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

Ciena (CIEN) recorded quarterly Share-based Compensation of $49.8 million in Q1 2026, up 2.04% quarter-over-quarter from $48.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 22.11% on a YoY basis from $40.8 million in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 22.11% year-over-year to $49.8 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $193.5 million (up 21.43% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $184.5 million, up 17.98% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $49.8 million for Q1 2026 at Ciena, up from $48.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $49.8 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $24.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $36.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $37.4 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Share-based Compensation rose 28.37% in 2023, then gained 7.88% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $27.3 million in 2022, then increased by 28.37% to $35.0 million in 2023, then gained by 16.89% 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.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $49.8 million (Q1 2026), $48.8 million (Q4 2025), and $46.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn 914.00 Mn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn 49.83 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn 100.00 Mn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn 216.00 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn 41.60 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn 1.61 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn 55.35 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn 4.39 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn 58.00 Mn
10 Viavi Solutions 10.76 Bn 10.75 Bn 234.10 Mn 13.90 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 37.83 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 37.83 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 35.05 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 35.05 Mn