Lightwave Logic, Inc. (Nasdaq: LWLG), an SEC filer in Miscellaneous Plastics Products, closed at $5.49, -6.5%, on 2026-08-28, with a market cap of $905M as of 2026-08-27, a return on equity of -37.6% and a net margin of -8576.5%. Institutional ownership, earnings history and filed financials are on the tabs below.
Returns use ADJUSTED closes (splits + dividends).
Volume as VALUE TRADED — close × volume, in USD.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | LWLG | SPY | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · ytd | +1.9% | +33.6% | +59.4% | +95.2% | −20.8% | −12.9% | −31.7% | −15.0% | — | — | — | — | +69.4% | +13.4% | +56.0pp |
| 2025 | −14.3% | −32.8% | −15.3% | −13.2% | +10.1% | +26.5% | +87.9% | +44.2% | +10.4% | +27.0% | −7.9% | −25.3% | +54.3% | +17.7% | +36.6pp |
| 2024 | −13.5% | −2.3% | +11.2% | −18.4% | −19.4% | −2.9% | +15.7% | −14.7% | −6.4% | +14.1% | −8.9% | −26.8% | −57.8% | +24.9% | −82.7pp |
| 2023 | +45.9% | −6.2% | −11.4% | −14.0% | +64.7% | −5.9% | −3.6% | −6.1% | −29.2% | +1.3% | −12.1% | +25.1% | +15.5% | +26.2% | −10.6pp |
| 2022 | −51.5% | +4.4% | +27.6% | +18.3% | −29.6% | −18.4% | +63.1% | −25.3% | −7.9% | +15.4% | −6.4% | −45.6% | −71.0% | −18.2% | −52.9pp |
| 2021 | +91.4% | −21.3% | +1.4% | +11.3% | +8.9% | +740.1% | −43.3% | +37.0% | −15.8% | +12.8% | +30.6% | +6.8% | +1500.0% | +28.7% | +1471.3pp |
| 2020 | +2.9% | −3.5% | −20.6% | +17.8% | +21.5% | −3.2% | −8.5% | −5.0% | −13.5% | +20.0% | +18.8% | +13.4% | +32.9% | +18.3% | +14.5pp |
| 2019 | −1.3% | +28.4% | +31.1% | −20.3% | −9.6% | −11.8% | +14.7% | −18.5% | −2.0% | +1.5% | −10.4% | +12.0% | −1.4% | +31.2% | −32.6pp |
| 2018 | +7.7% | −14.5% | +21.9% | −12.5% | +14.3% | −12.5% | +2.7% | −6.1% | −4.6% | −3.9% | −9.3% | −20.9% | −37.7% | −4.6% | −33.2pp |
| 2017 | +12.1% | +0.7% | +5.7% | +41.9% | +37.1% | +2.8% | −19.6% | +12.6% | +8.2% | −10.3% | −2.3% | −10.2% | +83.9% | +21.7% | +62.2pp |
Month-end over prior month-end; a blank cell is no return.
Basis. Both columns share one basis, so Δ is like-for-like.
End-of-day closes; a “ytd” or “part” year is not a full year.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years ⓘ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Positive ⓘ | 75% | 30% | 70% | 40% | 50% | 43% | 43% | 29% | 20% | 70% | 25% | 40% |
| Median | +5.3% | −4.8% | +5.7% | −6.3% | +1.1% | −3.2% | −3.6% | −6.1% | −5.5% | +13.5% | −8.4% | −10.5% |
| Best | +91.4% | +33.6% | +129.9% | +95.2% | +64.7% | +740.1% | +87.9% | +44.2% | +43.5% | +91.9% | +30.6% | +113.2% |
| Worst | −51.5% | −32.8% | −20.6% | −33.5% | −29.7% | −31.1% | −43.3% | −29.7% | −29.2% | −40.9% | −41.5% | −45.6% |
| vs SPY ⓘ | +7.8pp | −4.4pp | +3.9pp | −9.9pp | +0.3pp | −6.5pp | −4.7pp | −11.6pp | −5.8pp | +6.3pp | −11.5pp | −11.2pp |
243 monthly observations · 2006–2026 · benchmark SPY
