Ciena (CIEN) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ciena's EBT Margin was 18.59% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 13.19 percentage points from 5.40% a year earlier and up 3.88 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ciena (CIEN) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Ciena's EBT Margin was 12.05% through Aug 1, 2026, up 7.62 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), it was 3.28%, up 0.29 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of -9.63 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBT Margin was 2.99% in FY2024 (-4.39 pp), 7.38% in FY2023 (+2.35 pp), 5.02% in FY2022 (-7.76 pp) and 12.78% in FY2021 (-0.13 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBT Margin in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.14 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (a gain of 13.19 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 12.62 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CIEN's EBT Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 14.71% (Q2 2026), 12.69% (Q1 2026) and 0.21% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,023.53 Bn | 4,771.02 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 33.15% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 434.59 Bn | 370.52 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 28.59% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 303.32 Bn | 259.08 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 10.92% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 233.08 Bn | 186.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 49.55% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 204.99 Bn | 193.51 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 87.55% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 151.41 Bn | 146.40 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 41.47% |
| 7 | Sony | 147.67 Bn | 84.93 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.83% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 122.89 Bn | 111.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 86.66% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 78.34 Bn | 56.22 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 14.43% |
| 10 | Ciena | 50.51 Bn | 44.07 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 18.59% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
API Access
Ciena EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();