<![CDATA[This study examines the influence of liquidity and leverage on firm profitability in property and real estate companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the 2021–2024 period. The property sector represents a capital-intensive industry characterized by long project cycles, high financing requirements, and sensitivity to macroeconomic fluctuations. These characteristics make financial structure and working capital management critical determinants of corporate performance. Profitability is measured using Return on Assets (ROA), while liquidity and leverage are proxied by the Current Ratio (CR) and Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), respectively. A quantitative research design was employed using secondary data derived from audited annual financial reports. The sample consisted of 18 companies selected through purposive sampling, resulting in 72 firm-year observations. Following classical assumption testing and outlier adjustment, 62 observations were deemed suitable for regression analysis. Multiple linear regression analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS version 27. The empirical findings reveal that liquidity exerts a significant negative effect on profitability, indicating that excessive current assets may reduce asset utilization efficiency. Similarly, leverage demonstrates a significant negative relationship with profitability, suggesting that higher debt levels increase financial burdens that suppress net income. Simultaneously, liquidity and leverage jointly influence profitability, highlighting the importance of balanced financial management strategies. These results emphasize that both overinvestment in liquid assets and excessive reliance on debt financing may weaken firm performance. Overall, the study underscores the necessity for property companies to optimize working capital allocation and maintain a sustainable capital structure to enhance profitability and asset efficiency.]]>
