Viavi Solutions (VIAV) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Viavi Solutions (VIAV) posted Return on Capital Employed of 2.95% for Q1 2026, up 33.95% on a QoQ basis from 2.21% in Q4 2025, and up 11.0% year-over-year from 2.66% in Q1 2025.

Viavi Solutions (VIAV) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Viavi Solutions' Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.95% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 11.0% year-over-year to 2.95% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.95% (up 11.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.51%, up 316.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 2.95% for Q1 2026 at Viavi Solutions, up from 2.21% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 12.84% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 1.08% in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 5.39% and a median of 3.34% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 394 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 963 bps.
  • Viavi Solutions' Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.0% in 2022, then plunged by 71 bps to 3.17% in 2023, then sank by 66 bps to 1.09% in 2024, then jumped by 103 bps to 2.21% in 2025, then jumped by 34 bps to 2.95% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows VIAV's Return on Capital Employed at 2.95% in Q1 2026, 2.21% in Q4 2025, and 3.48% in Q3 2025.

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8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 32.22 Bn 26.54 Bn 2.53 Bn 21.27%
9 AST SpaceMobile 16.80 Bn 16.80 Bn 3.67 Mn -8.36%
10 Viavi Solutions 8.83 Bn 8.82 Bn 234.10 Mn 2.95%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 2.95%
Dec 27, 2025 2.21%
Sep 27, 2025 3.48%
Jun 28, 2025 4.19%
Mar 29, 2025 2.84%
Dec 28, 2024 1.09%
Sep 28, 2024 1.08%
Jun 29, 2024 1.39%
Mar 30, 2024 2.44%
Dec 30, 2023 3.17%
Sep 30, 2023 3.21%
Jul 1, 2023 5.35%
Apr 1, 2023 8.12%
Dec 31, 2022 11.00%
Oct 1, 2022 12.84%
Jul 2, 2022 12.47%
Apr 2, 2022 10.05%
Jan 1, 2022 9.11%
Oct 2, 2021 8.90%
Jul 3, 2021 11.88%