Ceragon Networks LTD key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Ceragon Networks LTD had return on equity of -1.2%, an operating margin of 2.1%, debt equal to 11.0% of equity and a current ratio of 1.87. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2009Dec 2009 | 2010Dec 2010 | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 33.4% | 35.8% | 27.4% | 31.0% | 31.0% | 22.8% | 29.5% | 33.8% | 32.3% | 33.8% | 33.9% | 28.8% | 30.4% | 31.5% | 34.5% | 34.7% | 33.8% |
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 5.6% | −11.1% | −4.2% | −7.4% | −8.6% | 6.2% | 6.6% | 7.0% | 7.6% | 2.6% | −2.9% | 1.7% | −3.7% | 6.1% | 9.8% | 2.1% |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 5.6% | −12.0% | −5.2% | −13.1% | −20.6% | 0.3% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 6.7% | −0.8% | −6.5% | −5.1% | −6.7% | 1.8% | 6.1% | −0.6% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 5.5% | −8.2% | −7.8% | −1.6% | −12.7% | −12.1% | 3.1% | 6.0% | 2.6% | 3.5% | −8.6% | 4.2% | −8.4% | −5.2% | 6.0% | 2.9% | 5.3% |
| Return on equity | 2.0% | 7.3% | −29.4% | −15.4% | −34.1% | −63.8% | 1.0% | 10.4% | 12.4% | 15.7% | −1.5% | −11.2% | −10.5% | −15.3% | 4.9% | 16.0% | −1.2% |
| Return on assets | — | 4.9% | −15.4% | −5.8% | −12.5% | −21.6% | 0.3% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 8.6% | −0.8% | −6.1% | −5.2% | −6.8% | 2.1% | 7.5% | −0.6% |
| Asset turnover | — | 0.87 | 1.28 | 1.11 | 0.95 | 1.05 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.33 | 1.28 | 1.00 | 0.94 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.18 | 1.23 | 1.02 |
| Current ratio | — | 3.25 | 1.89 | 1.72 | 1.60 | 1.43 | 1.57 | 1.87 | 2.00 | 2.04 | 2.07 | 1.99 | 1.76 | 1.59 | 1.64 | 1.72 | 1.87 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 0.0% | 21.7% | 30.5% | 42.4% | 48.7% | 34.0% | 14.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.1% | 4.1% | 10.8% | 31.3% | 24.3% | 15.2% | 11.0% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | — | 28.3x | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | 3.7x | 5.1x | 4.8x | 5.7x | 1.9x | n/m | 1.0x | n/m | 2.8x | 6.5x | 1.4x |
| Effective tax rate | 11.8% | 7.7% | — | — | — | — | 85.2% | 13.4% | 9.8% | −16.4% | — | — | — | — | 51.2% | 11.7% | — |
| R&D as % of revenue | 10.3% | 10.1% | 11.3% | 10.6% | 11.9% | 9.4% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 8.2% | 9.4% | 11.8% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 9.3% | 8.9% | 9.0% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 4.0% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | 275.6% | −145.7% | — | — | — | — | >999% | 153.8% | 55.4% | 52.9% | — | — | — | — | 336.5% | 48.3% | — |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | 120.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $225m of assets due within a year against $120m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities Not assessable from the reported split. Not assessable.
- More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $7m against $5m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Ceragon Networks's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 5 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Pricing power 12 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 32.3%, moving by 1.3 percentage points (standard deviation) across 5 years.
- Durability 0 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 1.7%; its worst year was -7.4%.
- Cash conversion 7 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 3 of 5 years, at a median 2.6% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (32 before it).
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