 47.6% as of Jun 30, 2026.

What is Liquidity Services's operating margin?

The current operating margin for LQDT is 9% as of Jun 30, 2026.

What is Liquidity Services's EBITDA margin?

For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, LQDT recorded an EBITDA margin of 12.2%.

What is Liquidity Services's net margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, LQDT has a net margin of 6.8%.

What are the average margins of LQDT?

Liquidity Services's gross, operating, EBITDA, and net margins averaged 48.5% gross, 7.4% operating, 11.2% EBITDA, and 6.0% net over the last 3 years.

What are the highest historical margins of LQDT?

Over the last 5 years, Liquidity Services's highest margins were 58% gross in Mar 2022, 16.9% operating in Sep 2022, 20.7% EBITDA in Dec 2022, and 23.5% net in Jun 2022.

What are the lowest historical margins of LQDT?

In the last 5 years, the lowest margins reported by LQDT were 43.2% gross in Jun 2025, 6.4% operating in Sep 2024, 10% EBITDA in Jun 2025, and 5.5% net in Sep 2024.