Ciena (CIEN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 13.12% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 7.74 percentage points from 5.38% a year earlier and up 2.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ciena (CIEN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), Ciena reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 4.44%, up 0.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -10.42 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 3.61% in FY2024 (-4.51 pp), 8.12% in FY2023 (+2.45 pp), 5.67% in FY2022 (-8.03 pp) and 13.71% in FY2021 (-1.16 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q2 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.31 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 7.74 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2026, against a drop of 7.21 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 10.98% (Q2 2026), 6.63% (Q1 2026) and 4.39% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,023.53 Bn | 4,771.02 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 67.97% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 434.59 Bn | 370.52 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 17.86% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 303.32 Bn | 259.08 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 38.06% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 233.08 Bn | 186.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 28.65% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 204.99 Bn | 193.51 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 87.19% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 151.41 Bn | 146.40 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 64.93% |
| 7 | Sony | 147.67 Bn | 84.93 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 15.08% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 122.89 Bn | 111.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 43.60% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 78.34 Bn | 56.22 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 5.09% |
| 10 | Ciena | 50.51 Bn | 44.07 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 13.12% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 13.12% |
| 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% |
API Access
Ciena Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CIEN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();