Ciena (CIEN) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) recorded quarterly EBIT Margin of 13.27% in Q1 2026, up 1610.51% quarter-over-quarter from 0.78% in Q4 2025, and up 575.0% on a YoY basis from 1.97% in Q1 2025.
Ciena (CIEN) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ciena's EBIT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.27% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 575.0% year-over-year to 13.27%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 5.98% (up 196.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.14%, down 1.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin was 13.27% for Q1 2026 at Ciena, up from 0.78% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 13.27% in Q1 2026 to a low of 0.44% in Q2 2024.
- Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 6.07% across 5 years, with a median of 7.11% in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: EBIT Margin slumped 1191 bps in 2022, then jumped 575 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 7.96% in 2022, then rose by 2 bps to 8.08% in 2023, then slumped by 35 bps to 5.27% in 2024, then tumbled by 85 bps to 0.78% in 2025, then jumped by 1611 bps to 13.27% in 2026.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 13.27% (Q1 2026), 0.78% (Q4 2025), and 6.03% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 25.00% |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 13.27% |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 19.34% |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 5.05% |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 21.59% |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 36.90% |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | -1,584.72% |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | -8.60% |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 14.38% |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.76 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 234.10 Mn | 6.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 13.27% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.78% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 6.03% |
| May 3, 2025 | 2.92% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 7.52% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 5.27% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 2.84% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -0.44% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 8.16% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 8.08% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 7.32% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 9.08% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 8.07% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 7.96% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 3.12% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 6.16% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 7.11% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 13.19% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 15.03% |
| May 1, 2021 | 16.02% |