Applied Digital (APLD) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2026)
Applied Digital's (APLD) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 3.81% in Q2 2026, up 11.0% YoY from 3.43% in Q2 2025, and up 1.81% on a QoQ basis from 3.88% in Q1 2026.
Applied Digital (APLD) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Applied Digital (APLD) has 5 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 3.81% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 11.0% year-over-year to 3.81% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 3.81% (up 11.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 4.99%, up 384.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 3.81% in Q2 2026, from 3.88% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 2.77% in Q1 2025 to a low of 66.04% in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 22.01% and a median of 14.17% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 3039 bps — and 2025, when it surged 6212 bps.
- Tracing APLD's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 43.43% in 2022, then surged by 70 bps to 12.85% in 2023, then surged by 33 bps to 8.65% in 2024, then surged by 59 bps to 3.58% in 2025, then dropped by 6 bps to 3.81% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 3.81% (Q2 2026), 3.88% (Q1 2026), and 3.58% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Applied Digital | 7.88 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 97.29 Mn | -3.81% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | -3.81% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | -3.88% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | -3.58% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -8.54% |
| May 31, 2025 | -3.92% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -2.77% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -8.65% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -14.17% |
| May 31, 2024 | -66.04% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -35.62% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -12.85% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -29.76% |
| May 31, 2023 | -35.65% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -53.38% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -43.43% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -14.49% |
| May 31, 2022 | -33.59% |