CIEN vs UI vs LITE
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
CIEN74.5
Ciena Corporation
Technology · Communication Equipment
$332.73 −6.57%$47.2B mkt cap
Score DNA
LITE44.9
Lumentum Holdings Inc.
Technology · Communication Equipment
$824.13 −5.22%$74.7B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
CIEN UI LITE · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | CIEN | UI | LITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-05-29 | — | 2026-05-22 |
| 13F net change in holders | — | −26 | +233 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,291 | 177 | 1,525 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,026 | 109 | 1,041 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +265 | +68 | +484 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | CIEN | UI | LITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 72.1x
92nd
|
37.9x
50th
|
— |
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 1.61
33rd
|
1.15
17th
|
— |
| Price / sales | 7.8x
76th
|
11.1x
90th
|
24.8x
100th
|
| Price / book | 15.4x
81st
|
25.3x
90th
|
16.1x
86th
|
| Price / tangible book | 23.4x
93rd
|
22.5x
86th
|
18.8x
71st
|
| Price / free cash flow | 65.6x
81st
|
40.0x
69th
|
135.6x
94th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 44.7x
72nd
|
39.2x
67th
|
99.4x
94th
|
| Enterprise value | $44.8B
86th
|
$35.8B
81st
|
$73.6B
90th
|
| EV / sales | 7.4x
76th
|
10.9x
90th
|
24.4x
100th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 46.1x
89th
|
29.8x
72nd
|
— |
| EV / EBIT | 57.8x
89th
|
30.3x
50th
|
— |
| EV / free cash flow | 62.3x
81st
|
39.4x
69th
|
133.7x
94th
|
| Earnings yield | 1.4%
48th
|
2.6%
71st
|
-9.3%
5th
|
| FCF yield | 1.5%
38th
|
2.5%
48th
|
0.7%
29th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 2.2%
38th
|
2.6%
43rd
|
1.0%
19th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $45.96
67th
|
$92.10
92nd
|
— |
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | CIEN | UI | LITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 44.1%
52nd
|
46.2%
62nd
|
41.7%
43rd
|
| EBITDA margin | 16.1%
62nd
|
36.7%
90th
|
-228.4%
0th
|
| Operating margin | 14.1%
76th
|
36.2%
100th
|
17.4%
86th
|
| EBIT margin | 12.9%
71st
|
36.1%
100th
|
-237.3%
0th
|
| Net margin | 10.9%
81st
|
29.3%
95th
|
-230.1%
0th
|
| NOPAT margin | 12.7%
76th
|
29.4%
95th
|
13.8%
81st
|
| FCF margin | 11.9%
62nd
|
27.8%
100th
|
18.3%
76th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 17.5%
71st
|
28.4%
95th
|
24.9%
86th
|
| R&D / revenue | 15.4%
67th
|
6.2%
14th
|
11.8%
43rd
|
| SG&A / revenue | 14.3%
10th
|
3.7%
0th
|
12.1%
5th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.5%
5th
|
0.2%
0th
|
5.6%
65th
|
| Effective tax rate | 9.8%
17th
|
18.8%
44th
|
21.0%
50th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | CIEN | UI | LITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 22.4%
81st
|
91.1%
95th
|
-240.0%
0th
|
| ROA | 9.5%
81st
|
52.4%
100th
|
-120.3%
0th
|
| ROIC | 115.3%
100th
|
105.9%
95th
|
11.6%
62nd
|
| ROCE | 11.7%
71st
|
75.3%
100th
|
-148.1%
0th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 11.3%
81st
|
64.6%
100th
|
-124.1%
0th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 158.9%
90th
|
102.2%
86th
|
21.0%
62nd
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 33.2%
62nd
|
68.8%
95th
|
17.2%
24th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 45.0%
93rd
|
675.5%
100th
|
— |
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 36.6%
83rd
|
— | 56.1%
89th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 9.2%
83rd
|
— | -42.9%
11th
|
| Incremental ROIC | -59.1%
15th
|
69.3%
75th
|
15.3%
55th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | CIEN | UI | LITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 32.6%
75th
|
27.2%
65th
|
83.2%
95th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 6.4%
38th
|
18.9%
76th
|
24.5%
81st
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 12.5%
65th
|
19.0%
80th
|
19.5%
85th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 12.1%
75th
|
11.5%
65th
|
11.6%
70th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 16.1%
65th
|
25.7%
85th
|
32.8%
90th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 31.0%
92nd
|
29.6%
85th
|
— |
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 364.5%
100th
|
34.9%
75th
|
— |
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 43.5%
89th
|
33.1%
78th
|
— |
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 359.9%
100th
|
34.8%
88th
|
— |
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 44.8%
89th
|
33.0%
78th
|
— |
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 8.8%
44th
|
10.0%
56th
|
— |
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 2.6%
43rd
|
44.9%
93rd
|
— |
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | 120.6%
91st
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | 61.1%
79th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 2.1%
32nd
|
— | 46.4%
84th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | — | 10.0% | — |
| Sustainable growth rate | 22.4%
75th
|
72.7%
100th
|
— |
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | CIEN | UI | LITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 41.0%
55th
|
42.6%
60th
|
30.0%
10th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 8.5%
65th
|
31.5%
100th
|
-9.1%
15th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 5.8%
60th
|
25.0%
100th
|
-93.4%
5th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 11.5%
75th
|
26.5%
100th
|
1.1%
10th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.77
70th
|
0.68
55th
|
0.26
20th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.03
15th
|
0.35
55th
|
0.50
85th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.94
55th
|
0.90
45th
|
0.70
10th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | CIEN | UI | LITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $2.6B
90th
|
$611.2M
67th
|
$2.7B
95th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | $2.4B
100th
|
$531.2M
86th
|
$1.1B
90th
|
| Working capital | $3.9B
100th
|
$1.2B
81st
|
$1.7B
95th
|
| Current ratio | 3.80
86th
|
2.93
76th
|
1.68
33rd
|
| Quick ratio | 3.17
86th
|
1.68
57th
|
1.40
33rd
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 1.90
86th
|
0.98
62nd
|
1.10
71st
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 781 days
67th
|
1,022 days
81st
|
1,627 days
95th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | CIEN | UI | LITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $237.2M
57th
|
$80.0M
38th
|
$1.7B
81st
|
| Debt / equity | 0.08
38th
|
0.06
29th
|
0.36
57th
|
| Net debt / equity | −0.78
10th
|
−0.37
29th
|
−0.23
48th
|
| Debt / assets | 3.0%
24th
|
3.6%
29th
|
22.9%
76th
|
| Debt / capital | 7.2%
38th
|
5.3%
29th
|
26.5%
57th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.24
28th
|
0.07
0th
|
— |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.46
28th
|
−0.44
50th
|
— |
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 11.1x
53rd
|
— | −328.0x
0th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 15.1x
69th
|
— | 34.5x
88th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 0.2 yrs
17th
|
0.1 yrs
6th
|
2.2 yrs
61st
|
| Liabilities / assets | 61.8%
86th
|
34.5%
33rd
|
36.5%
38th
|
| IS credit model rating | AA+ | AA+ | BBB+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 65
0th
|
65
0th
|
225
62nd
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | CIEN | UI | LITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.88
76th
|
1.79
100th
|
0.52
29th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 131.84
100th
|
21.57
81st
|
2.54
10th
|
| Inventory turnover | 3.9
52nd
|
2.4
19th
|
3.0
29th
|
| Receivables turnover | 5.0
29th
|
12.0
100th
|
7.8
62nd
|
| Days sales outstanding | 73 days
71st
|
30 days
0th
|
47 days
38th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 94 days
48th
|
151 days
81st
|
121 days
71st
|
| Days payables outstanding | 61 days
52nd
|
62 days
57th
|
82 days
86th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 107 days
62nd
|
119 days
67th
|
85 days
38th
|
| Capex / revenue | 5.6%
81st
|
0.6%
5th
|
6.7%
90th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.70
81st
|
1.04
62nd
|
0.75
52nd
|
| Operating expense ratio | 27.4%
29th
|
9.5%
0th
|
20.6%
5th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | CIEN | UI | LITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.61
50th
|
0.97
17th
|
— |
| FCF / net income | 1.10
42nd
|
0.95
25th
|
— |
| FCF / operating cash flow | 68.2%
33rd
|
97.9%
100th
|
73.3%
44th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 31.8%
67th
|
2.1%
0th
|
26.7%
56th
|
| Accruals ratio | -5.8%
52nd
|
1.7%
86th
|
-133.4%
0th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | 16.3%
76th
|
39.7%
90th
|
1.6%
57th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
17th
|
0.75
17th
|
— |
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | CIEN | UI | LITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 75
95th
|
85
100th
|
45
43rd
|
| IS profitability | 65
86th
|
94
100th
|
30
38th
|
| IS growth | 78
85th
|
86
95th
|
52
25th
|
| IS value | 27
24th
|
49
86th
|
19
0th
|
| IS momentum | 100
95th
|
91
80th
|
50
20th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
57th
|
100
57th
|
100
57th
|
| IS quality | 87
95th
|
88
100th
|
46
29th
|
| IS balance sheet | 91
71st
|
97
100th
|
0
0th
|
| IS earnings quality | 68
67th
|
79
100th
|
25
10th
|
| IS cash flow | 70
76th
|
87
95th
|
51
48th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 8
86th
|
7
71st
|
5
24th
|
| Altman Z-score | 7.9
76th
|
30.4
100th
|
9.7
81st
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.57
35th
|
−2.19
80th
|
−6.51
0th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −8.47
38th
|
−12.11
0th
|
−6.40
90th
|
| IS credit score | 93
100th
|
93
81st
|
64
38th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | CIEN | UI | LITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $47.2B
86th
|
$36.4B
81st
|
$74.7B
90th
|
| Revenue | $6.0B
90th
|
$3.3B
76th
|
$3.0B
71st
|
| EBITDA | $971.6M
76th
|
$1.2B
86th
|
−$6.9B
0th
|
| Net income | $654.4M
86th
|
$960.3M
90th
|
−$6.9B
0th
|
| Free cash flow | $719.0M
76th
|
$908.9M
86th
|
$550.5M
71st
|
| Total assets | $8.0B
81st
|
$2.2B
48th
|
$7.3B
76th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $3.1B
81st
|
$1.4B
52nd
|
$4.6B
95th
|
| Employees | 8,989
81st
|
1,818
38th
|
13,757
90th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | CIEN | UI | LITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −6.6% | −2.7% | −5.2% |
| 1 week | −25.9% | −8.5% | −25.3% |
| 1 month | −3.2% | +0.8% | −7.8% |
| 3 months | −12.1% | +13.0% | +7.7% |
| 6 months | −34.4% | −44.5% | −7.8% |
| Year to date | +35.4% | +6.3% | +113.4% |
| 1 year | +97.4% | −19.7% | +426.4% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +650.1% | +416.4% | +1,822.4% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +533.3% | +104.1% | +879.2% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | CIEN | UI | LITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 39.5 | 50.4 | 37.4 |
| From 52-week high | −47.8% | −45.3% | −27.9% |
| From 52-week low | +108.8% | +20.2% | +440.3% |
| Beta | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.54 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17