All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
CIEN total return snapshot: CIEN returned +158.94% over the past year and +53.26% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 7, 1997, CIEN is up +176.78% in nominal total return, or +3.50%/yr, and is currently −65.75% below its total-return high on Oct. 20, 2000.
Data ending Thu Sep. 24, 2026
| Fri 1997-02-07💬 to Thu 2026-09-24 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIEN × |
+176.78%
+3.50%/yr |
−1.74%/yr
R2=0.022 |
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| Ciena Corp NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Fri 1997-02-07💬 to Thu 2026-09-24 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| CIEN × |
$10,000.00
1997-02-07 |
$27,677.99
2026-09-24 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| CIEN × | +53.26% | +158.94% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| CIEN × |
−65.75%
on 2026-09-24 from 2000-10-20 peak |
−99.51%
on 2009-02-23 from 2000-10-20 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-09-24 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIEN × | +158.94% |
+492.15% +143.34%/yr |
+660.35% +96.64%/yr |
+589.02% +47.11%/yr |
+1,517.46% +32.09%/yr |
| Year | CIEN |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +53.26% |
| 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% |
