Ciena Corporation provides hardware, software, and network services that support the transport, routing, switching, aggregation, service delivery, and management of video, data, and voice traffic on communications networks worldwide. The company is headquartered in Hanover, Maryland.
| Revenue (TTM) | $6.02B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $2.65B |
| EBITDA | $1.03B |
| Operating Margin | 18.10% |
| Return on Equity | 22.40% |
| Return on Assets | 7.73% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $42.38 |
| Book Value | $21.54 |
| Price-to-Book | 15.97 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 7.84 |
| EV/Revenue | 8.22 |
| EV/EBITDA | 50.97 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 422.90% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 37.00% |
| Shares Outstanding | $141.81M |
| Float | $141.16M |
| % Insiders | 0.56% |
| % Institutions | 95.85% |
Volatility is currently expanding
Ciena is rated Buy, driven by surging AI-related demand and robust backlog growth, with a 37% YoY revenue increase in Q3 FY2026. CIEN targets ~30% revenue CAGR through FY2029, with management guiding for a 50% adjusted gross margin and a 32–35% adjusted operating margin. Backlog reached $8.5B in Q3 FY2026 and is expected to exceed $10B by year-end, reflecting strong order momentum outpacing shipments.
Bank of America expects Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN), the optical networking equipment maker, to deliver revenue growth of 35% to 40% in the calendar year 2026 as demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure outstrips available supply. The bank maintains a 'buy' rating on the shares with a $550 price target, supported by rising cloud-provider spending and expanding opportunities to connect data centres.
The sharp moves could partly be a reaction to recent cautious commentary on AI spending.
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