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FY2025 at a glance

Sales up 18.8%, free cash flow up to $665.3M

XBRL, from each 10-K
$4.8B
from $4.0B in FY2024
FY2018FY2025
Net incomeStatements ↓
$123.3M
from $84.0M in FY2024
FY2018FY2025
Free cash flowStatements ↓
$665.3M
from $377.9M in FY2024
FY2018FY2025
EPS (diluted)Statements ↓
$0.85
from $0.58 in FY2024
FY2018FY2025
Operating marginStatements ↓
4.1%
from 4.1% in FY2024
FY2018FY2025
Total debtStatements ↓
$1.5B
from $1.5B in FY2024
FY2018FY2025
Price and key numbers

The latest figures

All key numbers (39, from the latest 10-K and 10-Q) From EDGAR
EPS (ttm)4.47Sales (ttm)6.0BNet income (ttm)654.4MSales growth+18.8%EPS growth+46.6%Sales Q/Q+37.0%
Free cash flow814.4MGross margin44.1%Oper. margin12.3%Net margin10.9%FCF margin13.5%ROE21.4%
ROA8.2%R&D / sales17.8%Dividend-Debt/Eq1.06Curr. ratio3.80Cash2.4B
Op. cash flow (ttm)1.1BEBITDA301.7MEBITDA margin6.3%Net debt784.1MQuick ratio3.20Interest cover2.21
ROIC2.5%Tax rate21.1%Stock pay / sales3.9%Shares out.141.8MShares Y/Y-0.5%Book / share21.56
Cash / share17.25Sales / share42.46Asset turnover0.75Inventory turns3.35Days sales out.75Sales 3Y CAGR+9.5%
Sales 5Y CAGR+6.2%EPS 3Y CAGR-5.3%EPS 5Y CAGR-18.2%

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Changes in the numbers

FY2025 against FY2024
  • Free cash flow rose 76%$377.9M → $665.3M · Cash from operations − capital expenditure · 10-K ↗
  • Revenue growth sped up to +18.8%-8.5% → +18.8% · Revenue FY2025 / revenue FY2024 − 1, against the same a year earlier · 10-K ↗
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CIEN against Technology peers

Ten years, side by side → · All 75 →
GrowthProfitBalanceCleanInsiders
CIENPeer median

Each side 0 to 100, ranked against every company we cover: relative position on reported figures, not a buy score. How

Every dot is one of the 75 companies, the better end on the right. Hover a dot for the company.

Sales growth
+18.8%28th of 75 · median +14.1%
Net margin
10.9%55th of 75 · median 19.1%
Return on equity
21.4%37th of 69 · median 23.9%
Free cash flow margin
13.5%55th of 71 · median 22.3%
Debt / equity (less is better)
1.0653rd of 61 · median 0.46
CIEN and the 5 peers closest in revenue
CompanyRevenue (ttm)Sales growthGross marginNet marginROEFCF marginDebt / equity
CIEN Ciena$6.0B +18.8%44.1%10.9%21.4%13.5%1.06
ON ON Semiconductor$6.4B -15.3%38.7%10.8%9.1%25.4%0.60
ZBRA Zebra Technologies$6.1B +8.3%48.9%9.8%16.9%16.1%0.72
CDNS Cadence Design Systems$6.1B +14.1%-22.5%20.1%28.8%0.36
TWLO Twilio$5.8B +13.7%48.6%21.8%13.9%-0.11
MCHP Microchip Technology$5.6B +7.1%62.7%15.0%12.6%26.0%0.83
Where each dollar goes

From $3.6B of sales to $500.2M of profit

FY2021, from the 10-K income statement
Revenue to Gross profit: $1.7BRevenue to Cost of revenue: $1.9BGross profit to Operating profit: $495.4MGross profit to Operating expenses: $1.2BOperating profit to Net profit: $495.4MOther income to Net profit: $4.8MOperating expenses to R&D: $536.7MOperating expenses to Sales, admin & other: $690.0M Revenue: $3.6B Revenue$3.6B +3% Y/Y Gross profit: $1.7B · 48% margin Gross profit$1.7B48% margin +4% Y/Y Cost of revenue: $1.9B · 52% of revenue Cost of revenue$1.9B52% of revenue Operating profit: $495.4M · 14% margin Operating profit$495.4M14% margin +2% Y/Y Other income: $4.8M · 0% of revenue Other income$4.8M0% of revenue Operating expenses: $1.2B · 34% of revenue Operating expenses$1.2B34% of revenue Net profit: $500.2M · 14% margin Net profit$500.2M14% margin +38% Y/Y R&D: $536.7M · 15% of revenue R&D$536.7M15% of revenue Sales, admin & other: $690.0M · 19% of revenue Sales, admin & other$690.0M19% of revenue

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From $3.6B of sales to $152.9M of profit

FY2022, from the 10-K income statement and revenue by segment
Networking Platforms to Revenue: $2.8BGlobal Services to Revenue: $500.5MPlatform Software and Services to Revenue: $277.2MBlue Planet Automation Software and Services to Revenue: $76.6MRevenue to Gross profit: $1.6BRevenue to Cost of revenue: $2.1BGross profit to Operating profit: $222.8MGross profit to Operating expenses: $1.3BOperating profit to Net profit: $152.9MOperating profit to Tax & other: $69.9MOperating expenses to R&D: $624.7MOperating expenses to Sales, admin & other: $712.9M Networking Platforms: $2.8B · 76% Networking Platforms$2.8B76% Global Services: $500.5M · 14% Global Services$500.5M14% Platform Software and Services: $277.2M · 8% Platform Software and S…$277.2M8% Blue Planet Automation Software and Services: $76.6M · 2% Blue Planet Automation…$76.6M2% Revenue: $3.6B Revenue$3.6B +0% Y/Y Gross profit: $1.6B · 43% margin Gross profit$1.6B43% margin −9% Y/Y Cost of revenue: $2.1B · 57% of revenue Cost of revenue$2.1B57% of revenue Operating profit: $222.8M · 6% margin Operating profit$222.8M6% margin −55% Y/Y Operating expenses: $1.3B · 37% of revenue Operating expenses$1.3B37% of revenue Net profit: $152.9M · 4% margin Net profit$152.9M4% margin −69% Y/Y Tax & other: $69.9M · 2% of revenue Tax & other$69.9M2% of revenue R&D: $624.7M · 17% of revenue R&D$624.7M17% of revenue Sales, admin & other: $712.9M · 20% of revenue Sales, admin & other$712.9M20% of revenue

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From $4.4B of sales to $254.8M of profit

FY2023, from the 10-K income statement and revenue by segment
Networking Platforms to Revenue: $3.5BGlobal Services to Revenue: $520.0MPlatform Software and Services to Revenue: $303.9MBlue Planet Automation Software and Services to Revenue: $69.2MRevenue to Gross profit: $1.9BRevenue to Cost of revenue: $2.5BGross profit to Operating profit: $357.5MGross profit to Operating expenses: $1.5BOperating profit to Net profit: $254.8MOperating profit to Tax & other: $102.7MOperating expenses to R&D: $750.6MOperating expenses to Sales, admin & other: $770.7M Networking Platforms: $3.5B · 80% Networking Platforms$3.5B80% Global Services: $520.0M · 12% Global Services$520.0M12% Platform Software and Services: $303.9M · 7% Platform Software and S…$303.9M7% Blue Planet Automation Software and Services: $69.2M · 2% Blue Planet Automation…$69.2M2% Revenue: $4.4B Revenue$4.4B +21% Y/Y Gross profit: $1.9B · 43% margin Gross profit$1.9B43% margin +20% Y/Y Cost of revenue: $2.5B · 57% of revenue Cost of revenue$2.5B57% of revenue Operating profit: $357.5M · 8% margin Operating profit$357.5M8% margin +60% Y/Y Operating expenses: $1.5B · 35% of revenue Operating expenses$1.5B35% of revenue Net profit: $254.8M · 6% margin Net profit$254.8M6% margin +67% Y/Y Tax & other: $102.7M · 2% of revenue Tax & other$102.7M2% of revenue R&D: $750.6M · 17% of revenue R&D$750.6M17% of revenue Sales, admin & other: $770.7M · 18% of revenue Sales, admin & other$770.7M18% of revenue

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From $4.0B of sales to $84.0M of profit

FY2024, from the 10-K income statement and revenue by segment
Networking Platforms to Revenue: $3.0BGlobal Services to Revenue: $537.2MPlatform Software and Services to Revenue: $358.1MBlue Planet Automation Software and Services to Revenue: $77.6MRevenue to Gross profit: $1.7BRevenue to Cost of revenue: $2.3BGross profit to Operating profit: $166.6MGross profit to Operating expenses: $1.6BOperating profit to Net profit: $84.0MOperating profit to Tax & other: $82.7MOperating expenses to R&D: $767.5MOperating expenses to Sales, admin & other: $785.5M Networking Platforms: $3.0B · 76% Networking Platforms$3.0B76% Global Services: $537.2M · 13% Global Services$537.2M13% Platform Software and Services: $358.1M · 9% Platform Software and S…$358.1M9% Blue Planet Automation Software and Services: $77.6M · 2% Blue Planet Automation…$77.6M2% Revenue: $4.0B Revenue$4.0B −8% Y/Y Gross profit: $1.7B · 43% margin Gross profit$1.7B43% margin −8% Y/Y Cost of revenue: $2.3B · 57% of revenue Cost of revenue$2.3B57% of revenue Operating profit: $166.6M · 4% margin Operating profit$166.6M4% margin −53% Y/Y Operating expenses: $1.6B · 39% of revenue Operating expenses$1.6B39% of revenue Net profit: $84.0M · 2% margin Net profit$84.0M2% margin −67% Y/Y Tax & other: $82.7M · 2% of revenue Tax & other$82.7M2% of revenue R&D: $767.5M · 19% of revenue R&D$767.5M19% of revenue Sales, admin & other: $785.5M · 20% of revenue Sales, admin & other$785.5M20% of revenue

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From $4.8B of sales to $123.3M of profit

FY2025, from the 10-K income statement and revenue by segment
Networking Platforms to Revenue: $3.7BGlobal Services to Revenue: $613.8MPlatform Software and Services to Revenue: $363.8MBlue Planet Automation Software and Services to Revenue: $115.5MRevenue to Gross profit: $2.0BRevenue to Cost of revenue: $2.8BGross profit to Operating profit: $197.5MGross profit to Operating expenses: $1.8BOperating profit to Net profit: $123.3MOperating profit to Tax & other: $74.2MOperating expenses to R&D: $848.3MOperating expenses to Sales, admin & other: $959.1M Networking Platforms: $3.7B · 77% Networking Platforms$3.7B77% Global Services: $613.8M · 13% Global Services$613.8M13% Platform Software and Services: $363.8M · 8% Platform Software and S…$363.8M8% Blue Planet Automation Software and Services: $115.5M · 2% Blue Planet Automation…$115.5M2% Revenue: $4.8B Revenue$4.8B +19% Y/Y Gross profit: $2.0B · 42% margin Gross profit$2.0B42% margin +17% Y/Y Cost of revenue: $2.8B · 58% of revenue Cost of revenue$2.8B58% of revenue Operating profit: $197.5M · 4% margin Operating profit$197.5M4% margin +19% Y/Y Operating expenses: $1.8B · 38% of revenue Operating expenses$1.8B38% of revenue Net profit: $123.3M · 3% margin Net profit$123.3M3% margin +47% Y/Y Tax & other: $74.2M · 2% of revenue Tax & other$74.2M2% of revenue R&D: $848.3M · 18% of revenue R&D$848.3M18% of revenue Sales, admin & other: $959.1M · 20% of revenue Sales, admin & other$959.1M20% of revenue

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Where each $100 of sales went

FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
FY2024
FY2025
  • Cost of revenue
  • Sales, admin & other
  • Net profit
  • R&D
  • Tax & other

Band widths are the money. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue; operating expenses are gross profit less operating profit; R&D is from the income statement and the rest of the operating expenses is everything else; tax includes interest and other items when they are small. Y/Y is the change from the fiscal year before. Revenue by part only for the years in the last two 10-Ks' segment tables. The full income statement →

Profitability

1 of 4
  • !
    Net margin below the peer median10.9% vs 19.1%
  • !
    Gross margin down over 5 years46.8% → 42.0%
  • ✓
    Return on equity above 15%21.4%
  • !
    A profit in 8 of 10 years
Net margin, FY2018 to FY2025: -11.1% → 2.6%

Balance sheet

2 of 4
  • !
    Interest covered less than 5 timesOperating income is 2.2× interest expense
  • !
    Debt larger than equityDebt / equity 1.06 on the latest balance sheet (peer median 0.46)
  • ✓
    Current assets cover current liabilitiesCurrent ratio 3.80
  • ✓
    Net debt under 3 years of free cash flow$568.0M net debt, 0.7 years
Debt / equity at each year end, FY2018 to FY2025: 0.36 → 0.56

Cash and shareholders

2 of 3
  • !
    Free cash flow positive in 9 of 10 years$665.3M last year
  • ✓
    Share count down over 5 years−6.9%
  • ✓
    Cash from operations above net income$806.1M vs $123.3M
Free cash flow, FY2018 to FY2025: 161.6M → 665.3M

Each tick is a fact with a fixed rule (on /methodology), not a score or advice. A check without the numbers it needs is left out.

Revenue and net income, FY2018 to FY2025

Revenue 4.8B Net income 123.3M
FY2018 revenue 3.1B · Revenues, 0000936395-19-000056 FY2018 net income -344.7M · NetIncomeLoss, 0000936395-19-000056 3.1B FY2018 FY2018 revenue 3.1B · Revenues, 0000936395-20-000042 FY2018 net income -344.7M · NetIncomeLoss, 0000936395-20-000042 3.1B FY2018 FY2019 revenue 3.6B · Revenues, 0000936395-19-000056 FY2019 net income 253.4M · NetIncomeLoss, 0000936395-19-000056 3.6B FY2019 FY2019 revenue 3.6B · Revenues, 0000936395-21-000054 FY2019 net income 253.4M · NetIncomeLoss, 0000936395-21-000054 3.6B FY2019 FY2020 revenue 3.5B · Revenues, 0000936395-22-000065 FY2020 net income 361.3M · NetIncomeLoss, 0000936395-22-000065 3.5B FY2020 FY2021 revenue 3.6B · Revenues, 0000936395-23-000044 FY2021 net income 500.2M · NetIncomeLoss, 0000936395-23-000044 3.6B FY2021 FY2022 revenue 3.6B · Revenues, 0000936395-24-000044 FY2022 net income 152.9M · NetIncomeLoss, 0000936395-24-000044 3.6B FY2022 FY2023 revenue 4.4B · Revenues, 0001628280-25-056698 FY2023 net income 254.8M · NetIncomeLoss, 0001628280-25-056698 4.4B FY2023 FY2024 revenue 4.0B · Revenues, 0001628280-25-056698 FY2024 net income 84.0M · NetIncomeLoss, 0001628280-25-056698 4.0B FY2024 FY2025 revenue 4.8B · Revenues, 0001628280-25-056698 FY2025 net income 123.3M · NetIncomeLoss, 0001628280-25-056698 4.8B FY2025

From XBRL in each 10-K. Hover a bar for the line item and filing. Full financials →

Statements

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow

XBRL, each 10-K and 10-Q

CIEN's income statement, balance sheet and cash flow as reported to the SEC in XBRL, one column per fiscal year. Hover a number to see the line item and filing it comes from. Where a company changed how it tags a line, the first tag it reported for that period is used. A number looks wrong? Tell us.

Revenue4.8B
FY2018: 3.1BFY2018: 3.1BFY2019: 3.6BFY2019: 3.6BFY2020: 3.5BFY2021: 3.6BFY2022: 3.6BFY2023: 4.4BFY2024: 4.0BFY2025: 4.8B FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025
Net income123.3M
FY2018: -344.7MFY2018: -344.7MFY2019: 253.4MFY2019: 253.4MFY2020: 361.3MFY2021: 500.2MFY2022: 152.9MFY2023: 254.8MFY2024: 84.0MFY2025: 123.3M FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025
Free cash flow665.3M
FY2018: 161.6MFY2018: 161.6MFY2019: 350.6MFY2019: 350.6MFY2020: 411.0MFY2021: 462.1MFY2022: -258.6MFY2023: 62.1MFY2024: 377.9MFY2025: 665.3M FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025
EPS (diluted)0.85
FY2018: -2.49FY2018: -2.49FY2019: 1.61FY2019: 1.61FY2020: 2.32FY2021: 3.19FY2022: 1.00FY2023: 1.71FY2024: 0.58FY2025: 0.85 FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025
Diluted shares145.2M
FY2018: 143.7MFY2018: 143.7MFY2019: 157.6MFY2019: 157.6MFY2020: 156.0MFY2021: 156.7MFY2022: 152.2MFY2023: 149.4MFY2024: 146.0MFY2025: 145.2M FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025

Revenue by business segment

year to Nov 1, 2025
RevenueSharevs year before
Networking Platforms 3.7B77.1% +20.9%
Global Services 613.8M12.9% +14.2%
Platform Software and Services 363.8M7.6% +1.6%
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services 115.5M2.4% +48.9%

10-K 0001628280-25-056698, segment and revenue notes (XBRL).

Revenue by product or service

year to Nov 1, 2025
RevenueSharevs year before
Optical Networking 3.2B68.1% +22.8%
Routing and Switching 430.1M9.0% +7.7%
Platform Software and Services 363.8M7.6% +1.6%
Maintenance, Support, and Learning 317.2M6.7% +4.7%
Implementation 246.0M5.2% +33.5%
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services 115.5M2.4% +48.9%
Advisory and Enablement 50.5M1.1% +1.4%

10-K 0001628280-25-056698, segment and revenue notes (XBRL).

Revenue by region

year to Nov 1, 2025
RevenueSharevs year before
Americas 3.6B75.6% +22.2%
United States 3.4B71.3% 0.0%
EMEA 731.9M15.3% +12.8%
APAC 431.2M9.0% +4.1%

10-K 0001628280-25-056698, segment and revenue notes (XBRL).

Income statement

From EDGAR
FY2018FY2018FY2019FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue3.1B3.1B3.6B3.6B3.5B3.6B3.6B4.4B4.0B4.8B
Cost of revenue1.8B1.8B2.0B2.0B1.9B1.9B2.1B2.5B2.3B2.8B
Gross profit1.3B1.3B1.5B1.5B1.7B1.7B1.6B1.9B1.7B2.0B
R&D491.6M491.6M548.1M548.1M529.9M536.7M624.7M750.6M767.5M848.3M
SG&A160.1M160.1M174.4M174.4M169.5M181.9M179.4M215.3M220.6M238.7M
Operating income229.9M229.9M346.8M346.8M487.0M495.4M222.8M357.5M166.6M197.5M
Interest expense55.2M55.2M37.5M37.5M31.3M30.8M47.0M88.0M97.0M89.4M
Pretax income148.8M148.8M313.2M313.2M456.0M462.8M182.5M323.7M119.8M156.3M
Income tax493.5M493.5M59.8M59.8M94.7M-37.4M29.6M68.8M35.9M32.9M
Net income-344.7M-344.7M253.4M253.4M361.3M500.2M152.9M254.8M84.0M123.3M
EPS (diluted)-2.49-2.491.611.612.323.191.001.710.580.85
Diluted shares143.7M143.7M157.6M157.6M156.0M156.7M152.2M149.4M146.0M145.2M
Depreciation & amortization84.2M84.2M87.6M87.6M93.9M96.2M95.9M92.6M92.8M104.1M
EBITDA314.2M314.2M434.3M434.3M580.9M591.6M318.7M450.1M259.5M301.7M
Gross margin42.5%42.5%43.2%43.2%46.8%47.6%43.0%42.8%42.8%42.0%
Operating margin7.4%7.4%9.7%9.7%13.8%13.7%6.1%8.2%4.1%4.1%
Net margin-11.1%-11.1%7.1%7.1%10.2%13.8%4.2%5.8%2.1%2.6%
Revenue growth--+15.4%+15.4%-1.1%+2.5%+0.3%+20.8%-8.5%+18.8%
EPS growth----+44.1%+37.5%-68.7%+71.0%-66.1%+46.6%

Cash flow

From EDGAR

Stock-based pay and leases

From EDGAR
FY2018FY2018FY2019FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Stock-based pay (expense)53.0M53.0M59.7M59.7M67.8M84.3M105.1M130.5M156.4M184.5M
Stock-based pay / revenue1.7%1.7%1.7%1.7%1.9%2.3%2.9%3.0%3.9%3.9%
Operating lease cost----17.5M16.6M18.0M16.1M13.6M13.6M
Operating lease cash paid---022.1M24.1M21.7M22.8M19.5M17.8M
Finance lease principal paid---3.3M2.7M3.0M3.5M3.8M4.0M4.4M
Right-of-use assets--53.3M53.3M57.0M44.3M45.1M35.1M27.4M38.6M
Operating lease liabilities--76.0M76.0M80.5M60.2M61.3M49.9M39.6M46.5M
Finance lease liabilities----64.4M66.2M56.9M52.1M47.9M43.3M

From SEC's XBRL company facts (data.sec.gov). EBITDA = operating income + depreciation and amortization; free cash flow = operating cash flow - capital spending; total debt = long-term debt (with its current part) + short-term borrowings. Stock-based pay and leases are shown as the company reports them; Tickdelta does not take them out of earnings or add leases to debt. Click a number to open the filing in SEC's Inline XBRL viewer, where you can click the same number to see how it is tagged. Values a company later revised show as revised; the Revised numbers tab lists the changes.

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