AEye (LIDR) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2025)

AEye (LIDR) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 39.34% for Q4 2025, up 19275.0% YoY from N/an in Q4 2024, and up 43.11% sequentially from 69.16% in Q3 2025.

AEye (LIDR) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

AEye has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 5 years of filings, most recently posting 39.34% for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 19275.0% year-over-year to 39.34%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 39.34% (up 19275.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 62.92%, up 5890.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed improved to 39.34% in Q4 2025, from 69.16% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for LIDR reached as high as 15.87% in Q2 2021 and fell as low as 232.09% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 95.94% (2023), against an average of 111.7%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 11693 bps — and 2025, when it soared 19275 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 35.11% in 2021, then plunged by 136 bps to 82.72% in 2022, then tumbled by 84 bps to 152.46% in 2023, then tumbled by 52 bps to 232.09% in 2024, then jumped by 83 bps to 39.34% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 39.34%, 69.16%, and 217.64% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

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4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 8.75%
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6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 40.10%
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn -5.85%
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.98%
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 4.34%
10 AEye 33.07 Mn 33.07 Mn -150,000.00 -39.34%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -39.34%
Sep 30, 2025 -69.16%
Jun 30, 2025 -217.64%
Mar 31, 2025 -185.57%
Dec 31, 2024 -232.09%
Sep 30, 2024 -225.90%
Jun 30, 2024 -180.74%
Mar 31, 2024 -177.63%
Dec 31, 2023 -152.46%
Sep 30, 2023 -108.98%
Jun 30, 2023 -100.74%
Mar 31, 2023 -95.94%
Dec 31, 2022 -82.72%
Sep 30, 2022 -73.46%
Jun 30, 2022 -59.99%
Mar 31, 2022 -45.77%
Dec 31, 2021 -35.11%
Sep 30, 2021 -23.15%
Jun 30, 2021 -15.87%