Ciena CIEN
NYSE CIEN
$321.08 +5.45 (+1.73%)
At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Ciena (CIEN) EV to CFO (2012 - 2026)

Ciena (CIEN) posted EV to CFO of 48.2 for Q3 2026, down 33.26% on a QoQ basis from 72.23 in Q2 2026, and up 237.56% year-over-year from 14.28 in Q3 2025.

Analysis

Ciena (CIEN) EV to CFO (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ciena has reported EV to CFO for 15 years, with the latest figure at 48.2 in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EV to CFO rose 237.56% year-over-year to 48.2 in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was 48.2, a 237.56% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 31.6, up 106.49% from the prior year.
  • EV to CFO was 48.2 for Q3 2026 at Ciena, down from 72.23 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EV to CFO was 72.23 in Q2 2026, with the low at 8.69 in Q1 2024.
  • Average EV to CFO over 5 years is 28.91, with a median of 20.12 recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: EV to CFO soared 296.8% in 2022, then slumped 46.61% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, EV to CFO stood at 63.66 in 2022, then slumped by 54.97% to 28.67 in 2023, then plunged by 46.61% to 15.3 in 2024, then jumped by 106.49% to 31.6 in 2025, then surged by 52.54% to 48.2 in 2026.
  • The last three EV to CFO figures came in at 48.2 (Q3 2026), 72.23 (Q2 2026), and 36.9 (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 430.90 Bn 415.39 Bn 11.06 Bn
2 Ciena 45.56 Bn 42.93 Bn 759.27 Mn
3 Ubiquiti 35.05 Bn 34.43 Bn 429.25 Mn
4 Ericsson Lm Telephone 34.05 Bn 14.63 Bn 2.58 Bn
5 Applied Optoelectronics 8.91 Bn 8.41 Bn 53.21 Mn
6 Amdocs 6.75 Bn 6.58 Bn 467.16 Mn
7 Extreme Networks 2.85 Bn 2.64 Bn 210.49 Mn
8 Digi International 2.63 Bn 2.60 Bn 89.93 Mn
9 Nextnav 2.54 Bn 2.54 Bn -905,000.00
10 Calix 2.26 Bn 2.07 Bn 160.12 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 48.20
May 2, 2026 72.23
Jan 31, 2026 36.90
Nov 1, 2025 31.60
Aug 2, 2025 14.28
May 3, 2025 20.12
Feb 1, 2025 31.82
Nov 2, 2024 15.30
Jul 27, 2024 17.03
Apr 27, 2024 10.34
Jan 27, 2024 8.69
Oct 28, 2023 28.67
Jul 30, 2022 63.66
Apr 30, 2022 18.01
Jan 29, 2022 16.84
Oct 30, 2021 12.56
Jul 31, 2021 16.04
May 1, 2021 11.14
Jan 30, 2021 15.91
Oct 31, 2020 9.82