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Ciena (CIEN) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Ciena (CIEN) has 17 years of FCF Margin data on record, last reported at 14.91% in Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 774.0% year-over-year to 14.91%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 15.64%, up 1087.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 13.95%, 454.0% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin reached 14.91% in Q1 2026 per CIEN's latest filing, down from 24.09% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 25.23% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 27.99% in Q1 2023.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 4.97%, with a median of 9.18% recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for FCF Margin: plummeted -3392bps in 2022, then soared 5322bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 9.89% in 2022, then soared by 343bps to 24.07% in 2023, then dropped by -8bps to 22.06% in 2024, then grew by 9bps to 24.09% in 2025, then plummeted by -38bps to 14.91% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for FCF Margin were 14.91% in Q1 2026, 24.09% in Q4 2025, and 11.04% in Q3 2025.