Ciena (CIEN) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ciena's (CIEN) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 13.27% in Q1 2026, up 575.0% year-on-year from 1.97% in Q1 2025, and up 1610.51% quarter-over-quarter from 0.78% in Q4 2025.
Ciena (CIEN) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ciena's EBITDA Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.27% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBITDA Margin rose 575.0% year-over-year to 13.27% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 5.98%, a 196.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4.14%, down 1.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin climbed to 13.27% in Q1 2026 per CIEN's latest filing, from 0.78% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 13.27% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.44% in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 7.11% (2022), against an average of 6.07%.
- Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin slumped 1191 bps in 2022 and soared 575 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 7.96% in 2022, then rose by 2 bps to 8.08% in 2023, then plunged by 35 bps to 5.27% in 2024, then sank by 85 bps to 0.78% in 2025, then jumped by 1611 bps to 13.27% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CIEN EBITDA Margin figures stand at 13.27% (Q1 2026), 0.78% (Q4 2025), and 6.03% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 444.27 Bn | 427.63 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 25.00% |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 68.42 Bn | 67.56 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 19.34% |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.57 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 5.05% |
| 4 | Lumentum Holdings | 59.61 Bn | 56.43 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 21.59% |
| 5 | Ciena | 57.62 Bn | 56.33 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 13.27% |
| 6 | Nokia | 52.70 Bn | 45.22 Bn | 9.86 Bn | -2,316.67% |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 32.00 Bn | 31.63 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 36.90% |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 17.20 Bn | 17.78 Bn | 3.67 Mn | -1,089.07% |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 12.59 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 14.38% |
| 10 | Viasat | 10.14 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 615.36 Mn | -3.90% |
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% |