Liquidity Services (LQDT) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.45
- Estimate
- $0.35
- Surprise
- +30.4%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $129.6M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 4.8 → 4.9/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Liquidity Services (LQDT) beat the $0.35 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.45 — a large 30.4% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (4.8/10) to Sell at 4.9/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates LQDT Sell at 5.6/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +30.4% surprise compares with a +25.6% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-19.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Strong growth profile
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Near 52-week high (4.5% away)
- Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $42.10
- Price target
- $43.35
- Stop
- $39.40
- Upside to target
- +3.0%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.3:1
The stock trades at 41.3× trailing but 22.9× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-06 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
LQDT at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Internet Retail
- Market cap
- $1.32B
- P/E (fwd)
- 22.9
- P/E (ttm)
- 41.3
- 52-week range
- $21.67–$44.09
- Off 52-week high
- 4.5%
- RSI (14)
- 47
- Volume vs avg
- 0.84×
- Score today
- 5.6/10