LQDT (Liquidity Services) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $0.88 (As of Jun. 2026)

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LQDT Liquidity Services Inc LQDT
70 GF Score
Price $41.56
GF Value $31.16
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Liquidity Services Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Liquidity Services LQDT +1.79% 70 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $0.88 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates LQDT with a GF Score™ of 70/100 and a GF Value™ of $31.16 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Liquidity Services's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.895. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $0.88 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Liquidity Services's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 20.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 14.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 30.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 7.60% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Liquidity Services was 37.20% per year. The lowest was -14.50% per year. And the median was 2.90% per year.

As of today (2026-08-11), Liquidity Services's current stock price is $41.56. Liquidity Services's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.88. Liquidity Services's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 47.23.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Liquidity Services was 104.58. The lowest was 12.22. And the median was 26.92.


Liquidity Services  (NAS:LQDT) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Liquidity Services's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=41.56/0.88
=47.23

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Liquidity Services was 104.58. The lowest was 12.22. And the median was 26.92.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Liquidity Services Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Liquidity Services Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Liquidity Services's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Liquidity Services Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Liquidity Services Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.31 0.56 0.61 0.80 0.84

Liquidity Services Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.73 0.84 0.87 0.83 0.88

LQDT vs TDUP, JMIA, RVLV: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Liquidity Services's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Liquidity Services Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Liquidity Services's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Liquidity Services's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Liquidity Services Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Liquidity Services's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=0.895/333.9520*333.9520
=0.895

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Liquidity Services Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201609 0.185 241.428 0.256
201612 -0.235 241.432 -0.325
201703 -0.351 243.801 -0.481
201706 -0.070 244.955 -0.095
201709 -0.604 246.819 -0.817
201712 0.079 246.524 0.107
201803 0.075 249.554 0.100
201806 -0.188 251.989 -0.249
201809 -0.076 252.439 -0.101
201812 -0.294 251.233 -0.391
201903 -0.150 254.202 -0.197
201906 0.077 256.143 0.100
201909 -0.005 256.759 -0.007
201912 -0.595 256.974 -0.773
202003 0.147 258.115 0.190
202006 0.608 257.797 0.788
202009 0.201 260.280 0.258
202012 0.134 260.474 0.172
202103 0.681 264.877 0.859
202106 0.618 271.696 0.760
202109 0.263 274.310 0.320
202112 -0.003 278.802 -0.004
202203 0.328 287.504 0.381
202206 0.417 296.311 0.470
202209 0.361 296.808 0.406
202212 -0.360 296.797 -0.405
202303 0.980 301.836 1.084
202306 0.280 305.109 0.306
202309 0.415 307.789 0.450
202312 -0.332 306.746 -0.361
202403 1.032 312.332 1.103
202406 0.645 314.175 0.686
202409 0.605 315.301 0.641
202412 -0.433 315.605 -0.458
202503 0.608 319.799 0.635
202506 0.528 322.561 0.547
202509 1.109 324.800 1.140
202512 -0.087 324.054 -0.090
202603 0.844 330.213 0.854
202606 0.895 333.952 0.895

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $0.88 mean?
Liquidity Services (LQDT) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $0.88 as of Jun. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Liquidity Services and its competitors.
Is Liquidity Services' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Liquidity Services' current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $0.88. Overall, Liquidity Services has a GF Score™ of 70/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Liquidity Services' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to TDUP and JMIA?
Liquidity Services' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $0.88 can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Retail - Cyclical industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Liquidity Services and its competitors. Liquidity Services's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $0.88. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Liquidity Services stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Liquidity Services (LQDT) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $31.16, compared to a current price of $41.56 — trading 33.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $0.88. Liquidity Services' overall GF Score™ is 70/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Liquidity Services (LQDT), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $0.88 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Liquidity Services (LQDT) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Liquidity Services stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $41.56 is trading 33.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $31.16. GuruFocus considers Liquidity Services to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for LQDT:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $0.88
  • GF Value™: $31.16 vs. price of $41.56 (33.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 70/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LQDT stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Liquidity Services Business Description

Other Exchanges L1S:Germany
Address 6931 Arlington Road, Suite 460, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
Liquidity Services Inc is an online auction marketplace. It manages and sells inventory and equipment for business and government clients by operating a network of e-commerce marketplaces that enable buyers and sellers to transact in an efficient, automated environment offering across different product categories. The company has four reportable segments: GovDeals, Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG), and Machinio & Software Solutions. It generates majority of its revenue from Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG) segment which consists of marketplaces that enable corporations located in the United States and Canada to sell excess, returned, and overstocked consumer goods. Geographically, a substantial portion the company's revenue is generated from its business in United States.
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