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Ciena Corporation
1W: +2.7% 1M: +2.0% 3M: +6.3% YTD: +42.7% 1Y: +96.1% 3Y: +743.3% 5Y: +566.0%
$351.15
+15.22 (+4.53%)
Pre-Market: $356.40 (+5.25, +1.50%)
Weekly Expected Move ±14.0%
$231 $275 $320 $365 $410
NYSE · Technology · Communication Equipment · Tech Score Sell · Power 41 · $49.8B mcap · 141M float · 1.85% daily turnover · Short 51% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 69% of companies Debt: 0.5% of company value Bonds: $165.2M held by 117 funds, 126 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $0.28 (down 99.9%), Ciena Corporation would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $237.2M against a stock market value of $49.80B.
Distance to default 7.46 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-08-01, debt counted $124.7M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 77.1%; Altman Z 7.26. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Cash Flow Trends

Operating Cash Flow
$806M +56.7% ▲
5Y CAGR: +10.3%
Capital Expenditures
$141M -3.0% ▼
5Y CAGR: +11.2%
Free Cash Flow
$665M +76.1% ▲
5Y CAGR: +10.1%
Dividends Paid
$0 +0.0% ▲
Buybacks
$335M -11.1% ▼
Net Change in Cash
$157M +307.4% ▲

Cash Flow Composition

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Cash Flow Statement
Line ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
— Operating Activities —
Net Income$500M$153M$255M$84M$123M
Depreciation & Amort.$132M$140M$142M$133M$140M
Stock-Based Comp.$84M$105M$130M$156M$185M
Change in Working Capital-$68M-$572M-$397M$103M$220M
Other Non-Cash Items$49M$34M$52M$115M$161M
Operating Cash Flow$542M-$168M$168M$515M$806M
— Investing Activities —
Capital Expenditures-$80M-$91M-$106M-$137M-$141M
Acquisitions (Net)$5M-$62M-$230M$0-$231M
Investment Purchases-$173M-$652M-$252M-$309M-$214M
Investment Sales$157M$704M$208M$141M$349M
Other Investing$0$0-$3M-$1M-$4M
Investing Cash Flow-$91M-$101M-$383M-$306M-$241M
— Financing Activities —
Net Debt Issuance-$10M$391M$485M-$16M-$16M
Stock Repurchased-$135M-$549M-$281M-$301M-$335M
Dividends Paid$0$0$0$0$0
Other Financing$0$25M-$6M-$3M-$91M
Financing Cash Flow-$117M-$133M$229M-$285M-$406M
Net Change in Cash$334M-$428M$16M-$76M$157M
Cash End of Period$1.4B$994M$1.0B$935M$1.1B
Free Cash Flow$462M-$259M$62M$378M$665M

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