AEye (LIDR) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
AEye (LIDR) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 39.34% for Q4 2025, up 19275.0% year-over-year from N/an in Q4 2024, and up 43.11% quarter-over-quarter from 69.16% in Q3 2025.
AEye (LIDR) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
AEye (LIDR) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 5 consecutive years, with 39.34% the latest figure, recorded in 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 rose to 39.34% in Q4 2025 per LIDR's latest filing, from 69.16% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 15.87% in Q2 2021 and bottomed at 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.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed sank 11693 bps — and 2025, when it soared 19275 bps.
- AEye's 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 surged by 83 bps to 39.34% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows LIDR's Return on Capital Employed at 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 |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -46.42% |
| 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% |