LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC (LQDT)
Industrials · NASDAQ
Liquidity Services is a digital marketplace platform that monetizes surplus and obsolete assets for governments, corporations, and institutions through purchase and consignment auctions.
What LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC does
Liquidity Services is a marketplace platform that facilitates the sale of surplus, obsolete, and salvage assets across multiple sectors. The company operates through two primary revenue streams: purchase revenues from asset acquisitions and consignment/fee revenues from marketplace services. It specializes in connecting sellers of surplus inventory and equipment with buyers, primarily serving government agencies, businesses, and institutions seeking liquidation solutions and value recovery.
Themes: ["Surplus asset liquidation","Digital marketplace / e-commerce","B2B asset recovery","Government contract services"]
Fundamentals
- Price$38.58 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$1.2B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+56.9% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E39.02 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+6.3% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+46.7% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+14.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+9.3% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+19.4% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.08 as of 2026-07-10
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on government contracts and procurement cycles, particularly with U.S. federal agencies, which represent a significant portion of revenues and may be subject to budget constraints, policy changes, and regulatory shifts","Competition from other online auction and liquidation platforms that may undercut pricing or service models, potentially eroding market share and margins","Inventory and valuation risk, particularly from the company's purchase revenue model where it acquires surplus assets that must be successfully marketed and sold within target timeframes to achieve profitability"]
Competitors & peers
- Copart (CPRT)
- IAA Inc (IAA)
- Manheim (private, Cox subsidiary)
- U.S. federal government agencies
- Corporate businesses
- Educational institutions
- Municipalities and public agencies
- Digital asset liquidation and marketplace services
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.