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Ciena (CIEN) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Ciena has reported Gross Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 43.83% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 17.0% year-over-year to 43.83%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 42.13%, down 46.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 42.04%, 79.0% down from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 was 43.83% at Ciena, up from 42.69% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 45.5% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 39.26% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 42.74% and a median of 42.87% in 2024 define the central range for Gross Margin.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: plummeted -876bps in 2022 and later skyrocketed 278bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 44.65% in 2022, then decreased by -4bps to 43.05% in 2023, then dropped by -5bps to 40.92% in 2024, then grew by 4bps to 42.69% in 2025, then increased by 3bps to 43.83% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for CIEN at 43.83% in Q1 2026, 42.69% in Q4 2025, and 41.26% in Q3 2025.