Ciena Corporation General and Administrative Expenses 2011-2026 | CIEN

General and Administrative Expenses — these are a part of a company's operating expenses that are not directly related to the production of goods or the provision of services but are necessary for the overall functioning of the business.

What these expenses include

Salaries of administrative staff (executives, HR, accountants, legal personnel)
Office rent and utilities
Office equipment and IT infrastructure
Professional services (auditors, lawyers, consultants)
Insurance
General administrative travel and representation expenses

What the metric indicates

Cost control
A high level of such expenses may indicate inefficient management or an overly complex structure
Profitability
Reducing administrative expenses while maintaining stable revenue increases operating profit
Comparative analysis
Investors can compare this metric as a percentage of revenue among companies in the same industry
Business flexibility
Companies with a flexible and controlled expense structure are more resilient to revenue declines

Annual General and Administrative Expenses Ciena Corporation

2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
221 M	215 M	179 M	182 M	170 M	174 M	160 M	143 M	133 M	123 M	127 M	122 M	114 M	126 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
221 M	114 M	156 M

Quarterly General and Administrative Expenses Ciena Corporation

2025-Q4	2025-Q3	2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q4	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q4	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
59.2 M	-	60.6 M	57 M	53.9 M	-	58.2 M	49.6 M	54.7 M	-	49.3 M	50.9 M	50.9 M	131 M	41.1 M	45.6 M	40 M	132 M	48.9 M	43.6 M	42.5 M	126 M	41.6 M	42 M	39.2 M	42.7 M	42.7 M	42.2 M	38.4 M	116 M	38.2 M	39 M	35.9 M	106 M	35.6 M	35 M	31.1 M	101 M	34.3 M	35.2 M	29.6 M	89.6 M	29.7 M	30.3 M	30.1 M	98.3 M	36.3 M	31.9 M	28.2 M	91.2 M	32.1 M	30.9 M	29.7 M	84.2 M	27.9 M	26.7 M	38.3 M	99 M	28.2 M	32.5 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
132 M	26.7 M	52.9 M

General and Administrative Expenses of other stocks in the Communication equipment industry

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Akoustis Technologies AKTS	29.7 M	-	-6.6 %	$ 2.54 M	USA
AudioCodes Ltd. AUDC	15.9 M	$ 10.17	9.83 %	$ 290 M	Israel
Clearfield CLFD	48.4 M	$ 29.43	1.87 %	$ 412 M	USA
Casa Systems CASA	86.9 M	-	-36.36 %	$ 3.66 M	USA
CommScope Holding Company COMM	1.23 B	-	-	$ 4.16 B	USA
AmpliTech Group AMPG	10.7 M	$ 2.05	4.59 %	$ 43 M	USA
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) ERIC	27 B	$ 11.76	-0.42 %	$ 16.3 B	Schweden
Ceragon Networks Ltd. CRNT	20.6 M	$ 2.5	-0.4 %	$ 224 M	Israel
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. GILT	15.6 M	$ 18.48	0.11 %	$ 1.1 B	Israel
Boxlight Corporation BOXL	35.5 M	$ 1.08	-1.82 %	$ 682 K	USA
Harmonic HLIT	81.4 M	$ 11.76	2.89 %	$ 1.34 B	USA
Cambium Networks Corporation CMBM	27.4 M	-	-	$ 11 M	Cayman-islands
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. CMTL	143 M	$ 3.68	4.55 %	$ 108 M	USA
ClearOne CLRO	2.45 M	$ 3.51	7.01 %	$ 6.2 M	USA
Infinera Corporation INFN	125 M	-	-	$ 1.51 B	USA
Lantronix LTRX	36.2 M	$ 7.08	5.51 %	$ 273 M	USA
Iteris ITI	23.9 M	-	-	$ 308 M	USA
Digi International DGII	58.9 M	$ 57.51	2.62 %	$ 2.13 B	USA
Acacia Communications, Inc. ACIA	60.4 M	-	-	$ 4.9 B	USA
Juniper Networks JNPR	246 M	-	-	$ 13.1 B	USA
EXFO Inc. EXFO	-495 K	-	0.08 %	$ 356 M	Canada
Communications Systems, Inc. JCS	19.2 M	-	1.28 %	$ 16.3 M	USA
DZS DZSI	61.2 M	-	-50.0 %	$ 14.6 M	USA
Sierra Wireless SWIR	50.1 M	-	0.03 %	$ 1.62 B	Canada
Siyata Mobile SYTA	4.93 M	-	-4.66 %	$ 5.58 M	Canada
Blonder Tongue Laboratories BDR	421 K	-	-3.94 %	$ 4.09 M	USA
Vocera Communications, Inc. VCRA	28.4 M	-	-1.5 %	$ 2.03 B	USA
Motorola Solutions MSI	1.87 B	$ 435.9	-0.71 %	$ 72.6 B	USA
Silicom Ltd. SILC	4.64 M	$ 42.21	8.93 %	$ 254 M	Israel
Frequency Electronics FEIM	12.3 M	$ 57.53	14.69 %	$ 553 M	USA
Sonim Technologies SONM	12.4 M	$ 4.89	-5.05 %	$ 23.1 M	USA
KVH Industries KVHI	15.3 M	$ 9.24	1.54 %	$ 179 M	USA
Ubiquiti UI	111 M	$ 1 019.75	0.76 %	$ 61.7 B	USA
Viavi Solutions VIAV	349 M	$ 55.33	5.59 %	$ 12.3 B	USA
Maxar Technologies MAXR	431 M	-	0.01 %	$ 4.17 B	USA
Knowles Corporation KN	143 M	$ 31.65	1.47 %	$ 2.73 B	USA
Viasat VSAT	1.89 B	$ 65.12	-1.2 %	$ 7.63 B	USA
UTStarcom Holdings Corp. UTSI	15.8 M	$ 2.32	-7.14 %	$ 21.3 M	China
Network-1 Technologies NTIP	2.48 M	$ 1.46	0.69 %	$ 33.4 M	USA
Ondas Holdings ONDS	550 K	$ 10.32	2.79 %	$ 2.29 M	USA
NETGEAR NTGR	78.9 M	$ 25.25	-0.08 %	$ 722 M	USA
Optical Cable Corporation OCC	5.85 M	$ 11.0	6.8 %	$ 85.2 M	USA
EchoStar Corporation SATS	2.38 B	$ 123.18	0.03 %	$ 35.4 B	USA
BK Technologies Corporation BKTI	23 M	$ 95.46	-0.93 %	$ 341 M	USA
CalAmp Corp. CAMP	49.1 M	$ 4.05	-2.88 %	$ 139 M	USA
Extreme Networks EXTR	140 M	$ 22.3	0.93 %	$ 2.95 B	USA
Aviat Networks AVNW	89.5 M	$ 23.12	0.83 %	$ 293 M	USA