Pixelworks (PXLW) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Pixelworks' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -4.38% in Q3 2026, down 6.02 percentage points from 1.64% a year earlier but up 3.60 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pixelworks (PXLW) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Pixelworks came in at -30.68%, down 12.60 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +15.61 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -18.08% in FY2024 (+14.89 pp), -32.97% in FY2023 (-14.68 pp), -18.29% in FY2022 (+9.16 pp) and -27.44% in FY2021 (+18.85 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between -43.61% (Q3 2024) and 1.64% (Q3 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +14.82 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 45.25 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 14.46 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PXLW's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was -7.98% (Q2 2026), -6.69% (Q1 2026) and -5.71% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | 52.74% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 8.88% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 80.04% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 26.30% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 72.24% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 10.71% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 0.99% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - |
| 10 | Pixelworks | 33.09 Mn | -177.11 Mn | 348,000.00 | -4.38% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -4.38% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.98% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -6.69% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -5.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -20.14% |
| 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% |
API Access
Pixelworks Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PXLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "PXLW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PXLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();