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This page provides access to Ciena Corporation (NYSE: CIEN) filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, along with AI-powered tools to help interpret the information. Ciena is a Delaware corporation based in Hanover, Maryland and is categorized in the telephone apparatus manufacturing industry. Its SEC filings document financial performance, material events, governance matters, and other disclosures relevant to investors and analysts.
Ciena regularly files Form 8-K current reports to announce significant events. Recent examples include 8-Ks reporting fiscal quarterly and year-end financial results, which present revenue from products and services and segment data for Networking Platforms, Platform Software and Services, Blue Planet Automation Software and Services, and Global Services. Other 8-K filings describe material events such as the entry into and completion of the acquisition of Nubis Communications, Inc., and changes to executive change in control severance agreements.
Through this page, users can also review Ciena’s periodic reports, such as annual and quarterly reports when available, which typically include detailed financial statements, management’s discussion of results, and information about business segments and risk factors. In addition, filings related to executive compensation and governance, referenced in the company’s proxy statements, provide context on compensation practices and potential payments upon termination or change in control.
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Ciena Corporation delivered strong first-quarter fiscal 2026 results, with revenue rising to
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Ciena Corporation reported a very strong fiscal first quarter 2026, with revenue of $1.43 billion, up 33% from $1.07 billion a year earlier. GAAP diluted EPS rose to $1.03 from $0.31, while adjusted EPS more than doubled to $1.35 from $0.64, reflecting higher scale and improved profitability.
Adjusted operating margin expanded to 17.9% from 12.3%, and adjusted EBITDA increased to $287 million from $156 million. Cash and investments totaled about $1.4 billion, supported by $228 million of operating cash flow. Ciena also repurchased approximately 0.4 million shares for $80.5 million.
Management raised its fiscal 2026 revenue outlook to a range of $5.9 billion to $6.3 billion, implying 28% year-over-year growth at the midpoint, and guided fiscal second quarter 2026 revenue to about $1.5 billion plus or minus $50 million, with adjusted gross margin of 43.5%–44.5% and adjusted operating margin of 17.5%–18.5%.
Ciena Corp President and CEO Gary B. Smith reported an open-market sale of 2,952 shares of common stock. The transaction took place on March 2, 2026 at a weighted average price of $354.6386 per share, with individual sales ranging from $345.8050 to $363.0350.
The sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated October 4, 2025, which allows executives to sell shares according to a preset schedule. Following this transaction, Smith directly owned 296,036 shares, which the filing states include unvested restricted stock units and performance stock units.
Ciena Corporation executive David M. Rothenstein, SVP and Chief Strategy Officer, sold 2,500 shares of Ciena common stock in an open-market transaction. The sale took place on February 17, 2026 at a weighted average price of $300.1992 per share, with individual trades executed in a price range from $288.71 to $306.54 under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated October 10, 2025. After this sale, he directly owns 199,694 shares, which include unvested Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units.
Ciena President and CEO Gary B. Smith reported an open-market sale of 2,952 shares of common stock on February 17, 2026. The shares were sold under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated 10/04/2025 at a weighted average price of $299.5113 per share. After this transaction, Smith directly owns 298,988 shares, which the filing notes include unvested RSUs and PSUs.
A holder of CIEN common stock filed a notice under Rule 144 to sell 2,500 shares through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, with an aggregate market value of $759,800. CIEN had 140,854,735 shares outstanding at the time. The shares come from restricted stock units acquired on 12/20/2017. Over the past three months, the same account sold 2,500 shares on 12/15/2025 for $552,100 and another 2,500 shares on 01/09/2026 for $548,200 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan for David M. Rothenstein.
Ciena Corporation is asking stockholders to vote at its virtual 2026 annual meeting on electing three Class II directors, ratifying PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor for fiscal 2026, and approving an advisory say‑on‑pay resolution.
The proxy highlights record fiscal 2025 results, including $4.77 billion in annual revenue and record orders of $7.8 billion, driven by demand for high‑speed connectivity and AI‑related cloud applications. Ciena reports a one‑year total stockholder return of 196% from January 2, 2025 to January 2, 2026 and notes a share repurchase of approximately four million shares for $330 million under a three‑year $1 billion program.
The Board emphasizes governance changes such as appointing an independent Chair and a new Audit Committee Chair, refreshing committee composition, updating key governance documents, and maintaining majority voting, stock ownership guidelines, overboarding limits, and robust codes of ethics. The filing also describes a pay‑for‑performance‑oriented executive and director compensation framework and Ciena’s sustainability pillars around sustainable networks, people, communities, and strong governance and security.
Ciena Corporation’s President and CEO Gary B. Smith, who is also a director, reported selling 2,952 shares of Ciena common stock on 02/02/2026 at a weighted average price of $265.6018 per share. The sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated 10/04/2025.
Following this transaction, Smith beneficially owned 301,940 Ciena shares, which the disclosure states include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs). The reported price reflects a range of individual sale prices between $248.6950 and $270.6550.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. reported a significant ownership position in Ciena Corporation common stock as of