Ciena (CIEN) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) reported Net Margin of 15.94% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 11.82 percentage points from 4.13% a year earlier and up 2.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ciena (CIEN) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 1, 2026, Ciena's Net Margin came in at 10.87%, up 7.77 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), it was 2.59%, up 0.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin has a five-year change of -7.64 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Net Margin came in at 2.09% in FY2024 (-3.72 pp), 5.81% in FY2023 (+1.60 pp), 4.21% in FY2022 (-9.61 pp) and 13.81% in FY2021 (+3.59 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Net Margin since fiscal Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Net Margin has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.66 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was fiscal Q2 2026 (a gain of 13.10 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 22.90 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 13.89% (Q2 2026), 10.53% (Q1 2026) and 1.44% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,073.36 Bn | 4,820.85 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 27.23% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 427.52 Bn | 363.45 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 22.37% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 296.75 Bn | 252.50 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 8.80% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 227.67 Bn | 181.13 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 39.95% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 195.64 Bn | 184.16 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 77.00% |
| 6 | Sony | 149.46 Bn | 86.72 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 12.06% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 142.30 Bn | 137.29 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 35.66% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 116.92 Bn | 105.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 85.27% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 74.86 Bn | 52.73 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 12.61% |
| 10 | Ciena | 48.34 Bn | 41.90 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();