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.
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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 | Apple | 4,923.51 Bn | 4,861.11 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 17.86% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 419.97 Bn | 404.45 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 21.77% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 351.63 Bn | 340.06 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 19.45% |
| 4 | Sandisk | 265.22 Bn | 260.46 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 12.05% |
| 5 | Arista Networks | 256.62 Bn | 243.27 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 19.37% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 209.52 Bn | 207.82 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 14.02% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 171.00 Bn | 169.42 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.60% |
| 8 | Sony | 142.68 Bn | 123.26 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 26.70% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 83.02 Bn | 80.28 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 3.98% |
| 10 | Ciena | 50.48 Bn | 47.85 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 14.23% |
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% |
API Access
Ciena Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();