TTM
43.0%
YoY change
−0.79pp
Trough year (2002)
-65.0%
Peak year (1997)
62.2%
Latest annual
42.0%
Gross Margin history chart for Ciena (CIEN) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: 42.0%
Gross Margin change chart for Ciena (CIEN) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: −0.79pp
Gross Margin history table for Ciena (CIEN) from 1997 to 2025
| 2025 | 42.0% | -0.79pp | ||
| 2024 | 42.8% | -0.00pp | ||
| 2023 | 42.8% | -0.12pp | ||
| 2022 | 43.0% | -4.61pp | ||
| 2021 | 47.6% | +0.76pp | ||
| 2020 | 46.8% | +3.63pp | ||
| 2019 | 43.2% | +0.68pp | ||
| 2018 | 42.5% | -1.98pp | ||
| 2017 | 44.5% | -0.20pp | ||
| 2016 | 44.7% | +0.69pp | ||
| 2015 | 44.0% | +2.53pp | ||
| 2014 | 41.4% | -0.10pp | ||
| 2013 | 41.5% | +2.05pp | ||
| 2012 | 39.5% | -1.22pp | ||
| 2011 | 40.7% | +0.48pp | ||
| 2010 | 40.2% | -3.41pp | ||
| 2009 | 43.6% | -6.32pp | ||
| 2008 | 50.0% | +3.51pp | ||
| 2007 | 46.5% | +0.76pp | ||
| 2006 | 45.7% | +13.83pp | ||
| 2005 | 31.9% | +7.85pp | ||
| 2004 | 24.0% | -1.78pp | ||
| 2003 | 25.8% | +90.83pp | ||
| 2002 | -65.0% | -108.62pp | ||
| 2001 | 43.6% | -8.35pp | ||
| 2000 | 51.9% | +3.29pp | ||
| 1999 | 48.6% | -7.63pp | ||
| 1998 | 56.3% | -5.93pp | ||
| 1997 | 62.2% | — |
- 202542.0%-0.79pp
- 202442.8%-0.00pp
- 202342.8%-0.12pp
- 202243.0%-4.61pp
- 202147.6%+0.76pp
- 202046.8%+3.63pp
- 201943.2%+0.68pp
- 201842.5%-1.98pp
- 201744.5%-0.20pp
- 201644.7%+0.69pp
- 201544.0%+2.53pp
- 201441.4%-0.10pp
- 201341.5%+2.05pp
- 201239.5%-1.22pp
- 201140.7%+0.48pp
- 201040.2%-3.41pp
- 200943.6%-6.32pp
- 200850.0%+3.51pp
- 200746.5%+0.76pp
- 200645.7%+13.83pp
- 200531.9%+7.85pp
- 200424.0%-1.78pp
- 200325.8%+90.83pp
- 2002-65.0%-108.62pp
- 200143.6%-8.35pp
- 200051.9%+3.29pp
- 199948.6%-7.63pp
- 199856.3%-5.93pp
- 199762.2%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at Ciena (CIEN)
According to Ciena's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 43.0%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Ciena (CIEN) reported gross margin of 42.04% – contracted 0.8 percentage points year-over-year.
62.20% stands as the all-time-high annual gross margin, posted in 1997, against a low of -65.04% during 2002.
Ciena Gross Margin by Year
Ciena Gross Margin 2025: 42.0%
Ciena posted gross margin of 42.04% in 2025, contracted 0.8 percentage points from 2024.
Ciena Gross Margin 2024: 42.8%
In 2024, Ciena reported gross margin of 42.83%, contracted 0.0 percentage points from 2023.
Ciena Gross Margin 2023: 42.8%
Ciena gross margin in 2023 was 42.83%, contracted 0.1 percentage points from 2022.
Ciena Gross Margin 2022: 43.0%
2022's gross margin for Ciena came in at 42.95%, contracted 4.6 percentage points from 2021.
Ciena Gross Margin 2021: 47.6%
Ciena gross margin in 2021 was 47.56%.
See more financial history for Ciena (CIEN).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Technology peers of Ciena (CIEN), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 74.1% | |
| 68.3% | |
| 67.0% | |
| 61.8% | |
| 58.4% | |
| 52.6% | |
| 50.3% | |
| 47.9% |
- 74.1%
- 68.3%
- 67.0%
- 61.8%
- 52.6%
- 50.3%
- 47.9%
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