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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.
  • As of Q4 2025, Ciena's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.04%, which was up 100.0% 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.
  • In the last 5 years, Ciena's Return on Capital Employed had a median value of 0.07% in 2022 and averaged 0.08%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Ciena's Return on Capital Employed soared by 300bps in 2021 and then tumbled by -700bps in 2022.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Ciena's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.13% in 2021, then crashed by -56bps to 0.06% in 2022, then soared by 34bps to 0.08% in 2023, then crashed by -52bps to 0.04% in 2024, then grew by 21bps to 0.04% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.04% in Q4 2025, 0.05% for Q3 2025, and 0.04% during Q2 2025.