Ciena Corporation

NYSE:CIEN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$32.4b

Ciena Future Growth

Future criteria checks 5/6

Ciena is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 29.7% and 13.6% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 30.1% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 26.4% in 3 years.

Key information

29.7%

Earnings growth rate

30.13%

EPS growth rate

Communications earnings growth16.7%
Revenue growth rate13.6%
Future return on equity26.37%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated17 Dec 2025

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Why Ciena Shares Jumped After Posting Fourth-Quarter Earnings

Dec 11

Optimistic Investors Push Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) Shares Up 26% But Growth Is Lacking

Oct 15
Optimistic Investors Push Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) Shares Up 26% But Growth Is Lacking

Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Aug 26
Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

These 4 Measures Indicate That Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) Is Using Debt Extensively

Aug 04
These 4 Measures Indicate That Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) Is Using Debt Extensively

Revenues Not Telling The Story For Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) After Shares Rise 36%

May 06
Revenues Not Telling The Story For Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) After Shares Rise 36%

Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Apr 21
Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Ciena Corporation's (NYSE:CIEN) 25% Dip Still Leaving Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Its P/SRatio

Mar 08
Ciena Corporation's (NYSE:CIEN) 25% Dip Still Leaving Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Its P/SRatio

Ciena Q1 Earnings Preview: AI And Data Center Spending Needs To Be Strong

Feb 26

Capital Allocation Trends At Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) Aren't Ideal

Feb 21
Capital Allocation Trends At Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) Aren't Ideal

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN)?

Feb 07
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN)?

Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) Shares Could Be 24% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jan 24
Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) Shares Could Be 24% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Ciena's (NYSE:CIEN) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Dec 28
Ciena's (NYSE:CIEN) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Ciena Delivers Strong Q4 Earnings, But Valuation Demands Precision

Dec 16

Ciena Corporation: Hold, Financials Are Weak Amid A Decisive Technical Turn

Nov 27
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WaveLogic 6 And Cloud Innovations Propel Future Revenue And Market Leadership

Ciena's focus on cloud providers and AI-driven network capacity signifies potential for significant revenue growth from high-value services.

Ciena: Expecting Growth To Continue Growing From Here On

Sep 06

Ciena: Reiterate Buy Rating, Worst Of This Cycle May Be Over

Jun 19

Why Ciena Soared And Then Slumped After Q2 2024 Earnings

Jun 10

Ciena's Large Legacy Business Weighing On Near-Term Growth And Sentiment

Apr 05

Ciena: Technological Leader In A Secular Growth Market

Dec 19

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:CIEN - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
10/31/20287,8419569511,1108
10/31/20276,92472273786114
10/31/20265,95149147944814
11/1/20254,770123665806N/A
8/2/20254,542141605784N/A
5/3/20254,265105292451N/A
2/1/20254,05079205352N/A
11/2/20244,01584378515N/A
7/27/20244,020138285361N/A
4/27/20244,146154447529N/A
1/27/20244,368228607700N/A
10/28/20234,38725562168N/A
7/29/20234,228221-149-42N/A
4/29/20234,028202-359-256N/A
1/28/20233,845183-474-379N/A
10/29/20223,633153-259-168N/A
7/30/20223,70319922102N/A
4/30/20223,823426303376N/A
1/29/20223,708491410495N/A
10/30/20213,621500462542N/A
7/31/20213,408462385474N/A
5/1/20213,396366492580N/A
1/30/20213,456354370447N/A
10/31/20203,532361411494N/A
8/1/20203,672377472546N/A
5/2/20203,656321381454N/A
2/1/20203,627282393467N/A
11/2/20193,572253351413N/A
8/3/20193,504237N/A241N/A
5/4/20193,362201N/A246N/A
1/31/20193,227162N/A179N/A
11/3/20183,094-345N/A229N/A
7/31/20182,939751N/A300N/A
4/30/20182,849761N/A262N/A
1/31/20182,826785N/A297N/A
10/28/20172,8021,262N/A235N/A
7/31/20172,773138N/A233N/A
4/30/20172,715112N/A260N/A
1/31/20172,64988N/A248N/A
10/31/20162,60173N/A290N/A
7/31/20162,57622N/A237N/A
4/30/20162,50912N/A278N/A
1/31/20162,49019N/A255N/A
10/31/20152,44612N/A262N/A
7/31/20152,345-5N/A251N/A
4/30/20152,345-13N/A185N/A
1/31/20152,284-43N/A149N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: CIEN's forecast earnings growth (29.7% per year) is above the savings rate (3.3%).

Earnings vs Market: CIEN's earnings (29.7% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (16.2% per year).

High Growth Earnings: CIEN's earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: CIEN's revenue (13.6% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (10.7% per year).

High Growth Revenue: CIEN's revenue (13.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: CIEN's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (26.4%)

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/12/21 01:32
End of Day Share Price 2025/12/19 00:00
Earnings2025/11/01
Annual Earnings2025/11/01

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Ciena Corporation is covered by 34 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James KelleherArgus Research Company
Jeffrey KvaalBarclays
Timothy LongBarclays