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Ciena (CIEN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Ciena (CIEN) over the last 16 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.04%.

  • Ciena's Return on Capital Employed rose 100.0% to 0.04% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was 0.04%, marking a year-over-year increase of 100.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.04% for FY2025, which is 100.0% up from last year.
  • Per Ciena's latest filing, its Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.04% for Q4 2025, which was up 100.0% from 0.05% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Ciena's Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.14% during Q2 2021, and registered a low of 0.03% during Q1 2025.
  • For the 5-year period, Ciena's Return on Capital Employed averaged around 0.08%, with its median value being 0.07% (2022).
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Ciena's Return on Capital Employed skyrocketed by 300bps in 2021, and later crashed by -700bps in 2022.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Ciena's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.13% in 2021, then plummeted by -56bps to 0.06% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 34bps to 0.08% in 2023, then plummeted by -52bps to 0.04% in 2024, then increased by 21bps to 0.04% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed stands at 0.04% for Q4 2025, versus 0.05% for Q3 2025 and 0.04% for Q2 2025.