Ciena (CIEN) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) posted EBIT Margin of 18.02% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 11.99 percentage points from 6.03% a year earlier and up 2.88 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ciena (CIEN) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, EBIT Margin at Ciena was 12.27%, up 6.85 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), it was 4.14%, down 0.01 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of -9.65 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Ciena's EBIT Margin was 4.15% in FY2024 (-4.00 pp), 8.15% in FY2023 (+2.02 pp), 6.13% in FY2022 (-7.55 pp) and 13.68% in FY2021 (-0.11 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since fiscal Q3 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.57 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2026, with a gain of 12.23 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2022, with a drop of 11.91 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 15.14% (Q2 2026), 13.27% (Q1 2026) and 0.78% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,055.99 Bn | 4,803.48 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 426.92 Bn | 362.85 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 295.98 Bn | 251.73 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 227.36 Bn | 180.81 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 196.96 Bn | 185.48 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Sony | 149.28 Bn | 86.54 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 143.75 Bn | 138.74 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 118.03 Bn | 106.16 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 74.64 Bn | 52.52 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Ciena | 48.45 Bn | 42.01 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 18.02% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 18.02% |
| May 2, 2026 | 15.14% |
| 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% |
API Access
Ciena EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "CIEN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();