Palladyne AI (PDYN) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Palladyne AI (PDYN) reported Return on Capital Employed of 42.63% for Q1 2026, up 416.0% on a YoY basis 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 has reported Return on Capital Employed for 6 years, with the latest figure at 42.63% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 416.0% year-over-year to 42.63%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 42.63% (up 416.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 46.08%, up 386.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 42.63%, 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.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 98.63% across 5 years, with a median of 62.52% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 13398 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 16263 bps.
  • Palladyne AI's Return on Capital Employed stood at 90.47% in 2022, then slumped by 92 bps to 173.92% in 2023, then surged by 64 bps to 62.52% in 2024, then jumped by 34 bps to 41.2% in 2025, then decreased by 3 bps to 42.63% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 42.63% (Q1 2026), 41.2% (Q4 2025), and 41.56% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 27.43%
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn 0.01%
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 10.62%
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 24.39%
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 8.75%
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn -4.62%
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 40.10%
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.98%
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn -5.85%
10 Palladyne AI 289.80 Mn 246.13 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%