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

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

Ciena (CIEN) posted EV to FCF of 62.43 for Q3 2026, down 30.31% on a QoQ basis from 89.58 in Q2 2026, and up 237.46% year-over-year from 18.5 in Q3 2025.

Analysis

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

Ciena has reported EV to FCF for 15 years, with the latest figure at 62.43 in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EV to FCF rose 237.46% year-over-year to 62.43 in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was 62.43, a 237.46% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 38.29, up 83.75% from the prior year.
  • EV to FCF was 62.43 for Q3 2026 at Ciena, down from 89.58 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EV to FCF was 287.92 in Q3 2022, with the low at 10.01 in Q1 2024.
  • Average EV to FCF over 5 years is 54.24, with a median of 31.07 recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: EV to FCF surged 1359.15% in 2022, then plunged 73.17% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, EV to FCF stood at 287.92 in 2022, then slumped by 73.03% to 77.66 in 2023, then slumped by 73.17% to 20.84 in 2024, then jumped by 83.75% to 38.29 in 2025, then soared by 63.04% to 62.43 in 2026.
  • The last three EV to FCF figures came in at 62.43 (Q3 2026), 89.58 (Q2 2026), and 46.24 (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 62.43
May 2, 2026 89.58
Jan 31, 2026 46.24
Nov 1, 2025 38.29
Aug 2, 2025 18.50
May 3, 2025 31.07
Feb 1, 2025 54.61
Nov 2, 2024 20.84
Jul 27, 2024 21.57
Apr 27, 2024 12.22
Jan 27, 2024 10.01
Oct 28, 2023 77.66
Jul 30, 2022 287.92
Apr 30, 2022 22.36
Jan 29, 2022 20.31
Oct 30, 2021 14.72
Jul 31, 2021 19.73
May 1, 2021 13.16
Jan 30, 2021 19.21
Oct 31, 2020 11.80