Here are the Form 4 insider transactions from Ciena Corporation (CIEN) in our archive over the last 12 months, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow CIEN and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full CIEN filings page.
Ciena Corp (CIEN) President & CEO Gary B. Smith reported selling 2,952 shares of common stock on November 2, 2026, at a weighted-average price of $298.1555 per share; sales ranged from $283.1150 to $315.3100. The sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated October 4, 2025. After the transaction, his reported position was 222,503 shares, including unvested restricted stock units and performance stock units.
Ciena Corp.'s EVP & Chief Financial Officer, Marc D. Graff, had 3,759 shares withheld on November 1, 2026, to cover tax liabilities tied to a restricted stock unit (RSU) award agreement dated August 1, 2025. The shares were reported at $320.72 per share, and his reported post-transaction position was 103,377 shares, including unvested RSUs. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
Ciena Corp EVP & Chief Product & Tech Brodie Gage sold 1,200 shares of common stock at $344.08 per share on October 15, 2026, under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated July 1, 2025, and modified December 23, 2025. After the sale, his reported position was 34,073 shares, including unvested Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units.
Ciena Corp. (CIEN) EVP & Chief R&D Officer Dino DiPerna reported selling 890 shares of common stock on October 15, 2026, in two 445-share transactions priced at $344.08 and $350.00 per share. A footnote states that the sales were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated October 16, 2026.
Ciena Corp. President & CEO Gary B. Smith sold 2,952 shares of common stock on October 15, 2026, at a weighted average price of $348.0203 per share. The sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated October 4, 2025; sale prices ranged from $333.5900 to $357.5075.
After the sale, Smith reported direct holdings of 225,455 shares, including unvested restricted stock units and performance stock units.
Ciena Corp. (CIEN) EVP & Chief Strategy Officer David M. Rothenstein sold 2,500 shares of common stock on October 15, 2026, at a weighted average price of $348.0629 per share. The sale was made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated October 10, 2025; reported sale prices ranged from $334.0400 to $356.9100. After the sale, Rothenstein reported 172,881 shares, including unvested Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units.
Ciena Corp. President & CEO Gary B. Smith sold 2,952 shares of common stock on October 1, 2026, at a weighted average price of $369.6605 per share under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated October 4, 2025. His reported holdings after the sale were 228,407 shares, including unvested restricted stock units and performance stock units.
Ciena Corp (CIEN) EVP & Chief Financial Officer Marc D. Graff sold 97 shares of common stock at $355.1900 per share on October 1, 2026, pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated March 25, 2026. After the sale, he reported direct holdings of 107,136 shares.
Ciena Corp (CIEN) EVP & Chief Legal Officer Sheela Kosaraju sold 2,101 shares of common stock at $355.19 per share on October 1, 2026, under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated October 14, 2024. She directly held 84,065 shares after the sale; that reported position includes unvested RSUs and PSUs.
CIENA Corp. (CIEN) EVP & Chief Customer Officer Jason Phipps reported selling 2,629 shares of common stock on October 1, 2026, at $355.19 per share, under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated October 9, 2024, and modified October 6, 2025. His reported direct holdings after the sale were 57,388 shares, including unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
Ciena Corp (CIEN) EVP & General Mgr. Joseph Cumello sold 1,586 shares of common stock on September 25, 2026, at a weighted average price of $358.5151 per share. The sale was made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated October 13, 2025; reported sale prices ranged from $355.49 to $364.05. He directly held 39,570 shares after the sale, including unvested RSUs and PSUs.
Bruce L. Claflin reported sale transactions in this Form 4 filing. Ciena Corp. director Bruce L. Claflin reported that a spousal trust contributed 2,857 common shares to an exchange fund on September 24, 2026, in exchange for an interest. The shares were valued at $355.91 each to determine the size of the interest; the trust reported 8,279 shares afterward. Claflin disclaims beneficial ownership of the trust’s securities. His direct holdings were 50,843 shares, including unvested RSUs. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
CIENA CORP director Thomas Michael Nevens sold 3,738 shares of common stock at $359.04 per share on September 23, 2026, and gave 2,797 shares as a bona fide gift on September 24, 2026; he received no consideration for the gift. Both reported share counts include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) reported that executive vice president and general manager Joseph Cumello had company shares withheld on September 20, 2026 to cover tax liabilities arising from multiple restricted stock unit (RSU) awards. Five code F transactions disposed of a total of 1,716 shares of common stock at $348.80 per share. A footnote states that shares reported for this insider include unvested restricted stock units (RSUs) and performance stock units (PSUs).
CIENA CORP (CIEN) reported that EVP & Chief R&D Officer Dino DiPerna disposed of shares of common stock on September 20, 2026, in transactions coded "F" for payment of tax liabilities. A total of 2,053 shares were withheld at $348.80 per share in five separate events tied to previously reported RSU awards; shares reported for ownership include unvested RSUs and PSUs, and no Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is indicated.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) executive Grant Hoffman, EVP & Chief Supply, reported a Form 4 showing a disposition of 170 shares of common stock on September 20, 2026. The shares were withheld to cover tax liabilities arising from a previously reported Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) award, rather than sold in the open market. After this withholding, Hoffman directly holds 6,347 shares of CIENA common stock, and these reported holdings include unvested RSUs.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) executive Gage Brodie, EVP & Chief Product, reported five Form 4 transactions on September 20, 2026 involving 1,934 shares of common stock. The shares were withheld to cover tax liabilities arising from previously granted Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) awards, at a reference price of $348.80 per share. The reported holdings continue to include unvested RSUs and Performance Stock Units (PSUs), and no Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is indicated.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) reported that President & CEO and director Gary B. Smith disposed of common shares on September 20, 2026 through share withholding transactions for tax purposes, not open-market sales.
Four code F transactions withheld a total of 8,767 shares at $348.80 per share to cover tax liabilities arising from restricted stock unit (RSU) awards granted between 2022 and 2025. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported, and shares reported for ownership include unvested RSUs and PSUs.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) executive David M. Rothenstein, EVP & Chief Strategy Officer, reported dispositions of common stock on September 20, 2026, when 2,350 shares were withheld at $348.80 per share to cover his tax liabilities related to multiple Restricted Stock Unit award agreements. Shares reported include unvested RSUs and Performance Stock Units. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) reported that EVP & Chief Customer Officer Jason Phipps disposed of shares on September 20, 2026 through tax-withholding transactions tied to previously granted restricted stock units.
A total of 2,365 common shares were withheld in four separate code F transactions at $348.80 per share to cover the reporting person's tax liabilities upon RSU vesting. These were not open-market sales, and no Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) reported that EVP & Chief Legal Officer Sheela Kosaraju disposed of common shares on September 20, 2026 in a series of tax-related transactions. A total of 1,915 shares of common stock were withheld at $348.80 per share to cover Kosaraju's tax liabilities arising from previously granted restricted stock unit (RSU) awards. These were reported as code F transactions and are characterized as shares delivered or withheld for payment of tax liability, not open-market sales. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) reported that EVP & Chief Financial Officer Marc D. Graff had 286 shares of common stock withheld on September 20, 2026 to cover tax liabilities arising from a previously granted restricted stock unit (RSU) award. The shares were valued at $348.80 per share for this withholding. Following this transaction, Graff directly holds 107,233 shares of CIENA common stock, which the company states include unvested RSUs. No transactions were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) reports that President & CEO and director Gary B. Smith sold 2,952 shares of common stock on September 15, 2026 in an open-market transaction under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated October 4, 2025. The weighted average sales price was $330.1789 per share, with individual trades between $320.8150 and $335.8150. Following this sale, Smith holds 240,126 shares directly, which include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
CIENA CORP (CIEN) reports that EVP & Chief Strategy Officer David M. Rothenstein sold 2,500 shares of common stock on September 15, 2026 in an open-market transaction under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The weighted average sale price was $330.4833 per share, and he now holds 177,731 shares, which include unvested RSUs and PSUs.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) executive Gage Brodie, EVP & Chief Product, reported a sale of 1,200 shares of common stock on September 15, 2026 at $324.86 per share, in an open-market or private transaction. The sale was effected under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated July 1, 2025 and modified December 23, 2025. Following this transaction, Brodie directly holds 37,207 shares, which include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
CIENA CORP (CIEN) executive Dino DiPerna, EVP & Chief R&D Officer, reported open-market sales of company common stock under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. He sold 249 shares on September 15, 2026 at $324.86 per share and 249 shares on September 16, 2026 at $350.00 per share. A footnote states that the shares reported on this Form 4 include unvested Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) President and CEO Gary B. Smith sold 2,952 shares of common stock on September 1, 2026 in an open-market transaction under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on October 4, 2025. The weighted average sales price was $362.8990 per share, with individual trades ranging from $356.6500 to $381.2975. Following this sale, Smith directly holds 243,078 shares, which include unvested RSUs and PSUs.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) reported that its SVP & Chief Financial Officer, Marc D. Graff, sold 4,995 shares of common stock on 2026-08-14 in an open-market transaction under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The weighted average sale price was $430.7178 per share, within a range of $423.35 to $443.41, leaving him with 107,519 shares directly owned, including unvested RSUs.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) officer David M. Rothenstein, SVP and Chief Strategy Officer, reported a sale of 2,500 shares of common stock on 2026-08-14 at $438.10 per share in an open-market or private transaction. The sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated 10/10/2025. Following this transaction, he directly holds 180,231 shares, which include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
CIENA CORP (CIEN) reported that President and CEO Gary B. Smith sold 2,952 shares of common stock on 2026-08-17 in an open-market transaction. The sale was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated 10/04/2025 at a weighted average price of $447.7779 per share, with actual prices ranging from $429.9900 to $457.8650. Following this transaction, Smith directly holds 246,030 shares, which include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
CIENA CORP (CIEN) senior vice president Gage Brodie reported selling 1,200 shares of common stock on 2026-08-17 at $439.24 per share in an open-market or private transaction. The sale was executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated 07/01/2025 and modified 12/23/2025. Following this transaction, Brodie beneficially owns 38,407 shares, which include unvested RSUs and PSUs.
CIENA CORP SVP & Chief Financial Officer Marc D. Graff reported a tax-withholding disposition of 14,441 shares of common stock on August 1, 2026 at $377.05 per share to cover personal tax liabilities from a prior RSU award. After this withholding, he directly holds 112,514 shares, including unvested RSUs.
Ciena Corp President and CEO Gary B. Smith sold 2,952 shares of common stock on 2026-08-03 in a sale transaction. The weighted-average sale price was about $379.8144 per share, with individual trades between $356.0150 and $390.9100, executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated 10/04/2025. Following the sale, he directly holds 248,982 shares, which include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
Ciena Corp President and CEO Gary B. Smith reported selling 2,952 shares of common stock on 2026-07-15 in an open-market transaction at a weighted average price of $421.1036 per share, with individual trades ranging from $405.1250 to $443.7500. The sale was effected under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated 10/04/2025. Following this transaction, Smith beneficially owns 251,934 shares, which include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
Ciena Corp SVP and Chief Strategy Officer David M. Rothenstein sold 2,500 shares of common stock on 2026-07-15 at a weighted average price of $420.9137 per share, effected under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated 10/10/2025. After the sale, he holds 182,731 shares, including unvested RSUs and PSUs.
CIENA CORP officer Gage Brodie, SVP Global Products & Supply, reported selling 1,200 shares of common stock on July 15, 2026 at $449.15 per share in an open-market or private transaction pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated 7/1/2025 and modified 12/23/2025. Following this sale, he directly holds 39,607 shares, which include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
Ciena Corp senior vice president of Global R&D Dino DiPerna reported two sales of common stock on 2026-07-15, each for 391 shares at $449.15 per share, executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated 07/11/2025. The transactions totaled 782 shares sold. After these trades, the respective line items show direct holdings of 39624 and 40015 shares, and these amounts include unvested Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units.
Ciena Corporation’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Sheela Kosaraju, sold 2,013 shares of Ciena common stock in an open-market transaction at $466.20 per share on July 1, 2026. The sale was effected under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated October 14, 2025.
Following this transaction, Kosaraju directly holds 88,081 Ciena shares. The reported holdings include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs), indicating that a portion of her stake remains subject to future vesting conditions.
CIENA CORP’s SVP & Chief Financial Officer Marc D. Graff reported an open-market sale of 126 shares of Common Stock at $466.20 per share on July 1, 2026. After this transaction, he directly holds 126,955 shares, which the disclosure notes include unvested Restricted Stock Units.
The sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated March 25, 2026, indicating it was scheduled in advance rather than timed discretionarily.
Ciena Corporation senior vice president Jason Phipps reported an open-market sale of 2,629 shares of common stock. The shares were sold at a price of $466.20 per share. According to the filing, the transactions were effected under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated October 9, 2024 and modified October 6, 2025.
After this sale, Phipps directly holds 62,382 Ciena shares, and this amount includes unvested Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units. The filing shows this as a standalone stock sale with no derivative exercises in this report.
CIENA CORP President and CEO Gary B. Smith reported an open-market sale of 2,952 shares of common stock. The shares were sold at a weighted average price of $468.8252, with individual trades ranging from $459.8400 to $480.5050.
The filing states these sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated 10/04/2025, indicating they were pre-arranged rather than discretionary. After the transaction, Smith directly holds 254,886 shares, which include unvested RSUs and PSUs.
CIENA CORP senior vice president Joseph Cumello reported an open-market sale of 1,586 shares of common stock. The shares were sold on June 26, 2026 at a price of $466.33 per share under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated October 13, 2025.
After this transaction, he directly holds 42,872 shares, which the filing notes include unvested Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units. Because the sale was executed under a 10b5-1 plan, the timing was set in advance rather than decided on the trade date.
CIENA CORP Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Marc D. Graff reported an open-market sale of 126 shares of common stock at $449.36 per share on June 24, 2026, executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Following this trade, he directly holds 127,081 shares, which the disclosure notes include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
Hoffman Grant reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Ciena Corporation senior vice president Grant Hoffman received a grant of 6,517 shares of common stock in the form of restricted stock units. These RSUs vest over three years, with one-twelfth vesting on March 20, June 20, September 20, and December 20 each year starting on September 20, 2026. The reported 6,517 shares include unvested RSUs held directly after this award.
Ciena Corporation Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Marc D. Graff reported a routine tax-withholding transaction related to equity compensation. On this Form 4, 199 shares of Ciena common stock were withheld on 2026-06-20 at $428.22 per share to cover tax liabilities from a restricted stock unit (RSU) award dated 2025-12-16.
These shares were not an open-market sale but a payment of tax obligations using stock received under a prior RSU grant. After this withholding, Graff directly holds 127,207 shares of Ciena common stock, and the reported holdings include unvested RSUs.
CIENA CORP President and CEO Gary B. Smith reported routine tax-withholding transactions rather than market sales of stock. On June 20, 2026, a total of 8,767 shares of common stock were withheld at $428.22 per share to cover tax liabilities tied to previously granted restricted stock unit (RSU) awards.
The footnotes state these shares were withheld in connection with RSU agreements dated December 13, 2022, December 12, 2023, December 17, 2024, and December 16, 2025. After these non-market dispositions, Smith directly holds 257,838 shares, which include unvested RSUs and performance stock units (PSUs).
Ciena Corporation SVP and Chief Strategy Officer David M. Rothenstein reported routine tax-related share withholdings. On June 20, 2026, a total of 2,350 shares of Ciena common stock were withheld at $428.22 per share to cover tax liabilities from previously granted restricted stock unit awards. After these transactions, he directly holds about 185,231 shares, which the filing notes include unvested restricted stock units and performance stock units.
Ciena Corp senior vice president Jason Phipps reported routine tax-related share dispositions, not open-market trades. On June 20, 2026, a total of 2,366 shares of common stock were withheld at $428.22 per share to cover tax liabilities arising from previously granted restricted stock unit (RSU) awards dated 12/13/2022, 12/12/2023, 12/17/2024 and 12/16/2025. The footnotes clarify these F-code transactions are tax-withholding dispositions tied to RSU vesting, and that his reported holdings include unvested RSUs and performance stock units (PSUs), indicating this filing reflects compensation-related equity accounting rather than discretionary buying or selling.
Ciena Corp SVP and General Counsel Sheela Kosaraju reported routine tax-related share withholdings. On 2026-06-20, a total of 2,013 shares of Ciena common stock were withheld at $428.22 per share to cover tax liabilities tied to several previously granted restricted stock unit (RSU) awards. These are coded as F transactions, meaning they are payments of tax obligations rather than open-market sales. After these withholdings, Kosaraju directly held 90,094 shares of Ciena common stock, which the filing notes includes unvested RSUs and performance stock units (PSUs).
Ciena Corporation senior vice president Gage Brodie reported routine tax-withholding transactions in company stock. On June 20, 2026, a total of 1,934 shares of Common Stock were disposed of through five code "F" transactions at $428.22 per share to cover tax liabilities tied to previously granted restricted stock unit awards. These were not open-market sales but shares withheld by the company for taxes. After these withholdings, Brodie directly owned 40,807 Ciena shares, including unvested RSUs and performance stock units.