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) Free cash flow margin
Ciena Corporation's free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 13.5%, down 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (14.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.12% (fiscal 2022) to 14.0% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Communication Equipment industry median of 1.39% and above the Technology sector median of 1.52%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 14.0% | 4.54 |
| FY2024 | 9.41% | 7.99 |
| FY2023 | 1.42% | 8.54 |
| FY2022 | −7.12% | (19.88) |
| FY2021 | 12.8% | 1.12 |
| FY2020 | 11.6% | 1.83 |
| FY2019 | 9.81% | 4.59 |
| FY2018 | 5.22% | 0.21 |
| FY2017 | 5.01% | (2.00) |
| FY2016 | 7.01% | (1.17) |
Against its own ten years
Low −7.12%
High 14.0%
Ten-year median
8.18%
Current reading's percentile
100
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| UI Ubiquiti Inc. compare | 27.8% |
| MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. compare | 21.9% |
| ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation compare | 15.5% |
| CIEN Ciena Corporation | 13.5% |
| ERIC Ericsson compare | 12.7% |
| LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. compare | 11.4% |
| HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company compare | 10.9% |
| NOK Nokia Corporation compare | 2.61% |
| ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. compare | −1,506.1% |
| Communication Equipment industry median | 1.39% |
| Technology sector median | 1.52% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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