AEye (LIDR) Return on Invested Capital (2022 - 2025)

AEye (LIDR) recorded quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% in Q4 2025, up 44.34% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q3 2025, and up 2.0% on a YoY basis from 0.0% in Q4 2024.

AEye (LIDR) Return on Invested Capital (2022 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

AEye's Return on Invested Capital history runs 4 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.0% for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Return on Invested Capital rose 2.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.0% (up 2.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.01%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.0% for Q4 2025 at AEye, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.0% in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.03% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.02% across 4 years, with a median of 0.01% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Invested Capital fell 2 bps in 2024, then gained 2 bps in 2025.
  • A 4-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.01% in 2022, then plunged by 141 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then dropped by 12 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then surged by 83 bps to 0.0% in 2025.
  • The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.0% (Q4 2025), 0.01% (Q3 2025), and 0.02% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

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10 AEye 37.00 Mn 37.00 Mn -150,000.00 0.00%

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.02%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.02%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.02%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.03%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.03%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.03%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.02%
Sep 30, 2023 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2023 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2023 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2022 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%