Ciena (CIEN) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Ciena's Profit After Tax came in at $266.42 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 429.6% from $50.31 million a year earlier and up 22.1% from the prior quarter.
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Ciena (CIEN) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Ciena reported Profit After Tax of $654.41 million, up 364.5% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), it came in at $123.34 million, up 46.9% from FY2024.
- Profit After Tax carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -19.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Profit After Tax was $83.96 million in FY2024 (-67.1%), $254.83 million in FY2023 (+66.7%), $152.9 million in FY2022 (-69.4%) and $500.2 million in FY2021 (+38.4%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Profit After Tax since fiscal Q4 2017.
- Year-over-year, Profit After Tax increased in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 133.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Profit After Tax over five years came in fiscal Q3 2026 (growth of 429.6%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 95.6%).
- Business Quant data shows CIEN's Profit After Tax at $218.22 million (Q2 2026), $150.28 million (Q1 2026) and $19.49 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,054.67 Bn | 4,802.16 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 29.79 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 428.13 Bn | 364.06 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 3.86 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 296.18 Bn | 251.93 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 229.70 Bn | 183.15 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 1.21 Bn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 195.83 Bn | 184.35 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 6.90 Bn |
| 6 | Sony | 149.07 Bn | 86.33 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 2.20 Bn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 143.82 Bn | 138.81 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 117.75 Bn | 105.88 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 3.20 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 74.55 Bn | 52.43 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 1.54 Bn |
| 10 | Ciena | 49.05 Bn | 42.61 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 266.42 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 266.42 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 218.22 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 150.28 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 19.49 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 50.31 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 8.97 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 44.57 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 37.03 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 14.23 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -16.85 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 49.55 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 91.20 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 29.73 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 57.65 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 76.24 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 57.65 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 10.51 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 38.92 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 45.82 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 103.50 Mn |
API Access
Ciena Profit After Tax 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=profit-after-tax&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-tax", "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=profit-after-tax&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();