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Ciena Corporation CIEN

Technology  —  Communication Equipment
356.91 (1.52) (0.42%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$51.7B
P/E
77.3×
S&P 500 Member Cash Flow Champion (3y)
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Growth Flags show if company had growth for consecutive years
Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Ciena Corporation (CIEN) Price to free cash flow

As of 25 September 2026, Ciena Corporation (CIEN) trades at a price to free cash flow of 62.3×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (October 2023) to 376× (August 2022); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Communication Equipment industry median of 25.0× and above the Technology sector median of 19.8×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

Annual

Period Price to free cash flow Change
FY2025 40.6× 66.93%
FY2024 24.3× (75.96%)
FY2023 101× —
FY2022 0.0× —
FY2021 18.6× 26.35%
FY2020 14.7× (10.87%)
FY2019 16.5× (40.68%)
FY2018 27.8× 29.11%
FY2017 21.5× 46.45%
FY2016 14.7× 1.64%

Quarterly

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Jul 2026 65.8× (26.87%)
Apr 2026 89.9× 75.49%
Jan 2026 51.3× 26.23%
Oct 2025 40.6× 86.66%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 376×
Ten-year median 21.4×
Current reading's percentile 91

Price to free cash flow against peers

Company Price to free cash flow
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. compare n/m
ERIC Ericsson compare 10.2×
HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company compare 18.4×
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation compare 19.5×
MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. compare 28.2×
UI Ubiquiti Inc. compare 37.3×
CIEN Ciena Corporation 62.3×
NOK Nokia Corporation compare 94.3×
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc. compare 205×
Communication Equipment industry median 25.0×
Technology sector median 19.8×
Market median 14.0×

What Price to free cash flow is

Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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