Ciena (CIEN) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) posted Net Margin of 15.94% for Q3 2026, up 14.75% on a QoQ basis from 13.89% in Q2 2026, and up 1182.0% year-over-year from 1.24% in Q3 2025.
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Ciena (CIEN) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ciena has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 15.94% in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Net Margin rose 1182.0% year-over-year to 15.94% in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was 10.87%, a 777.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 2.59%, up 49.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin was 15.94% for Q3 2026 at Ciena, up from 13.89% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Net Margin was 15.94% in Q3 2026, with the low at 1.85% in Q2 2024.
- Average Net Margin over 5 years is 5.18%, with a median of 4.16% recorded in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Net Margin slumped 2290 bps in 2022, then soared 1310 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 5.94% in 2022, then jumped by 36 bps to 8.07% in 2023, then tumbled by 59 bps to 3.29% in 2024, then sank by 56 bps to 1.44% in 2025, then surged by 1006 bps to 15.94% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 15.94% (Q3 2026), 13.89% (Q2 2026), and 10.53% (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,923.51 Bn | 4,861.11 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 27.23% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 419.97 Bn | 404.45 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 22.37% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 351.63 Bn | 340.06 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 8.80% |
| 4 | Sandisk | 265.22 Bn | 260.46 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 77.00% |
| 5 | Arista Networks | 256.62 Bn | 243.27 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 39.95% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 209.52 Bn | 207.82 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 35.66% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 171.00 Bn | 169.42 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 85.27% |
| 8 | Sony | 142.68 Bn | 123.26 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 13.11% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 83.02 Bn | 80.28 Bn | 477.30 Mn | -711.69% |
| 10 | Ciena | 50.48 Bn | 47.85 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 15.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 15.94% |
| May 2, 2026 | 13.89% |
| 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% |
API Access
Ciena Net 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=net-margin&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();