Ciena CIEN
NYSE CIEN
$321.08 +5.45 (+1.73%)
At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Ciena (CIEN) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Ciena (CIEN) posted EBT Margin of 18.59% for Q3 2026, up 26.36% on a QoQ basis from 14.71% in Q2 2026, and up 1319.0% year-over-year from 1.31% in Q3 2025.

Analysis

Ciena (CIEN) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ciena has reported EBT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 18.59% in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin rose 1319.0% year-over-year to 18.59% in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was 12.05%, a 762.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.28%, up 29.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 18.59% for Q3 2026 at Ciena, up from 14.71% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT Margin was 18.59% in Q3 2026, with the low at 1.76% in Q2 2024.
  • Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 6.33%, with a median of 6.24% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: EBT Margin tumbled 1262 bps in 2022, then surged 1319 bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 6.73% in 2022, then decreased by 7 bps to 6.24% in 2023, then plunged by 32 bps to 4.27% in 2024, then sank by 95 bps to 0.21% in 2025, then surged by 8693 bps to 18.59% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 18.59% (Q3 2026), 14.71% (Q2 2026), and 12.69% (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 430.90 Bn 415.39 Bn 11.06 Bn 28.59%
2 Ciena 45.56 Bn 42.93 Bn 759.27 Mn 18.59%
3 Ubiquiti 35.05 Bn 34.43 Bn 429.25 Mn 36.60%
4 Ericsson Lm Telephone 34.05 Bn 14.63 Bn 2.58 Bn 10.90%
5 Applied Optoelectronics 8.91 Bn 8.41 Bn 53.21 Mn -11.20%
6 Amdocs 6.75 Bn 6.58 Bn 467.16 Mn 7.70%
7 Extreme Networks 2.85 Bn 2.64 Bn 210.49 Mn 14.73%
8 Digi International 2.63 Bn 2.60 Bn 89.93 Mn 15.33%
9 Nextnav 2.54 Bn 2.54 Bn -905,000.00 -2,930.43%
10 Calix 2.26 Bn 2.07 Bn 160.12 Mn 8.04%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 18.59%
May 2, 2026 14.71%
Jan 31, 2026 12.69%
Nov 1, 2025 0.21%
Aug 2, 2025 5.40%
May 3, 2025 1.69%
Feb 1, 2025 6.40%
Nov 2, 2024 4.27%
Jul 27, 2024 1.74%
Apr 27, 2024 -1.76%
Jan 27, 2024 6.89%
Oct 28, 2023 6.24%
Jul 29, 2023 6.03%
Apr 29, 2023 7.72%
Jan 28, 2023 9.59%
Oct 29, 2022 6.73%
Jul 30, 2022 1.71%
Apr 30, 2022 4.98%
Jan 29, 2022 6.52%
Oct 30, 2021 12.42%