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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 financials
Yes. Ciena earned 654.41M USD of net income over the last twelve months, 10.9% of its revenue. It made a profit in 16 of its 29 fiscal years since 1997. Its last loss was in fiscal year 2018.
- Revenue (TTM)What does TTM (trailing twelve months) mean? TTM (trailing twelve months) is a figure over the latest twelve months of reports: usually the last four quarters added together.
- 6.02B USD
- Net income (TTM)What is an income statement? The income statement shows a company's revenue, costs and profit over a quarter or a year, from sales at the top to net income at the bottom.
- 654.41M USD
- Free cash flow (TTM)What is free cash flow (FCF)? Free cash flow is the cash a company's operations bring in minus what it spends on long-term assets (capex): cash left for debt, dividends and buybacks.
- 814.36M USD
- Cash and short-term investments
- 2.63B USD
- Total debt
- 237.16M USD
- Shareholders' equityWhat is a balance sheet? The balance sheet lists what a company owns (assets), what it owes (liabilities) and what is left for its shareholders (equity) on one date.
- 3.06B USD
Cash, debt and equity as of 1 Aug 2026.
Ciena earnings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| Q2 FY2026 | 1.46 | 1.64 | +12.33% | +290.48% | 1.50B | 1.57B | +4.39% | +39.51% | |
| Q1 FY2026 | 1.17 | 1.35 | +15.38% | +110.94% | 1.40B | 1.43B | +2.01% | +33.08% | |
| 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% |
| 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% |
Ciena growth and profitability
Full income statement- Revenue (TTM)What does TTM (trailing twelve months) mean? TTM (trailing twelve months) is a figure over the latest twelve months of reports: usually the last four quarters added together.
- 6.02B USD
- Net income (TTM)What is an income statement? The income statement shows a company's revenue, costs and profit over a quarter or a year, from sales at the top to net income at the bottom.
- 654.41M USD
- Gross marginWhat are gross, operating and net profit margins? A profit margin is the share of revenue kept as profit: gross margin after the cost of sales, operating margin after running costs, net margin after all costs.
- 44.07%
- Operating margin
- 12.27%
- Net margin
- 10.87%
Revenue / Net income
Revenue Net income Net margin
How Ciena makes its moneyWhat is an income statement? The income statement shows a company's revenue, costs and profit over a quarter or a year, from sales at the top to net income at the bottom.
Revenue4.77B 100.0%
Cost of revenue2.76B 58.0%
Gross profit2.00B 42.0%
Research and development848.33M 17.8%
Selling and administration820.04M 17.2%
Other operating expenses139.02M 2.9%
Operating income197.53M 4.1%
Tax32.95M 0.7%
Other expense41.24M 0.9%
Net income123.34M 2.6%
FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.
FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.
Ciena revenue breakdown
By product
FY2024
75.8%Networking Platforms13.4%Global Services8.9%Platform Software and Services1.9%Blue Planet Automation Software and Services
| Segment | Revenue | Share of revenue | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Networking Platforms | 3.04B | 75.8% | -12.9% |
| Global Services | 537.22M | 13.4% | +3.3% |
| Platform Software and Services | 358.06M | 8.9% | +17.8% |
| Blue Planet Automation Software and Services | 77.62M | 1.9% | +12.2% |
By region
FY2024
73.5%North America16.2%EMEA10.3%Asia Pacific
| Region | Revenue | Share of revenue | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 2.95B | 73.5% | -5.1% |
| EMEA | 648.87M | 16.2% | +0.9% |
| Asia Pacific | 414.17M | 10.3% | -34.6% |
Operating and free cash flow
Full cash flow statementOperating cash flow Free cash flow
Ciena financial health
Full balance sheet- Cash and short-term investments
- 2.63B USD
- Total debt
- 237.16M USD
- Net cash
- 2.39B USD
- Free cash flow (TTM)What is free cash flow (FCF)? Free cash flow is the cash a company's operations bring in minus what it spends on long-term assets (capex): cash left for debt, dividends and buybacks.
- 814.36M USD
- Current ratioWhat is the current ratio? The current ratio is current assets divided by current liabilities: whether what a company will turn into cash within a year covers what it owes within a year.
- 3.80
- Debt to equityWhat is the debt to equity ratio? Debt to equity is a company's total debt divided by its shareholders' equity: how much it has borrowed for each dollar its owners have in the business.
- 0.08
- Piotroski scoreWhat is the Piotroski F-Score? The Piotroski F-Score rates a company's financial strength from 0 to 9: one point for each of nine tests of profit, debt and efficiency it passes.
- 8 / 9
- Altman Z-scoreWhat is the Altman Z-Score? The Altman Z-Score rolls five financial ratios into one number that signals a company's risk of bankruptcy: over 3 is safe, under 1.8 is distress.
- 5.19
Cash, debt and free cash flow
Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Assets, liabilities and equity
Total assets Total liabilities Shareholders' equity
Ciena valuation
- Price to earnings ratio (TTM)What is the P/E ratio? The P/E ratio divides a share's price by its earnings per share over the last year: what you pay for each dollar of profit.
- 59.36
- Forward P/E (FY2027)What is the forward P/E ratio? Forward P/E divides a share's price by the earnings per share analysts expect in the coming year, rather than last year's actual earnings.
- 23.15
- Price to sales (TTM)What is the P/S ratio? The price-to-sales ratio compares a company's market value with its revenue over the last year: what you pay for each dollar of sales.
- 6.46
- Price to bookWhat is the P/B ratio? The price-to-book ratio compares a company's market value with its book value, the shareholders' equity on its balance sheet.
- 12.72
- EV / EBITDA (TTM)What is EV/EBITDA? EV/EBITDA compares a company's whole value, debt included and cash taken off, with a year of its earnings before interest, tax and depreciation.
- 37.56
Capital structureWhat is enterprise value? Enterprise value is what the whole business costs: the market value of its shares plus its debt minus its cash. It is the price behind EV/EBITDA.
Market capitalization
38.89B USD
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Total debt
237.16M USD
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Cash and short-term investments
2.63B USD
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Enterprise value
36.50B USD
Valuation over time
P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Ciena against its own historyWhat does "against its own history" show? The company's latest margins, return on equity, growth, debt and P/E against its own last 5 years: the low, the median and the high, and whether this year is better or worse than usual.
Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.
Its peers: Ubiquiti, Lumentum Holdings, Zebra Technologies, Motorola Solutions, Viasat, and Viavi Solutions, the US Communication Equipment companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.
- P/E (today)Above its median59.415.2410.2
- Gross marginLowest in 5 years42.0%42.0%47.6%Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 46.1%
- Operating marginLowest in 5 years4.1%4.1%13.7%Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 16.1%
- Net marginBelow its median2.6%2.1%13.8%Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 3.5%
- Return on equityBelow its median4.5%3.0%16.6%Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 5.5%
- Free cash flow marginHighest in 5 years13.9%-7.1%13.9%Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 14.1%
- Revenue growthAbove its median18.8%-8.5%20.8%Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 17.8%
- EPS growthAbove its median46.6%-68.7%71.0%Against its peers: 1 of 6Peers' median -19.6%
- Debt to EBITDAAbove its median4.07×1.28×4.64×Against its peers: 6 of 6Peers' median 3.30×
- Current ratioLowest in 5 years2.732.733.81Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 1.76
Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.
Ciena ownership
- InstitutionsWhat is institutional ownership? Institutional ownership is the share of a company's stock held by funds, banks and other investment managers, as they report it each quarter on Form 13F.
- 94.18%
- Institutional holders
- 1,292 (+163)
- Free floatWhat is free float? Free float is the part of a company's shares that anyone can buy and sell: all its shares minus those held by insiders, founders and owners of over 5%.
- 99.55%
Who owns the shares
Institutions 94.2% Others 5.8%
As of 30 Jun 2026
Shares free to trade
Free float 141.17M shares ·99.6% Closely held 638.14K shares ·0.4%
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
Insider trading
| Quarter | Purchases | Sales | Shares acquired | Shares disposed of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | 22.03K |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | 23 | 0.00 | 86.83K |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | 32 | 6.52K | 78.78K |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | 18 | 5.10K | 185.72K |
Shares outstanding
Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Common questions about Ciena's financials
Source: Financial Modeling Prep