Ambarella (AMBA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026)
Ambarella's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -9.59% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 7.48 percentage points from -17.07% a year earlier and up 2.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ambarella (AMBA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Ambarella came in at -14.58%, up 8.34 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -1.74 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -22.92% in FY2025 (+2.80 pp), -25.72% in FY2024 (-13.35 pp), -12.37% in FY2023 (-6.73 pp) and -5.63% in FY2022 (+7.21 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q2 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.75 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was fiscal Q2 2026 (a gain of 11.75 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2024 (a drop of 14.21 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, AMBA's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was -12.08% (Q1 2027), -13.82% (Q4 2026) and -15.30% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,109.17 Bn | 4,883.33 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 80.04% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,161.49 Bn | 1,786.35 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 8.44% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,533.75 Bn | 1,459.79 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 26.30% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 989.15 Bn | 894.78 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 72.24% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 840.45 Bn | 797.19 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 9.27% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 609.94 Bn | 565.63 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 442.11 Bn | 311.24 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -0.05% |
| 8 | Applied Materials | 298.82 Bn | 264.26 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 28.98% |
| 9 | Lam Research | 287.79 Bn | 263.84 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 54.76% |
| 10 | Ambarella | 2.97 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 62.42 Mn | -9.59% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | -9.59% |
| 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% |
API Access
Ambarella Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AMBA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "AMBA", "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=AMBA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();