Ciena CIEN
Optical networking equipment. Ciena Corporation, listed on NYSE.
Based on the FY2025 annual report (Nov 2024 – Nov 2025)
Ciena's market cap is
about $32.75 billion.
#287 by market cap among 289 companies, based on the Nov 5, 2026 close. FY2025 revenue was $4.769507B.
- Share price (close)
- $230.81
- P/E ratio
- 271.5x
- Market cap
- $32.75B
- Revenue
- $4.769507B
- Operating income
- $197.531M
- Net income
- $123.338M
- Free cash flow
- $665.292M
- Total assets
- $5.864667B
- Dividends paid
- —
- Dividend per share
- —
- Dividend yield
- —
- Shares outstanding
- 141,016,300 shares
Where the revenue went
Revenue is set at 100% and split into what went to costs, R&D, operating expenses and taxes, and what was left as profit.
- Cost of revenue58.0%
- R&D17.8%
- SG&A and other20.1%
- Taxes, interest & other1.6%
- Net income2.6%
Profitability and stability
Each figure comes with its rank among 300 companies. The further right the dot, the higher the rank.
- Revenue growthHow much revenue grew from the previous fiscal year
- +18.8%
- #53 of 299
- Revenue is growing steadily. The median across 299 companies is +7.9%.
- Operating marginShare of revenue kept as profit from the core business
- 4.1%
- #203 of 231
- 4.1% of revenue was kept as operating profit, which is on the low side. The median across 231 companies is 19.2%.
- Net marginShare of revenue left as profit after interest and taxes
- 2.6%
- #268 of 298
- After taxes, 2.6% of revenue was left as net income. The median across 298 companies is 14.0%.
- FCF marginShare of revenue left as cash after capital spending
- 13.9%
- #145 of 261
- Cash is left over after capital spending. The median across 261 companies is 15.8%.
- ROEHow much profit the company earned on shareholders' equity in a year
- 4.5%
- #249 of 276
- Earnings relative to equity are on the low side. The median across 276 companies is 16.8%.
- Debt-to-equityLiabilities relative to equity. Lower means less debt
- 114.9%
- #89 of 244
- Liabilities exceed equity. The median across 244 companies is 159.6%.
Revenue and profit over time
Gray bars show revenue and the green part inside shows net income. The number above each bar is revenue (abbreviated) and the number below is net margin. Hover over a bar to see the exact amounts.
Where the cash went
Unlike profit, cash flow is money that actually came in and went out.
- Cash from operations$806.093M
- Capital spending−$140.801M
- Free cash flow (FCF)$665.292M
Whose money funds the assets
The company's assets, split into borrowed money (liabilities) and shareholders' money (equity).
- Total assets$5.864667B
- Total liabilities$3.135344B
- Total equity$2.729323B
- Cash and equivalents$1.091952B
Compared with similar companies
Based on each company's latest annual report, so fiscal year ends may differ.
Compare in detail| Company | Annual revenue | Net income | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CienaCIEN | $4.769507B | $123.338M | +18.8% | 4.1% | 2.6% |
| NetAppNTAP | $6.925B | $1.276B | +5.4% | 24.2% | 18.4% |
| CoherentCOHR | $7.118181B | $804.998M | +22.5% | — | 11.3% |
| Keysight TechnologiesKEYS | $5.375B | $850M | +8.0% | 16.3% | 15.8% |
| LumentumLITE | $3.014B | −$6.9351B | +83.2% | 17.4% | −230.1% |
What the company does
Ciena makes optical transport and routing equipment and network management software used by telecom carriers and cloud companies.
The fiscal year ends around November each year.
Related companies: NetApp, Coherent, Keysight Technologies, Lumentum
Financial statements
Last 5 fiscal years. Currency: US dollars.
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| Item | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3.620684B | 3.632661B | 4.386549B | 4.014955B | 4.769507B |
| Cost of revenue | 1.898705B | 2.072317B | 2.507698B | 2.295365B | 2.76459B |
| Gross profit | 1.721979B | 1.560344B | 1.878851B | 1.71959B | 2.004917B |
| R&D expense | 536.666M | 624.656M | 750.559M | 767.497M | 848.329M |
| Operating income | 495.356M | 222.808M | 357.545M | 166.617M | 197.531M |
| Pretax income | 462.751M | 182.505M | 323.653M | 119.85M | 156.287M |
| Net income | 500.196M | 152.902M | 254.827M | 83.956M | 123.338M |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.19 | $1.00 | $1.71 | $0.58 | $0.85 |
| Operating cash flow | 541.646M | −167.756M | 168.332M | 514.532M | 806.093M |
| Capital expenditures | 79.55M | 90.818M | 106.197M | 136.641M | 140.801M |
| Free cash flow (FCF) | 462.096M | −258.574M | 62.135M | 377.891M | 665.292M |
| Total assets | 4.865227B | 5.069632B | 5.601495B | 5.641337B | 5.864667B |
| Total liabilities | 1.845209B | 2.356771B | 2.753134B | 2.825199B | 3.135344B |
| Total equity | 3.020018B | 2.712861B | 2.848361B | 2.816138B | 2.729323B |
| Cash and equivalents | 1.422604B | 994.378M | 1.010786B | 934.863M | 1.091952B |
| Original filing | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K |
Source: SEC EDGAR filings for Ciena Corporation · CIK 0000936395 · US-GAAP