AEye (LIDRW) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2025)
AEye (LIDRW) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 39.34% in Q4 2025, up 43.11% quarter-over-quarter from 69.16% in Q3 2025, and up 19275.0% on a YoY basis from N/an in Q4 2024.
AEye (LIDRW) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
AEye's Return on Capital Employed history runs 5 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 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 was 39.34% for Q4 2025 at AEye, up from 69.16% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 15.87% in Q2 2021 to a low of 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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed slumped 11693 bps in 2024, then jumped 19275 bps in 2025.
- 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 soared by 83 bps to 39.34% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 39.34% (Q4 2025), 69.16% (Q3 2025), and 217.64% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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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% |