ciena corp. - CIEN

CIEN

Close Chg Chg %
239.11 -0.65 -0.27%

Closed Market

238.47

-0.65 (0.27%)

Volume: 1.16M

Last Updated:

Dec 30, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: ciena corp. - CIEN

CIEN Key Data

Open

$239.72

Day Range

236.83 - 240.50

52 Week Range

49.21 - 248.00

Market Cap

$33.66B

Shares Outstanding

140.86M

Public Float

138.38M

Beta

1.18

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

284.60

EPS

$0.87

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

2.95M

 

CIEN Performance

1 Week
 
-1.37%
 
1 Month
 
16.72%
 
3 Months
 
57.39%
 
1 Year
 
181.05%
 
5 Years
 
351.01%
 

CIEN Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 21
Full Ratings ➔

About ciena corp. - CIEN

Ciena Corp. is a network technology company, which engages in the provision of hardware, software, and services to network operators, as well as enabling enhanced network capacity, service delivery, and automation. It operates through the following segments: Networking Platforms, Platform Software and Services, Blue Planet Automation Software and Services, and Global Services. The Networking Platforms segment consists of converged packet optical and packet networking portfolios. The Platform Software and Services segment provides analytics, data, and planning tools to assist customers in managing its networking platforms products. The Blue Planet Automation Software and Services segment enables customers to implement large-scale software and IT-led OSS transformations by transforming legacy networks into service ready networks. The Global Services segment offers a broad suite of value-added services. The company was founded by Patrick H. Nettles and Kevin Brian Kimberlin in 1992 and is headquartered in Hanover, MD.

CIEN At a Glance

Ciena Corp.
7035 Ridge Road
Hanover, Maryland 21076
Phone 1-410-694-5700 Revenue 4.77B
Industry Telecommunications Equipment Net Income 123.34M
Sector Electronic Technology 2025 Sales Growth 18.794%
Fiscal Year-end 10 / 2026 Employees 9,080
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CIEN Valuation

P/E Current 284.597
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 223.646
Price to Sales Ratio 5.784
Price to Book Ratio 9.813
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 34.22
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 61.851
Enterprise Value to Sales 5.85
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.058

CIEN Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 525,276.101
Income Per Employee 13,583.48
Receivables Turnover 3.984
Total Asset Turnover 0.829

CIEN Liquidity

Current Ratio 2.696
Quick Ratio 2.065
Cash Ratio 1.00

CIEN Profitability

Gross Margin 39.313
Operating Margin 6.516
Pretax Margin 3.277
Net Margin 2.586
Return on Assets 2.144
Return on Equity 4.448
Return on Total Capital 2.832
Return on Invested Capital 2.822

CIEN Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 59.559
Total Debt to Total Capital 37.327
Total Debt to Total Assets 27.718
Long-Term Debt to Equity 58.45
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 36.632
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  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for Ciena Corp. - CIEN

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
3.63B 4.39B 4.01B 4.77B
Sales Growth
+0.33% +20.75% -8.47% +18.79%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
2.20B 2.64B 2.42B 2.89B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
140.20M 142.18M 133.47M 140.34M
Depreciation
95.92M 92.56M 92.85M 104.13M
Amortization of Intangibles
44.28M 49.62M 40.62M 36.20M
COGS Growth
+9.02% +19.85% -8.33% +19.72%
Gross Income
1.43B 1.75B 1.60B 1.88B
Gross Income Growth
-10.62% +22.14% -8.68% +17.40%
Gross Profit Margin
+39.42% +39.87% +39.78% +39.31%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
1.18B 1.36B 1.41B 1.57B
Research & Development
528.73M 658.00M 674.65M 744.20M
Other SG&A
650.15M 706.09M 739.31M 824.26M
SGA Growth
+9.71% +15.71% +3.66% +10.93%
Other Operating Expense
- (4.20M) (8.00M) (4.23M)
Unusual Expense
34.32M 12.71M 23.21M 117.70M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
222.91M 372.14M 167.99M 193.09M
Non Operating Income/Expense
6.64M 39.54M 48.88M 52.60M
Non-Operating Interest Income
10.06M 45.01M 62.12M 55.02M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
47.05M 88.03M 97.03M 89.40M
Interest Expense Growth
+52.58% +87.09% +10.23% -7.86%
Gross Interest Expense
47.05M 88.03M 97.03M 89.40M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
182.50M 323.65M 119.85M 156.29M
Pretax Income Growth
-60.56% +77.34% -62.97% +30.40%
Pretax Margin
+5.02% +7.38% +2.99% +3.28%
Income Tax
29.60M 68.83M 35.89M 32.95M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
37.77M 55.40M 84.31M 19.09M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
19.34M 28.28M 28.39M 37.03M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(29.51M) (25.36M) (57.17M) (22.72M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
2.01M 10.51M (19.64M) (458.00K)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
152.90M 254.83M 83.96M 123.34M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
152.90M 254.83M 83.96M 123.34M
Net Income Growth
-69.43% +66.66% -67.05% +46.91%
Net Margin Growth
+4.21% +5.81% +2.09% +2.59%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
152.90M 254.83M 83.96M 123.34M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
152.90M 254.83M 83.96M 123.34M
EPS (Basic)
1.0112 1.7106 0.5802 0.8672
EPS (Basic) Growth
-68.61% +69.17% -66.08% +49.47%
Basic Shares Outstanding
151.21M 148.97M 144.72M 142.22M
EPS (Diluted)
1.0047 1.7059 0.5752 0.8492
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-68.52% +69.79% -66.28% +47.64%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
152.19M 149.38M 145.96M 145.25M
EBITDA
397.43M 527.03M 324.68M 451.13M
EBITDA Growth
-39.76% +32.61% -38.39% +38.95%
EBITDA Margin
+10.94% +12.01% +8.09% +9.46%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 251.938
Number of Ratings 21 Current Quarters Estimate 1.16
FY Report Date 01 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 5.337
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.91 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 2.64 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 6.887
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 14 14 15 15
Mean Estimate 1.16 1.21 5.34 6.89
High Estimates 1.20 1.31 5.70 8.31
Low Estimate 1.13 1.07 5.02 5.66
Coefficient of Variance 1.89 6.31 3.27 10.26

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 9 10 9
OVERWEIGHT 5 5 4
HOLD 6 4 4
UNDERWEIGHT 0 1 1
SELL 1 1 2
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Ciena Corp. - CIEN

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Dec 18, 2025 Thomas Michael Nevens Director 9,422 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $224.66 per share 2,116,746.52
Dec 17, 2025 Brodie Gage SVP Global Products & Supply 39,992 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $220.84 per share 8,831,833.28
Dec 17, 2025 David Marc Rothenstein SVP and Chief Strategy Officer 180,690 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $220.84 per share 39,903,579.60
Dec 8, 2025 Gary B. Smith President, CEO; Director 254,870 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $192.61 per share 49,090,510.70
Nov 20, 2025 Dino DiPerna SVP Global R&D 38,047 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $190.8 per share 7,259,367.60
Nov 20, 2025 Dino DiPerna SVP Global R&D 39,288 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $190.8 per share 7,496,150.40
Sep 24, 2025 Joe Cumello SVP, General Mgr. Blue Planet 45,662 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $138.37 per share 6,318,250.94
Sep 24, 2025 Jason M. Phipps SVP Global Sales and Marketing 84,092 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $138.37 per share 11,635,810.04
Sep 24, 2025 Joe Cumello SVP, General Mgr. Blue Planet 45,993 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $138.37 per share 6,364,051.41
Sep 24, 2025 Joe Cumello SVP, General Mgr. Blue Planet 46,575 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $138.37 per share 6,444,582.75
Sep 24, 2025 Joe Cumello SVP, General Mgr. Blue Planet 46,757 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $138.37 per share 6,469,766.09
Sep 24, 2025 Brodie Gage SVP Global Products & Supply 41,003 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $138.37 per share 5,673,585.11
Sep 24, 2025 David Marc Rothenstein SVP and Chief Strategy Officer 188,498 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $138.37 per share 26,082,468.26
Sep 24, 2025 David Marc Rothenstein SVP and Chief Strategy Officer 188,934 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $138.37 per share 26,142,797.58
Sep 24, 2025 David Marc Rothenstein SVP and Chief Strategy Officer 189,745 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $138.37 per share 26,255,015.65
Sep 24, 2025 Jason M. Phipps SVP Global Sales and Marketing 83,225 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $138.37 per share 11,515,843.25
Sep 24, 2025 Jason M. Phipps SVP Global Sales and Marketing 82,228 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $138.37 per share 11,377,888.36
Sep 24, 2025 Gary B. Smith President, CEO; Director 288,870 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $138.37 per share 39,970,941.90
Sep 24, 2025 Gary B. Smith President, CEO; Director 290,527 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $138.37 per share 40,200,220.99
Sep 24, 2025 Gary B. Smith President, CEO; Director 292,270 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $138.37 per share 40,441,399.90

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