AEye (LIDR) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2025)
AEye's (LIDR) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 39.34% in Q4 2025, up 19275.0% year-on-year from N/an in Q4 2024, and up 43.11% on a QoQ basis from 69.16% in Q3 2025.
AEye (LIDR) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
AEye (LIDR) has 5 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 39.34% in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 19275.0% year-over-year to 39.34% in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 39.34%, a 19275.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 62.92%, up 5890.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 stood at 39.34%, up 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.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 111.7% across 5 years, with a median of 95.94% in 2023.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 11693 bps in 2024 and jumped 19275 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 35.11% in 2021, then tumbled by 136 bps to 82.72% in 2022, then slumped by 84 bps to 152.46% in 2023, then slumped by 52 bps to 232.09% in 2024, then jumped by 83 bps to 39.34% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 39.34% in Q4 2025, 69.16% in Q3 2025, and 217.64% in Q2 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |