Ambarella (AMBA) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)
Ambarella (AMBA) posted Return on Capital Employed of 13.82% for Q1 2026, up 9.68% sequentially from 15.3% in Q4 2025, and up 883.0% YoY from 1.41% in Q1 2025.
Ambarella (AMBA) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ambarella has reported Return on Capital Employed for 14 years, with the latest figure at 13.82% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 883.0% year-over-year to 13.82% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 13.82% (up 883.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 14.58%, up 834.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 13.82% in Q1 2026 per AMBA's latest filing, from 15.3% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 5.1% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 28.82% in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 17.28% and a median of 17.07% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed slumped 1421 bps in 2024, then soared 1175 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.53% in 2022, then tumbled by 111 bps to 22.17% in 2023, then fell by 16 bps to 25.82% in 2024, then surged by 41 bps to 15.3% in 2025, then grew by 10 bps to 13.82% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 13.82%, 15.3%, and 17.07% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | -12.08% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -13.82% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -15.30% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -17.07% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -19.81% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -22.65% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -25.82% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -28.82% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -27.52% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -26.28% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -22.17% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -18.29% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -15.83% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -12.07% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -10.53% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -7.45% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -5.10% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -5.33% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -5.80% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -9.06% |