Growth Metrics

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Return on Capital Employed: 2014-2025

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) over the last 10 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to -0.08%.

  • Applied Optoelectronics' Return on Capital Employed rose 19.00% 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 19.00%. This contributed to the annual value of -0.24% for FY2024, which is 10.00% down from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Applied Optoelectronics reported Return on Capital Employed of -0.08% as of Q3 2025, which was up 18.38% from -0.10% 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.
  • For the 3-year period, Applied Optoelectronics' Return on Capital Employed averaged around -0.21%, with its median value being -0.22% (2024).
  • In the last 5 years, Applied Optoelectronics' Return on Capital Employed declined by 16bps in 2023 and then grew by 19bps in 2025.
  • Applied Optoelectronics' Return on Capital Employed (Quarterly) stood at -0.16% in 2021, then decreased by 5bps to -0.22% in 2022, then increased by 7bps to -0.14% in 2023, then fell by 9bps to -0.23% in 2024, then rose by 19bps to -0.08% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are -0.08% in Q3 2025, -0.10% for Q2 2025, and -0.14% during Q1 2025.