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) Gross margin
Ciena Corporation's gross margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 44.1%, up 2.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (42.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 42.0% (fiscal 2025) to 47.6% (fiscal 2021) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Communication Equipment industry median of 39.5% and below the Technology sector median of 47.2%.
Gross margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 42.0% | (0.79) |
| FY2024 | 42.8% | 0.00 |
| FY2023 | 42.8% | (0.12) |
| FY2022 | 43.0% | (4.61) |
| FY2021 | 47.6% | 0.76 |
| FY2020 | 46.8% | 3.63 |
| FY2019 | 43.2% | 0.68 |
| FY2018 | 42.5% | (1.98) |
| FY2017 | 44.5% | (0.20) |
| FY2016 | 44.7% | 0.69 |
Quarterly
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 45.4% | 1.40 |
| Apr 2026 | 44.0% | 0.20 |
| Jan 2026 | 43.8% | 1.14 |
| Oct 2025 | 42.7% | 1.43 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 42.0%
High 47.6%
Ten-year median
43.2%
Current reading's percentile
9
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. compare | 52.0% |
| ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation compare | 49.6% |
| ERIC Ericsson compare | 47.0% |
| UI Ubiquiti Inc. compare | 46.2% |
| NOK Nokia Corporation compare | 44.4% |
| CIEN Ciena Corporation | 44.1% |
| LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. compare | 41.7% |
| ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. compare | 38.9% |
| HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company compare | 36.7% |
| Communication Equipment industry median | 39.5% |
| Technology sector median | 47.2% |
| Market median | 46.3% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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