Growth Metrics

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Return on Capital Employed: 2014-2024

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) over the last 11 years, with Dec 2024 value amounting to -0.24%.

  • 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.
  • According to the latest figures from FY2024, Applied Optoelectronics' Return on Capital Employed is -0.24%, which was down 75.70% from -0.14% recorded in FY2023.
  • Applied Optoelectronics' 5-year Return on Capital Employed high stood at -0.13% for FY2020, and its period low was -0.24% during FY2024.
  • Over the past 3 years, Applied Optoelectronics' median Return on Capital Employed value was -0.20% (recorded in 2022), while the average stood at -0.19%.
  • In the last 5 years, Applied Optoelectronics' Return on Capital Employed rose by 7bps in 2023 and then fell by 10bps in 2024.
  • Yearly analysis of 5 years shows Applied Optoelectronics' Return on Capital Employed stood at -0.13% in 2020, then dropped by 3bps to -0.16% in 2021, then decreased by 4bps to -0.20% in 2022, then grew by 7bps to -0.14% in 2023, then dropped by 10bps to -0.24% in 2024.