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Ciena (CIEN) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Ciena has reported FCF Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 10.77% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put FCF Margin at 10.77% for Q1 2026, up 361.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 14.48% (up 942.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 13.95%, up 454.0%.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 was 10.77% at Ciena, down from 18.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for CIEN hit a ceiling of 278.89% in Q4 2022 and a floor of 30.44% in Q3 2022.
  • Median FCF Margin over the past 5 years was 11.39% (2025), compared with a mean of 21.36%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: tumbled -25482bps in 2023 and later soared 5203bps in 2024.
  • Ciena's FCF Margin stood at 278.89% in 2022, then plummeted by -91bps to 24.07% in 2023, then decreased by -8bps to 22.06% in 2024, then decreased by -18bps to 18.13% in 2025, then crashed by -41bps to 10.77% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for FCF Margin were 10.77% (Q1 2026), 18.13% (Q4 2025), and 17.64% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.