Palladyne AI (PDYN) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Palladyne AI's (PDYN) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 42.63% in Q1 2026, up 416.0% year-on-year from 8.26% in Q1 2025, and down 3.47% quarter-over-quarter from 41.2% in Q4 2025.
Palladyne AI (PDYN) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Palladyne AI's Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 42.63% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 416.0% year-over-year to 42.63% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 42.63%, a 416.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 46.08%, up 386.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 42.63% in Q1 2026 per PDYN's latest filing, from 41.2% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 41.2% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 209.42% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 62.52% (2024), against an average of 98.63%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 13398 bps in 2023 and soared 16263 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 90.47% in 2022, then sank 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 slipped by 3 bps to 42.63% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PDYN Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 42.63% (Q1 2026), 41.2% (Q4 2025), and 41.56% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,921.46 Bn | 2,797.02 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | PagSeguro Digital | 2,686.70 Bn | 2,686.70 Bn | 358.92 Mn | 54.07% |
| 3 | Oracle | 344.13 Bn | 312.24 Bn | - | 9.73% |
| 4 | Repay Holdings | 342.29 Bn | 342.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies | 294.57 Bn | 286.54 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 224.46 Bn | 219.93 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
| 7 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 182.52 Bn | 179.42 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -4.62% |
| 8 | Fortinet | 111.29 Bn | 107.99 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 40.10% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 93.63 Bn | 92.68 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -5.85% |
| 10 | Palladyne AI | 226.03 Mn | 182.35 Mn | 1.07 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% |