Ciena (CIEN) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) recorded quarterly Tax Rate of 17.02% in Q1 2026, up 102.93% quarter-over-quarter from 581.91% in Q4 2025, and down 1800.0% on a YoY basis from 1.0% in Q1 2025.
Ciena (CIEN) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ciena's Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 17.02% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 1800.0% year-over-year to 17.02%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 14.79% (down 1767.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 21.08%, down 887.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 17.02% for Q1 2026 at Ciena, up from 581.91% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 53.79% in Q3 2023 to a low of 581.91% in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 13.73% across 5 years, with a median of 22.89% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Tax Rate jumped 9743 bps in 2022, then sank 60480 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 11.83% in 2022, then slumped by 348 bps to 29.33% in 2023, then jumped by 178 bps to 22.89% in 2024, then plunged by 2642 bps to 581.91% in 2025, then surged by 103 bps to 17.02% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 17.02% (Q1 2026), 581.91% (Q4 2025), and 23.57% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 469.93 Bn | 453.29 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 16.49 |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 65.69 Bn | 64.83 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 16.55 |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.18 Bn | 58.34 Bn | 8.25 Bn | -4.39 |
| 4 | Ciena | 60.70 Bn | 59.40 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 17.02 |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 60.35 Bn | 57.18 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 21.55 |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 35.71 Bn | 35.34 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 19.38 |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 23.10 Bn | 23.68 Bn | -69.36 Mn | -0.47 |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 12.30 Bn | 11.86 Bn | 43.92 Mn | -7.93 |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.58 Bn | 11.47 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 19.16 |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.70 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 234.10 Mn | 53.62 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 17.02% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 17.02% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -581.91% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -581.91% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 23.57% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 23.57% |
| May 3, 2025 | 52.83% |
| May 3, 2025 | 52.83% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 35.02% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 35.02% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 22.89% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 22.89% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 12.99% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 12.99% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -5.12% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -5.12% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 30.71% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 30.71% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -29.33% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -29.33% |