Axt (AXTI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)
Axt (AXTI) reported Return on Capital Employed of 7.49% for Q4 2025, down 207.0% YoY from 7.0% in Q4 2024, and up 24.0% on a QoQ basis from 9.86% in Q3 2025.
Axt (AXTI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Axt has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 years, with the latest figure at 7.49% in Q4 2025.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 came in at 7.49%, down 207.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 7.49% (down 207.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 7.42%, down 204.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.49% for Q4 2025 at Axt, up from 9.86% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 5.75% in Q3 2022, with the low at 10.56% in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of 1.95% and a median of 3.56% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Return on Capital Employed surged 392 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 1262 bps.
- Axt's Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.67% in 2021, then decreased by 7 bps to 4.32% in 2022, then plunged by 286 bps to 8.02% in 2023, then soared by 32 bps to 5.42% in 2024, then slumped by 38 bps to 7.49% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.49% (Q4 2025), 9.86% (Q3 2025), and 10.56% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asml Holding | 636.08 Bn | 620.57 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 59.95% |
| 2 | Applied Materials | 406.04 Bn | 399.30 Bn | 3.95 Bn | 27.69% |
| 3 | Lam Research | 369.24 Bn | 364.49 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 46.86% |
| 4 | Kla | 240.65 Bn | 238.86 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 41.84% |
| 5 | Teradyne | 58.07 Bn | 57.82 Bn | 780.95 Mn | 30.40% |
| 6 | Qnity Electronics | 27.70 Bn | 26.85 Bn | 618.00 Mn | 9.95% |
| 7 | Entegris | 18.25 Bn | 17.80 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 6.05% |
| 8 | Onto Innovation | 12.83 Bn | 12.17 Bn | 146.39 Mn | 4.77% |
| 9 | Amkor Technology | 12.41 Bn | 9.90 Bn | 318.59 Mn | 9.35% |
| 10 | Axt | 2.66 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 4.83 Mn | -7.49% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -9.86% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -10.56% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -8.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -4.46% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -5.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -8.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.67% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.52% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.67% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.28% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.32% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 3.12% |