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

Ciena (CIEN) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Ciena (CIEN) posted Retained Earnings of -$2.5 billion for Q3 2026, up 9.51% on a QoQ basis from -$2.8 billion in Q2 2026, and up 20.52% year-over-year from -$2.1 billion in Q3 2025.

Analysis

Ciena (CIEN) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ciena has reported Retained Earnings for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$2.5 billion in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings rose 20.52% year-over-year to -$2.5 billion in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was -$2.5 billion, a 20.52% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$3.2 billion, up 3.74% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was -$2.5 billion for Q3 2026 at Ciena, up from -$2.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Retained Earnings was -$2.5 billion in Q3 2026, with the low at -$3.7 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is -$3.3 billion, with a median of -$3.3 billion recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Retained Earnings advanced 2.37% in 2025, then gained 20.52% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at -$3.6 billion in 2022, then increased by 7.02% to -$3.4 billion in 2023, then climbed by 2.49% to -$3.3 billion in 2024, then gained by 3.74% to -$3.2 billion in 2025, then rose by 20.03% to -$2.5 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$2.5 billion (Q3 2026), -$2.8 billion (Q2 2026), and -$3.0 billion (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 430.90 Bn 415.39 Bn 11.06 Bn 1.57 Bn
2 Ciena 45.56 Bn 42.93 Bn 759.27 Mn -2.54 Bn
3 Ubiquiti 35.05 Bn 34.43 Bn 429.25 Mn 1.42 Bn
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 2.19 Bn
6 Amdocs 6.75 Bn 6.58 Bn 467.16 Mn 7.35 Bn
7 Extreme Networks 2.85 Bn 2.64 Bn 210.49 Mn -907.31 Mn
8 Digi International 2.63 Bn 2.60 Bn 89.93 Mn 326.91 Mn
9 Nextnav 2.54 Bn 2.54 Bn -905,000.00 -1.10 Bn
10 Calix 2.26 Bn 2.07 Bn 160.12 Mn -343.92 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 -2.54 Bn
May 2, 2026 -2.80 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 -3.02 Bn
Nov 1, 2025 -3.17 Bn
Aug 2, 2025 -3.19 Bn
May 3, 2025 -3.24 Bn
Feb 1, 2025 -3.25 Bn
Nov 2, 2024 -3.29 Bn
Jul 27, 2024 -3.33 Bn
Apr 27, 2024 -3.34 Bn
Jan 27, 2024 -3.33 Bn
Oct 28, 2023 -3.38 Bn
Jul 29, 2023 -3.47 Bn
Apr 29, 2023 -3.50 Bn
Jan 28, 2023 -3.56 Bn
Oct 29, 2022 -3.63 Bn
Jul 30, 2022 -3.69 Bn
Apr 30, 2022 -3.70 Bn
Jan 29, 2022 -3.74 Bn
Oct 30, 2021 -3.79 Bn