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) Net margin

Ciena Corporation's net margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 10.9%, up 8.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (2.59%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.1% (fiscal 2018) to 45.0% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Communication Equipment industry median of −0.74% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Net margin, annual

Annual

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2025 2.59% 0.50
FY2024 2.09% (3.72)
FY2023 5.81% 1.60
FY2022 4.21% (9.60)
FY2021 13.8% 3.58
FY2020 10.2% 3.14
FY2019 7.09% 18.23
FY2018 −11.1% (56.18)
FY2017 45.0% 42.25
FY2016 2.79% 2.31

Quarterly

Period Net margin Change (points)
Jul 2026 15.9% 2.05
Apr 2026 13.9% 3.36
Jan 2026 10.5% 9.09
Oct 2025 1.44% (2.69)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low −11.1% High 45.0%
Ten-year median 4.21%
Current reading's percentile 36

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
UI Ubiquiti Inc. compare 29.3%
MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. compare 17.4%
CIEN Ciena Corporation 10.9%
ERIC Ericsson compare 10.6%
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation compare 9.22%
HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company compare 6.39%
NOK Nokia Corporation compare 3.39%
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. compare −230.1%
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. compare −536.7%
Communication Equipment industry median −0.74%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.55%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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