Growth Metrics

Applied Digital (APLD) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2026)

Applied Digital's Return on Capital Employed history spans 5 years, with the latest figure at 0.03% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 5.0% year-over-year to 0.03%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 0.03%, down 5.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.02%, 83.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.03% in Q1 2026 per APLD's latest filing, down from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.03% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.53% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.18%, with a median of 0.14% recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: dropped -15bps in 2023, then skyrocketed 38bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.43% in 2022, then surged by 70bps to 0.13% in 2023, then soared by 95bps to 0.01% in 2024, then tumbled by -201bps to 0.02% in 2025, then tumbled by -44bps to 0.03% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for APLD's Return on Capital Employed are 0.03% (Q1 2026), 0.02% (Q4 2025), and 0.04% (Q3 2025).