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 equity

Ciena Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 22.4%, up 18.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (4.45%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.0% (fiscal 2018) to 87.0% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Communication Equipment industry median of −1.91% and above the Technology sector median of 0.27%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 4.45% 1.49
FY2024 2.96% (6.20)
FY2023 9.16% 3.83
FY2022 5.33% (12.76)
FY2021 18.1% 2.66
FY2020 15.4% 3.07
FY2019 12.4% 29.32
FY2018 −17.0% (103.91)
FY2017 87.0% 76.49
FY2016 10.5% 6.23

Against its own ten years

Low −17.0% High 87.0%
Ten-year median 9.16%
Current reading's percentile 36

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. compare 91.4%
UI Ubiquiti Inc. compare 91.1%
CIEN Ciena Corporation 22.4%
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation compare 15.3%
HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company compare 10.5%
NOK Nokia Corporation compare 3.38%
ERIC Ericsson compare 0.00%
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. compare −34.8%
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. compare −240.0%
Communication Equipment industry median −1.91%
Technology sector median 0.27%
Market median 1.76%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

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

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