Aurora Innovation (AUR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026)
Aurora Innovation's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -46.95% in Q2 2026, down 6.44 percentage points from -40.51% a year earlier and down 3.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Aurora Innovation (AUR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Aurora Innovation came in at -42.31%, down 4.55 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a four-year change of -6.88 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -37.76% in FY2024 (+3.84 pp), -41.60% in FY2023 (+45.83 pp), -87.43% in FY2022 (-52.01 pp) and -35.43% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.18 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 145.61 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2023 (a drop of 149.50 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, AUR's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -43.85% (Q1 2026), -38.91% (Q4 2025) and -37.84% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurora Innovation | 9.53 Bn | 4.57 Bn | -5.00 Mn | -46.95% |
| 2 | Mobileye Global | 5.35 Bn | -761.37 Mn | 235.00 Mn | -50.09% |
| 3 | Pony AI | 1.95 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 6.35 Mn | - |
| 4 | WeRide | 1.29 Bn | -1.75 Bn | 12.76 Mn | -26.52% |
| 5 | NightFood Holdings | 781.99 Mn | 778.71 Mn | 1.61 Mn | -119.72% |
| 6 | Securetech Innovations | 341.67 Mn | 341.67 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | ECARX Holdings | 284.91 Mn | -7.70 Mn | 44.50 Mn | - |
| 8 | Richtech Robotics | 258.33 Mn | -1.02 Bn | 802,000.00 | -9.89% |
| 9 | Serve Robotics | 222.86 Mn | -643.92 Mn | -8.78 Mn | -56.68% |
| 10 | Kodiak AI | 190.99 Mn | -317.13 Mn | - | -111.82% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -46.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -43.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -38.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -37.84% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -40.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -40.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -37.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -39.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -41.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -39.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -38.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -43.47% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -107.94% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -95.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -78.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -58.52% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -19.15% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -32.58% |
API Access
Aurora Innovation 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=AUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "AUR", "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=AUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();