This company recently missed earnings and as a result, estimates have dropped.
Explore Ciena's (CIEN) international revenue trends and how these numbers impact Wall Street's forecasts and what's ahead for the stock.
Wall Street analysts responded to Ciena Corp.'s CIEN second-quarter financial results on Thursday.
Ciena's fiscal Q2 2025 results reflect surging demand for high-speed connectivity in cloud computing and AI amid evolving tariff rates and rising costs.
Ciena is deeply embedded in secular growth trends—cloud, AI, 5G, and hyperscaler expansion—driving strong revenue and strategic contract wins. Despite robust top-line growth and product traction, margins remain pressured by product mix, supply chain issues, and concentration risk among hyperscaler clients. Valuation is stretched: Ciena trades at a significant premium to peers and its own history, with high multiples unsupported by recent earnings or cash flow trends.
Ciena (CIEN) shares tumbled nearly 14% Thursday after the networking systems company's fiscal second-quarter profit fell short of analysts' estimates.
Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call June 5, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Gary B. Smith - CEO, President & Director Gregg M.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Ciena (CIEN) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended April 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Ciena (CIEN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.42 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.52 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.27 per share a year ago.
The networking-equipment company misses earnings expectations for its fiscal second quarter.
The maker of optical networking gear reported 55% EPS growth in Q2 with sales up 24%.
Ciena (NYSE:CIEN), a company providing networking systems, software, and services, is set to disclose its earnings on Thursday, June 5, 2025. In the last five years, Ciena's stock has displayed a propensity for negative one-day returns after earnings announcements.