Ciena vs Nokia
Ciena reported revenue of $4.8 billion in fiscal 2025, and Nokia €19.9 billion in fiscal 2025, in different currencies. Ciena's revenue grew 18.8% in its latest year, and Nokia's grew 3.5%. Ciena had an operating margin of 4.1%, against 4.5% at Nokia. Free cash flow was $665 million at Ciena and €1.5 billion at Nokia. Their fiscal years end in different months (November 1 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Ciena | Nokia | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Nov 1, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $4.8B | €19.9B |
| Revenue growth | 18.8% | 3.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 6.2% | −1.9% |
| Gross margin | 42.0% | 43.5% |
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Free cash flow | $665M | €1.5B |
| Free cash flow margin | 13.9% | 7.4% |
| Return on capital | 5.1% | 3.6% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.8x | −1.5x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $334M | €1.4B |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.5% | −0.5% |
| Last close | $335.93 | $8.64 |
| P/E at the last close | 75.0× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $101.4 million | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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.
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