Lightwave Logic, Inc.· LWLG

🇺🇸 US · SmallBroad USNASDAQ

Basic Materials Chemicals - Specialty Website

Price: $5.10
Day: +1.59%
Mkt Cap: $785.81M
52W Range: $2.84 – $18.71
Volume: 3.87M
Beta: 2.42

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Peer Comparison

Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

Peer Comparison: 2.7 / 5 (Adequate) against 39 sector peers in United States · Small Cap · Basic Materials
Pillars: strongest Top Line Growth 3.8, weakest Returns Overview 1.0 (7 of 10 ranked)
Ranks: ROIC 9th percentile

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Lightwave Logic, Inc.

LWLG|Basic Materials|Chemicals - Specialty

Comparing against 39 sector peers in United States · Small Cap · Basic Materials

Peer Comparison

Dimension 2 of 5

Revenue Growth

100%ile

165.2%

Operating Margin

N/A

ROIC

9%ile

-22.7%

FCF Yield

33%ile

-2.3%

Growth & Cash Flow Quality

Percentile ranking across profitability growth and cash generation

EBITDA Growth

13.9%

EBIT Growth

10.9%

Net Income Growth

7.8%

OCF Growth

17.1%

FCF Growth

13.6%

Income Quality

0.58

Returns on Capital (TTM)

ROE(-30.3%)

17%ile

Bottom 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROCE(-22.8%)

9%ile

Bottom 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROA(-21.1%)

11%ile

Bottom 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROIC(-22.7%)

9%ile

Bottom 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Profit Margins (TTM)

Gross Margin(N/A)

N/A

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

EBITDA Margin(N/A)

N/A

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Operating Margin(N/A)

N/A

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Net Margin(N/A)

N/A

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Leverage & Coverage (TTM)

Debt/Equity

77%ile

0.02

Debt/Capital

77%ile

0.02

Net Debt/EBITDA

45%ile

2.04

Interest Coverage

N/A

Liquidity (TTM)

Current Ratio

N/A

Quick Ratio

N/A

Cash Ratio

92%ile

30.2

WC Turnover

13%ile

0.00

Operational Efficiency (TTM)

Asset Turnover

0%ile

0.00

DSO

79%ile

23.5

Days Inventory

89%ile

0.00

Cash Conv. Cycle

94%ile

-77.0

TTM: Trailing Twelve Months · EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization · EBIT: Earnings Before Interest & Taxes · ROA: Return on Assets · ROIC: Return on Invested Capital · ROCE: Return on Capital Employed · ROE: Return on Equity · OCF: Operating Cash Flow · FCF: Free Cash Flow · DSO: Days Sales Outstanding · WC: Working Capital

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Generated September 21, 2026

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39 sector peers (United States · Small Cap · Basic Materials)

Relative Quality

LWLG Relative Quality Score

Ranked against 39 sector peers in United States · Small Cap · Basic Materials

Relative Quality

2.7/5

Adequate

vs 39 sector peers

Peer Rankings (7 of 10 available)

Relative Quality Score of 2.68/5 (Adequate) based on percentile rankings against 39 sector peers in United States · Small Cap · Basic Materials. Each pillar shows a 1-5 score plus the cohort percentile (e.g. 95p = top 5%); higher percentiles indicate stronger relative performance.Last updated September 21, 2026.

Top-Line and Profit Growth

How does the company's growth rate compare to peers?

Revenue Growth

100th percentile, Exceptional

Value: 165.22%
Percentile: 100%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

LWLG has a ttm revenue growth of 165.22% and ranks at the 100th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Margin Efficiency

Does the company maintain better profit margins than peers?

No data for Gross Margin is available for LWLG, so peer comparison is hidden for this metric. Try another metric.

Operational Efficiency

Is the company more operationally efficient than competitors?

Asset Turnover

0th percentile, Poor

Value: 0.00
Percentile: 0%
Score: 1/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

LWLG has a ttm asset turnover of 0.00 and ranks at the 0th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Poor financial performance.

Returns Overview

Does the company generate better returns on capital than peers?

ROA

11th percentile, Poor

Value: -21.15%
Percentile: 11%
Score: 1/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

LWLG has a ttm roa of -21.15% and ranks at the 11th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Poor financial performance.

Cash Flow Quality

How does the company's cash generation compare to peers?

Operating Cash Flow Growth

39th percentile, Weak

Value: 17.05%
Percentile: 39%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

LWLG has a ttm operating cash flow growth of 17.05% and ranks at the 39th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Liquidity and Working Capital

Does the company maintain better liquidity positions than competitors?

Cash Ratio

92nd percentile, Exceptional

Value: 30.25
Percentile: 92%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

LWLG has a ttm cash ratio of 30.25 and ranks at the 92nd percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Leverage and Coverage

Is the company's debt burden more manageable than peers?

Debt to Capital

77th percentile, Strong

Value: 0.02
Percentile: 77%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

LWLG has a ttm debt-to-capital of 0.02 and ranks at the 77th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Valuation Multiples

Is the company's stock valuation attractive relative to peers?

P / E Ratio

Insufficient peer data

Value: -32.28
Percentile: n/a
Score: n/a

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

Not enough peer data to rank LWLG for ttm p/e ratio in this cohort.

Dividend and Shareholder Yield

Does the company deliver superior income to shareholders compared to peers?

No data for Dividend Yield is available for LWLG, so peer comparison is hidden for this metric. Try another metric.

Peer companies

The 39 companies LWLG is compared against across its sector and industry cohorts.

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Top-Line and Profit Growth

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Margin Efficiency

Operational Efficiency

Returns Overview

Cash Flow Quality

Liquidity and Working Capital

Leverage and Coverage

Valuation Multiples

Dividend and Shareholder Yield

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