CIEN vs EXTR vs TRI Stock Comparison

Ciena, Extreme Networks and Thomson Reuters Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CIEN Ciena Corp
$336.09 -5.8% 1M +87.7% 1Y
Market cap
$49.80B
P/E
76.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.02B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
EXTR Extreme Networks Inc
$22.70 +5.5% 1M +8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.15B
P/E
74.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.28B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$122.08 +23.3% 1M -24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$52.17B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Compliance Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Thomson Reuters leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Thomson Reuters 5, Extreme Networks 3, Ciena 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCIENEXTRTRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.80B $3.15B $52.17B TRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 76.1x 74.9x 32.2x TRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.2x 16.4x 27.3x EXTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.6% +12.6% +7.0% CIEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.9% 3.3% 20.7% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.4% 19.4% — EXTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.6x 1.2x EXTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +87.7% +8.7% -24.9% CIEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +44.4%/yr +18.6%/yr -0.1%/yr CIEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.9% 55.5% 51.7% TRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 51/100 56/100 TRI

Percentile Scorecard

CIENEXTRTRI

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

AxisCIENEXTRTRI
Valuation 19 #90 of 111 37 #70 of 111 49 #53 of 102
Growth 95 #6 of 108 39 #66 of 108 28 #71 of 98
Profitability 83 #19 of 104 70 #32 of 104 99 #2 of 95
Financial Health 43 #66 of 115 23 #89 of 115 66 #38 of 109
Shareholder Returns 34 #54 of 81 88 #11 of 81 38 #40 of 64
Overall 55 51 56
  • CIEN ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • EXTR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • TRI ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCIENEXTRTRISPY
1 month -5.8%+5.5%+23.3% -0.8%
3 months -10.9%-24.2%+24.9% +3.5%
6 months -33.6%+30.0%+37.1% +7.0%
Year to date +43.7%+36.3%-7.4% +12.2%
1 year +87.7%+8.7%-24.9% +13.0%
3 years +719.3%+10.5%+3.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +101.7%+3.4%+1.2% +23.1%
5 years +526.3%+134.7%-0.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +44.4%+18.6%-0.1% +11.0%
10 years +1,548.3%+434.1%+196.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +32.3%+18.2%+11.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCIENEXTRTRISPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.9%55.5%51.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.8%56.6%52.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.781.540.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.130.16-0.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.7%-67.2%-64.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.4%-32.7%-24.8% -1.8%
52-week high $627.00$33.71$162.38 $779.14
52-week low $176.45$13.74$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.

MultipleCIENEXTRTRI
P/E now vs peer median 73.0xmedian 32.0x 71.5xmedian 32.0x 33.8xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 2.8x 2.3xmedian 2.8x 6.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 53.8xmedian 19.4x 34.0xmedian 19.4x 27.0xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 58.6xmedian 29.0x 31.3xmedian 29.0x 17.0xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 2.9x 33.6xmedian 2.9x 4.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.63median 1.13 -3.79median 1.13 3.26median 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 monthsCIENEXTRTRI
Revenue $6.02B $1.28B $7.83B
Gross profit $2.65B $789.14M –
Operating income $738.95M $62.70M $2.33B
Net income $654.41M $42.12M $1.68B
Free cash flow $814.36M $95.24M $3.19B
R&D $924.94M $233.88M –
EPS (diluted) $4.48 $0.31 $3.61
Cash & equivalents $2.45B $211.76M $577.00M
Total debt $3.23B $163.72M $3.26B
Shares (diluted) 145.97M 134.97M 449.53M
Enterprise value $43.36B $2.30B $48.95B

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
MetricCIENEXTRTRI
P/E 73.0x 71.5x 33.8x
P/FCF 58.6x 31.3x 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow 45.2x 24.2x 18.8x
P/S 7.9x 2.3x 6.9x
P/B 15.6x 33.6x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 16.6x 34.8x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 53.8x 34.0x 27.0x
EV/EBIT 65.3x 46.7x 24.4x
EV/Revenue 8.0x 2.3x 7.3x
EV/FCF 59.3x 30.8x 17.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 45.8x 23.8x 19.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.63 -3.79 3.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCIENEXTRTRI
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.6% 12.6% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.5% -0.7% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 40.6% 11.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 1.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 200.1% 269.9% 9.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.1% -16.7% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 364.5% 664.1% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 43.5% -18.6% -6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 359.9% 653.0% 8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.8% -18.9% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.5% -19.0% 14.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 201.2% -20.9% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.5% -25.2% 13.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 95.4% -26.0% 9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCIENEXTRTRI
Gross margin 44.1% 61.5% –
EBITDA margin 14.9% 6.7% 26.9%
Operating margin 12.3% 4.9% 29.7%
Pretax margin 12.1% 4.0% 46.5%
Net margin 10.9% 3.3% 20.7%
FCF margin 13.5% 7.4% 40.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.5% 9.6% 36.9%
Return on equity 22.0% 50.3% –
Return on assets 9.3% 3.6% –
Return on invested capital 12.4% 19.4% –
Return on capital employed 13.1% 10.8% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.9x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% 6.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCIENEXTRTRI
Debt / assets 40.4% 13.9% 18.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.6x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 4.0x 1.7x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 92.5% 38.5%
Equity / assets 38.2% 7.5% 61.5%
Interest coverage 10.6x 4.5x 116.5x
Current ratio 3.8x 0.9x 0.5x
Quick ratio 2.8x 0.6x -2.5x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.99 1.78 6.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCIENEXTRTRI
Dividend yield – – 3.3%
Net buyback yield -1.0% 2.9% -2.1%
Shareholder yield -1.0% 2.9% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusCIENEXTRTRI
Forward P/E 44.2xFY2026 16.4xFY2027 27.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.60FY2026 $1.38FY2027 $4.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +187.9%FY2026 +30.2%FY2027 +12.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +64.7% +2.9% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.86BFY2026 $1.34BFY2027 $7.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.8%FY2026 +4.5%FY2027 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% +21.3% +15.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCIENEXTRTRI
Held by institutions 92.9% 96.7% 90.1%
Institutions holding 1,220 338 421
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% +1.2% +0.6%
Institutions buying 729 181 408
Institutions selling 379 121 9
Buyers to sellers 1.92 1.50 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.

CIENEXTRTRI
CIEN 1.00 0.28 -0.38
EXTR 0.28 1.00 0.10
TRI -0.38 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CIEN, EXTR and TRI?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ciena (CIEN) $49.80B, Extreme Networks (EXTR) $3.15B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $52.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, CIEN, EXTR and TRI?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ciena (CIEN) 76.1x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 74.9x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 32.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Extreme Networks (EXTR) is cheapest (Ciena (CIEN) 44.2x, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 16.4x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 27.3x). 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%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +12.6%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (Ciena (CIEN) 10.9%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 3.3%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%). On return on invested capital, Extreme Networks (EXTR) leads (Ciena (CIEN) 12.4%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 19.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ciena (CIEN) returned the most: Ciena (CIEN) +87.7%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +8.7%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -24.9%. Over five years, Ciena (CIEN) compounded fastest (Ciena (CIEN) +44.4%/yr, Extreme Networks (EXTR) +18.6%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thomson Reuters (TRI) has been the steadiest (Ciena (CIEN) 77.9%, Extreme Networks (EXTR) 55.5%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CIEN, EXTR 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 5. 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.