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

Historic Return on Capital Employed for AEye (LIDR) over the last 5 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to -0.69%.

  • AEye's Return on Capital Employed rose 157.00% to -0.69% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was -0.69%, marking a year-over-year increase of 157.00%. This contributed to the annual value of -1.22% for FY2024, which is 17.00% down from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, AEye's Return on Capital Employed stood at -0.69%, which was up 68.22% from -2.18% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, AEye's Return on Capital Employed peaked at -0.16% during Q2 2021, and registered a low of -2.32% during Q4 2024.
  • Its 3-year average for Return on Capital Employed is -1.59%, with a median of -1.78% in 2024.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, AEye's Return on Capital Employed slumped by 117bps in 2024 and then soared by 157bps in 2025.
  • AEye's Return on Capital Employed (Quarterly) stood at -0.35% in 2021, then tumbled by 48bps to -0.83% in 2022, then plummeted by 70bps to -1.52% in 2023, then plummeted by 80bps to -2.32% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 157bps to -0.69% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed stands at -0.69% for Q3 2025, versus -2.18% for Q2 2025 and -1.86% for Q1 2025.