Company data
Ciena Corporation employees and revenue per employee
CIEN · Communication Equipment · $55.4B market cap
Ciena Corporation had 9,080 employees at the end of fiscal Nov 2025, up 4.9% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $4.77B, up 18.8% from a year earlier, or $525K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.
Employees
9,080
+4.9% YoY
Revenue
$4.77B
+18.8% YoY
Revenue / employee
$525K
Peer median $504K
Rank in industry
4 of 11
Communication Equipment
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 9,080 | $4.77B | $525K | +4.9% | +18.8% |
| Nov 2024 | 8,657 | $4.01B | $464K | +2.1% | -8.5% |
| Oct 2023 | 8,483 | $4.39B | $517K | +5.0% | +20.8% |
| Oct 2022 | 8,079 | $3.63B | $450K | +11.6% | +0.3% |
| Oct 2021 | 7,241 | $3.62B | $500K | +3.0% | +2.5% |
| Oct 2020 | 7,032 | $3.53B | $502K | +10.2% | -1.1% |
| Oct 2019 | 6,383 | $3.57B | $560K | +6.2% | +15.4% |
| Oct 2018 | 6,013 | $3.09B | $515K | +4.8% | +10.4% |
| Oct 2017 | 5,737 | $2.80B | $488K | +3.3% | +7.7% |
| Oct 2016 | 5,555 | $2.60B | $468K | — | — |
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Ciena Corporation against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Communication Equipment.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UI Ubiquiti Inc. | 1,818 | $3.27B | $1.80M | Efficient growth |
| VSAT Viasat, Inc. | 7,000 | $4.64B | $663K | Leaner |
| CIEN Ciena Corporation | 9,080 | $4.77B | $525K | Efficient growth |
| MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 23,000 | $11.7B | $508K | Hiring ahead |
| ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation | 10,700 | $5.40B | $504K | Efficient growth |
| VISN Vistance Networks, Inc. | 4,500 | $1.93B | $429K | Contracting |
| VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc. | 4,100 | $1.52B | $370K | Efficient growth |
| LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. | 13,757 | $3.01B | $219K | Efficient growth |
| AAOI Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 4,691 | $456M | $97K | Efficient growth |
Questions about Ciena Corporation
- How many employees does Ciena Corporation have?
- Ciena Corporation reported 9,080 employees for the fiscal year ending Nov 2025, in the annual report it filed on December 12, 2025. That is up 4.9% from a year earlier.
- What is Ciena Corporation's revenue per employee?
- Ciena Corporation brought in $4.77B of revenue in fiscal Nov 2025, which is $525K per employee. That ranks 4 of 11 companies we track in Communication Equipment, where the median is $504K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Ciena Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed December 12, 2025. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell CIEN.