Growth Metrics

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

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 12 consecutive years, with 0.08% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 21.0% to 0.08% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.08% through Dec 2025, up 21.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.11% for FY2025, 20.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.08% at Applied Optoelectronics, up from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.04% in Q3 2022, with the low at 0.29% in Q4 2024.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.12%, with a median of 0.09% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital dropped -23bps in 2024, then grew 21bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.04% in 2021, then tumbled by -66bps to 0.07% in 2022, then grew by 18bps to 0.06% in 2023, then plummeted by -381bps to 0.29% in 2024, then surged by 72bps to 0.08% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.08%, 0.1%, and 0.12% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.