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Ciena (CIEN) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Ciena (CIEN) over the last 16 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.05%.

  • Ciena's Return on Invested Capital rose 200.0% to 0.05% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was 0.05%, marking a year-over-year increase of 200.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.05% for FY2025, which is 200.0% up from last year.
  • As of Q4 2025, Ciena's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.05%, which was up 200.0% from 0.04% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Ciena's 5-year Return on Invested Capital high stood at 0.18% for Q3 2021, and its period low was 0.03% during Q1 2025.
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Return on Invested Capital was 0.07% (2023), whereas its average is 0.09%.
  • Within the past 5 years, the most significant YoY rise in Ciena's Return on Invested Capital was 300bps (2022), while the steepest drop was -1000bps (2022).
  • Over the past 5 years, Ciena's Return on Invested Capital (Quarter) stood at 0.16% in 2021, then crashed by -60bps to 0.06% in 2022, then rose by 14bps to 0.07% in 2023, then plummeted by -61bps to 0.03% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 60bps to 0.05% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital was 0.05% in Q4 2025, compared to 0.04% in Q3 2025 and 0.03% in Q2 2025.