TTM
$622.88M
YoY change
+62.5%
5Y CAGR
-8.6%
Peak year (2021)
$495.36M
Cumulative operating income
−$1.85B
Operating Income history chart for Ciena (CIEN) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: $310.79M
Operating Income growth chart for Ciena (CIEN) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: +62.5%
Operating Income history table for Ciena (CIEN) from 1997 to 2025
| 2025 | $310.79M | +62.5% | +$119.58M | ||
| 2024 | $191.21M | -50.3% | −$193.64M | ||
| 2023 | $384.85M | +49.6% | +$127.62M | ||
| 2022 | $257.23M | -48.1% | −$238.13M | ||
| 2021 | $495.36M | +1.7% | +$8.39M | ||
| 2020 | $486.96M | +40.4% | +$140.20M | ||
| 2019 | $346.77M | +50.8% | +$116.82M | ||
| 2018 | $229.95M | +7.1% | +$15.22M | ||
| 2017 | $214.72M | +37.5% | +$58.55M | ||
| 2016 | $156.17M | +55.5% | +$55.72M | ||
| 2015 | $100.45M | +119.8% | +$54.74M | ||
| 2014 | $45.70M | -2674.9% | +$47.48M | ||
| 2013 | −$1.77M | -97.8% | +$78.07M | ||
| 2012 | −$79.85M | -51.1% | +$83.35M | ||
| 2011 | −$163.19M | -49.3% | +$158.63M | ||
| 2010 | −$321.82M | -44.4% | +$257.41M | ||
| 2009 | −$579.23M | -2748.2% | −$601.10M | ||
| 2008 | $21.87M | -55.1% | −$26.79M | ||
| 2007 | $48.67M | -255.1% | +$80.04M | ||
| 2006 | −$31.37M | -92.7% | +$400.29M | ||
| 2005 | −$431.66M | -44.1% | +$340.46M | ||
| 2004 | −$772.12M | +110.7% | −$405.59M | ||
| 2003 | −$366.52M | -75.3% | +$1.12B | ||
| 2002 | −$1.48B | -14.7% | +$255.51M | ||
| 2001 | −$1.74B | -1851.0% | −$1.84B | ||
| 2000 | $99.36M | -1539.9% | +$106.26M | ||
| 1999 | −$6.90M | -105.6% | −$130.80M | ||
| 1998 | $123.90M | -34.4% | −$65.10M | ||
| 1997 | $189.00M | — | — |
- 2025$310.79M+62.5%
- 2024$191.21M-50.3%
- 2023$384.85M+49.6%
- 2022$257.23M-48.1%
- 2021$495.36M+1.7%
- 2020$486.96M+40.4%
- 2019$346.77M+50.8%
- 2018$229.95M+7.1%
- 2017$214.72M+37.5%
- 2016$156.17M+55.5%
- 2015$100.45M+119.8%
- 2014$45.70M-2674.9%
- 2013−$1.77M-97.8%
- 2012−$79.85M-51.1%
- 2011−$163.19M-49.3%
- 2010−$321.82M-44.4%
- 2009−$579.23M-2748.2%
- 2008$21.87M-55.1%
- 2007$48.67M-255.1%
- 2006−$31.37M-92.7%
- 2005−$431.66M-44.1%
- 2004−$772.12M+110.7%
- 2003−$366.52M-75.3%
- 2002−$1.48B-14.7%
- 2001−$1.74B-1851.0%
- 2000$99.36M-1539.9%
- 1999−$6.90M-105.6%
- 1998$123.90M-34.4%
- 1997$189.00M—
Operating Income 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 Operating Income at Ciena (CIEN)
According to Ciena's latest reported financial statements, the company's current operating income (TTM) is $622.88M. Operating income is profit from core operations: revenue minus cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D). It excludes interest, taxes, and non-operating items, so it isolates how profitable the business itself is before financing and tax decisions. Compare with EBITDA and net income.
Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Ciena (CIEN) most recent annual operating income stands at $310.79M (2025) – surged 62.5% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Ciena operating income compounded at -8.6% per year, with a net decline across the window.
Ciena operating income peaked at $495.36M in 2021; the latest annual figure is $310.79M in 2025 (37.3% below peak).
2021 marks the peak operating income at $495.36M, with the historical low of −$1.74B recorded in 2001.
Ciena Operating Income by Year
Ciena Operating Income 2025: $310.79M
Ciena operating income in 2025 was $310.79M, surged 62.5% from 2024.
Ciena Operating Income 2024: $191.21M
2024's operating income for Ciena came in at $191.21M, plunged 50.3% below 2023.
Ciena Operating Income 2023: $384.85M
Ciena posted operating income of $384.85M in 2023, surged 49.6% from 2022.
Ciena Operating Income 2022: $257.23M
In 2022, Ciena reported operating income of $257.23M, plunged 48.1% below 2021.
Ciena Operating Income 2021: $495.36M
Ciena operating income in 2021 was $495.36M.
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