Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Return on Invested Capital (2014 - 2026)
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q1 2026, up 1.0% year-over-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and up 5.87% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025.
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Return on Invested Capital (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 13 consecutive years, with 0.01% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.01% (up 1.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.02%, changed N/A from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital advanced to 0.01% in Q1 2026 per AAOI's latest filing, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.01% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 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.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Invested Capital slumped 535 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 782 bps.
- Applied Optoelectronics' Return on Invested Capital stood at 2.04% in 2022, then decreased by 6 bps to 2.16% in 2023, then tumbled by 263 bps to 7.83% in 2024, then jumped by 100 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then climbed by 6 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows AAOI's Return on Invested Capital at 0.01% in Q1 2026, 0.01% in Q4 2025, and 0.01% in Q3 2025.
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| 1 | Cisco Systems | 440.02 Bn | 423.38 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 0.00% |
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| 4 | Lumentum Holdings | 66.40 Bn | 63.23 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Nokia | 61.84 Bn | 54.37 Bn | 10.09 Bn | - |
| 6 | Ciena | 60.71 Bn | 59.51 Bn | 691.55 Mn | 0.10% |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 34.65 Bn | 34.28 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 0.02% |
| 8 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 34.62 Bn | 28.92 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 0.01% |
| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.62 Bn | 28.12 Bn | 9.12 Mn | -0.16% |
| 10 | Applied Optoelectronics | 12.68 Bn | 12.18 Bn | 53.21 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.73% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.16% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.04% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.76% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.72% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.57% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.48% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -1.26% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -1.30% |