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Ciena (CIEN) FCF Margin % : 7.17% (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is Ciena FCF Margin %?

FCF Margin % is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by its Revenue. Ciena's Free Cash Flow for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $77 Mil. Ciena's Revenue for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $1,072 Mil. Therefore, Ciena's FCF Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 7.17%.

As of today, Ciena's current FCF Yield % is 2.22%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ciena's FCF Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

CIEN' s FCF Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.12   Med: 7.6   Max: 12.76
Current: 5.07


During the past 13 years, the highest FCF Margin % of Ciena was 12.76%. The lowest was -7.12%. And the median was 7.60%.

CIEN's FCF Margin % is ranked better than
62.83% of 2432 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.585 vs CIEN: 5.07


Ciena FCF Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ciena's FCF Margin % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Ciena FCF Margin % Chart

Ciena Annual Data
Trend Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
FCF Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.64 12.76 -7.12 1.42 9.41

Ciena Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
FCF Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 24.04 4.56 -18.99 23.65 7.17

Competitive Comparison of Ciena's FCF Margin %

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Ciena's FCF Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Margin % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Ciena's FCF Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Ciena's FCF Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ciena's FCF Margin % falls into.


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Ciena FCF Margin % Calculation

FCF margin is the ratio of Free Cash Flow divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Ciena's FCF Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

FCF Margin=Free Cash Flow (A: Oct. 2024 )/Revenue (A: Oct. 2024 )
=377.891/4014.955
=9.41 %

Ciena's FCF Margin for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

FCF Margin=Free Cash Flow (Q: Jan. 2025 )/Revenue (Q: Jan. 2025 )
=76.839/1072.26
=7.17 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Ciena Business Description

Address
7035 Ridge Road, Hanover, MD, USA, 21076
Ciena Corp is a network and technology company. It provides network hardware, software, and services that support the transport, switching, aggregation, service delivery, and management of video, data, and voice traffic on communications networks. It serves various industries such as communication services providers, web-scale providers, cable operators, government, and large enterprises world-wide. The business activities function through Networking Platforms which generates maximum revenue; Platform Software and Services; Blue Planet Automation Software, and Global Services segments. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from the Americas, and the rest from the Asia-Pacific (APAC), and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.
Executives
Brodie Gage officer: SVP Global Products & Supply 2351 ALFRED-NOBEL BLVD, SUITE N-300, SAINT LAURENT A8 H4S 2A9
Gary B Smith director, officer: President, CEO C/O CIENA CORPORATION, 7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Dino Diperna officer: SVP Global R&D 385 TERRY FOX DR, OTTAWA A6 K2K OL1
Sheela Kosaraju officer: SVP, General Counsel 43-51 WORSHIP ST, LONDON X0 EC2A 2DX
Bruce L. Claflin director 7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Jason Phipps officer: SVP Global Sales and Marketing 7410 RIDGE RD, HANOVER MD 21076
Joseph Cumello officer: SVP, General Mgr. Blue Planet 7035 RIDGE RD, HANOVER MD 21076
David M Rothenstein officer: Sr. VP, General Counsel 7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Scott Mcfeely officer: SVP, Networking Platforms 7035 RIDGE RD, HANOVER MD 21076
Mary G Puma director AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE, BEVERLY MA 01915
Andrew C Petrik officer: VP, CONTROLLER 7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Stephen B Alexander officer: SVP, Chief Technology Officer C/O CIENA CORPORATION, 7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Rick Hamilton officer: SVP, Software and Services 9500 AMBERGIEN, AUSTIN TX 78729
Moylan James E Jr officer: SVP Finance, CFO CIENA CORPORATION, 7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Judith M Obrien director 855 MAUDE AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043