LQDT

Liquidity Services, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical · $1.4B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$43.23

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$21.14

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$8.46

buy price

Overpriced

LQDT is Overpriced: at $43.23 it trades 104% above its fair value of $21.14. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $8.46, 80% below today's price. Business quality is limited: only 1 of 5 key numbers clears the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Owner Earnings. Earnings grow slowly (under 7% a year), but cash flow is steady, so we value it on its cash flow instead of its earnings.

Business quality

1 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth5.2% a year✗
Equity per share growth1.6% a year✗
Sales growth1.9% a year✗
Free cash flow growth6.1% a year✗
Return on invested capital10.0%✓

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Insider activity

Since Jun 15, 2026: no open-market purchases, 11 sales worth $3.7M and 35 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

Sales

Other filings

Daunt John

EVP, Chief Commercial Officer · 2026-09-01

Option exercise

$8K

Daunt John

EVP, Chief Commercial Officer · 2026-09-01

Option exercise

$6K

Shaffer Mark A

Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

1,463 shares

Shaffer Mark A

Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

1,265 shares

Shaffer Mark A

Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

771 shares

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Shaffer Mark A

Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

667 shares

Murray Novelette

Chief Human Resources Officer · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

1,071 shares

Murray Novelette

Chief Human Resources Officer · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

950 shares

Murray Novelette

Chief Human Resources Officer · 2026-08-21

J-Other

$21K

Murray Novelette

Chief Human Resources Officer · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

486 shares

Murray Novelette

Chief Human Resources Officer · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

548 shares

Daunt John

EVP, Chief Commercial Officer · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

1,932 shares

Daunt John

EVP, Chief Commercial Officer · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

2,210 shares

Daunt John

EVP, Chief Commercial Officer · 2026-08-21

J-Other

$58K

Daunt John

EVP, Chief Commercial Officer · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

1,171 shares

Daunt John

EVP, Chief Commercial Officer · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

1,340 shares

Weiskircher Steven

SVP & Chief Technology Officer · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

1,785 shares

Weiskircher Steven

SVP & Chief Technology Officer · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

1,970 shares

Weiskircher Steven

SVP & Chief Technology Officer · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

980 shares

Weiskircher Steven

SVP & Chief Technology Officer · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

1,081 shares

Celaya Jorge

EVP & Chief Financial Officer · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

2,677 shares

Celaya Jorge

EVP & Chief Financial Officer · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

2,050 shares

Celaya Jorge

EVP & Chief Financial Officer · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

1,367 shares

Celaya Jorge

EVP & Chief Financial Officer · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

1,047 shares

Angrick William P III

Chairman of the Board and CEO · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

6,163 shares

Angrick William P III

Chairman of the Board and CEO · 2026-08-21

Option exercise

6,305 shares

Angrick William P III

Chairman of the Board and CEO · 2026-08-12

G-Gift

115,000 shares

Daunt John

EVP, Chief Commercial Officer · 2026-08-03

Option exercise

$6K

Daunt John

EVP, Chief Commercial Officer · 2026-08-03

Option exercise

$8K

Daunt John

EVP, Chief Commercial Officer · 2026-07-01

Option exercise

$1K

Daunt John

EVP, Chief Commercial Officer · 2026-07-01

Option exercise

$8K

Daunt John

EVP, Chief Commercial Officer · 2026-06-26

Option exercise

$71K

Daunt John

EVP, Chief Commercial Officer · 2026-06-24

Option exercise

$56K

Daunt John

EVP, Chief Commercial Officer · 2026-06-24

Option exercise

$13K

Daunt John

EVP, Chief Commercial Officer · 2026-06-24

Option exercise

$138K

About Liquidity Services, Inc.

Liquidity Services, Inc. delivers comprehensive e-commerce solutions, featuring online marketplaces, self-service auction listing tools, and a variety of support services. The company's operations are structured into four distinct segments: Retail Supply Chain Group, Capital Assets Group, GovDeals, and Machinio. Among its key platforms, liquidation.com empowers corporations to efficiently divest surplus and salvaged…

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Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works