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Ciena (CIEN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Ciena has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 6.63% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 313.0% year-over-year to 6.63%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 6.63%, up 313.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 4.44%, 84.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 6.63% at Ciena, up from 4.39% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 11.63% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 3.5% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 6.23% and a median of 5.7% in 2023 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: tumbled -721bps in 2022 and later skyrocketed 313bps in 2026.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.65% in 2022, then soared by 34bps to 7.56% in 2023, then crashed by -52bps to 3.62% in 2024, then rose by 21bps to 4.39% in 2025, then soared by 51bps to 6.63% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for CIEN at 6.63% in Q1 2026, 4.39% in Q4 2025, and 5.38% in Q3 2025.