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.

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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

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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%