KPIs & Operating Metrics(New)
Growth Metrics

Ciena (CIEN) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Ciena has reported Share-based Compensation over the past 18 years, most recently at $49.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Share-based Compensation at $49.8 million for Q1 2026, up 22.11% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $193.5 million (up 21.43% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $184.5 million, up 17.98%.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 was $49.8 million at Ciena, up from $48.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for CIEN hit a ceiling of $49.8 million in Q1 2026 and a floor of $24.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • Median Share-based Compensation over the past 5 years was $37.4 million (2024), compared with a mean of $36.8 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Share-based Compensation: increased 28.37% in 2023 and later rose 7.88% in 2025.
  • Ciena's Share-based Compensation stood at $27.3 million in 2022, then rose by 28.37% to $35.0 million in 2023, then increased by 16.89% to $41.0 million in 2024, then increased by 19.18% to $48.8 million in 2025, then grew by 2.04% to $49.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Share-based Compensation were $49.8 million (Q1 2026), $48.8 million (Q4 2025), and $46.9 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.