Ciena Corporation
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Ciena Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended October 2025) was $4.8 billion, up 18.8% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 37.1%, EPS grew 437.1%, free cash flow fell 13.6% and total debt rose 110.0%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; operating cash flow growth for three consecutive years.
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Ciena Corporation (CIEN) EV/FCF
As of 9 October 2026, Ciena Corporation (CIEN) trades at a EV/FCF of 79.2×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −52.2× (August 2023) to 371× (August 2022); the current reading is higher than 94% of that period.
EV/FCF, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/FCF | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 40.9× | 63.13% |
| FY2024 | 25.1× | (76.82%) |
| FY2023 | 108× | — |
| FY2022 | −27.7× | — |
| FY2021 | 16.6× | 24.12% |
| FY2020 | 13.3× | (14.22%) |
| FY2019 | 15.6× | (41.41%) |
| FY2018 | 26.6× | 22.67% |
| FY2017 | 21.6× | 36.98% |
| FY2016 | 15.8× | (2.48%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/FCF | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 66.5× | (26.36%) |
| Apr 2026 | 90.3× | 75.17% |
| Jan 2026 | 51.6× | 25.96% |
| Oct 2025 | 40.9× | 85.26% |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/FCF against peers
| Company | EV/FCF |
|---|---|
| ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. compare | −9.2× |
| ERIC Ericsson compare | 9.5× |
| ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation compare | 23.4× |
| HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company compare | 23.9× |
| MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. compare | 30.6× |
| UI Ubiquiti Inc. compare | 43.6× |
| CIEN Ciena Corporation | 79.2× |
| NOK Nokia Corporation compare | 88.9× |
| LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. compare | 237× |
What EV/FCF is
EV/Free CF shows how the value of a whole company, debt included, compares with the free cash its business produces.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ (Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM))
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