TTM
11.9%
YoY change
−0.62pp
Trough year (2002)
-311.6%
Peak year (1997)
48.2%
Latest annual
8.1%
EBITDA Margin history chart for Ciena (CIEN) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: 8.1%
EBITDA Margin change chart for Ciena (CIEN) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: −0.62pp
EBITDA Margin history table for Ciena (CIEN) from 1997 to 2025
| 2025 | 8.1% | -0.62pp | ||
| 2024 | 8.8% | -3.98pp | ||
| 2023 | 12.7% | +2.40pp | ||
| 2022 | 10.3% | -6.96pp | ||
| 2021 | 17.3% | -0.25pp | ||
| 2020 | 17.5% | +4.30pp | ||
| 2019 | 13.3% | +3.10pp | ||
| 2018 | 10.1% | -1.80pp | ||
| 2017 | 12.0% | +0.99pp | ||
| 2016 | 11.0% | +2.35pp | ||
| 2015 | 8.6% | +2.79pp | ||
| 2014 | 5.8% | +1.46pp | ||
| 2013 | 4.4% | +2.26pp | ||
| 2012 | 2.1% | +1.75pp | ||
| 2011 | 0.4% | +11.93pp | ||
| 2010 | -11.6% | +68.36pp | ||
| 2009 | -79.9% | -92.24pp | ||
| 2008 | 12.3% | +2.18pp | ||
| 2007 | 10.1% | +5.00pp | ||
| 2006 | 5.1% | +80.96pp | ||
| 2005 | -75.8% | +108.62pp | ||
| 2004 | -184.4% | -107.23pp | ||
| 2003 | -77.2% | +234.37pp | ||
| 2002 | -311.6% | -334.74pp | ||
| 2001 | 23.2% | +4.06pp | ||
| 2000 | 19.1% | +9.70pp | ||
| 1999 | 9.4% | -21.64pp | ||
| 1998 | 31.0% | -17.20pp | ||
| 1997 | 48.2% | — |
- 20258.1%-0.62pp
- 20248.8%-3.98pp
- 202312.7%+2.40pp
- 202210.3%-6.96pp
- 202117.3%-0.25pp
- 202017.5%+4.30pp
- 201913.3%+3.10pp
- 201810.1%-1.80pp
- 201712.0%+0.99pp
- 201611.0%+2.35pp
- 20158.6%+2.79pp
- 20145.8%+1.46pp
- 20134.4%+2.26pp
- 20122.1%+1.75pp
- 20110.4%+11.93pp
- 2010-11.6%+68.36pp
- 2009-79.9%-92.24pp
- 200812.3%+2.18pp
- 200710.1%+5.00pp
- 20065.1%+80.96pp
- 2005-75.8%+108.62pp
- 2004-184.4%-107.23pp
- 2003-77.2%+234.37pp
- 2002-311.6%-334.74pp
- 200123.2%+4.06pp
- 200019.1%+9.70pp
- 19999.4%-21.64pp
- 199831.0%-17.20pp
- 199748.2%—
EBITDA Margin values are taken from Ciena's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About EBITDA Margin at Ciena (CIEN)
According to Ciena's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 11.9%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Ciena (CIEN) most recent annual EBITDA margin stands at 8.14% (2025) – contracted 0.6 percentage points year-over-year.
48.23% stands as the all-time-high annual EBITDA margin, posted in 1997, against a low of -311.58% during 2002.
Ciena EBITDA Margin by Year
Ciena EBITDA Margin 2025: 8.1%
In 2025, Ciena reported EBITDA margin of 8.14%, contracted 0.6 percentage points from 2024.
Ciena EBITDA Margin 2024: 8.8%
Ciena EBITDA margin in 2024 was 8.77%, contracted 4.0 percentage points from 2023.
Ciena EBITDA Margin 2023: 12.7%
2023's EBITDA margin for Ciena came in at 12.74%, expanded 2.4 percentage points from 2022.
Ciena EBITDA Margin 2022: 10.3%
Ciena posted EBITDA margin of 10.34% in 2022, contracted 7.0 percentage points from 2021.
Ciena EBITDA Margin 2021: 17.3%
Ciena EBITDA margin in 2021 was 17.30%.
See more financial history for Ciena (CIEN).
Sector peers by EBITDA Margin
Technology peers of Ciena (CIEN), ranked by their latest EBITDA margin
| 76.0% | |
| 76.0% | |
| 63.9% | |
| 63.1% | |
| 55.3% | |
| 38.6% | |
| 35.5% | |
| 21.6% |
- 76.0%
- 76.0%
- 63.1%
- 55.3%
- 38.6%
- 35.5%
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