Palladyne AI (PDYN) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Palladyne AI (PDYN) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 42.63% for Q1 2026, up 416.0% year-over-year from 8.26% in Q1 2025, and down 3.47% on a QoQ basis from 41.2% in Q4 2025.
Palladyne AI (PDYN) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Palladyne AI (PDYN) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 6 consecutive years, with 42.63% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 416.0% year-over-year to 42.63%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 42.63% (up 416.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 46.08%, up 386.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 42.63% for Q1 2026 at Palladyne AI, down from 41.2% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 41.2% in Q4 2025, with the low at 209.42% in Q1 2024.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 98.63%, with a median of 62.52% recorded in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 13398 bps in 2023 and jumped 16263 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 90.47% in 2022, then plunged by 92 bps to 173.92% in 2023, then soared by 64 bps to 62.52% in 2024, then surged by 34 bps to 41.2% in 2025, then fell by 3 bps to 42.63% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 42.63%, 41.2%, and 41.56% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,853.66 Bn | 2,775.39 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | Oracle | 408.21 Bn | 376.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 9.73% |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 300.98 Bn | 293.06 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 247.84 Bn | 243.30 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 193.63 Bn | 190.57 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -4.62% |
| 6 | Fortinet | 117.45 Bn | 114.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 40.10% |
| 7 | Cloudflare | 86.88 Bn | 85.93 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -5.85% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.18 Bn | 86.06 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.98% |
| 9 | Block | 46.10 Bn | 39.21 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 4.34% |
| 10 | Palladyne AI | 30,250.00 | -43.65 Mn | 1.69 Mn | -42.63% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -42.63% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -41.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -41.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -43.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -46.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -62.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -155.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -188.07% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -209.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -173.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -178.76% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -140.94% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -117.70% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -90.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -44.78% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -53.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -46.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -34.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -22.11% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -8.67% |