Ciena Corporation CIEN

356.91 (1.52) (0.42%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$51.7B
P/E
77.3×
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Ciena Corporation (CIEN) Return on assets

Ciena Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 9.52%, up 7.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (2.14%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.94% (fiscal 2018) to 37.0% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Communication Equipment industry median of −0.20% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on assets, annual

Annual

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2025 2.14% 0.65
FY2024 1.49% (3.29)
FY2023 4.78% 1.70
FY2022 3.08% (7.98)
FY2021 11.1% 2.11
FY2020 8.95% 2.32
FY2019 6.63% 15.57
FY2018 −8.94% (45.92)
FY2017 37.0% 34.37
FY2016 2.61% 2.12

Against its own ten years

Low −8.94% High 37.0%
Ten-year median 3.08%
Current reading's percentile 36

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
UI Ubiquiti Inc. compare 52.4%
MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. compare 12.0%
CIEN Ciena Corporation 9.52%
ERIC Ericsson compare 8.76%
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation compare 6.50%
HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company compare 3.32%
NOK Nokia Corporation compare 1.90%
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. compare −16.0%
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. compare −120.3%
Communication Equipment industry median −0.20%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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