Ciena vs Motorola Solutions
Motorola Solutions reported revenue of $11.7 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.4 times Ciena's $4.8 billion in fiscal 2025. Ciena's revenue grew 18.8% in its latest year, and Motorola Solutions' grew 8.0%. Ciena had an operating margin of 4.1%, against 25.6% at Motorola Solutions. Free cash flow was $665 million at Ciena and $2.6 billion at Motorola Solutions. Their fiscal years end in different months (November 1 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Ciena | Motorola Solutions | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Nov 1, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $4.8B | $11.7B |
| Revenue growth | 18.8% | 8.0% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 6.2% | 9.5% |
| Gross margin | 42.0% | 51.7% |
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 25.6% |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 18.4% |
| Free cash flow | $665M | $2.6B |
| Free cash flow margin | 13.9% | 22.0% |
| Return on capital | 5.1% | 28.6% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.8x | 2.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $334M | $1.9B |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.5% | −1.1% |
| Last close | $335.93 | $485.62 |
| P/E at the last close | 75.0× | 38.2× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $101.4 million | sold $101.5 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Ciena and Motorola Solutions pages.