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CIEN vs SO // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Ciena Corporation (NYSE) VS. Southern Company (The) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CIEN 7
— SO 8
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: CIEN
LAST: $320.72 (-8.22%) • MKT CAP: $49.55B
fcf-yield
1.34%
LAST: $93.71 (+0.77%) • MKT CAP: $106.97B
fcf-yield
-2.74%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CIEN VS. SO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CIEN | SO | 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% | 6.90% | -3.00 | SO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 95.0x | 8.5x | +86.50 | SO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 1.34% | -2.74% | +4.08 | CIEN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 4.10% | 24.70% | -20.60 | SO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.60% | 14.70% | -12.10 | SO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 18.80% | 10.60% | +8.20 | CIEN | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.40% | 2.82% | +0.58 | CIEN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 10.26 | 0.98 | +9.28 | 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% | 5.50% | -0.20 | CIEN | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 41.1 | 66.6 | -25.45 | SO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.53 | 0.58 | -0.05 | SO | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 140.0x | 22.9x | +117.10 | SO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $49.55B | $106.97B | -$57.42B | SO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CIEN REV | SO REV | CIEN GROSS % | SO GROSS % | CIEN FCF | SO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.77B | $29.55B | 42.0% | 44.0% | $665.3M | -$2.94B |
| FY 2024 | $4.01B | $26.72B | 42.8% | 44.0% | $377.9M | $833.0M |
| FY 2023 | $4.39B | $25.25B | 44.0% | 44.0% | -$29.1M | $6.42B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CIEN // BETA 0.53
SO // BETA 0.58