Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Return on Invested Capital (2014 - 2026)

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has 13 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.01% in Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.01%, a 1.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.02%, changed N/A from the prior year.
• Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.01%, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Invested Capital for AAOI reached as high as 0.01% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 7.83% in Q2 2024.
• Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 1.87% across 5 years, with a median of 1.76% in 2022.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital plunged 535 bps in 2024 and surged 782 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 2.04% in 2022, then dropped by 6 bps to 2.16% in 2023, then tumbled by 263 bps to 7.83% in 2024, then soared by 100 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then increased by 6 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Invested Capital figures were 0.01% in Q1 2026, 0.01% in Q4 2025, and 0.01% in Q3 2025.