CIEN vs DGII vs TRI Stock Comparison

Ciena, Digi International and Thomson Reuters Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CIEN Ciena Corp
$351.18 -1.6% 1M +92.4% 1Y
Market cap
$49.83B
P/E
76.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.02B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
DGII Digi International Inc
$78.85 +0.7% 1M +105.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.99B
P/E
61.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$506.21M
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$116.41 +17.6% 1M -28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$51.80B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
3.45%
Compliance Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Thomson Reuters leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Thomson Reuters 4, Ciena 4, Digi International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCIENDGIITRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.83B $2.99B $51.80B TRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 76.2x 61.1x 32.2x TRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.2x 28.4x 26.0x TRI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.6% +20.3% +7.0% CIEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.9% 9.6% 20.7% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.4% 6.9% — CIEN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.7x 1.2x CIEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 3.45% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +92.4% +105.9% -28.3% DGII
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +45.3%/yr +29.9%/yr -1.2%/yr CIEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.8% 40.8% 51.8% DGII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 61/100 57/100 DGII

Percentile Scorecard

CIENDGIITRI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCIENDGIITRI
Valuation 22 #88 of 112 45 #62 of 112 51 #50 of 101
Growth 95 #6 of 109 70 #33 of 109 29 #69 of 97
Profitability 83 #19 of 104 82 #20 of 104 99 #2 of 94
Financial Health 43 #67 of 116 50 #59 of 116 65 #38 of 108
Shareholder Returns 35 #53 of 81 56 #36 of 81 38 #40 of 64
Overall 55 61 57
  • CIEN ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DGII ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • TRI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCIENDGIITRISPY
1 month -1.6%+0.7%+17.6% -0.2%
3 months +0.2%+17.7%+12.7% +3.9%
6 months -25.9%+43.9%+29.5% +8.2%
Year to date +50.2%+82.1%-11.7% +12.9%
1 year +92.4%+105.9%-28.3% +12.3%
3 years +756.1%+212.0%-1.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +104.7%+46.2%-0.4% +23.3%
5 years +546.3%+270.2%-5.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +45.3%+29.9%-1.2% +10.9%
10 years +1,696.3%+654.5%+183.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +33.5%+22.4%+11.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCIENDGIITRISPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.8%40.8%51.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.8%38.8%52.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.791.430.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.192.60-0.55 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.7%-48.6%-64.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.0%-7.5%-28.3% -1.2%
52-week high $627.00$85.24$162.38 $779.14
52-week low $176.45$35.40$76.55 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCIENDGIITRI
P/E now vs peer median 76.2xmedian 33.2x 61.1xmedian 33.2x 32.2xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 2.8x 5.9xmedian 2.8x 6.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 56.2xmedian 20.0x 27.2xmedian 20.0x 25.8xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 61.2xmedian 29.8x 22.0xmedian 29.8x 16.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 3.0x 4.4xmedian 3.0x 4.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.70median 1.17 3.85median 1.17 3.11median 0.85

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCIENDGIITRI
Revenue $6.02B $506.21M $7.83B
Gross profit $2.65B $323.07M –
Operating income $738.95M $70.58M $2.33B
Net income $654.41M $48.74M $1.68B
Free cash flow $814.36M $135.98M $3.19B
R&D $924.94M $73.84M –
EPS (diluted) $4.48 $1.25 $3.61
Cash & equivalents $2.45B $27.97M $577.00M
Total debt $3.23B $108.13M $3.26B
Shares (diluted) 145.97M 38.92M 449.53M
Enterprise value $43.39B $2.88B $48.58B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCIENDGIITRI
P/E 76.2x 61.1x 32.2x
P/FCF 61.2x 22.0x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow 47.2x 21.6x 17.9x
P/S 8.3x 5.9x 6.6x
P/B 16.3x 4.4x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 17.4x 9.4x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 56.2x 27.2x 25.8x
EV/EBIT 68.2x 43.5x 23.3x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 6.1x 6.9x
EV/FCF 61.9x 22.6x 17.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 47.8x 22.2x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.70 3.85 3.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCIENDGIITRI
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.6% 20.3% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 4.9% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 40.6% 23.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 9.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 200.1% 24.0% 9.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.1% 9.7% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 364.5% 14.2% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 43.5% 18.0% -6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 359.9% 10.5% 8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.8% 15.9% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.5% 30.1% 14.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 201.2% 59.2% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.5% 31.6% 13.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 95.4% 60.8% 9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCIENDGIITRI
Gross margin 44.1% 63.8% –
EBITDA margin 14.9% 22.3% 26.9%
Operating margin 12.3% 13.9% 29.7%
Pretax margin 12.1% 12.4% 46.5%
Net margin 10.9% 9.6% 20.7%
FCF margin 13.5% 26.9% 40.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.5% 27.3% 36.9%
Return on equity 22.0% 7.2% –
Return on assets 9.3% 5.0% –
Return on invested capital 12.4% 6.9% –
Return on capital employed 13.1% 8.4% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% 3.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCIENDGIITRI
Debt / assets 40.4% 11.2% 18.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.7x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 4.0x 0.8x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 29.0% 38.5%
Equity / assets 38.2% 71.0% 61.5%
Interest coverage 10.6x 8.9x 116.5x
Current ratio 3.8x 1.1x 0.5x
Quick ratio 2.8x 0.7x -2.5x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.25 7.69 5.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCIENDGIITRI
Dividend yield – – 3.4%
Net buyback yield -1.0% 0.0% -2.2%
Shareholder yield -1.0% 0.0% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 30.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 16.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -10.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -8.5%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCIENDGIITRI
Forward P/E 46.2xFY2026 28.4xFY2026 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.60FY2026 $2.78FY2026 $4.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +187.9%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +64.7% +9.4% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.86BFY2026 $519.66MFY2026 $7.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.8%FY2026 +20.8%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% +3.8% +15.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCIENDGIITRI
Held by institutions 92.9% 100.0% 90.1%
Institutions holding 1,220 283 421
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% +1.6% +0.6%
Institutions buying 729 142 408
Institutions selling 379 105 9
Buyers to sellers 1.92 1.35 45.33

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CIENDGIITRI
CIEN 1.00 0.32 -0.38
DGII 0.32 1.00 -0.06
TRI -0.38 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CIEN, DGII and TRI?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ciena (CIEN) $49.83B, Digi International (DGII) $2.99B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $51.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, CIEN, DGII and TRI?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ciena (CIEN) 76.2x, Digi International (DGII) 61.1x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 32.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Thomson Reuters (TRI) is cheapest (Ciena (CIEN) 46.2x, Digi International (DGII) 28.4x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 26.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ciena (CIEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ciena (CIEN) +32.6%, Digi International (DGII) +20.3%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (Ciena (CIEN) 10.9%, Digi International (DGII) 9.6%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%). On return on invested capital, Ciena (CIEN) leads (Ciena (CIEN) 12.4%, Digi International (DGII) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Digi International (DGII) returned the most: Ciena (CIEN) +92.4%, Digi International (DGII) +105.9%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -28.3%. Over five years, Ciena (CIEN) compounded fastest (Ciena (CIEN) +45.3%/yr, Digi International (DGII) +29.9%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Thomson Reuters (TRI) 3.45%. Ciena (CIEN) and Digi International (DGII) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Digi International (DGII) has been the steadiest (Ciena (CIEN) 77.8%, Digi International (DGII) 40.8%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CIEN, DGII and TRI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Thomson Reuters (TRI) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.