Ciena CIEN Ratios & Valuation
| Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 43%+0.9pp | 42.1%+0.1pp | 42%+0.5pp | 41.6%-0.4pp | 41.9%-0.6pp | |
| Operating margin | 9.2%+3.2pp | 6%+1.8pp | 4.1%-1.3pp | 5.4%+0.7pp | 4.7%+0.7pp | |
| Net margin | 7.9%+3.4pp | 4.5%+1.9pp | 2.6%-0.5pp | 3.1%+0.6pp | 2.5%+0.5pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 11.7%+3.1pp | 8.6%+1.8pp | 6.9%-1.4pp | 8.2%+0.6pp | 7.6%+0.5pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 15%+0.5pp | 14.5%+0.5pp | 13.9%+0.6pp | 13.3%— | —— | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 15.5%+7.3pp | 8.2%+3.8pp | 4.4%-0.5pp | 5%+1.3pp | 3.7%+0.9pp | |
| Return on assets | 7.5%+3.5pp | 4%+1.9pp | 2.1%-0.3pp | 2.5%+0.6pp | 1.9%+0.4pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 15%+5.9pp | 9.1%+3.2pp | 5.8%+0.9pp | 5%+0.9pp | 4%+0.8pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1×+0.1× | 0.9×+0.1× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×0.0× | |
| Inventory turnover | 3.2×+0.2× | 3×+0.1× | 2.9×+0.3× | 2.7×+0.3× | 2.4×+0.1× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 2.7×-0.1× | 2.8×+0.1× | 2.7×-0.6× | 3.3×-0.1× | 3.4×-0.2× | |
| Quick ratio | 2×0.0× | 2×0.0× | 2×-0.4× | 2.4×0.0× | 2.5×-0.2× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.8×-0.1× | 0.9×+0.1× | 0.8×-0.1× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.5×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.8×-0.2× | 1.1×-0.6× | 1.6×+0.2× | 1.4×-0.6× | 2×-0.5× | |
| Interest coverage | 5.9×+2.4× | 3.5×+1.3× | 2.2×-0.5× | 2.7×+0.5× | 2.1×+0.4× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $19.77+3.2% | $19.15+1.9% | $18.79-2.6% | $19.29+0.7% | $19.15+0.1% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $74.6B+110% | $35.47B+32.4% | $26.79B+104% | $13.12B+43.6% | $9.14B-26.2% | |
| Enterprise value | $75.13B+109% | $35.93B+31.5% | $27.32B+100% | $13.66B+39.7% | $9.78B-25.3% | |
| Price / earnings | 170.2×+15.3× | 154.9×-62.4× | 217.2×+124× | 93.2×+6.0× | 87.2×-69.6× | |
| Price / sales | 13.4×+6.5× | 6.9×+1.3× | 5.6×+2.7× | 2.9×+0.7× | 2.1×-0.9× | |
| Price / book | 25.8×+13.1× | 12.7×+2.9× | 9.8×+5.1× | 4.7×+1.4× | 3.3×-1.1× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 114.9×+33.6× | 81.3×-2.1× | 83.4×+46.9× | 36.6×+6.3× | 30.2×-15.5× | |
| EV / sales | 13.5×+6.5× | 7×+1.3× | 5.7×+2.7× | 3×+0.7× | 2.3×-0.9× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 1.1%-1.0pp | 2.1%-0.4pp | 2.5%-2.1pp | 4.6%— | —— | |
| Earnings yield | 0.6%-0.1pp | 0.6%+0.2pp | 0.5%-0.6pp | 1.1%-0.1pp | 1.1%+0.5pp | |
| PEG ratio | 0.5×-0.3× | 0.8×-3.8× | 4.6×-42.2× | 46.8×— | —— |
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Compare these in charts →Questions, answered.
- What are Ciena's profit margins?
- Ciena (CIEN) runs a 43.0% gross margin and a 9.2% operating margin, with a 7.9% net margin.
- Where do Ciena's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Ciena's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
