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

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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

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DateValue
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%