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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Ciena (CIEN)

Ciena Q2 revenue rises 23.6% to $1.13 billion; GAAP EPS $0.06 vs. loss a year ago

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Ciena reported unaudited results for its fiscal second quarter ended May 3, 2025, with revenue of $1.13 billion, up from $910.8 million a year earlier. GAAP net income was $9.0 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, compared with a GAAP net loss of $16.8 million, or $0.12 per share, in the prior-year quarter. The company also repurchased about 1.2 million shares for $84.3 million during the quarter.

Key points

  • Revenue of $1.13 billion, up 23.6% from $910.8 million in the fiscal second quarter of 2024
  • GAAP net income of $9.0 million, or $0.06 per diluted share; adjusted (non-GAAP) EPS of $0.42 vs. $0.27 a year earlier
  • GAAP gross margin fell to 40.2% from 42.7%; GAAP operating margin improved to 2.9% from (0.4)%
  • Share repurchases of about 1.2 million shares for $84.3 million during the quarter

The filing

CompanyCiena (CIEN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJun 5, 2025, 7:05 AM ET
Accession number0000936395-25-000023

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:30 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on June 05, 2025.

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