Ciena (CIEN) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) posted Tax Rate of 14.23% for Q3 2026, up 156.08% on a QoQ basis from 5.56% in Q2 2026, and down 934.0% year-over-year from 1.71% in Q3 2025.
Analysis
Ciena (CIEN) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ciena has reported Tax Rate for 18 years, with the latest figure at 14.23% in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate fell 934.0% year-over-year to 14.23% in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was 9.82%, a 2025.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 21.08%, down 887.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 14.23% for Q3 2026 at Ciena, up from 5.56% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Tax Rate was 53.79% in Q3 2023, with the low at 581.91% in Q4 2025.
- Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 11.24%, with a median of 17.63% recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Tax Rate surged 9743 bps in 2022, then plunged 60480 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 11.83% in 2022, then sank by 348 bps to 29.33% in 2023, then surged by 178 bps to 22.89% in 2024, then tumbled by 2642 bps to 581.91% in 2025, then surged by 102 bps to 14.23% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 14.23% (Q3 2026), 5.56% (Q2 2026), and 17.02% (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 430.90 Bn | 415.39 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 21.77% |
| 2 | Ciena | 45.56 Bn | 42.93 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 14.23% |
| 3 | Ubiquiti | 35.05 Bn | 34.43 Bn | 429.25 Mn | 16.95% |
| 4 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 34.05 Bn | 14.63 Bn | 2.58 Bn | -29.00% |
| 5 | Applied Optoelectronics | 8.91 Bn | 8.41 Bn | 53.21 Mn | -6.05% |
| 6 | Amdocs | 6.75 Bn | 6.58 Bn | 467.16 Mn | 30.14% |
| 7 | Extreme Networks | 2.85 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 210.49 Mn | 5.06% |
| 8 | Digi International | 2.63 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 89.93 Mn | 25.96% |
| 9 | Nextnav | 2.54 Bn | 2.54 Bn | -905,000.00 | -0.18% |
| 10 | Calix | 2.26 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 160.12 Mn | 27.48% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 14.23% |
| May 2, 2026 | 5.56% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 17.02% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -581.91% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 23.57% |
| May 3, 2025 | 52.83% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 35.02% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 22.89% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 12.99% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -5.12% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 30.71% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -29.33% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 53.79% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 34.09% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 24.75% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 11.83% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 29.12% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 17.63% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 16.75% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 19.97% |