Ciena (CIEN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 6.63% for Q1 2026, up 313.0% year-over-year from 1.61% in Q1 2025, and up 50.97% quarter-over-quarter from 4.39% in Q4 2025.
Ciena (CIEN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ciena's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.63% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 313.0% year-over-year to 6.63%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 6.63% (up 313.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.44%, up 84.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 6.63%, up from 4.39% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 11.63% in Q1 2022, with the low at 3.5% in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 5.7% (2023), against an average of 6.23%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed plunged 721 bps in 2022, then soared 313 bps in 2026.
- Ciena's Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.65% in 2022, then soared by 34 bps to 7.56% in 2023, then sank by 52 bps to 3.62% in 2024, then rose by 21 bps to 4.39% in 2025, then soared by 51 bps to 6.63% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CIEN's Return on Capital Employed at 6.63% in Q1 2026, 4.39% in Q4 2025, and 5.38% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 10.98% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 6.63% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 4.39% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 5.38% |
| May 3, 2025 | 4.37% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 3.50% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 3.62% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 4.21% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 5.33% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 7.51% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 7.56% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 7.18% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 6.27% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 5.70% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 5.65% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 7.04% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 9.95% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 11.63% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 12.86% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 12.22% |