Ciena Corp(CIEN)Earnings Date, History & Expected Move

Next report date, beat rate and options-implied move

Next report

Not scheduled

CIEN has no upcoming report date in the calendar yet. It last reported on Sep 3, 2026; companies usually report every three months.

Next report

Not scheduled

Last reported Sep 3, 2026

EPS beat rate

83%

10 of 12 quarters

Avg move after earnings

±10.6%

Up 36% of the time · last 11

Options-implied move

—

No reliable options quote yet

EPS: Actual vs Estimate

Reported EPS against the consensus estimate, last 12 quarters.

Green beat or met, red missed, amber sources differ.

Stock Reaction After Earnings

Close-to-close move in the first session that reflected each report.

Dashed lines mark the average actual move (±10.6%).

Did the stock rise after good news?

The next-day move after each of its last 9 EPS beats and 2 misses.

When it beat expectations

9 reports

▲ Rose 3×

▼ Fell 6×

When it missed expectations

2 reports

▲ Rose 1×

▼ Fell 1×

In plain words: it beat expectations 9 times, but the stock still fell 6 of those 9 times.

Report by report

Sep '26
Beat
▼ -10.4%
Jun '26
Beat
▼ -13.7%
Mar '26
Beat
▼ -12.9%
Dec '25
Beat
▲ +9.2%
Sep '25
Beat
▲ +23.3%
Jun '25
Missed
▼ -12.9%
Mar '25
Beat
▼ -2.4%
Dec '24
Missed
▲ +15.4%
Sep '24
Beat
▼ -0.8%
Mar '24
Beat
▼ -14.7%
Dec '23
Beat
▲ +1.2%

Clear beats and misses with a known reaction only. What counts as a beat

After an EPS beat

-2.3%

average next-day move · up 33% of 9 times

After an EPS miss

+1.3%

average next-day move · up 50% of 2 times

Why did CIEN fall after beating earnings?

7 of CIEN's last 11 reactions went against the EPS result. What stands out in each:

CIEN beat EPS estimates in 9 quarters, and the stock still closed lower the next day 6 times. In 4 of the 6 where we have price data, the stock had already run up before the report.

Sep 3, 2026EPS beat +22.0%stock -10.4% next day
Nothing in the price and estimate numbers we track stands out for this one. Guidance and management comments are not part of our data.
Jun 4, 2026EPS beat +12.3%stock -13.7% next day
- It had risen 13.9% in the 20 trading sessions before the report, so good news may already have been priced in.
- It opened 11.0% lower as soon as trading resumed.
Mar 5, 2026EPS beat +15.4%stock -12.9% next day
- It had risen 24.2% in the 20 trading sessions before the report, so good news may already have been priced in.
- It opened 9.2% lower as soon as trading resumed.
Mar 11, 2025EPS beat +56.1%stock -2.4% next day
- It opened 5.7% lower as soon as trading resumed.
Sep 4, 2024EPS beat +34.6%stock -0.8% next day
- It had risen 20.9% in the 20 trading sessions before the report, so good news may already have been priced in.
- It opened 5.1% higher, but sellers took over and it closed -0.8%.
Mar 7, 2024EPS beat +37.5%stock -14.7% next day
- It had risen 12.8% in the 20 trading sessions before the report, so good news may already have been priced in.
- It opened 13.3% lower as soon as trading resumed.

Rose despite an EPS miss (1 of 2)

Dec 12, 2024EPS missed -16.9%stock +15.4% next day
- It opened 14.3% higher as soon as trading resumed.

Patterns in estimates and prices, not confirmed causes: how we read them.

Was CIEN's earnings move already priced in?

CIEN's move in the month before each of its last 11 reports, against what it did after.

Avg move in the month before

+6.1%

last 11 reports

Higher before the report

82%

of the time

After a run-up of 3%+

Fell 56%

9 reports, avg -0.6%

How the run-up is measured (a move of 5% or more counts as large).

Before vs after each report

Grey: the month before each of the last 11 reports. Green or red: the day after.

Past reports only. How the run-up is measured

Does CIEN hold its opening gap after earnings?

CIEN's opening move after each report and where it closed that day.

In 10 reports CIEN opened at least 1% away from the previous close. It gave back half or more of that gap by the close 3 of 10 times (30%), and fully reversed 2 times. Gaps up faded 1 of 4; gaps down recovered 2 of 6.

Jun 4, 2026Held
Opened -11.0%, closed -13.7%
Mar 5, 2026Held
Opened -9.2%, closed -12.9%
Dec 11, 2025Held
Opened +6.5%, closed +9.2%
Sep 4, 2025Held
Opened +21.3%, closed +23.3%
Jun 5, 2025Held
Opened -8.4%, closed -12.9%
Mar 11, 2025Faded
Opened -5.7%, closed -2.4%
Dec 12, 2024Held
Opened +14.3%, closed +15.4%
Sep 4, 2024Reversed
Opened +5.1%, closed -0.8%

How gaps, fades and reversals are defined

What the history says

CIEN has beaten EPS estimates in 5 straight quarters.
It fell after 6 of its 9 EPS beats (67%): beating estimates has not been enough on its own.

CIEN earnings history

Last 12 reported quarters with the stock's reaction.

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Report date	Time	EPS est.	EPS actual	Surprise	1-day move	3-day move
Sep 3, 2026	Before open	$1.73	$2.11	+22.0%	-10.36%	-3.63%
Jun 4, 2026	Before open	$1.46	$1.64	+12.3%	-13.66%	-24.78%
Mar 5, 2026	Before open	$1.17	$1.35	+15.4%	-12.88%	-7.28%
Dec 11, 2025	Before open	$0.77	$0.91	+18.2%	+9.25%	-2.56%
Sep 4, 2025	Before open	$0.53	$0.67	+26.4%	+23.31%	+25.50%
Jun 5, 2025	Before open	$0.52	$0.42	-19.2%	-12.92%	-13.63%
Mar 11, 2025	Before open	$0.41	$0.64	+56.1%	-2.41%	-4.91%
Dec 12, 2024	Before open	$0.65	$0.54	-16.9%	+15.45%	+24.49%
Sep 4, 2024	Before open	$0.26	$0.35	+34.6%	-0.76%	-7.57%
Jun 6, 2024	Before open	$0.15	$0.27	+80.0%	—	—
Mar 7, 2024	Before open	$0.48	$0.66	+37.5%	-14.72%	-16.82%
Dec 7, 2023	Before open	$0.69	$0.75	+8.7%	+1.20%	-1.77%

CIEN Earnings FAQ

Answers computed from Ciena Corp's reported history

CIEN has no upcoming report date in the calendar yet. It last reported on Sep 3, 2026; companies usually report every three months.

Over the last 12 quarters with a usable EPS surprise, CIEN beat the consensus estimate 10 times (83%), missed 2 and landed in line 0. It has beaten estimates in each of the last 5 counted quarters.

Across its last 11 quarters with a measured reaction, CIEN moved an average of ±10.6% in the first session after reporting. It closed higher 36% of the time; the largest gain was 23.3% and the largest drop -14.7%.

CIEN fell in the first session after 6 of its last 9 EPS beats (67%). A beat that was already priced in, or weaker guidance, can send a stock lower. In 4 of the 6 of those falls where price data is available, the stock had already risen before the report.

Across its last 11 quarters with price data, CIEN moved an average of +6.1% in the 20 trading sessions before reporting and was higher in 82% of them. After a run-up of 3% or more (9 quarters), it fell the next day 56% of the time, averaging -0.6%. This describes past reports; it is not a forecast.

In 10 reports CIEN opened at least 1% away from the previous close. It gave back half or more of that gap by the close 3 of 10 times (30%), and fully reversed 2 times. A fade means the opening move was partly undone during the first session.

How we calculate these numbers · CIEN: 12 reported quarters, latest Sep 3, 2026. Information only, not investment advice.

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