AI Era (AERA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026)
AI Era (AERA) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 156.05% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 60.26 percentage points from 95.79% a year earlier and up 62.80 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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AI Era (AERA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), AI Era reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 185.32%, up 160.44 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +221.16 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 24.88% in FY2024 (+139.34 pp), -114.46% in FY2023 (-72.52 pp), -41.94% in FY2022 (+34.05 pp) and -75.99% in FY2021 (-40.16 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to fiscal Q4 2016.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +118.05 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 225.93 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2024, against a drop of 156.18 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 93.26% (Q2 2026), 62.31% (Q1 2026) and 61.09% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Disney | 207.01 Bn | 184.77 Bn | 11.57 Bn | -23.87% |
| 2 | Warner Music | 11.93 Bn | 9.29 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 16.06% |
| 3 | Lionsgate Studios | 4.25 Bn | 2.95 Bn | - | 10.77% |
| 4 | Reservoir Media | 688.00 Mn | 603.04 Mn | 32.16 Mn | 4.47% |
| 5 | Angel Studios | 681.69 Mn | 487.37 Mn | 59.96 Mn | -412.48% |
| 6 | Kartoon Studios | 33.47 Mn | 16.34 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | American Picture House | 5.69 Mn | 5.69 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexus Advanced Technologies | 965,086.92 | -16.70 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | AI Era | 54,593.42 | -595,639.58 | - | 156.05% |
| 10 | Sony | 161.53 Bn | 96.07 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 16.11% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 156.05% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 93.26% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 62.31% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 61.09% |
| May 31, 2025 | 95.79% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 64.12% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 26.06% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 31.95% |
| May 31, 2024 | -94.64% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -126.75% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -156.30% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -193.98% |
| May 31, 2023 | -126.13% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -110.54% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -51.19% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -37.80% |
| May 31, 2022 | -48.43% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -44.67% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | -85.36% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | -74.21% |
API Access
AI Era Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AERA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "AERA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AERA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();