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

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DateValue
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%