Axt (AXTI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)
Axt (AXTI) posted Return on Capital Employed of 7.49% for Q4 2025, up 24.0% sequentially from 9.86% in Q3 2025, and down 207.0% YoY from 7.0% in Q4 2024.
Axt (AXTI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Axt (AXTI) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 7.49% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 207.0% year-over-year to 7.49% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 7.49% (down 207.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.42%, down 204.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 7.49% in Q4 2025 per AXTI's latest filing, 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.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 1.95%, with a median of 3.56% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed jumped 392 bps in 2021 and sank 1262 bps in 2023.
- Axt's Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.67% in 2021, then slipped by 7 bps to 4.32% in 2022, then sank by 286 bps to 8.02% in 2023, then jumped by 32 bps to 5.42% in 2024, then tumbled by 38 bps to 7.49% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows AXTI's Return on Capital Employed at 7.49% in Q4 2025, 9.86% in Q3 2025, and 10.56% in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Applied Materials | 516.82 Bn | 510.08 Bn | 3.95 Bn | 27.69% |
| 2 | Lam Research | 488.97 Bn | 484.22 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 46.86% |
| 3 | Kla | 348.47 Bn | 343.51 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 41.84% |
| 4 | Teradyne | 66.84 Bn | 66.60 Bn | 780.95 Mn | 14.85% |
| 5 | Qnity Electronics | 32.19 Bn | 32.35 Bn | 618.00 Mn | 9.95% |
| 6 | Entegris | 25.16 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 6.05% |
| 7 | Amkor Technology | 19.80 Bn | 17.99 Bn | 239.03 Mn | 8.44% |
| 8 | Formfactor | 11.45 Bn | 11.15 Bn | 86.79 Mn | 6.36% |
| 9 | ACM Research | 7.71 Bn | 7.32 Bn | 107.24 Mn | 5.39% |
| 10 | Axt | 2.86 Bn | 2.75 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% |