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

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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