Ciena (CIEN) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 10.53% in Q1 2026, up 630.56% quarter-over-quarter from 1.44% in Q4 2025, and up 637.0% on a YoY basis from 1.43% in Q1 2025.
Ciena (CIEN) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ciena's Net Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.53% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 637.0% year-over-year to 10.53%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 4.47% (up 252.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.59%, up 49.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin was 10.53% for Q1 2026 at Ciena, up from 1.44% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 10.53% in Q1 2026 to a low of 1.85% in Q2 2024.
- Historically, Net Margin has averaged 4.04% across 5 years, with a median of 4.13% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Net Margin tumbled 2290 bps in 2022, then jumped 637 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 5.94% in 2022, then soared by 36 bps to 8.07% in 2023, then plunged by 59 bps to 3.29% in 2024, then slumped by 56 bps to 1.44% in 2025, then soared by 631 bps to 10.53% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 10.53% (Q1 2026), 1.44% (Q4 2025), and 4.13% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 21.29% |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 10.53% |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 13.56% |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 4.55% |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 17.63% |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 29.68% |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | -1,693.80% |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | -9.45% |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 9.03% |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.76 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 234.10 Mn | 1.57% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 10.53% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 1.44% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 4.13% |
| May 3, 2025 | 0.80% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 4.16% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 3.29% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 1.51% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -1.85% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 4.77% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 8.07% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 2.78% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 5.09% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 7.22% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 5.94% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 1.21% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.10% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 5.43% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 9.94% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 24.11% |
| May 1, 2021 | 12.37% |