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 +332.61% over the past year and +61.84% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 7, 1997, CIEN is up +43.61% in real purchasing-power return, or +1.24%/yr, and is currently −80.59% below its real total-return high on Oct. 20, 2000.
Data ending Fri Jul. 24, 2026
| Fri 1997-02-07💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIEN × |
+43.61%
+1.24%/yr |
−4.28%/yr
R2=0.127 |
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| Ciena Corp NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Fri 1997-02-07💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| CIEN × |
$10,000.00
1997-02-07 |
$14,361.03
2026-07-24 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| CIEN × | +61.84% | +332.61% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| CIEN × |
−80.59%
on 2026-07-24 from 2000-10-20 peak |
−99.60%
on 2009-02-23 from 2000-10-20 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-07-24 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIEN × | +332.61% |
+640.05% +172.04%/yr |
+743.12% +103.53%/yr |
+466.58% +41.47%/yr |
+1,300.34% +30.20%/yr |
| Year | CIEN |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +61.84% |
| 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% |
