Ciena (CIEN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 22.00% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 16.94 percentage points from 5.06% a year earlier and up 6.58 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ciena (CIEN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), Ciena posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 4.45%, up 1.48 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -10.98 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 2.96% in FY2024 (-6.20 pp), 9.16% in FY2023 (+3.83 pp), 5.33% in FY2022 (-12.76 pp) and 18.09% in FY2021 (+2.66 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q3 2018.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.93 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (a gain of 16.94 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2022 (a drop of 11.15 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 15.42% (Q2 2026), 8.30% (Q1 2026) and 4.47% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,023.53 Bn | 4,771.02 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 120.49% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 434.59 Bn | 370.52 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 26.76% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 303.32 Bn | 259.08 Bn | 9.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 233.08 Bn | 186.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 28.60% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 204.99 Bn | 193.51 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 77.48% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 151.41 Bn | 146.40 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 195.22% |
| 7 | Sony | 147.67 Bn | 84.93 Bn | 6.53 Bn | -9.54% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 122.89 Bn | 111.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 101.64% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 78.34 Bn | 56.22 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 10.75% |
| 10 | Ciena | 50.51 Bn | 44.07 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 22.00% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 22.00% |
| May 2, 2026 | 15.42% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 8.30% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 4.47% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 5.06% |
| May 3, 2025 | 3.76% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 2.82% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 2.94% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 4.79% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 5.29% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 7.91% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 8.79% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 7.56% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 7.03% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 6.60% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 5.68% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 7.29% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 15.24% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 16.82% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 16.83% |
API Access
Ciena Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();