Growth Metrics

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) over the last 12 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.08%.

  • Applied Optoelectronics' Return on Capital Employed rose 1900.0% to 0.08% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.08%, marking a year-over-year increase of 1900.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.24% for FY2024, which is 1000.0% down from last year.
  • Applied Optoelectronics' Return on Capital Employed amounted to 0.08% in Q3 2025, which was up 1900.0% from 0.1% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Applied Optoelectronics' 5-year Return on Capital Employed high stood at 0.08% for Q3 2025, and its period low was 0.34% during Q2 2023.
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Capital Employed is 0.19%, with a median of 0.17% in 2022.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Applied Optoelectronics' Return on Capital Employed tumbled by -1600bps in 2023, and later soared by 1900bps in 2025.
  • Applied Optoelectronics' Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) stood at 0.16% in 2021, then tumbled by -33bps to 0.22% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 34bps to 0.14% in 2023, then crashed by -60bps to 0.23% in 2024, then surged by 66bps to 0.08% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed was 0.08% in Q3 2025, compared to 0.1% in Q2 2025 and 0.14% in Q1 2025.