Ciena CIEN
NYSE CIEN
$321.08 +5.45 (+1.73%)
At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Ciena (CIEN) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Ciena (CIEN) posted Operating Margin of 18.02% for Q3 2026, up 19.01% on a QoQ basis from 15.14% in Q2 2026, and up 1199.0% year-over-year from 1.39% in Q3 2025.

Analysis

Ciena (CIEN) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ciena has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 18.02% in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 1199.0% year-over-year to 18.02% in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was 12.27%, a 685.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4.14%, down 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 18.02% for Q3 2026 at Ciena, up from 15.14% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 18.02% in Q3 2026, with the low at 0.44% in Q2 2024.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 7.18%, with a median of 7.32% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Operating Margin sank 1191 bps in 2022, then jumped 1223 bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 7.96% in 2022, then gained by 2 bps to 8.08% in 2023, then sank by 35 bps to 5.27% in 2024, then slumped by 85 bps to 0.78% in 2025, then jumped by 2223 bps to 18.02% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 18.02% (Q3 2026), 15.14% (Q2 2026), and 13.27% (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 430.90 Bn 415.39 Bn 11.06 Bn 24.72%
2 Ciena 45.56 Bn 42.93 Bn 759.27 Mn 18.02%
3 Ubiquiti 35.05 Bn 34.43 Bn 429.25 Mn 36.27%
4 Ericsson Lm Telephone 34.05 Bn 14.63 Bn 2.58 Bn 80.39%
5 Applied Optoelectronics 8.91 Bn 8.41 Bn 53.21 Mn -12.88%
6 Amdocs 6.75 Bn 6.58 Bn 467.16 Mn 8.90%
7 Extreme Networks 2.85 Bn 2.64 Bn 210.49 Mn 6.22%
8 Digi International 2.63 Bn 2.60 Bn 89.93 Mn 16.51%
9 Nextnav 2.54 Bn 2.54 Bn -905,000.00 -1,760.78%
10 Calix 2.26 Bn 2.07 Bn 160.12 Mn 7.45%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 18.02%
May 2, 2026 15.14%
Jan 31, 2026 13.27%
Nov 1, 2025 0.78%
Aug 2, 2025 6.03%
May 3, 2025 2.92%
Feb 1, 2025 7.52%
Nov 2, 2024 5.27%
Jul 27, 2024 2.84%
Apr 27, 2024 -0.44%
Jan 27, 2024 8.16%
Oct 28, 2023 8.08%
Jul 29, 2023 7.32%
Apr 29, 2023 9.08%
Jan 28, 2023 8.07%
Oct 29, 2022 7.96%
Jul 30, 2022 3.12%
Apr 30, 2022 6.16%
Jan 29, 2022 7.11%
Oct 30, 2021 13.19%