Ciena (CIEN) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) posted Selling, General & Administrative of $62.84 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 3.7% from $60.6 million a year earlier and up 2.7% from the prior quarter.
Ciena (CIEN) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, Selling, General & Administrative at Ciena was $250.57 million, up 9.1% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), it was $238.71 million, up 8.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Selling, General & Administrative has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Ciena's Selling, General & Administrative was $220.65 million in FY2024 (+2.5%), $215.28 million in FY2023 (+20.0%), $179.38 million in FY2022 (-1.4%) and $181.87 million in FY2021 (+7.3%).
- Quarterly Selling, General & Administrative has run from a low of $41.12 million in fiscal Q3 2022 to a high of $67.26 million in fiscal Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Selling, General & Administrative has increased in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 5.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Selling, General & Administrative in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2023, with growth of 33.0%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2022, with a decline of 15.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Selling, General & Administrative for the three prior fiscal quarters was $61.22 million (Q2 2026), $59.24 million (Q1 2026) and $67.26 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,023.53 Bn | 4,771.02 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 434.59 Bn | 370.52 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 679.00 Mn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 303.32 Bn | 259.08 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 3.34 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 233.08 Bn | 186.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 33.80 Mn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 204.99 Bn | 193.51 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 197.00 Mn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 151.41 Bn | 146.40 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 147.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sony | 147.67 Bn | 84.93 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 3.57 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 122.89 Bn | 111.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 138.00 Mn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 78.34 Bn | 56.22 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 1.96 Bn |
| 10 | Ciena | 50.51 Bn | 44.07 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 62.84 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 62.84 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 61.22 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 59.24 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 67.26 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 60.60 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 56.95 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 53.90 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 58.14 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 58.25 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 49.57 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 54.68 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 64.10 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 49.35 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 50.94 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 50.90 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 48.19 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 41.12 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 45.57 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 44.50 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 49.38 Mn |
Ciena Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();