Valens Semiconductor (VLN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026)
Valens Semiconductor (VLN) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -31.50% for Q3 2026, down 3.66 percentage points from -27.83% a year earlier but up 0.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Valens Semiconductor (VLN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Valens Semiconductor posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -26.10%, up 0.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a four-year change of -4.48 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -26.50% in FY2024 (-10.86 pp), -15.63% in FY2023 (+0.64 pp), -16.27% in FY2022 (+5.35 pp) and -21.62% in FY2021.
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of -32.35% in Q2 2026 and a high of -13.57% in Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last 11 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.51 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 2.76 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2024 (a drop of 10.72 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at -32.35% (Q2 2026), -30.52% (Q1 2026) and -30.20% (Q4 2025).
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 | Valens Semiconductor | 150.45 Mn | -186.43 Mn | 13.63 Mn | -31.50% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -31.50% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -32.35% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -30.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -30.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -27.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -29.21% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -26.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -27.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -22.38% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -22.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -19.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -16.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -20.51% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -15.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -16.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -16.73% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -16.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -17.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -15.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -13.57% |
Valens Semiconductor 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=VLN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "VLN", "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=VLN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();