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

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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

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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%