Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Applied Optoelectronics' (AAOI) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.3% in Q1 2026, up 908.0% year-on-year from 0.53% in Q1 2025, and up 20.85% on a QoQ basis from 6.69% in Q4 2025.
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has 13 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 5.3% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 908.0% year-over-year to 5.3% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 5.3%, a 908.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 9.09%, up 1470.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 5.3%, up from 6.69% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for AAOI reached as high as 5.3% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 33.92% in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 18.66% across 5 years, with a median of 18.08% in 2022.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 1584 bps in 2023 and jumped 1857 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 21.63% in 2022, then jumped by 34 bps to 14.35% in 2023, then plunged by 60 bps to 22.99% in 2024, then surged by 71 bps to 6.69% in 2025, then climbed by 21 bps to 5.3% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 5.3% in Q1 2026, 6.69% in Q4 2025, and 7.76% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -7.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -9.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -14.38% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -22.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -26.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -22.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -16.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -14.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -31.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -33.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -30.96% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -21.63% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -18.48% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -18.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -17.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -16.24% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -15.03% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -12.39% |