Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) posted Return on Capital Employed of 8.43% for Q1 2026, down 18.13% sequentially from 10.29% in Q4 2025, and down 760.0% on a YoY basis from 1.28% in Q1 2025.

Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Axcelis Technologies has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 8.43% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 760.0% year-over-year to 8.43% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 8.43%, a 760.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.31%, down 872.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.43% for Q1 2026 at Axcelis Technologies, down from 10.29% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 31.15% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 8.43% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 22.14% across 5 years, with a median of 25.14% in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed jumped 1546 bps in 2022 and tumbled 1088 bps in 2025.
  • Axcelis Technologies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 29.83% in 2022, then decreased by 7 bps to 27.78% in 2023, then plunged by 33 bps to 18.56% in 2024, then plunged by 45 bps to 10.29% in 2025, then declined by 18 bps to 8.43% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 8.43% (Q1 2026), 10.29% (Q4 2025), and 12.09% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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7 Entegris 18.25 Bn 17.80 Bn 380.80 Mn 6.05%
8 Onto Innovation 12.83 Bn 12.17 Bn 146.39 Mn 4.77%
9 Amkor Technology 12.41 Bn 9.90 Bn 318.59 Mn 9.35%
10 Axcelis Technologies 4.02 Bn 3.66 Bn 80.58 Mn 8.43%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.43%
Dec 31, 2025 10.29%
Sep 30, 2025 12.09%
Jun 30, 2025 13.82%
Mar 31, 2025 16.03%
Dec 31, 2024 18.56%
Sep 30, 2024 22.18%
Jun 30, 2024 24.69%
Mar 31, 2024 26.63%
Dec 31, 2023 27.78%
Sep 30, 2023 26.97%
Jun 30, 2023 26.32%
Mar 31, 2023 27.58%
Dec 31, 2022 29.83%
Sep 30, 2022 31.15%
Jun 30, 2022 28.89%
Mar 31, 2022 25.14%
Dec 31, 2021 21.88%
Sep 30, 2021 17.28%
Jun 30, 2021 13.43%