Ciena (CIEN) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Ciena's (CIEN) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 17.02% in Q1 2026, down 1800.0% year-on-year from 1.0% in Q1 2025, and up 102.93% quarter-over-quarter from 581.91% in Q4 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.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate fell 1800.0% year-over-year to 17.02% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 14.79%, a 1767.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 21.08%, down 887.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate grew to 17.02% in Q1 2026 per CIEN's latest filing, from 581.91% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 53.79% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 581.91% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 22.89% (2024), against an average of 13.73%.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate soared 9743 bps in 2022 and sank 60480 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 11.83% in 2022, then plunged by 348 bps to 29.33% in 2023, then jumped by 178 bps to 22.89% in 2024, then slumped by 2642 bps to 581.91% in 2025, then surged by 103 bps to 17.02% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CIEN Tax Rate figures stand at 17.02% (Q1 2026), 581.91% (Q4 2025), and 23.57% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 449.30 Bn | 432.66 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 16.49% |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 70.39 Bn | 69.50 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 16.55% |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 62.74 Bn | 57.90 Bn | 9.10 Bn | -4.39% |
| 4 | Ciena | 52.16 Bn | 50.86 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 17.02% |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 50.33 Bn | 47.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 21.55% |
| 6 | Nokia | 48.77 Bn | 41.46 Bn | 9.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 32.13 Bn | 31.76 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 19.38% |
| 8 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 31.88 Bn | 26.21 Bn | 2.53 Bn | -29.00% |
| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 16.51 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 3.67 Mn | -0.47% |
| 10 | Zebra Technologies | 12.88 Bn | 12.77 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 19.16% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 17.02% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 17.02% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 17.02% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -581.91% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -581.91% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -581.91% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 23.57% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 23.57% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 23.57% |
| May 3, 2025 | 52.83% |
| May 3, 2025 | 52.83% |
| May 3, 2025 | 52.83% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 35.02% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 35.02% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 35.02% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 22.89% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 22.89% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 22.89% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 12.99% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 12.99% |