Ciena Corporation (CIEN) Revenue-to-Profit Sankey Flow & SEC XBRL Financials

$349.45 -3.79% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Ciena Corporation (CIEN) carries a Roarable Rating of C+ (Hold) with 66/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C+ • HOLD / WATCH Cap $49.55B
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C · Rk B
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12M PRICE TARGET CONE+3.6% Base Target
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:48% Call Buyers ($4.3M)
52% PutsMax Pain: $342.00
VISUAL REVENUE-TO-PROFIT SANKEY WATERFALL • FY 2025 (10-K)

How CIEN Turns Every Dollar of Sales Into Real Bottom-Line Profit

Free Cash Flow:$665.3M (13.9% FCF Margin)
Revenue$4.77BGross Profit $2.00B (42%)Cost of Sales $2.76BOp Profit $197.5M (4.1%)OpEx (R&D/SG&A) $1.81BNet Profit$123.3M (2.6%)Tax/Other $74.2M

Multi-Year SEC EDGAR XBRL Revenue, Net Profit & Free Cash Flow Trajectory

■ Revenue■ Net Profit■ Free Cash Flow
FY23
Rev $4.39B
FY24
Rev $4.01B
FY25
Rev $4.77B
Fiscal YearRevenueGross MarginOp MarginNet ProfitFree Cash FlowROIC %
FY 2025$4.77B42%4.1%$123.3M$665.3M4.9%
FY 2024$4.01B42.8%4.1%$84.0M$377.9M3.8%
FY 2023$4.39B44%8.2%$254.8M-$29.1M1.7%
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CIEN // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -39.21%🛡️ HOLDING TREND SUPPORT
2026-10-30O $326.0H $332.7L $313.3C $320.7VOL 3.10M
RES: $446.7SUP: $293.6SMA50: $363.4SMA200: $405.0
$665.7$548.9$432.1$315.4$198.6RES $446.7SUP $293.6$320.72026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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CIEN Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
48.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +18.8% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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How profitable is Ciena Corporation (CIEN)?

In FY 2025 (10-K), CIEN converted $4.8B of revenue into a 42% gross margin, 4.1% operating margin, and $665.3M in free cash flow (13.9% FCF margin).