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 +179.72% over the past year and +82.91% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 7, 1997, CIEN is up +62.31% in real purchasing-power return, or +1.65%/yr, and is currently −78.07% below its real total-return high on Oct. 20, 2000.
Data ending Tue Oct. 6, 2026
| Fri 1997-02-07💬 to Tue 2026-10-06 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIEN × |
+62.31%
+1.65%/yr |
−3.96%/yr
R2=0.108 |
||||
| Ciena Corp NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Fri 1997-02-07💬 to Tue 2026-10-06 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| CIEN × |
$10,000.00
1997-02-07 |
$16,230.52
2026-10-06 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| CIEN × | +82.91% | +179.72% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| CIEN × |
−78.07%
on 2026-10-06 from 2000-10-20 peak |
−99.60%
on 2009-02-23 from 2000-10-20 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-10-06 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIEN × | +179.72% |
+524.19% +149.84%/yr |
+807.86% +108.61%/yr |
+598.81% +47.53%/yr |
+1,306.16% +30.26%/yr |
| Year | CIEN |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +82.91% |
| 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% |
