Ciena Corporation

Ciena Corporation

CIEN
Ciena CorporationUS flagNew York Stock Exchange
408.73
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57.86BMarket Cap
Ciena Corporation
CIEN
(New York Stock Exchange)

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408.73

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2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
TTM
FRC
13.28
18.17
18.46
20.35
21.63
20.65
18.8
19.73
21.53
22.94
22.89
23.32
24.02
29.45
27.74
33.54
39.29
Revenue per Share
-3.58
-2.04
-1.45
-0.83
-0.38
0.1
0.52
8.89
-2.4
1.63
2.34
3.22
1.01
1.71
0.58
0.87
3.09
Basic EPS, GAAP
-3.01
-1.49
0.59
0.01
0.39
1.69
1.32
0.99
1.12
2.25
2.66
2.98
-1.71
0.42
2.61
4.68
5.87
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Dividend per Share
-59.55
-59.88
-59.22
-58.32
-56.81
-50.65
-42.84
-32.84
-34.41
-29.82
-27.75
-24.37
-24.01
-22.66
-22.75
-22.28
-19.75
Book Value per Share
-2.87
-3.32
-3.48
-2.62
-1.87
1.37
2.55
12.45
10.32
11.32
13.62
17.02
15.31
14.75
15.25
13.95
15.31
Tangible Book Value per Share
93
96
99
102
106
118
138
142
144
156
154
155
151
149
145
142
142
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
1,237
1,742
1,834
2,083
2,288
2,446
2,601
2,802
3,094
3,572
3,532
3,621
3,633
4,387
4,015
4,770
5,569
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
-18.25
-6.81
-3.93
0.26
2.01
5.5
6.37
8.52
8.18
10.49
14.54
14.57
7.08
8.77
4.76
6.52
11.2
Operating Margin (%)
170
156
134
127
113
136
142
123
110
123
133
132
140
142
133
140
162
Depreciation Expense
-334
-196
-144
-85
-41
12
73
1,262
-345
253
361
500
153
255
84
123
438
Net Income, GAAP
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
50.9
16.3
- -
331.68
19.08
20.76
- -
16.22
21.27
29.95
21.08
8.85
Effective Tax Rate (%)
-26.97
-11.22
-7.85
-4.1
-1.78
0.48
2.79
45.04
-11.14
7.09
10.23
13.81
4.21
5.81
2.09
2.59
7.87
Profit Margin (%)
972
879
731
781
912
1,197
1,122
969
1,180
1,536
1,850
2,280
2,345
2,644
2,545
2,257
2,260
Working Capital
1,443
1,442
1,226
1,212
1,279
1,285
1,042
657
755
746
799
775
1,157
1,625
1,602
1,595
1,552
LT Debt
159
14
-89
-83
-70
621
766
2,136
1,929
2,173
2,510
3,020
2,713
2,848
2,816
2,729
2,892
Total Equity
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
3.76
6.64
- -
-19.35
10.26
12.41
- -
5.35
6.97
2.88
5.3
12.65
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
-0.82
-2.55
- -
12.13
-7.05
-10.54
- -
-7.27
-15.76
-9.06
-12.22
-36.15
Return on Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
Oct'25
Jan'26
Apr'26
ST Debt
30
30
29
LT Borrowings
1,524
1,525
1,520
LT Finance Leases
71
34
32
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
141
141
142
Market Capitalization
27,005
35,729
74,784

Working Capital

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
Oct'25
Jan'26
Apr'26
Total Current Assets
3,566
3,541
3,568
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
1,308
1,300
1,203
Accounts Receivable, Net
976
967
1,053
Inventories
826
846
808
Total Current Liabilities
1,308
1,258
1,309
Payables & Accruals
841
718
786
ST Debt
30
30
29
Deferred Revenue
209
290
238

Growth Rates

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
23.16%
2.19%
-3.08%
Free Cash Flow
43.41%
63.34%
76.05%
Net Income, GAAP
191.8%
3.11%
46.91%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
7.27%
6.78%
18.79%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
1,038
911
942
1,124
4,015
2025
1,072
1,126
1,219
1,352
4,770
2026
1,427
1,571
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
0.34
-0.12
0.1
0.26
0.58
2025
0.31
0.06
0.35
0.14
0.87
2026
1.06
1.54
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- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
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2025
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2026
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Business
Ciena Corporation provides networking systems, services, and software that enable high-speed connectivity solutions for telecommunications carriers, cloud providers, enterprises, and government organizations worldwide. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Hanover, Maryland, the company offers optical networking platforms including the 6500 family of Packet-Optical Platforms, WaveLogic family of coherent optics supporting 100G to 1.6 Tb/s wavelengths, Waveserver family for edge-to-core transport, and Coherent ELS edge line systems; routing and switching products such as the 3000, 5000, and 8000 families with support for PON, Ethernet, MPLS, IP, and segment routing, coherent routers, WaveRouter family for IP-optical convergence, enterprise routers, and business service platforms for 1GbE/10GbE; broadband solutions encompassing uOLT, routers, platforms, and network management; multi-layer control software; intelligent automation via the Blue Planet Cloud Native Platform with Inventory, Orchestration, Assurance modules powered by AI analytics, and comprehensive Ciena Services for build, operate, and improve phases. Ciena operates globally across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific regions, serving major customers like AT&T, Lumen, Comcast, and hyperscalers with adaptive networks optimized for AI workloads, big data, cloud computing, and 5G. In recent developments, Ciena agrees to acquire Nubis Communications for $270 million to enhance high-performance optical and electrical interconnects for data center AI applications, expected to close in fiscal fourth quarter 2025; partners with Flex to expand U.S. manufacturing of pluggable OLTs and ONUs supporting BEAD-funded broadband projects; deploys WaveLogic 6 technology with Lumen for AI-enabled capacity upgrades and with Comcast to extend rural fiber reach; and achieves records like 1.6 Tb/s transmissions with Altibox and Telia Norway while launching quantum-secure projects with REDIMadrid.

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