Viavi Solutions (VIAV) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Viavi Solutions (VIAV) reported Return on Capital Employed of 2.95% for Q1 2026, up 11.0% on a YoY basis from 2.66% in Q1 2025, and up 33.95% quarter-over-quarter from 2.21% in Q4 2025.
Viavi Solutions (VIAV) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Viavi Solutions has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 2.95% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 11.0% year-over-year to 2.95%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.95% (up 11.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.51%, up 316.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 2.95%, up from 2.21% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 12.84% in Q4 2022, with the low at 1.08% in Q3 2024.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.39% across 5 years, with a median of 3.34% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 394 bps — and 2023, when it plunged 963 bps.
- Viavi Solutions' Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.0% in 2022, then slumped by 71 bps to 3.17% in 2023, then tumbled by 66 bps to 1.09% in 2024, then surged by 103 bps to 2.21% in 2025, then surged by 34 bps to 2.95% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 2.95% (Q1 2026), 2.21% (Q4 2025), and 3.48% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 16.71% |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 6.63% |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 21.43% |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | -0.78% |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 11.56% |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 87.31% |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | -10.70% |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | -1.25% |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 10.82% |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.76 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 234.10 Mn | 2.95% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |