Ciena (CIEN) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Ciena's (CIEN) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $49.8 million in Q1 2026, up 22.11% year-on-year from $40.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 2.04% quarter-over-quarter from $48.8 million in Q4 2025.

Ciena (CIEN) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ciena's Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $49.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 22.11% year-over-year to $49.8 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $193.5 million, a 21.43% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $184.5 million, up 17.98% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation rose to $49.8 million in Q1 2026 per CIEN's latest filing, from $48.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $120.7 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $7.2 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $37.4 million (2024), against an average of $39.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation sank 91.05% in 2022 and jumped 1582.24% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $7.2 million in 2022, then surged by 1582.24% to $120.7 million in 2023, then sank by 66.05% to $41.0 million in 2024, then grew by 19.18% to $48.8 million in 2025, then climbed by 2.04% to $49.8 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CIEN Share-based Compensation figures stand at $49.8 million (Q1 2026), $48.8 million (Q4 2025), and $46.9 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 444.27 Bn 427.63 Bn 10.08 Bn -627.00 Mn
2 Motorola Solutions 68.42 Bn 67.56 Bn 1.36 Bn 100.00 Mn
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 63.57 Bn 58.72 Bn 9.10 Bn 173.00 Mn
4 Lumentum Holdings 59.61 Bn 56.43 Bn 357.00 Mn 122.60 Mn
5 Ciena 57.62 Bn 56.33 Bn 625.52 Mn 49.83 Mn
6 Nokia 52.70 Bn 45.22 Bn 9.86 Bn -
7 Ubiquiti 32.00 Bn 31.63 Bn 370.71 Mn -2.14 Mn
8 AST SpaceMobile 17.20 Bn 17.78 Bn 3.67 Mn 55.35 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 12.59 Bn 12.48 Bn 742.00 Mn 58.00 Mn
10 Viasat 10.14 Bn 8.46 Bn 615.36 Mn 53.29 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 49.83 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 49.83 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 48.83 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 48.83 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 46.93 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 46.93 Mn
May 3, 2025 47.96 Mn
May 3, 2025 47.96 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 40.81 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 40.81 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 40.97 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 40.97 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 37.36 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 37.36 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 40.25 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 40.25 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 10.08 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 10.08 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 120.68 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 120.68 Mn