Pixelworks (PXLW) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)

Pixelworks (PXLW) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 37.43% for Q4 2025, down 1556.0% year-over-year from 2.57% in Q4 2024, and down 69.97% on a QoQ basis from 22.02% in Q3 2025.

Pixelworks (PXLW) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pixelworks (PXLW) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 consecutive years, with 37.43% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 1556.0% year-over-year to 37.43%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 37.43% (down 1556.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 30.68%, down 1260.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 37.43% for Q4 2025 at Pixelworks, down from 22.02% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 17.78% in Q1 2022, with the low at 51.64% in Q2 2021.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 29.86%, with a median of 27.75% recorded in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 2066 bps in 2021 and jumped 3238 bps in 2022, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 22.15% in 2021, then climbed by 15 bps to 18.73% in 2022, then plunged by 77 bps to 33.19% in 2023, then soared by 34 bps to 21.87% in 2024, then plunged by 71 bps to 37.43% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 37.43%, 22.02%, and 26.37% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 4,798.43 Bn 4,754.95 Bn 61.16 Bn 85.75%
2 Micron Technology 1,164.41 Bn 1,138.39 Bn 35.06 Bn 60.25%
3 Advanced Micro Devices 882.18 Bn 869.83 Bn 5.42 Bn 6.44%
4 Intel 645.64 Bn 626.45 Bn 5.35 Bn -2.78%
5 Aeluma 370.26 Bn 370.22 Bn 386,000.00 -11.35%
6 Arm Holdings 358.73 Bn 355.13 Bn 1.46 Bn 9.57%
7 Texas Instruments 271.25 Bn 266.15 Bn 2.80 Bn 20.73%
8 Marvell Technology 239.95 Bn 236.10 Bn 1.26 Bn 6.23%
9 Qualcomm 193.93 Bn 184.13 Bn 4.16 Bn 25.06%
10 Pixelworks 33.40 Mn 47.02 Mn -11.01 Mn -37.43%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -37.43%
Sep 30, 2025 -22.02%
Jun 30, 2025 -26.37%
Mar 31, 2025 -29.68%
Dec 31, 2024 -21.87%
Sep 30, 2024 -43.61%
Jun 30, 2024 -37.42%
Mar 31, 2024 -29.14%
Dec 31, 2023 -33.19%
Sep 30, 2023 -31.30%
Jun 30, 2023 -25.62%
Mar 31, 2023 -24.48%
Dec 31, 2022 -18.73%
Sep 30, 2022 -20.16%
Jun 30, 2022 -19.84%
Mar 31, 2022 -17.78%
Dec 31, 2021 -22.15%
Sep 30, 2021 -34.67%
Jun 30, 2021 -51.64%
Mar 31, 2021 -50.17%