# Ciena (CIEN) — Earnings CIEN · NYSE · Stock Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/cien/earnings ## Most recent quarter | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Fiscal period | Q3 2026 | | Period end | Aug 1, 2026 | | EPS actual | $2.11 | | EPS estimate | $1.73 | | EPS surprise | +22.15% | | Revenue surprise | +2.07% | | Revenue | $1.7B | | Revenue estimate | $1.6B | | Reported | Sep 3, 2026 | | SEC filing | [View filing](https://www.sec.gov:443/Archives/edgar/data/936395/000162828026060361/cien-20260801.htm) | | Earnings call | [Transcript](http://o.thsi.cn/dc-d-stock-america.teleconference/c77cf114-3d3f-2544-721a-ce4553fe6fb1.html) | Ciena reported fiscal Q3 2026 results on September 3, 2026. Earnings per share came in at $2.11, ahead of the $1.73 estimate by 22.15%. Revenue was $1.7 billion, 2.07% above the $1.6 billion consensus. Compared with Q3 2025, EPS more than tripled from $0.67, and revenue rose about 42% from $1.2 billion. The longer record is uneven, with a sharp climb lately. Annual EPS was $1.91 in fiscal 2022, $2.72 in 2023, $1.82 in 2024 and $2.64 in 2025. The first three quarters of fiscal 2026 add up to $5.10, nearly three times the same period a year earlier and almost double all of fiscal 2025. Q3 2026 set the highs in the table for both EPS and revenue. The low was $0.27 per share, in Q2 2024. Over the last 20 quarters, Ciena topped the EPS estimate 15 times. The largest beat was in Q4 2022, when EPS of $0.61 compared with a $0.08 estimate. Ciena reported fiscal Q4 between December 7 and December 12 in each of the past five years. That points to early or mid-December 2026 for the next report. It will complete fiscal 2026 and show whether the recent growth held through year-end. ## Earnings history | Fiscal period | Report date | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue estimate | Revenue actual | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Q3 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 | $1.73 | $2.11 | 22.15% | $1.6B | $1.7B | | Q2 2026 | Jun 4, 2026 | $1.46 | $1.64 | 12.41% | $1.5B | $1.6B | | Q1 2026 | Mar 5, 2026 | $1.17 | $1.35 | 15.76% | $1.4B | $1.4B | | Q4 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 | $0.78 | $0.91 | 16.59% | $1.3B | $1.4B | | Q3 2025 | Sep 4, 2025 | $0.53 | $0.67 | 26.44% | $1.2B | $1.2B | | Q2 2025 | Jun 5, 2025 | $0.52 | $0.42 | -18.92% | $1.1B | $1.1B | | Q1 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 | $0.41 | $0.64 | 54.74% | $1.1B | $1.1B | | Q4 2024 | Dec 12, 2024 | $0.65 | $0.54 | -17.48% | $1.1B | $1.1B | | Q3 2024 | Sep 4, 2024 | $0.27 | $0.35 | 30.16% | $930.4M | $942.3M | | Q2 2024 | Jun 6, 2024 | $0.16 | $0.27 | 72.86% | $897.2M | $910.8M | | Q1 2024 | Mar 7, 2024 | $0.48 | $0.66 | 38.83% | $1.0B | $1.0B | | Q4 2023 | Dec 7, 2023 | $0.69 | $0.75 | 8.76% | $1.1B | $1.1B | | Q3 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | $0.52 | $0.59 | 14.14% | $1.0B | $1.1B | | Q2 2023 | Jun 6, 2023 | $0.62 | $0.74 | 18.68% | $1.1B | $1.1B | | Q1 2023 | Mar 6, 2023 | $0.36 | $0.64 | 77.19% | $959.4M | $1.1B | | Q4 2022 | Dec 8, 2022 | $0.08 | $0.61 | 691.18% | $849.9M | $971.0M | | Q3 2022 | Sep 1, 2022 | $0.34 | $0.33 | -2.42% | $903.9M | $868.0M | | Q2 2022 | Jun 2, 2022 | $0.54 | $0.50 | -7.32% | $950.8M | $949.2M | | Q1 2022 | Mar 7, 2022 | $0.45 | $0.47 | 4.14% | $853.7M | $844.4M | | Q4 2021 | Dec 9, 2021 | $0.86 | $0.85 | -0.60% | $1.0B | $1.0B | ## Frequently Asked Questions ### When did Ciena (CIEN) last report earnings? Ciena last reported on Sep 3, 2026, covering fiscal Q3 2026. ### Did CIEN beat earnings estimates? Yes. Ciena reported EPS of $2.11 for Q3 2026 against a $1.73 estimate — a 22.15% beat. ### How much revenue did CIEN report last quarter? Ciena reported $1.7B in revenue for Q3 2026, against a consensus estimate of $1.6B. ## Similar Stocks - [ANET](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/anet) — Arista Networks, Inc. Common Stock - [LITE](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/lite) — Lumentum Holdings Inc. - Common Stock - [COHR](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/cohr) — Coherent Corp. Common Stock - [GLW](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/glw) — Corning Incorporated Common Stock - [FN](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/fn) — Fabrinet Ordinary Shares - [CLS](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/cls) — Celestica, Inc. Common Stock - [AEIS](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/aeis) — Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. - Common Stock - [MTSI](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/mtsi) — MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. - Common Stock --- Earnings figures may be restated, revised or corrected by the issuer. Past results do not indicate future performance. This page is for informational purposes only. Nothing on it is a recommendation, solicitation or offer to buy or sell any security, nor investment, legal or tax advice. Light Horse Securities Inc does not verify third-party data and is not responsible for its accuracy, completeness or timeliness. Data provided by [AInvest](https://www.ainvest.com).