Ambarella (AMBA) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)

Ambarella's (AMBA) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 13.82% in Q1 2026, down 939.0% year-on-year from 1.65% in Q1 2025, and down 750.25% quarter-over-quarter from 2.12% in Q4 2025.

Ambarella (AMBA) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ambarella has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 14 years of filings, most recently posting 13.82% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 13.82%, down 939.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 13.82% (down 939.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 14.58%, down 1011.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 13.82% for Q1 2026 at Ambarella, down from 2.12% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 2.12% in Q4 2025 to a low of 13.82% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.42% (2025), against an average of 4.78%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 989 bps in 2022 and soared 898 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Ambarella's Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.59% in 2022, then sank by 90 bps to 12.52% in 2023, then soared by 72 bps to 3.54% in 2024, then surged by 160 bps to 2.12% in 2025, then plunged by 750 bps to 13.82% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 13.82% (Q1 2026), 2.12% (Q4 2025), and 0.55% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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9 Onto Innovation 13.62 Bn 12.97 Bn 146.39 Mn 0.21%
10 Ambarella 2.79 Bn 2.60 Bn 58.91 Mn -13.82%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -13.82%
Oct 31, 2025 2.12%
Jul 31, 2025 0.55%
Apr 30, 2025 -1.95%
Jan 31, 2025 -4.42%
Oct 31, 2024 -3.54%
Jul 31, 2024 -6.52%
Apr 30, 2024 -6.09%
Jan 31, 2024 -5.30%
Oct 31, 2023 -12.52%
Jul 31, 2023 -8.80%
Apr 30, 2023 -6.37%
Jan 31, 2023 -2.42%
Oct 31, 2022 -6.59%
Jul 31, 2022 -3.47%
Apr 30, 2022 -1.08%
Jan 31, 2022 -1.08%
Oct 31, 2021 3.30%
Jul 31, 2021 0.54%
Apr 30, 2021 -1.29%