Last Twelve Months (LTM)
The total of the most recent 12 months of a metric, rolling forward each month. Smooths out seasonal ups and downs to show true annual performance.
- How it's worked out
- Sum of last 12 monthly values
- Which way is better
- Read it in contextNeither higher nor lower is better on its own. Read it alongside the measures around it.
Written by Mandy Walker, founder of Focus on Cash. Updated October 2026. This explanation comes from the glossary inside Focus on Cash, so it matches the words you see in the app.
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