Viavi Solutions (VIAV) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Viavi Solutions' (VIAV) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 2.95% in Q1 2026, up 11.0% YoY from 2.66% in Q1 2025, and up 33.95% on a QoQ basis from 2.21% in Q4 2025.
Viavi Solutions (VIAV) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Viavi Solutions (VIAV) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 2.95% in 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 grew to 2.95% in Q1 2026, from 2.21% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 12.84% in Q4 2022 to a low of 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 plunged 963 bps.
- Tracing VIAV's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: 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.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 5.43% |
| 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% |