All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
CIEN real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, CIEN returned +109.92% over the past year and +47.67% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 7, 1997, CIEN is up +31.04% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.91%/yr, and is currently −82.29% below its real total-return high on Oct. 20, 2000.
Data ending Wed Oct. 14, 2026
| Fri 1997-02-07💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIEN × |
+31.04%
+0.91%/yr |
−3.92%/yr
R2=0.106 |
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| Ciena Corp NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Fri 1997-02-07💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| CIEN × |
$10,000.00
1997-02-07 |
$13,104.03
2026-10-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| CIEN × | +47.67% | +109.92% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| CIEN × |
−82.29%
on 2026-10-14 from 2000-10-20 peak |
−99.60%
on 2009-02-23 from 2000-10-20 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-10-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIEN × | +109.92% |
+396.40% +122.80%/yr |
+680.90% +98.40%/yr |
+448.91% +40.57%/yr |
+1,137.76% +28.61%/yr |
| Year | CIEN |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +47.67% |
| 2025 | +168.58% |
| 2024 | +83.15% |
| 2023 | −14.57% |
| 2022 | −37.79% |
| 2021 | +36.06% |
| 2020 | +22.14% |
| 2019 | +23.08% |
| 2018 | +58.99% |
| 2017 | −16.03% |
| 2016 | +15.59% |
| 2015 | +5.82% |
| 2014 | −19.50% |
| 2013 | +50.16% |
| 2012 | +27.54% |
| 2011 | −44.18% |
| 2010 | +91.33% |
| 2009 | +57.51% |
| 2008 | −80.38% |
| 2007 | +18.26% |
| 2006 | +30.01% |
| 2005 | −14.03% |
| 2004 | −50.69% |
| 2003 | +25.27% |
| 2002 | −64.92% |
| 2001 | −82.66% |
| 2000 | +173.34% |
| 1999 | +282.88% |
| 1998 | −76.45% |
| 1997 | +63.08% |
