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 +174.55% over the past year and +37.26% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 7, 1997, CIEN is up +147.88% in nominal total return, or +3.12%/yr, and is currently −69.33% below its total-return high on Oct. 20, 2000.

Data ending Fri Sep. 4, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 1997-02-07💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
CIEN
×
+147.88%
+3.12%/yr
−1.83%/yr
R2=0.025
Ciena Corp NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 1997-02-07💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Start
Value
End
Value
CIEN
×
$10,000.00
1997-02-07
$24,787.64
2026-09-04

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-04

  YTD YoY
CIEN
×
+37.26% +174.55%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
CIEN
×
−69.33%
on 2026-09-04
from 2000-10-20 peak
−99.51%
on 2009-02-23
from 2000-10-20 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
CIEN
×
+174.55% +484.38%
+141.74%/yr
+562.27%
+87.79%/yr
+463.95%
+41.33%/yr
+1,302.36%
+30.22%/yr

Annual Returns

Year CIEN
2026 (YTD) +37.26%
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%