Palladyne AI Corp. (PDYNW) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Palladyne AI's (PDYNW) 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 Corp. (PDYNW) 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 PDYNW'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 PDYNW Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 42.63% (Q1 2026), 41.2% (Q4 2025), and 41.56% (Q3 2025).
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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% |