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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 453.08 Bn | 436.44 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 16.71% |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 70.40 Bn | 69.51 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 21.43% |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 64.04 Bn | 59.20 Bn | 9.10 Bn | -0.78% |
| 4 | Ciena | 53.20 Bn | 51.90 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 6.63% |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 51.31 Bn | 48.14 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 11.56% |
| 6 | Nokia | 49.83 Bn | 42.52 Bn | 9.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 32.53 Bn | 32.16 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 87.31% |
| 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
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% |