XNYS · Communication Equipment
Last stored close · Sep 18, 2026
Close · Sep 18, 2026
$348.80+1.32%
Model Target
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not published for this name
Implied upside
—
vs the model target
Valuation methods
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no method met the standard
TickerWhale Score
35/100
Weak
Score components
TickerWhale View
CIENA scores 35 out of 100 overall, which we rate weak. Quality & growth is its strongest area and Valuation its weakest.
What helps
- Quality & growth
- Sentiment Signal
What to watch
- Technical
- Valuation
- Risk
Quality & growth
30%72Strong
- Revenue growth 32.6%
- EPS growth 361.9%
Valuation
25%11Weak
- P/E 77.8
- EV/Sales 8.6
Ciena is a leader in high-speed optical connectivity, providing systems, components, and automation software for telecom providers and enterprises, such as data centers, to enable long-distance connectivity. The company operates through four primary business segments: networking platforms, platform software and services, Blue Planet automation software, and global services. While telecom carriers remain important customers, cloud providers and hyperscalers now drive a significant portion of the business. To meet the demands of AI data centers, customers are adopting Ciena's WaveLogic 6 platform, the first to support 1.6 terabits-per-second capacity.
#247 by market cap in our coverage · ~9,080 employees · Listed 1997-02-07 · www.ciena.com
Price history
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Market intelligence
Peer position
#190 / 207sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 35 vs sector average 53.5 (-18.5)
Revenue growth (industry)Top 47%
Gross margin (industry)Top 53%
Return on equity (industry)Top 33%
P/E (industry)Pricier than 89%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
14/100Weak vs universe
Ranks 14th of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 26/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Neutral
2 buy · 2 sell · 4 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates CIEN's technical setup weak — 14th percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean neutral — they read this stock on its own over days, where our score ranks it against every covered name over months, so the two often part company.
Moving averages
2 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day-9.1%
- vs 50-day-9.2%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)46 · neutral
- Stochasticbuy
- CCIneutral
- Williams %Rneutral
Trend
Mixed
- ADX (14) trend strength17· weak trend
- MACD (12,26,9)buy(histogram 1.414)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on sell — 2 buy vs 6 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 2 buy · 1 sell · 4 neutral.
Result — 2 buy vs 2 sell of 8 votes = Neutral. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-09-18 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)77.8
- P/S (TTM)8.5
- P/B16.7
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales8.6
- PEG—
Profitability & returns
- Gross margin44.1%
- Net margin10.9%
- ROE22.0%
- Debt/Equity1.06
Growth
- Revenue growth (YoY)32.6%
- EPS growth (YoY)361.9%
Green favourable · red stretched — multiples and D/E vs industry peers, margins and growth vs absolute thresholds.
Market capitalisation — $50.9B
Fundamentals history
Reported statement totals across recent periods.
| Metric | Nov '25 | Nov '24 | Oct '23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.8B | $4.0B | $4.4B |
| Gross profit | $2.0B | $1.7B | $1.9B |
| Operating income | $198M | $167M | $358M |
| Net income | $123M | $84M | $255M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.85 | $0.58 | $1.71 |
| Free cash flow | $665M | $378M | $62M |
| Cash | $1.1B | $935M | $1.0B |
| Total debt | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.6B |
| Equity | $2.7B | $2.8B | $2.8B |
| Net debt | $490M | $649M | $594M |
| Debt / equity | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.56 |
| Liabilities / assets | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.49 |
Fundamentals are stored revised/latest (ADR-009): each period reflects the most recent vendor refresh, NOT point-in-time as-reported values. Do not use this series to claim what was known on a past date.
Model Target
Model Target — Under Review
Our valuation methods do not currently agree closely enough for us to publish a single target for this company. We would rather say so than print a number we cannot stand behind. The TickerWhale Score still reflects quality, growth and momentum.
Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIENCurrentCIENA | 35 | 26 | 77.8 | — | 16.7 | 8.6 | $348.80 | +1.32% | +32.6% | ||
| MSFTMicrosoft | 79 | 67 | 27.5 | — | 8.3 | 11.1 | $493.78 | -0.80% | +17.8% | ||
| MUMicron Technology | 77 | 57 | 23.0 | — | 11.5 | 12.7 | $1,015.80 | +3.92% | +167.0% | ||
| NVDANVIDIA | 77 | 68 | 28.0 | — | 23.6 | 17.9 | $222.27 | +1.34% | +83.4% | ||
| NTNXNutanix Inc - | 76 | 73 | 13.6 | — | 29.1 | 7.4 | $69.80 | -0.24% | +12.4% | ||
| DUOLDuolingo Inc - | 75 | 50 | 17.3 | — | 5.0 | 5.2 | $141.90 | -3.54% | +29.4% |
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