What is Ciena's tax on share settlement?

Ciena (CIEN) reported tax on share settlement of $89.32M in Q1 2026.

How has Ciena's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?

Ciena's tax on share settlement increased by 432.4% year-over-year, from $16.78M to $89.32M.

What is the long-term trend for Ciena's tax on share settlement?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ciena's tax on share settlement has grown at a 20.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $44.07M to $91.32M.

What does tax on share settlement mean?

Cash paid to tax authorities for employee share vesting, where the company withholds shares and pays the tax obligation in cash.

Ciena CIEN Tax on Share Settlement

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.6B+39.5%

Gross profit$691.6M+52.7%

Operating income$237.9M+624%

Net income$218.2M+2,333%

EPS (diluted)$1.49+2,383%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.0B+10.0%

Total debt$1.6B-0.8%

Total equity$2.9B+4.2%

Total assets$6.0B+6.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$259.7M+65.5%

CapEx$41.0M+42.8%

Free cash flow$218.7M+70.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$67.87B+518%

Enterprise value$68.4B+490%

P/E154.9×+50.1×

P/S12.2×+9.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin43%+1.1pp

Operating margin9.2%+4.5pp

Net margin7.9%+5.4pp

FCF margin15%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity15.5%+11.8pp

Debt / equity0.5×0.0×

Current ratio2.7×-0.7×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Ciena in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation.

The official record: Ciena’s 10-Q, filed June 4, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ciena's tax on share settlement?: Ciena (CIEN) reported tax on share settlement of $89.32M in Q1 2026.
How has Ciena's tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?: Ciena's tax on share settlement increased by 432.4% year-over-year, from $16.78M to $89.32M.
What is the long-term trend for Ciena's tax on share settlement?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ciena's tax on share settlement has grown at a 20.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $44.07M to $91.32M.
What does tax on share settlement mean?: Cash paid to tax authorities for employee share vesting, where the company withholds shares and pays the tax obligation in cash.