Ciena (CIEN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Ciena's Return on Assets [ROA] was 9.32% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 6.85 percentage points from 2.47% a year earlier and up 1.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ciena (CIEN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), Return on Assets [ROA] at Ciena came in at 2.14%, up 0.65 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -6.81 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.49% in FY2024 (-3.28 pp), 4.78% in FY2023 (+1.70 pp), 3.08% in FY2022 (-7.98 pp) and 11.06% in FY2021 (+2.11 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q1 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (a gain of 6.85 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2022 (a drop of 7.44 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CIEN's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 7.35% (Q2 2026), 3.90% (Q1 2026) and 2.12% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,023.53 Bn | 4,771.02 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 34.18% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 434.59 Bn | 370.52 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 10.40% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 303.32 Bn | 259.08 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 9.39% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 233.08 Bn | 186.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 17.83% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 204.99 Bn | 193.51 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 57.77% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 151.41 Bn | 146.40 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 33.76% |
| 7 | Sony | 147.67 Bn | 84.93 Bn | 6.53 Bn | -5.08% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 122.89 Bn | 111.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 65.20% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 78.34 Bn | 56.22 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 3.42% |
| 10 | Ciena | 50.51 Bn | 44.07 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 9.32% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 9.32% |
| May 2, 2026 | 7.35% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 3.90% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 2.12% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 2.47% |
| May 3, 2025 | 1.87% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 1.41% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 1.50% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 2.47% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 2.74% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 4.08% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 4.50% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 3.85% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 3.53% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 3.41% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 3.07% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 4.03% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 8.65% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 10.05% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 10.51% |
API Access
Ciena Return on Assets [ROA] 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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "CIEN", "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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();