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CIEN vs DUK // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Ciena Corporation (NYSE) VS. Duke Energy Corporation (Holding Company) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CIEN 6
— DUK 8
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $320.72 (-8.22%) • MKT CAP: $49.55B
dividend-safety
3.40%
LAST: $127.39 (+1.18%) • MKT CAP: $98.16B
dividend-safety
3.40%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CIEN VS. DUK)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CIEN | DUK | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 42.00% | 41.00% | +1.00 | CIEN | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.90% | 5.20% | -1.30 | DUK | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 95.0x | 8.7x | +86.30 | DUK | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.34% | -1.73% | +3.07 | CIEN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 4.10% | 31.40% | -27.30 | DUK | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.60% | 18.10% | -15.50 | DUK | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 18.80% | 3.30% | +15.50 | CIEN | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 3.40% | 3.40% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 10.26 | 0.89 | +9.37 | CIEN | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 5/9 | +4.00 | CIEN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 5.30% | 6.10% | -0.80 | CIEN | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 41.1 | 69.7 | -28.52 | DUK | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.53 | 0.76 | -0.23 | DUK | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 140.0x | 18.4x | +121.60 | DUK | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $49.55B | $98.16B | -$48.61B | DUK | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CIEN REV | DUK REV | CIEN GROSS % | DUK GROSS % | CIEN FCF | DUK FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.77B | $0 | 42.0% | — | $665.3M | -$1.69B |
| FY 2024 | $4.01B | $0 | 42.8% | — | $377.9M | $48.0M |
| FY 2023 | $4.39B | $0 | 44.0% | — | -$29.1M | $9.88B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CIEN // BETA 0.53
DUK // BETA 0.76