All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

CIEN: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

CIEN total return snapshot: CIEN returned +369.01% over the past year and +83.34% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 7, 1997, CIEN is up +231.10% in nominal total return, or +4.14%/yr, and is currently −59.03% below its total-return high on Oct. 20, 2000.

Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 1997-02-07💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
CIEN
×
+231.10%
+4.14%/yr
−1.93%/yr
R2=0.028
Ciena Corp NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 1997-02-07💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Start
Value
End
Value
CIEN
×
$10,000.00
1997-02-07
$33,109.65
2026-08-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-14

  YTD YoY
CIEN
×
+83.34% +369.01%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
CIEN
×
−59.03%
on 2026-08-14
from 2000-10-20 peak
−99.51%
on 2009-02-23
from 2000-10-20 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
CIEN
×
+369.01% +757.03%
+192.75%/yr
+919.42%
+116.83%/yr
+666.76%
+50.29%/yr
+1,960.40%
+35.33%/yr

Annual Returns

Year CIEN
2026 (YTD) +83.34%
2025 +175.76%
2024 +88.42%
2023 −11.71%
2022 −33.77%
2021 +45.64%
2020 +23.80%
2019 +25.89%
2018 +62.02%
2017 −14.26%
2016 +17.98%
2015 +6.59%
2014 −18.89%
2013 +52.42%
2012 +29.75%
2011 −42.52%
2010 +94.19%
2009 +61.79%
2008 −80.36%
2007 +23.10%
2006 +33.29%
2005 −11.08%
2004 −49.09%
2003 +27.63%
2002 −64.08%
2001 −82.39%
2000 +182.61%
1999 +293.16%
1998 −76.07%
1997 +65.20%