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Ciena (CIEN) Operating Margin: 2009-2025

Historic Operating Margin for Ciena (CIEN) over the last 16 years, with Nov 2025 value amounting to 0.78%.

  • Ciena's Operating Margin fell 449.00% to 0.78% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was 4.14%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 1.00%. This contributed to the annual value of 4.14% for FY2025, which is 1.00% down from last year.
  • Ciena's Operating Margin amounted to 0.78% in Q4 2025, which was down 87.13% from 6.03% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Ciena's Operating Margin's 5-year high stood at 16.02% during Q2 2021, with a 5-year trough of -0.44% in Q2 2024.
  • For the 3-year period, Ciena's Operating Margin averaged around 5.47%, with its median value being 6.68% (2023).
  • Its Operating Margin has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first plummeted by 1,191bps in 2022, then skyrocketed by 420bps in 2023.
  • Over the past 5 years, Ciena's Operating Margin (Quarterly) stood at 13.19% in 2021, then plummeted by 524bps to 7.96% in 2022, then climbed by 13bps to 8.08% in 2023, then crashed by 282bps to 5.27% in 2024, then crashed by 449bps to 0.78% in 2025.
  • Its Operating Margin stands at 0.78% for Q4 2025, versus 6.03% for Q3 2025 and 2.92% for Q2 2025.