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CIENA CORP Selling & Marketing Expense 2008-2026 | CIEN

Annual FY2008–FY2025 · quarterly through Q2 FY2026

Latest annual · FY2025

$581.3M

+13.8%YoY vs FY2024Source: 10-KFY2025

From $152.0M in FY2008 to $581.3M in FY2025: 3.8× in 17 years.

By quarter▲▼ vs a year before
Fiscal yearQ1Q2Q3Q4
FY26$149M+9.1%$150M+7.4%Not reportedNot reported
FY25$137M+6.5%$140M+12.6%$149M+22.4%$156M+14.2%
FY24$128M+3.5%$124M−0.8%$122M+2.8%$137M+10.7%
FY23$124M+4.1%$125M+4.3%$118M+11.7%$124M+1.5%
FY22$119M+22.2%$120M+8.7%$106M−7.9%$122M−6.0%
Share24%25%24%27%

Shaded by size: darkest is the largest quarter shown; ringed is the latest reported; a dash marks a quarter with no separate figure. Each quarter sits by its period-end date. Share: its typical part of the fiscal year.

Key Statistics

Trend DirectionGrowing
CAGR

+6.9%

FY2020
$416.4M
FY2025
$581.3M

5 years selected · on the chart

01—History

Selling & Marketing Expense History

Year-over-year comparison from 10-K annual reports

  18. $581.3M
YoY changeLargest recent move+10.6%in FY18Latest +13.8%

2 older moves run past ±20% (largest +43.8%); point at, tap or drag across the bars to read one.

02—Ledger

Selling & Marketing Expense, period by period

PeriodValueChangeSource
FY2025$581.3M+13.8%10-K
FY2024$510.7M+4.0%10-K
FY2023$490.8M+5.2%10-K
FY2022$466.6M+3.2%10-K
FY2021$452.2M+8.6%10-K
FY2020$416.4M−1.6%10-K
FY2019$423.0M+7.4%10-K
FY2018$394.1M+10.6%10-K
FY2017$356.2M+1.8%10-K
FY2016$349.7M+4.8%10-K
FY2015$333.8M+1.7%10-K
FY2014$328.3M+7.9%10-K
FY2013$304.2M+14.2%10-K
FY2012$266.3M+5.7%10-K
FY2011$252.0M+30.2%10-K
FY2010$193.5M+43.8%10-K
FY2009$134.5M−11.5%10-K
FY2008$152.0M—10-K

03—Questions

What is selling & marketing expense?

Selling and marketing expenses represent the costs of promoting and distributing products or services to customers.

What is CIENA CORP's current selling & marketing expense?

CIENA CORP (CIEN) annual selling & marketing expense for 2025 was $581.3M, a 13.84% increase from 2024. CIENA CORP selling & marketing expense for the quarter ending May 2, 2026 was $150.0M.

What was CIENA CORP's selling & marketing expense in 2024?

CIENA CORP annual selling & marketing expense for 2024 was $510.7M, a 4.05% increase from 2023.

What was CIENA CORP's selling & marketing expense in 2023?

CIENA CORP annual selling & marketing expense for 2023 was $490.8M, a 5.20% increase from 2022.

What is CIENA CORP's 5-year selling & marketing expense CAGR?

CIENA CORP selling & marketing expense grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.90% from FY2020 to FY2025, going from $416.4M to $581.3M over 5 years.

Company
CIENA CORP
Ticker
CIEN
Sector
Other
Industry
Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus
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