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Ciena (CIEN) Return on Capital Employed: 2010-2025

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Ciena (CIEN) over the last 15 years, with Nov 2025 value amounting to 0.04%.

  • Ciena's Return on Capital Employed rose 1.00% 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 1.00%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.04% for FY2025, which is 1.00% up from last year.
  • Per Ciena's latest filing, its Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.04% for Q4 2025, which was down 18.32% from 0.05% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Ciena's Return on Capital Employed's 5-year high stood at 0.14% during Q2 2021, with a 5-year trough of 0.03% in Q1 2025.
  • For the 3-year period, Ciena's Return on Capital Employed averaged around 0.05%, with its median value being 0.05% (2025).
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Ciena's Return on Capital Employed climbed by 3bps in 2021 and then dropped by 7bps in 2022.
  • Over the past 5 years, Ciena's Return on Capital Employed (Quarterly) stood at 0.13% in 2021, then decreased by 7bps to 0.06% in 2022, then increased by 2bps to 0.08% in 2023, then dropped by 4bps to 0.04% in 2024, then climbed by 1bps 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.