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Q4 FY2026 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 2.08Revenue estimate 1.76B
Q4 FY2026 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 2.08Revenue estimate 1.76B
Ciena earningsWhat is an earnings surprise? An earnings surprise is how far a company's reported EPS or revenue came above or below the analysts' average estimate, in percent.
Ciena reports its Q4 FY2026 results on 10 December 2026, before the market opens. Analysts expect earnings per share of 2.08 USD and revenue of 1.76B USD.
In Q3 FY2026, reported on 3 September 2026, Ciena earned 2.11 USD a share against the 1.73 USD analysts expected (+22.0%), on revenue of 1.67B USD against 1.64B USD (+2.1%).
- Last EPS surpriseWhat is an earnings surprise? An earnings surprise is how far a company's reported EPS or revenue came above or below the analysts' average estimate, in percent.
- +22.0%
- Last revenue surprise
- +2.1%
- Move after the last reportWhat is the next-day move after earnings? The next-day move is how much a stock's price changed on the first trading day after an earnings report: how the market took the results.
- -11.0%
- Average move after earningsWhat is the next-day move after earnings? The next-day move is how much a stock's price changed on the first trading day after an earnings report: how the market took the results.
- 9.1%
EPS and revenue against estimates
Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
2.08 USD
Revenue estimate
1.76B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS2.11Beat +22.0%Revenue1.67BBeat +2.1%
Revenue
ReportedEstimate
EPS
ReportedEstimate
| Period | Report date | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth | Next-day move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2027 | 3.21 | — | — | +51.97% | 2.18B | — | — | +30.57% | — | |
| Q2 FY2027 | 2.76 | — | — | +68.59% | 2.00B | — | — | +27.61% | — | |
| Q1 FY2027 | 2.36 | — | — | +74.95% | 1.84B | — | — | +29.00% | — | |
| Q4 FY2026 | 2.08 | — | — | +128.57% | 1.76B | — | — | +30.04% | — | |
| Q3 FY2026 | 1.73 | 2.11 | +21.97% | +214.93% | 1.64B | 1.67B | +2.07% | +37.04% | -11.0% | |
| Q2 FY2026 | 1.46 | 1.64 | +12.33% | +290.48% | 1.50B | 1.57B | +4.39% | +39.51% | -13.8% | |
| Q1 FY2026 | 1.17 | 1.35 | +15.38% | +110.94% | 1.40B | 1.43B | +2.01% | +33.08% | -12.9% | |
| Q4 FY2025 | 0.78 | 0.91 | +16.67% | +68.52% | 1.29B | 1.35B | +4.72% | +20.27% | — | |
| Q3 FY2025 | 0.53 | 0.67 | +26.42% | +91.43% | 1.17B | 1.22B | +3.82% | +29.41% | — | |
| Q2 FY2025 | 0.52 | 0.42 | -18.92% | +55.56% | 1.09B | 1.13B | +2.98% | +23.61% | — | |
| Q1 FY2025 | 0.41 | 0.64 | +54.74% | -3.03% | 1.05B | 1.07B | +1.95% | +3.33% | — | |
| Q4 FY2024 | 0.66 | 0.54 | -18.18% | -28.00% | 1.10B | 1.12B | +1.94% | -0.48% | +15.5% | |
| Q3 FY2024 | 0.26 | 0.35 | +34.62% | -40.68% | 930.45M | 942.31M | +1.27% | -11.76% | -0.7% | |
| Q2 FY2024 | 0.15 | 0.27 | +80.00% | -63.51% | 897.16M | 910.83M | +1.52% | -19.58% | +0.6% | |
| Q1 FY2024 | 0.48 | 0.66 | +37.50% | +3.13% | 1.02B | 1.04B | +1.65% | -1.78% | -14.7% | |
| Q4 FY2023 | 0.69 | 0.75 | +8.70% | +22.95% | 1.10B | 1.13B | +2.24% | +16.32% | +1.2% | |
| Q3 FY2023 | 0.51 | 0.59 | +15.69% | +78.79% | 1.04B | 1.07B | +2.41% | +23.03% | +15.9% | |
| Q2 FY2023 | 0.61 | 0.74 | +21.31% | +42.31% | 1.09B | 1.13B | +4.06% | +19.32% | -10.7% | |
| Q1 FY2023 | 0.36 | 0.64 | +77.78% | +36.17% | 959.40M | 1.06B | +10.12% | +25.12% | +3.6% | |
| Q4 FY2022 | 0.08 | 0.61 | +662.50% | -28.24% | 849.89M | 971.01M | +14.25% | -6.77% | +20.0% | |
| Q3 FY2022 | 0.34 | 0.33 | -2.94% | -64.13% | 903.95M | 867.98M | -3.98% | -12.16% | -10.4% | |
| Q2 FY2022 | 0.54 | 0.52 | -3.70% | -16.13% | 950.83M | 949.23M | -0.17% | +13.83% | -1.2% | |
| Q1 FY2022 | 0.45 | 0.47 | +4.44% | -9.62% | 853.67M | 844.40M | -1.09% | +11.53% | -10.9% | |
| Q4 FY2021 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.00% | +41.67% | 894.85M | 1.04B | +16.39% | +25.71% | +15.6% | |
| Q3 FY2021 | 0.79 | 0.92 | +16.46% | -13.21% | 816.29M | 988.14M | +21.05% | +1.17% | +2.8% | |
| Q2 FY2021 | 0.48 | 0.62 | +29.17% | -18.42% | 829.26M | 833.93M | +0.56% | -6.73% | +7.3% | |
| Q1 FY2021 | 0.45 | 0.52 | +15.56% | 0.00% | 749.93M | 757.13M | +0.96% | -9.10% | -3.5% | |
| Q4 FY2020 | 0.63 | 0.60 | -4.76% | +3.45% | 843.82M | 828.48M | -1.82% | -14.41% | -2.2% | |
| Q3 FY2020 | 0.82 | 1.06 | +29.27% | +49.30% | 755.57M | 976.71M | +29.27% | +1.68% | -24.3% | |
| Q2 FY2020 | 0.49 | 0.76 | +55.10% | +58.33% | 588.19M | 894.05M | +52.00% | +3.36% | -4.3% | |
| Q1 FY2020 | 0.38 | 0.52 | +36.84% | +57.58% | 608.67M | 832.91M | +36.84% | +6.99% | +3.1% | |
| Q4 FY2019 | 0.63 | 0.58 | -7.94% | +9.43% | 1.05B | 967.99M | -7.94% | +7.63% | +20.7% | |
| Q3 FY2019 | 0.58 | 0.71 | +22.41% | +47.92% | 771.19M | 960.61M | +24.56% | +17.32% | -3.7% | |
| Q2 FY2019 | 0.41 | 0.48 | +17.07% | +108.70% | 738.86M | 865.01M | +17.07% | +18.50% | +26.7% | |
| Q1 FY2019 | 0.30 | 0.33 | +10.00% | +120.00% | 707.75M | 778.53M | +10.00% | +20.49% | -4.8% | |
| Q4 FY2018 | 0.48 | 0.53 | +10.42% | +15.22% | 814.51M | 899.36M | +10.42% | +20.81% | — | |
| Q3 FY2018 | 0.36 | 0.48 | +33.33% | -5.88% | 614.10M | 818.82M | +33.34% | +12.36% | — | |
| Q2 FY2018 | 0.30 | 0.23 | -23.33% | -48.89% | 952.17M | 729.98M | -23.34% | +3.25% | — | |
| Q1 FY2018 | 0.13 | 0.15 | +15.38% | -42.31% | 559.95M | 646.14M | +15.39% | +3.96% | — | |
| Q4 FY2017 | 0.50 | 0.46 | -8.00% | +4.55% | 809.13M | 744.45M | -7.99% | +3.95% | -1.8% | |
| Q3 FY2017 | 0.49 | 0.51 | +4.08% | +21.43% | 700.12M | 728.72M | +4.08% | +8.67% | -11.0% | |
| Q2 FY2017 | 0.37 | 0.45 | +21.62% | +32.35% | 581.31M | 707.02M | +21.63% | +10.35% | +15.9% | |
| Q1 FY2017 | 0.29 | 0.26 | -10.34% | +44.44% | 693.21M | 621.50M | -10.35% | +8.44% | -8.4% | |
| Q4 FY2016 | 0.47 | 0.44 | -6.38% | +4.76% | 765.03M | 716.19M | -6.38% | +3.50% | +15.1% | |
| Q3 FY2016 | 0.38 | 0.42 | +10.53% | +13.51% | 606.73M | 670.55M | +10.52% | +11.21% | +8.0% | |
| Q2 FY2016 | 0.27 | 0.34 | +25.93% | -2.86% | 508.79M | 640.72M | +25.93% | +3.08% | +12.8% | |
| Q1 FY2016 | 0.14 | 0.18 | +28.57% | +50.00% | 445.74M | 573.12M | +28.57% | +8.31% | -18.0% | |
| Q4 FY2015 | 0.38 | 0.42 | +10.53% | — | 626.10M | 691.97M | +10.52% | +17.09% | -16.9% | |
| Q3 FY2015 | 0.34 | 0.37 | +8.82% | +15.63% | 554.05M | 602.93M | +8.82% | -0.10% | +2.2% | |
| Q2 FY2015 | 0.24 | 0.35 | +45.83% | +105.88% | 426.24M | 621.60M | +45.83% | +10.99% | +0.8% | |
| Q1 FY2015 | 0.03 | 0.12 | +300.00% | -7.69% | 132.30M | 529.16M | +299.97% | -0.85% | +0.2% | |
| Q4 FY2014 | 0.12 | -0.08 | -166.67% | -150.00% | 960.31M | 590.96M | -38.46% | +1.30% | +7.0% | |
| Q3 FY2014 | 0.28 | 0.32 | +14.29% | +39.13% | 528.15M | 603.56M | +14.28% | +12.11% | -9.5% | |
| Q2 FY2014 | 0.13 | 0.17 | +30.77% | +750.00% | 428.31M | 560.06M | +30.76% | +10.31% | +18.4% | |
| Q1 FY2014 | 0.06 | 0.13 | +116.67% | +8.33% | 495.34M | 533.70M | +7.74% | +17.79% | -3.5% | |
| Q4 FY2013 | 0.24 | 0.16 | -33.33% | — | 875.10M | 583.39M | -33.34% | +25.32% | -6.9% | |
| Q3 FY2013 | 0.16 | 0.23 | +43.75% | — | 374.54M | 538.36M | +43.74% | +13.56% | +13.8% | |
| Q2 FY2013 | -0.01 | 0.02 | +300.00% | -50.00% | 253.85M | 507.71M | +100.00% | +6.30% | +17.4% | |
| Q1 FY2013 | -0.13 | 0.12 | +192.31% | — | 490.86M | 453.09M | -7.69% | +8.74% | +17.3% | |
| Q4 FY2012 | -0.06 | -0.07 | -16.67% | -333.33% | 399.00M | 465.53M | +16.67% | +2.21% | +1.5% | |
| Q3 FY2012 | -0.02 | -0.04 | -100.00% | -150.00% | 237.05M | 474.09M | +100.00% | +8.91% | -19.5% | |
| Q2 FY2012 | -0.03 | 0.04 | +233.33% | — | 358.20M | 477.62M | +33.34% | +14.29% | +14.1% | |
| Q1 FY2012 | -0.05 | -0.17 | -240.00% | — | 122.56M | 416.69M | +239.99% | -3.84% | +4.2% | |
| Q4 FY2011 | 0.06 | 0.03 | -50.00% | — | 911.00M | 455.46M | -50.00% | +9.06% | +1.0% | |
| Q3 FY2011 | -0.08 | 0.08 | +200.00% | — | 435.30M | 435.31M | +0.00% | +11.71% | +20.2% | |
| Q2 FY2011 | -0.11 | -0.24 | -118.18% | — | 282.08M | 417.89M | +48.15% | +64.87% | -16.2% | |
| Q1 FY2011 | -0.16 | -0.14 | +12.50% | — | 495.20M | 433.31M | -12.50% | +146.37% | -9.8% | |
| Q4 FY2010 | -0.15 | -0.18 | -20.00% | — | 348.00M | 417.61M | +20.00% | +136.92% | +15.3% | |
| Q3 FY2010 | -0.33 | -0.09 | +72.73% | — | 1.43B | 389.68M | -72.73% | +136.51% | +5.1% | |
| Q2 FY2010 | -0.25 | -0.13 | +48.00% | — | 487.50M | 253.47M | -48.01% | +75.78% | +0.8% | |
| Q1 FY2010 | -0.06 | -0.12 | -100.00% | — | 87.95M | 175.88M | +99.97% | +5.06% | -4.0% | |
| Q4 FY2009 | -0.07 | -0.12 | -71.43% | — | 124.65M | 176.27M | +41.41% | -1.88% | -11.4% | |
| Q3 FY2009 | -0.13 | -0.05 | +61.54% | -113.51% | 428.48M | 164.76M | -61.55% | -34.92% | +5.9% | |
| Q2 FY2009 | -0.09 | -0.25 | -177.78% | -162.50% | 51.91M | 144.20M | +177.78% | -40.46% | +5.5% | |
| Q1 FY2009 | -0.07 | -0.09 | -28.57% | -119.15% | 130.20M | 167.40M | +28.57% | -26.39% | +11.0% | |
| Q4 FY2008 | 0.06 | -0.10 | -266.67% | -120.83% | 107.82M | 179.65M | +66.62% | -16.90% | -20.0% | |
| Q3 FY2008 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.00% | -9.76% | 253.20M | 253.18M | -0.01% | +23.53% | -24.9% | |
| Q2 FY2008 | 0.37 | 0.40 | +8.11% | +53.85% | 224.04M | 242.20M | +8.11% | +25.15% | -7.8% | |
| Q1 FY2008 | 0.40 | 0.47 | +17.50% | +113.64% | 193.53M | 227.42M | +17.51% | +37.74% | +11.5% | |
| Q4 FY2007 | 0.42 | 0.48 | +14.29% | +200.00% | 189.18M | 216.19M | +14.28% | +35.16% | -12.1% | |
| Q3 FY2007 | 0.31 | 0.41 | +32.26% | +192.86% | 155.00M | 204.95M | +32.23% | +34.39% | -3.2% | |
| Q2 FY2007 | 0.25 | 0.26 | +4.00% | +271.43% | 186.06M | 193.53M | +4.01% | +47.53% | +17.2% | |
| Q1 FY2007 | 0.23 | 0.22 | -4.35% | — | 172.60M | 165.10M | -4.35% | +37.09% | -10.1% | |
| Q4 FY2006 | 0.13 | 0.16 | +23.08% | — | 123.04M | 159.95M | +30.00% | +35.34% | +11.5% | |
| Q3 FY2006 | 0.06 | 0.14 | +133.33% | — | 125.81M | 152.50M | +21.21% | +38.03% | -8.4% | |
| Q2 FY2006 | -0.05 | 0.07 | +240.00% | — | 93.71M | 131.18M | +39.97% | +26.32% | +4.4% | |
| Q1 FY2006 | -0.13 | -0.07 | +46.15% | — | 223.60M | 120.43M | -46.14% | +27.11% | +6.7% | |
| Q4 FY2005 | -0.22 | -0.14 | +36.36% | — | 161.16M | 118.18M | -26.67% | +44.12% | -0.7% | |
| Q3 FY2005 | -0.29 | -0.28 | +3.45% | — | 114.45M | 110.48M | -3.47% | +46.16% | -4.4% | |
| Q2 FY2005 | -0.36 | -0.35 | +2.78% | — | 106.77M | 103.85M | -2.73% | +39.02% | -1.6% | |
| Q1 FY2005 | -0.36 | -0.35 | +2.78% | — | 97.41M | 94.75M | -2.73% | +42.66% | -12.7% | |
| Q4 FY2004 | -0.48 | -0.42 | +12.50% | — | 93.71M | 82.01M | -12.49% | +16.08% | +23.1% | |
| Q3 FY2004 | -0.55 | -0.49 | +10.91% | — | 84.86M | 75.59M | -10.92% | +10.38% | +1.5% | |
| Q2 FY2004 | -0.52 | -0.63 | -21.15% | — | 61.66M | 74.70M | +21.15% | +1.58% | -13.7% | |
| Q1 FY2004 | -0.56 | -0.56 | 0.00% | — | 66.40M | 66.41M | +0.02% | -5.76% | -1.8% | |
| Q4 FY2003 | -0.63 | -0.56 | +11.11% | — | 79.43M | 70.64M | -11.06% | +14.09% | -2.7% | |
| Q3 FY2003 | -0.69 | -0.63 | +8.70% | — | 75.02M | 68.48M | -8.72% | +36.88% | +3.8% | |
| Q2 FY2003 | -0.82 | -0.70 | +14.63% | — | 86.10M | 73.54M | -14.59% | -54.65% | -7.4% | |
| Q1 FY2003 | -0.96 | -0.77 | +19.79% | — | 87.90M | 70.47M | -19.82% | -80.84% | -2.0% | |
| Q4 FY2002 | -1.20 | -1.05 | +12.50% | — | 70.74M | 61.92M | -12.47% | — | +19.7% | |
| Q3 FY2002 | -1.32 | -1.12 | +15.15% | -194.12% | 58.93M | 50.03M | -15.10% | -89.08% | -8.2% | |
| Q2 FY2002 | -1.46 | -1.33 | +8.90% | -195.00% | 95.61M | 87.05M | -8.95% | -79.54% | -5.6% | |
| Q2 FY2002 | 0.33 | -1.51 | -557.58% | -207.86% | 357.29M | 162.16M | -54.62% | -61.88% | -0.7% | |
| Q1 FY2002 | -1.40 | -1.19 | +15.00% | -194.44% | 190.82M | 367.77M | +92.73% | +4.48% | -12.6% | |
| Q3 FY2001 | 1.16 | 1.19 | +2.59% | +77.61% | 446.55M | 458.07M | +2.58% | +96.37% | -30.2% | |
| Q2 FY2001 | 1.14 | 1.40 | +22.81% | +233.33% | 328.38M | 425.40M | +29.55% | +129.10% | -3.7% | |
| Q1 FY2001 | 1.01 | 1.26 | +24.75% | +500.00% | 264.86M | 351.99M | +32.89% | +131.27% | +15.9% | |
| Q4 FY2000 | 0.87 | 0.98 | +12.64% | +790.91% | 255.32M | 287.59M | +12.64% | +103.39% | +0.3% | |
| Q3 FY2000 | 0.59 | 0.67 | +13.56% | +1,575.00% | 205.44M | 233.27M | +13.54% | +81.11% | +9.8% | |
| Q2 FY2000 | 0.36 | 0.42 | +16.67% | +500.00% | 159.17M | 185.68M | +16.65% | +66.54% | -4.7% | |
| Q1 FY2000 | 0.20 | 0.21 | +5.00% | +200.00% | 144.59M | 152.20M | +5.26% | +51.59% | -3.5% | |
| Q4 FY1999 | 0.08 | 0.11 | +37.50% | — | 132.56M | 141.40M | +6.67% | +55.04% | +16.8% | |
| Q3 FY1999 | -0.01 | 0.04 | +500.00% | -92.45% | 695.52M | 128.80M | -81.48% | -0.23% | -1.6% | |
| Q2 FY1999 | -0.02 | 0.07 | +450.00% | -93.07% | 551.93M | 111.49M | -79.80% | -21.87% | -7.9% | |
| Q1 FY1999 | -0.04 | 0.07 | +275.00% | -94.62% | 338.85M | 100.40M | -70.37% | -30.81% | -6.4% | |
| Q4 FY1998 | -0.12 | -0.10 | +16.67% | -108.13% | 106.40M | 91.20M | -14.29% | -24.63% | -1.4% | |
| Q3 FY1998 | 0.49 | 0.53 | +8.16% | -54.31% | 118.56M | 129.10M | +8.89% | +5.99% | -17.3% | |
| Q2 FY1998 | 0.95 | 1.01 | +6.32% | +10.99% | 133.69M | 142.70M | +6.74% | +64.59% | +0.7% | |
| Q1 FY1998 | 1.21 | 1.30 | +7.44% | -62.10% | 124.31M | 145.10M | +16.72% | +169.20% | +5.7% | |
| Q4 FY1997 | 1.16 | 1.23 | +6.03% | — | 113.70M | 121.00M | +6.42% | — | -4.8% | |
| Q3 FY1997 | 1.08 | 1.16 | +7.41% | — | 103.89M | 121.80M | +17.24% | — | -0.1% | |
| Q2 FY1997 | 0.53 | 0.91 | +71.70% | — | 60.73M | 86.70M | +42.76% | — | -3.1% | |
| Q1 FY1997 | — | 3.43 | — | — | — | 53.90M | — | — | -6.4% |
| Period | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2028 | 17.53 | — | — | +47.94% | 10.95B | — | — | +29.57% |
| FY2027 | 11.85 | — | — | +65.36% | 8.45B | — | — | +31.40% |
| FY2026 | 7.17 | — | — | +171.42% | 6.43B | — | — | +34.85% |
| FY2025 | 2.51 | 2.64 | +5.15% | +45.05% | 4.71B | 4.77B | +1.31% | +18.79% |
| FY2024 | 0.55 | 1.82 | +232.09% | -33.09% | 4.05B | 4.01B | -0.85% | -8.47% |
| FY2023 | 2.66 | 2.72 | +2.29% | +40.93% | 4.31B | 4.39B | +1.81% | +20.75% |
| FY2022 | 1.37 | 1.93 | +40.83% | -33.68% | 3.51B | 3.63B | +3.47% | +0.33% |
The move is the shares' change on the trading day after the report: after a report after the close, the next day's close on the report day's; before the open, the report day's close on the day before's. Surprise is the reported figure against the analysts' average estimate.
Beat recordWhat is an earnings surprise? An earnings surprise is how far a company's reported EPS or revenue came above or below the analysts' average estimate, in percent.
On average, analysts' EPS estimate was 28.8% off the result, either way, and their revenue estimate 2.5%, over the last 12 quarters.
- EPS beats
- 89 / 118
- Revenue beats
- 80 / 118
- Average EPS surprise, last 12What is an earnings surprise? An earnings surprise is how far a company's reported EPS or revenue came above or below the analysts' average estimate, in percent.
- +22.6%
- Since
- May 1997
See also:Forecast,EPS,Income statement
Common questions about Ciena's earnings
Source: Financial Modeling Prep