Arista Networks (ANET) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026)
Arista Networks (ANET) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 28.65% for Q2 2026, down 1.24 percentage points from 29.90% a year earlier and down 1.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Arista Networks (ANET) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Arista Networks' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 33.92%, up 2.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +14.97 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Arista Networks' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 31.77% in FY2024 (-3.24 pp), 35.02% in FY2023 (+4.24 pp), 30.78% in FY2022 (+8.37 pp) and 22.41% in FY2021 (+3.47 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.31 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q1 2023, with a gain of 9.21 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a drop of 2.38 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 29.70% (Q1 2026), 28.84% (Q4 2025) and 28.70% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,863.18 Bn | 4,610.67 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 67.97% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 445.19 Bn | 381.12 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 17.86% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 353.32 Bn | 309.07 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 38.06% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.04 Bn | 214.50 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 28.65% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 248.81 Bn | 237.33 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 87.19% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 201.18 Bn | 196.18 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 64.93% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 159.43 Bn | 147.56 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 43.60% |
| 8 | Sony | 144.77 Bn | 95.16 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 14.81% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.72 Bn | 88.53 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 11.20% |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 90.82 Bn | 68.69 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 5.09% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 28.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 29.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.84% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.17% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 30.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 29.51% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.94% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.66% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.27% |
API Access
Arista Networks Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ANET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ANET", "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=ANET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();